JEWISH JOINT BURIAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 257345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JJBS

Provision of burial and cremation facilities to both members of synagogues, funeral subscribers and non-members.

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Latest income

£2.6m

Latest spending

£2.3m

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2.79m for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by significant investment gains. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £14.1m, with free reserves calculated at £1.7m, which the trustees consider adequate to fund future activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Two employees received remuneration between £60,000 - £70,000 (2024: one) in the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“Two employees received remuneration between £60,000 - £70,000 (2024: one) in the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: the lesser of six months of total expenses or £1.0m (held: £14.1m)

“The Trustees consider that the lesser of six months of total expenses or £1.0m is the minimum which should be kept as free reserves although the investments and cash could be available for short term funding if necessary.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 2 (FY2025).
Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£2.3m

Cost of raising funds

£100k

Reserves (reported)

£1.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 3.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Cheryl Petarchair
Anne Luder
David James Renton
Edwin Rodger Lucas
Jay Kissinger
Jocelyn Alexis Shepherd
KEITH FELDMAN
Laurence Lichman
Malky Bibliowicz Chaloner LLB LLM
Martin Denis Silverman
PETER BENJAMIN VOS MA FCA
Steven Howard Wynne

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£2.6m	£2.3m
31/12/2024	£2.2m	£2.2m
31/12/2023	£923k	£2.0m
31/12/2022	£1.1m	£966k
31/12/2021	£3.3m	£2.3m

Common questions

Is JEWISH JOINT BURIAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2.79m for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by significant investment gains. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £14.1m, with free reserves calculated at £1.7m, which the trustees consider adequate to fund future activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of JEWISH JOINT BURIAL SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

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
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE	1	£898k
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT	1	£194k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£125k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED	1	£91k
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£72k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£50k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN income £9.5m
MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SYNAGOGUES income £218k
THE TRUST FOR THE PRESERVATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES income £126k
NEW CENTRAL VILNA SYNAGOGUES income £566k
THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS income £4.1m
MOSAIC REFORM SYNAGOGUE income £279k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JEWISH JOINT BURIAL SOCIETY	£2.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	above	—	no doubt
THE CREMATION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025	£9.5m	£170,964	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SYNAGOGUES FY2026	£218k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE TRUST FOR THE PRESERVATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW CENTRAL VILNA SYNAGOGUES FY2025	£566k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS FY2025	£4.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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