Chesed Charity Trust

Analysis

Chesed Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Chesed Charity Trust reported income of £988k and spending of £1.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £788k to £988k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chesed Charity Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kollel Veyoel Moshe (£988k), Moat House Community Trust (£988k) and Bristol Refugee Rights (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,900. Reserves of £264k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.