Chabad Belgravia

Analysis

Chabad Belgravia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07961026). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Chabad Belgravia reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £2.9m to £2.4m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chabad Belgravia sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Generation Limited (£2.4m), Leo Lion Foundation (£2.4m) and Boroughlea Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, investments 19% and charitable activities 5.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £242k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.