CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 February 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07442727
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £422,307
Latest expenditure: £622,596
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 85 Great Titchfield Street, LONDON, W1W 6RJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.chabadbloomsbury.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the charity are: i) The advancement of the Jewish religion and Jewish religious education in accordance with the principles of Chabad Lubavitch ii) The relief of poverty in particular but not exclusively by providing training and advisory services to poor people to enable them to acquire skills equipping them for life and for earning a livelihood iii) The advancement of education.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £422,307
Total Gross Expenditure: £622,596

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,178,041
Total Gross Expenditure: £837,079

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £860,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £808,652

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £591,144
Total Gross Expenditure: £594,773

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £398,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £406,943

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £422,307
Total Gross Expenditure: £622,596
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,178,041
Total Gross Expenditure: £837,079
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £860,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £808,652
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £591,144
Total Gross Expenditure: £594,773
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £398,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £406,943
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £27,286
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1178041
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1178041
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £837,079
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 837079
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 329403
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 91238
Expenditure Depreciation: 5506
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,210,237
Assets Total Fixed: 2367605
Assets Own Use: 2367605
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £354,624
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,257,972
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,464,257
Creditors One Year Total Current: 108053
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1149919
Assets Cash: £325,104
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1464257
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1464257
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 860356
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 196
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 860552
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £808,652
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 808652
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 339245
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 106507
Expenditure Depreciation: 14494
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £869,275
Assets Total Fixed: 2317201
Assets Own Use: 2317201
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £143,380
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,337,286
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,123,295
Creditors One Year Total Current: 139872
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1197414
Assets Cash: £77,200
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1123295
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1123295
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 506973
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 84171
Income Total Income And Endowments: 591144
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £594,773
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 594773
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 592539
Expenditure Governance: 2234
Expenditure Support Costs: 93737
Expenditure Depreciation: 13670
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £817,375
Assets Total Fixed: 2328389
Assets Own Use: 2328389
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £89,485
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,346,479
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,071,395
Creditors One Year Total Current: 104292
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1242187
Assets Cash: £18,205
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1071395
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1071395
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Camden
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-02-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/11/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/12/2013
Charitable Objects: (I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF CHABAD LUBAVITCH(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO POOR PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO ACQUIRE SKILLS EQUIPPING THEM FOR LIFE AND FOR EARNING A LIVELIHOOD(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 541508
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHABAD LUBAVITVH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON

Charity Name Id: 435203
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: JEWISH STUDENT CENTRE LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures