Kol Chai Reform Jewish Community

Registered charity 299063 · since 1988kolchai.org·Harrow·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£12,212

Annual giving, year to 31 May 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Kol Chai's giving is centred on its own synagogue and Jewish community, so an approach fits best where a project relates to Jewish learning or identity, membership growth, or welfare in the community.
Its annual report gives total giving of £12,212 in its most recent year, and that total may include grants to individuals, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one.
No application process is published in the annual report, on its register entry or on its website, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact shown and ask how requests are considered.
Its stated priority area is Hatch End, but the grant range and the level of competition for funding are not stated, so any request should be framed around that priority and the themes above.

Overview

Kol Chai Reform Jewish Community is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 299063).

Kol Chai Reform Jewish Community is a charity whose principal activity is that of a synagogue and Jewish community, with an emphasis on educational work. Its main objectives are the promotion, preservation and observance of Jewish tradition. It runs several funds: a Welfare Fund for donations to needy causes in the community, an Educational Trust Fund that can sponsor members on courses or events, a Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, and a Membership Development Fund for projects designed to grow membership.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 May 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Kol Chai’s charitable activity centres on its synagogue and Jewish community, with an emphasis on education and on promoting, preserving and observing Jewish tradition. It supports members’ participation in courses and events intended to further Jewish learning or identity, and provides financial support for projects or activities designed to grow membership. Its Welfare Fund enables trustees to make specific donations, as they see fit, to needy causes in the community, while the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund enables specific donations for charitable purposes. The community also raises money for its own trust funds and collects for the benefit of outside charities. Its wider work includes educational, social and other charitable activities.

Themes

Jewish learning and identity
Membership development

Geographic Focus

Priority: Hatch End.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The trustees make specific donations from the Welfare Fund, as they see fit, to needy causes in the community.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Harrow

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Kol Chai Reform Jewish Community.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 May 2021	£310,822	£235,338	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2021
year to 31 May 2022	£251,055	£267,885	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2022
year to 31 May 2023	£391,455	£282,159	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2023
year to 31 May 2024	£292,324	£333,188	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2024
year to 31 May 2025	£310,649	£330,261	£12,212	Accounts for year to 31 May 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 May 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.