LEEDS JEWISH WELFARE BOARD
Registered charity 1041257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
PROVIDES COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO RELIEVE AND IMPROVE THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £671,676 for the year, driven by increased expenditure and a loss on investments. The Trustees note that they have drawn down materially on reserves to continue providing services due to escalating costs and reduced donations. Free reserves of £2.97 million are currently below the stated policy target of 12 months of charitable activity expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.0m; policy: 12 months of reserves based on charitable activities expenditure)
“Therefore free reserves as at 31 March 2025 stood at £2.97m, which is below the reserves target.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from businesses in which a Trustee is a Director.
“During the year aggregate donations by businesses in which a Trustee is also a Director received without condition amounted to £34,000” — page 83
“During the year, aggregate donations by Trustees to the charity without condition amounted to £5,272” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees.
“During the year aggregate donations by businesses in which a Trustee is also a Director received without condition amounted to £34,000” — page 83
“During the year, aggregate donations by Trustees to the charity without condition amounted to £5,272” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- COHEN, Ashley David — director, appointed 13/04/2026on trustee list
- BERWIN, Simon Richard Ellis — director, appointed 21/11/2025on trustee list
- GREENFIELD, Anthony Charles — director, appointed 01/08/2025on trustee list
- RICH, Natalie Clare — director, appointed 13/11/2023on trustee list
- JEROME, Amanda Lea — director, appointed 18/09/2023on trustee list
- BRADBURY, Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 23/04/2014
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Leeds Jewish Welfare Board — Registered, 5 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 08/11/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£157k
Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Cranmer Scheme: Good (06/10/2018) · CQC record
- Leeds Jewish Welfare Board - 248 Lidgett Lane: Good (15/12/2023) · CQC record
- Moorcare: Good (21/07/2022) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/07/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Amanda Jerome
- Anthony Charles Greenfield
- Ashley David Cohen Mr · trustee of 1 other charity
- Helen Rachel Alice Lewis
- NATALIE CLARE RICH · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simon Richard Ellis Berwin Mr
- Simon Walton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Leeds City · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS JEWISH WELFARE BOARD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net reduction in funds of £671,676 for the year, driven by increased expenditure and a loss on investments. The Trustees note that they have drawn down materially on reserves to continue providing services due to escalating costs and reduced donations. Free reserves of £2.97 million are currently below the stated policy target of 12 months of charitable activity expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
Who funds LEEDS JEWISH WELFARE BOARD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS JEWISH WELFARE BOARD as a grant recipient include THE MARJORIE & ARNOLD ZIFF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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