JEWISH TRAINING ACADEMY FOR GIRLS (JTAG) LTD
EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND RELIEF OF POVERTY
Objects
A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUTH GROUPS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT AND WITH A PARTICULAR VIEW TO PROMOTING A CAREER IN TEACHING.C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND STUDY GRANTS TO YOUTH GROUPS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT AND WITH A PARTICULAR VIEW TO PROMOTING A CAREER IN TEACHING.D) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH PROVISION BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,163,642, yet the charity held no free reserves at year-end due to ongoing loan repayments for its premises. The trustees acknowledge this is below their policy target of three months' operational running costs but assert that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“At 31 August 2025, the company did not hold any free reserves. This is below the target level set out in the reserves policy.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 8
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £4,462 — grants £4,462 (1); under 1% of the £1,278,315 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Trustees
- ARON GROSSMAN
- FEIGY LIAS
- JACOB DAMEN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £1.1m | £877k |
| 31/08/2024 | £1.1m | £992k |
| 31/08/2023 | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| 31/08/2022 | £672k | £734k |
| 31/08/2021 | £701k | £606k |
Common questions
Is JEWISH TRAINING ACADEMY FOR GIRLS (JTAG) LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,163,642, yet the charity held no free reserves at year-end due to ongoing loan repayments for its premises. The trustees acknowledge this is below their policy target of three months' operational running costs but assert that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Landau Morley LLP.
Who funds JEWISH TRAINING ACADEMY FOR GIRLS (JTAG) LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JEWISH TRAINING ACADEMY FOR GIRLS (JTAG) LTD as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2023 | £10k | Community |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/03/2023 | £10k | Fighting food poverty |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/05/2019 | £10k | Be Crafty |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/04/2018 | £10k | Building Buddies |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/04/2016 | £10k | Social Talk Shop |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/05/2013 | £10k | IT for teens |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/09/2006 | £10k | Computer Skills for All |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 2 | £8k |
| The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | 1 | £436k |
| THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £338k |
| THE BLOOM FOUNDATION | 1 | £232k |
| THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £165k |
| THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £155k |
| THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | £103k |
Charities like this
- THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
- J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
- JEWISH TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE
- JTAP
- THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE JAYTEE FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH TRAINING ACADEMY FOR GIRLS (JTAG) LTD | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | £2.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | £156k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| JEWISH TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE | £3.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| JTAP | £69k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST | £173k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |