THE JEWISH YOUTH FUND

Registered charity 251902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as J Y F

Supports Jewish youth work, leisure activities and informal education for young Jews by providing grants to assist Jewish Youth Organisations with projects, training and equipment.

Objects

A) TO EDUCATE AND ADVANCE RELIGION AMONG YOUNG PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM; AND(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,829,515, supported by significant investment assets and property. The trustees report that fixed costs are minimal relative to these reserves and that the charity maintains a healthy net asset position with substantial cash and liquid investments. Consequently, the trustees are satisfied that resources are adequate to meet obligations and do not require a formal reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Grant to Keshet Diversity UK (£2,000), March of the Living (£4,500), and Masorti Judaism (£4,000) where charities share a common Trustee. Grant to Friends of Bnei Akiva (£6,000) where a Trustee is an employee.

“During the year, there were 3 grants made amounting to £2,000 to Keshet Diversity UK, £4,500 to March of the Living and £4,000 to Masorti Judaism. The charities share a common Trustee. There was also a grant amounting £6,000 to Friends of Bnei Akiva of which a Trustee is an employee.” — page 24

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 30/09/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joshua Benjamin Markschair
ADAM ROSE
Gabi Lapedus
Gabriel Turner
Joseph Louis Woolf
Lea Caron Helman
PHILIPPA JANE STRAUSS · trustee of 1 other charity
Robin Moss · trustee of 1 other charity
Sara Jacqueline Franks · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£50k	£129k
30/09/2024	£52k	£124k
30/09/2023	£52k	£108k
30/09/2022	£62k	£222k
30/09/2021	£75k	£123k

Common questions

Is THE JEWISH YOUTH FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,829,515, supported by significant investment assets and property. The trustees report that fixed costs are minimal relative to these reserves and that the charity maintains a healthy net asset position with substantial cash and liquid investments. Consequently, the trustees are satisfied that resources are adequate to meet obligations and do not require a formal reserves policy. 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 YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION	2	£116k
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£309k
KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£188k
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED	1	£61k
BEAULAND LIMITED	1	£60k
CARLEE LTD	1	£50k
SIVA CHARITABLE FUND	1	£33k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND.

J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND income £130k
The Jewish Students Aid Trust income £186k
UTRY income £998k
CHAVERIM YOUTH ORGANISATION income £197k
ETC YOUTH LTD income £578k
YDT income £75k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE JEWISH YOUTH FUND	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026	£130k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
The Jewish Students Aid Trust FY2026	£186k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
UTRY FY2025	£998k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAVERIM YOUTH ORGANISATION FY2025	£197k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ETC YOUTH LTD FY2025	£578k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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