Ohr Chodosh – the New Light Trust Limited

Analysis

Ohr Chodosh – the New Light Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07438246). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2022, Ohr Chodosh – the New Light Trust Limited reported income of £71k and spending of £84k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2022, income fell from £126k to £71k (-44%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ohr Chodosh – the New Light Trust Limited sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ivy Pentecostal Church (£71k), Strawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern (£71k) and Broxbourne Community Church (£71k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.