CHESED CHARITY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 June 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £988,270
Latest expenditure: £1,018,456
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 71 BRIDGE LANE, LONDON, NW11 0EE

02 Activities

What the charity does

Raises funds and distributes to the poor and needy

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £988,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,018,456

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £964,647
Total Gross Expenditure: £941,678

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £810,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,167

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £876,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,918

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £788,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £778,056

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £988,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,018,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £964,647
Total Gross Expenditure: £941,678
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £810,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,167
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £876,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,918
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £788,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £778,056
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 980770
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7500
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 988270
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,018,456
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1018456
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 6900
Expenditure Governance: 720
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £264,271
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £530,711
Assets Total Liabilities: £266,440
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £264,271
Creditors One Year Total Current: 266440
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £397,211
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 264271
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 264271
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 920485
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 44162
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 964647
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £941,678
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 941678
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £294,457
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £371,617
Assets Total Liabilities: £77,160
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £294,457
Creditors One Year Total Current: 77160
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £268,896
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 294457
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 294457
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 774889
Income Other Trading Activities: 35925
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 810814
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £772,167
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 772167
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £276,488
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £287,208
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,720
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £276,488
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10720
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £236,617
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 276488
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 276488
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 811880
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 60500
Income Investments: 4519
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 876899
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £830,918
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 830918
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 33000
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -13317
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £237,842
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £639,435
Assets Total Liabilities: £401,593
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £237,842
Creditors One Year Total Current: 401593
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £483,993
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 237842
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 237842
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 768086
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 15378
Income Investments: 4880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 788344
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £778,056
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 778056
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 50
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £205,178
Assets Total Fixed: 36609
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 36609
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £194,209
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,640
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £205,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 25640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £188,909
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 205178
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 205178
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHESED CHARITY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-06-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 25TH SEPTEMBER 1986
Charitable Objects: SUCH CHARITIES CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 618054
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: The Pesach Project

Charity Name Id: 618110
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: The Mikveh Fund

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests