KEREN SHABBOS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 1 November 2023
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,904,498
Latest expenditure: £1,489,266
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 28 The Ridgeway, London, NW11 8TB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kerenshabbos.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of Orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty, in particular but not exclusively of Jewish people living in NW London by helping them meet the extra costs so that they are able to eat kosher food and celebrate the Sabbath, religious festivals and other life-cycle events in accordance with orthodox Jewish religious law and practice.

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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: 23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,904,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,489,266

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £961,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,332

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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: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,904,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,489,266
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £961,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £365,332
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 23 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1893066
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 11432
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1904498
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £79,663
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,409,603
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1489266
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7281
Expenditure Support Costs: 7281
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,011,267
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,017,267
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,011,267
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,017,267
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1011267
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1011267
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 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 961367
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 961367
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £365,332
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 365332
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3201
Expenditure Support Costs: 3201
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £596,035
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £847,235
Assets Total Liabilities: £251,200
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £596,035
Creditors One Year Total Current: 251200
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £839,075
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 596035
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 596035
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KEREN SHABBOS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-06-15T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 286668
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 286668
Assoc Charity Name: FINCHLEY KOSHER LUNCH SERVICE

Charity Name: KEREN SHABBOS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2023-11-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Nov 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL BE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF JEWISH PEOPLE LIVING IN NW LONDON BY HELPING THEM MEET THE EXTRA COSTS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO EAT KOSHER FOOD AND CELEBRATE THE SABBATH, RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND OTHER LIFE-CYCLE EVENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS LAW AND PRACTICE.
Area Of Benefit: LOCAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures