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WOOLF INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1069589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRE FOR JEWISH CHRISTIAN RELATIONS, CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONS, CJCR, THE WOOLF INSTITUTE OF ABRAHAMIC FAITHS

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Latest income
£835k
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £269,253 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £8,998,032 to £8,728,779. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £6,759,219, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £171,000 to £342,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet financial obligations for the next 12 to 18 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (£171,000 - £342,000) (held: £175k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that free reserves be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six-months’ of unrestricted expenditure, £171,000 - £342,000 (or £57,000 per month).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Chater Allan 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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £1.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£855k
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£175k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£835k£1.3m
31/08/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/08/2021£878k£1.1m

Common questions

Is WOOLF INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £269,253 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £8,998,032 to £8,728,779. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £6,759,219, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £171,000 to £342,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet financial obligations for the next 12 to 18 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chater Allan LLP.

Who funds WOOLF INSTITUTE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOOLF INSTITUTE as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST, THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION, SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT), RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2022£89k
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£74kCommunity development
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£71kcontribution towards the funding of a Masters student bursary
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£60k
THE DAWES TRUSTFY2024£33k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£30k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE SIR SIGMUND STERNBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kGrant
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
THE SIR SIGMUND STERNBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
THE SIR SIGMUND STERNBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kGeneral purposes
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kReligion
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, LINTON, DIOCESE OF ELYFY2025£10kCharitable giving
THE SIR SIGMUND STERNBERG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kInterfaith Activities
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
THE DAWES TRUSTFY2023£10kStudy of terrorism
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8kEducation
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2023£6kAcademic and Educational
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE IAN KARTEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kEducational grants, scholarships and bursaries
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£2kcontribution towards the funding of a Masters student bursary
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2022£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2024£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2025£1k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2024—Academic and Educational

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
BAGRI FOUNDATION1£698k
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND1£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOOLF INSTITUTE£835k——unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON MOSQUE TRUST FY2025£318kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt

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