AJEX - THE JEWISH MILITARY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1129591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JEWISH MILITARY MUSEUM

To continue Remembrance of the Jewish contribution to the military; to combat antisemitism through education; and to provide welfare for Jewish veterans and their families.

Objects

4.1 THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 4.1.1 THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AMONGST JEWISH PEOPLE WHO HAVE AT ANY TIME SERVED AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND / OR THEIR FAMILIES; (B) THE MAKING OF FINANCIAL GRANTS OR THE PROVISION OF OTHER ASSISTANCE SUCH AS HOUSING AND/OR OTHER AMENITIES; 4.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE COMMEMORATION OF JEWISH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED WHILST ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ORGANISATION AND STAGING OF COMMEMORATION AND REMEMBRANCE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ABLE TO ATTEND; 4.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS PARTICULARLY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM; 4.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE CONTRIBUTION OF JEWISH PEOPLE TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: (A) THE MAINTENANCE OF A MILITARY MUSEUM OR COLLECTION WHICH ACQUIRES, CONSERVES, RESEARCHES AND EXHIBITS MATERIAL AS EVIDENCE OF THE JEWISH CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM; (B) THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOL AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS REGARDING MATTERS OF BRITISH JEWISH MILITARY HISTORY, 4.1.5 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS COMMITTEES AND STRUCTURES WHICH RELATE TO JEWISH SERVING PERSONNEL; 4.1.6 TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, (THE OBJECTS).?

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £25,033 for the year, though net gains on investments resulted in an overall net surplus of £147,337. Free unrestricted reserves increased to £2,060,958, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering 12 months of expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~83.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Harvey Yadgaroff · trustee of 2 other charities
• JONATHAN KOBER
• Jonathan Maurice Tyler
• Joshua Dennis · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joshua Simon Gaventa
• SHEILA ANN TAYLOR
• Stephen Howard John Pack · trustee of 3 other charities
• Stewart Cass

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UK FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELLBEING OF ISRAEL'S SOLDIERS.

• UK FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELLBEING OF ISRAEL'S SOLDIERS income £375k
• FEDERATION OF JEWISH RELIEF ORGANISATIONS income £498k
• THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES (AJR) income £8.6m
• REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED income £536k
• THE JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST income £135k
• UKLFI CHARITABLE TRUST income £832k

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