JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 259480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JEWISH BLIND & DISABLED

Exists for Jewish people with physical disabilities and or impaired vision aged 18 upwards to have access to housing and support so that they lead the best life they can; enabling independence, dignity and choice. This is achieved through our specially adapted mobility apartments located in our unique supportive developments or within their own home in the wider community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.1m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £1,016,065 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds reaching £66,889,903. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £700,000, which aligns with the stated policy target of covering three months of total expenditure. The charity faces significant demand for housing and support services, requiring ongoing fundraising to sustain operations and fund capital projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Rent receivable (64% of income)
“Rent receivable 3,893,744” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees (Members of the Council) donated £23,840 to the charity.
“In the year, the charity received a total of £23,840 donations from the Members of the Council” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: JBD Properties Limited
“Jewish Blind & Physically Handicapped Society has a wholly-owned trading subsidiary, JBD Properties Limited” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £12.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£6.1m
Total spending
£5.1m
Cost of raising funds
£415k
Reserves (reported)
£700k
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£6.1m£5.1m
31/12/2023£8.7m£4.7m
31/12/2022£6.4m£4.4m
31/12/2021£5.1m£3.2m
31/12/2020£5.0m£3.0m

Common questions

Is JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £1,016,065 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds reaching £66,889,903. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £700,000, which aligns with the stated policy target of covering three months of total expenditure. The charity faces significant demand for housing and support services, requiring ongoing fundraising to sustain operations and fund capital projects. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£225kCare and Welfare
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£26kRelief of poverty and ill-health
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£25k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£23kJewish community support
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£18kJewish community support
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kJewish community support
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10kJewish community support
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kRefurbishment of disabled toilets
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kRefurbishment and redecoration of a male WC
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kRefurbishment of a male WC at Cherry Tree Court
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kRefurbishment and redecoration of two toilets
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026£5k
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kLittle Sisters of the Poor
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£1k
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£1k
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kRelief of poverty and ill-health
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£750
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£500
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2022£250
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2023£195
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2024£195

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£19kNorth-West London Shopping Minibus
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£19kNorth-West London Shopping Minibus
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2022£10kNorth-West London Minibus Shopping Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2021£10kNorth-East London Minibus Shopping Project

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 DEAF ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED£6.1m£100,001 - £110,000—no_policy—no doubt
THE JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION FY2024£1.3m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
CHESTER & DISTRICT FEDERATION OF THE BLIND FY2024£243k—0above—no doubt
CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED FY2025£6.5m——within—no doubt
HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE FY2025£11.4m——below—no doubt
JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND U.K. FY2025£378k—0unclear—no doubt

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