Chabad Lubavitch UK

Analysis

Chabad Lubavitch UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chabad Lubavitch UK reported income of £6.5m and spending of £7.1m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £6.5m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chabad Lubavitch UK sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingsway International Christian Centre (£6.5m), The United Reformed Church (Southern Synod) Trust Limited (£6.5m) and The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun of Winchester (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 28%, trading 3.7% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £613k. Reserves of £17.7m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 169 people.

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.