THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Registered charity 1115343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVISION OF SERVICES TO THE JEWISH VOLUNTARY SECTOR.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted (free) reserves rose to £890,760, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately ten months of regular operational expenditure, meeting their policy target of at least six months. The charity reported a total net income surplus of £375,359 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £630,130 to £889,760. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and Donations (82% of income)
“Grants and Donations – Approximately 82% of income is from grants from trusts or foundations supporting the breadth of the JLC’s work and donations received from individuals.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least six months of regular operational expenditure (held: £890k)
“The trustees consider that at present free reserves should be sufficient to cover approximately ten months of regular operational expenditure which equates to approximately £890k. This meets the trustees’ previously stated ambition to build up free reserves equivalent to at least six months of regular operational expenditure.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 16
“Included in donations are £268,950 (2024: £235,800 ) from the trustees and their related parties.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£890k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.3m£1.9m
31/12/2024£2.0m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.2m
31/12/2022£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2021£2.5m£2.3m

Common questions

Is THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted (free) reserves rose to £890,760, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately ten months of regular operational expenditure, meeting their policy target of at least six months. The charity reported a total net income surplus of £375,359 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £630,130 to £889,760. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL as a grant recipient include The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE HATTER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2025£118k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2025£118k
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£105kRelated party transaction
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£100k
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£100k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2023£100kRelated party transaction
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kCommunity development
THE MAURICE HATTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£100kSupport for the Jewish faith and community
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2022£100kRelated party transaction
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£55kWelfare
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£50k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50kWelfare
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£50k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2024£41k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£40k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£31kJewish community support
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30kJewish community support
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£30k
Coller Family FoundationFY2024£25k
Coller Family FoundationFY2025£25k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£25kJewish community support
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kReligious organisation
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£13kReligious organisation
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£13kReligious organisation
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kJewish community support
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£3kcontribution towards core funding to develop leaders across the UK Jewish Community
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£3kcontribution towards core funding to develop leaders across the UK Jewish Community

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority23/11/2017£25kGrant to Jewish Leadership Council

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL£2.3m——above—no doubt
THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK FY2025£426k——unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024£248k—0above—no doubt
S O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt

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