The Kemach Foundation

Analysis

The Kemach Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Kemach Foundation reported income of £749k and spending of £749k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £937k to £749k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kemach Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Suffolk Limited (£749k), Dajtrain Limited (£749k) and Friends of Beis Yisroel Trust (£748k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £748k. Reserves of £12k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.