THE JERUSALEM INTEREST-FREE MICROFINANCE FUND LIMITED

Registered charity 1127436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JIMF

The Jerusalem Interest-free Microfinance Fund Ltd is a fully cross-communal initiative that alleviates poverty and mitigates inter-communal tension in Jerusalem, through provision of programmes involving training and micro-finance (loans etc.) for groups (so far, women only) from Jerusalem communities lacking access to bank funding who wish to start or to expand small businesses.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN POOR COMMUNITIES IN JERUSALEM BY ENABLING THEM TO ESTABLISH AND GROW THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MICRO FINANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.MICRO FINANCE INCLUDES LOANS AND/OR EQUITY FUNDING FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES AND OR THEIR PROPRIETORS, AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS SEEKING ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: JERUSALEM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £117,582 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £240,842. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept properly and the accounts comply with relevant requirements, with no material matters coming to the examiner's attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Donald Franklinchair
• Rabbi Michael Alexander Pollak

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

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