THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK

Registered charity 1130719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROMOTING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING WITHIN THE SECTOR, IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£426k
Latest spending
£329k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £172,967, which is above the stated policy target of six months of core operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total income of £425,814 exceeding expenditure of £328,610, indicating a strengthened financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months with a target of 9 months of core operating expenditure (reserves figure: £173k)
“The charity aims to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to 6 months with a target of 9 months of core operating expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from The Nimrod Trust
“During the year, JVN received a donation of £70,000 from The Nimrod Trust where the Chief Executive of JVN, is a trustee. This transaction has been disclosed in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), as it represents a material related party transaction with conditions attached.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 550
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 06/03/2022, 34 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — JVN (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£426k£329k
31/03/2024£341k£363k
31/03/2023£332k£307k
31/03/2022£268k£289k
31/03/2021£371k£336k

Common questions

Is THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £172,967, which is above the stated policy target of six months of core operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total income of £425,814 exceeding expenditure of £328,610, indicating a strengthened financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUST, The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION, LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£80k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2025£20k
THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2021£8k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5kGeneral Charitable Purposes
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2024£5k
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kGeneral Charitable Purposes
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kGeneral Charitable Purposes
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£4kcontribution towards the regional programme to continue to run training and networking opportunities
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2021£3k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£3kcontribution towards help in supporting the increase in staffing of their Manchester branch
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£1kcontribution towards the regional programme to continue to run training and networking opportunities
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2021£1kContribution towards the regional network to continue to run training and networking opportunities.
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2023amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2025£20kSupporting a Thriving Voluntary Sector with Volunteer Broker role
Greater London Authority16/03/2017£10kGrant to Jewish Volunteering Network
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£8kJewish Volunteering Awards 2016
The National Lottery Community Fund04/05/2016£10kJVN volunteering website portal
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2014£10kAge of Responsibility
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2012£10kYoung Peoples Project
City Bridge Foundation20/10/2011£24kGrant to Jewish Volunteering Network

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.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JEWISH VOLUNTEERING NETWORK£426k——unclear—no doubt
THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FY2025£2.3m——above—no doubt
ZLOTCHIV FY2023£724k—0unclear—no doubt
Commonwealth Jewish Council FY2026£191k——unclear—no doubt
TZIDKAS YOSEF FY2025£740k—0above—no doubt
LUBAVITCH LIVERPOOL FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt

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