Orach Chaim Foundation

Analysis

Orach Chaim Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Orach Chaim Foundation reported income of £37k and spending of £42k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8,928 to £37k (+309%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 5301%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Orach Chaim Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Day House Trust (£36k), Calvary Chapel Woolacombe Limited (£37k) and The University of Reading Chaplaincy Centre Trust (£36k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.