THE PINSKER CENTRE

Registered charity 1192960 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity arranges, amongst other things, lectures and seminars, aimed at educating the wider public about the history, geography and politics of the Middle East.

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Latest income

£371k

Latest spending

£272k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £348,976, up from £249,792 in the prior year, following a net income of £99,184. The trustees note that all funds are unrestricted and the charity is entitled to small company provisions, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (held: £349k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12919984

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HUNTER, Jonathan Chaim Leib — director, appointed 01/10/2020on trustee list
WILSON, Robert Spencer — director, appointed 01/10/2020on trustee list
WOODS, Charles Alexander — director, appointed 01/10/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income

£735k

Total spending

£477k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£303k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan Chaim Leib Hunterchair
Charles Alexander Woods
Robert Spencer Wilson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£371k	£272k
30/09/2024	£317k	£370k
30/09/2023	£735k	£477k
30/09/2022	£260k	£261k
30/09/2021	£129k	£83k

Common questions

Is THE PINSKER CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £348,976, up from £249,792 in the prior year, following a net income of £99,184. The trustees note that all funds are unrestricted and the charity is entitled to small company provisions, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES	1	£547k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE BUTTON FOUNDATION	1	£21k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation	1	£20k
INTERNATIONAL ALERT	1	£19k
THE JIGSAW NETWORK C.I.O.	1	£15k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
THE NEW LIFE CHURCH, WOKING	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM.

LONDON CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM income £310k
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES income £95k
THE CENTRE FOR LEBANESE STUDIES income £1.3m
THE JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST income £135k
STANDWITHUS UK income £755k
CFI CHARITABLE TRUST income £735k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PINSKER CENTRE	£371k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LONDON CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM FY2025	£310k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES FY2025	£95k	—	0	below	—	noted
THE CENTRE FOR LEBANESE STUDIES FY2024	£1.3m	$125,652 - $138,216	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST FY2025	£135k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STANDWITHUS UK FY2025	£755k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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