THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH

Registered charity 252626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JPR, THE INSTITUTE OF JEWISH AFFAIRS, THE INSTITUTE OF JEWISH AFFAIRS LIMITED

The Institute for Jewish Policy Research engages in research projects, the publication of papers, reports and on-line newsletters, and the organisation of conferences, lectures and seminars.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £98,268 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,140,303 against expenditure of £1,042,035. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £354,503, which the charity considers to be in line with its stated reserves policy target of retaining three to six months of operating expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Commissioned research (62% of income)
“income for research projects and reports totalled £709,695” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenditure (held: £355k)
“JPR's reserves policy is to seek to retain three to six months of operating expenditure. This amounts to between £260,509 (2023: £252,406) and £521,018 (2023: £504,812). As of 31 December 2024, there were unrestricted funds of £354,503 (2023: £357,762), which is in line with the target range as set out above.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by A C Mole LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£61k
Reserves (reported)
£180k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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: 5.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/12/2023£956k£1.0m
31/12/2022£953k£1.1m
31/12/2021£880k£845k
31/12/2020£894k£839k

Common questions

Is THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £98,268 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,140,303 against expenditure of £1,042,035. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £354,503, which the charity considers to be in line with its stated reserves policy target of retaining three to six months of operating expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by A C Mole LLP.

Who funds THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH as a grant recipient include ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION, THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPEFY2023£465kCommunity Welfare
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPEFY2024£465kCommunity Welfare
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPEFY2022£250kCommunity Welfare
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPEFY2021£150kCommunity Welfare
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kCore Funding
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£120kUniversity/College
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2024£110k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£105k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£93kEducational Funding
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£53kEducational Funding
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50kEducational Funding
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£31k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2023£5kTowards a general donation
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2023£5kSocial Service
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£4kcontribution towards running costs, recruiting and paying for academic staff
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£3kcontribution towards running costs, recruiting and paying for sector appropriate academic staff
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUSTFY2024—Social Service

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 INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY RESEARCH£1.1m—0within—no doubt
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH FY2024£4.7m——above—no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
LONDON ACADEMY OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2024£628k——unclear—no doubt
INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER RABBINICAL STUDIES FY2025£798k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£977k——unclear—no doubt

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