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UNITED JEWISH ISRAEL APPEAL

Registered charity 1060078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JEWISH LIFE, JOINT JEWISH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HEART OF JEWISH LIFE, UJIA · also registered in Scotland as SC039181 (OSCR)

Our main objectives are to invest in young people and education in Israel and the UK Jewish Community, and the connection between the two communities. We do this by raising funds and spending them as grants or direct intervention in projects focused on youth and education in the UK Jewish community and in Israel, primarily in the Galil region in the North of the country.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£12.5m
Latest spending
£10.8m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £12.5 million from £12.8 million in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £10.8 million. The charity holds general unrestricted reserves of £4.2 million, which exceeds its stated policy target of £3 million, and the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £3 million (held: £4.2m)
“The Trustees aim to keep combined general unrestricted reserves from UJIA and its connected charities to no less than £3 million.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to connected charity UJIA Israel
“During the year, grants were made of £239,000 (2024 - £113,000) towards UJIA Israel’s monitoring and core programme costs.”
“During the year, individual Trustees, including their family trusts, donated a total of £257k (2024 -£472k) to the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“During the year, grants were made of £239,000 (2024 - £113,000) towards UJIA Israel’s monitoring and core programme costs.”
“During the year, individual Trustees, including their family trusts, donated a total of £257k (2024 -£472k) to the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: UJ Events Plus Ltd
“The Charity’s trading company, UJ Events Plus Ltd (Company No: 02194244), made trading losses of £750” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — United Jewish Israel Appeal (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £405k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£12.5m
Total spending
£10.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£12.5m£10.8m
30/09/2024£12.8m£11.3m
30/09/2023£6.4m£8.3m
30/09/2022£6.7m£7.3m
30/09/2021£7.5m£6.2m

Common questions

Is UNITED JEWISH ISRAEL APPEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £12.5 million from £12.8 million in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £10.8 million. The charity holds general unrestricted reserves of £4.2 million, which exceeds its stated policy target of £3 million, and the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds UNITED JEWISH ISRAEL APPEAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITED JEWISH ISRAEL APPEAL as a grant recipient include THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUST, JNF CHARITABLE TRUST, RACHEL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STEINBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£250k
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£237k
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£230k
JNF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£195kDonation to UK and overseas charities via KKL Charity Accounts
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£128k
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£125k
RACHEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£106kRelated party disclosure
THE STEINBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£100ktotal committed in 2025 over 2 years
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kCore funding renewal
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£100k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kCore funding
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£81kCommunity development
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£81kReligion
THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kGrants for the advancement of interreligious dialogue and understanding
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
THE J ISAACS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£49kunrestricted
THE J ISAACS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£49k
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£41k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£40k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40k
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£39k
THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O.FY2025£35k
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATIONFY2025£33k
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30k
Coller Family FoundationFY2024£25k
THE HARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£25kRelief Organisations
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£23kMaterial grants
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE RAMAR CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£15k
THE RAMAR CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£14k
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£13k
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£13k
THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O.FY2024£12k
THE RAMAR CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£11k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£10k
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£10k
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE RAMAR CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£8k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£5kfunding towards the provision of Madrachim training for leaders on their next Israel trip
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
SOLEV CO LIMITEDFY2023£5k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£2kfunding towards engaging diverse informal educational activities to Jewish students in mainstream schools
THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE DR BENJAMIN ANGEL FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kGrants to the UK Jewish Community and elsewhere

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£1.8m
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST2£148k
THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£45k
THE BERTIE BLACK FOUNDATION2£34k
THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION1£842k
THE UKI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£717k
THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST1£474k
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED1£464k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNITED JEWISH ISRAEL APPEAL£12.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BNEI AKIVA (BACHAD) FY2025£142k—0above—no doubt
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£21.6m——above0.0%no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL FY2024£2.6m——above—no doubt
UK JEWISH FILM LTD FY2025£486k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.