The Chai Center
Registered charity The Chai Center (charity 1174613), a charitable incorporated organisation that runs Chabad of Elstree and Borehamwood and trades as the Jewish Life Centre
- This page is about the registered charity. For the centre, see Chabad of Elstree and Borehamwood.
| The Chai Center
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|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity (charitable incorporated organisation) |
| Founded | 12 September 2017 (registered charity) |
| Registration ID | 1174613 (Charity Commission) |
| Status | Registered charity (registered 12 September 2017); accounts to 31 July 2025 filed (register, 11 November 2026) |
| Headquarters | Jewish Life Centre, Unit 12E, Keystone Passage, Borehamwood Shopping Park, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PR (register contact address) |
| Location | Borehamwood and Elstree, Hertfordshire |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Website | jewishlifecentre.org |
The Chai Center is a registered charity (number 1174613), a charitable incorporated organisation registered on 12 September 2017. It is the legal body that runs Chabad of Elstree and Borehamwood, and it trades as the Jewish Life Centre.[1][2] As a CIO it is registered with the Charity Commission only and has no number at Companies House.[3]
Governance
The register lists three trustees.[4]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Other charity trusteeships on the register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ian Jayson | Trustee | 17 June 2026 | None on record |
| Abraham Braun | Trustee | 23 July 2020 | None on record |
| Adam Simon Brandman | Trustee | 1 November 2018 | None on record |
The accounts name three trustees, A Braun, A Brandman and Ms M Redbart; Ms Redbart is not on the register's list, and the register's third trustee, Paul Ian Jayson, was appointed on 17 June 2026, after the year to 31 July 2025. The accounts were examined by Xeinadin Swiss Cottage Limited, with the date 29 May 2026; the copy on the register is unsigned.[2][4] They record no trustee remuneration or expenses and no related party transactions.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, The Chai Center (1174613) Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Chai Center, trading as the Jewish Life Centre, Report of the trustees and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025 (independent examiner's report dated 29 May 2026), as filed with the Charity Commission, obtained from the register's accounts and annual returns page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: charity (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Charity Commission for England and Wales, The Chai Center (1174613) – trustees Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.