Registered charity (CIO) · Herts
The Chai Center
- 3 trustees
- Income £412k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 1 more
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.jewishlifecentre.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£412k£274k
- 2024£298k£291k
- 2023£244k£236k
Earlier years
- 2022£226k£216k
- 2021£125k£124k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES OF CHABAD IN PARTICULAR FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN BOREHAMWOOD AND ELSTREE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BUILD AND DEVELOP A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE.
Grants received
4 grants · £48,955 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £48,955 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Adam Simon Brandman since 2018
- Abraham Braun since 2020
- Paul Ian Jayson since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Adam Simon Brandman since 2018
- Abraham Braun since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Adam Simon Brandman since 2018
- Abraham Braun since 2020
- Paul Ian Jayson since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1174613
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Sep 2017
- Contact on the register
- 02080498090 · chabad@jewishlifecentre.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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