Sharei Chaim

Analysis

Sharei Chaim is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury Old Road. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09704183). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Sharei Chaim reported income of £904k and spending of £1.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £779k to £904k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sharei Chaim sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church (£903k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda, Romsey (£905k) and King's Church Amersham (£903k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £929k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.