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 · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC039181 (OSCR)

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.

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.

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

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).

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Trustees

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?

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, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE STEINBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

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