Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation

Analysis

Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation reported income of £225k and spending of £16k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £23k to £225k (+875%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 898%. Over the whole period it spent 26% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glebe Chapel CIO (£225k), Charnwood and Mowbray Methodist Circuit (£225k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Worplesdon (£225k).