Commonwealth Jewish Council

Registered charity 287564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMMONWEALTH JEWISH COUNCIL, THE COMMONWEALTH JEWISH TRUST

Welfare, educational and religious activities within Commonwealth communities.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£181k

Latest spending

£132k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £15,415 from £20,071 in the prior year, while restricted reserves increased to £53,254. Total reserves stood at £68,669, with the charity reporting no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Westminster Abbey — “We are incredibly grateful to Westminster Abbey for believing in and funding this programme.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

LORD JONATHAN MENDELSOHNchair
Howard Rosen · trustee of 1 other charity
Laura Marks · trustee of 3 other charities
NIGEL COHEN FCA · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Botswana · Canada · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Eswatini · Gibraltar · Grenada

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£181k	£132k
31/03/2024	£94k	£85k
31/03/2023	£64k	£94k
31/03/2022	£120k	£129k
31/03/2021	£122k	£90k

Common questions

Is Commonwealth Jewish Council financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £15,415 from £20,071 in the prior year, while restricted reserves increased to £53,254. Total reserves stood at £68,669, with the charity reporting no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£1.4m
SABENO LIMITED	2	£19k
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE	1	£898k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	1	£284k
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT	1	£194k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED	1	£116k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED	1	£91k
LATATE LIMITED	1	£90k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH).

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH) income £3.3m
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL income £248k
TZDUKES YAKOV income £118k
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES income £1.8m
B K CHARITABLE TRUST income £206k
YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Commonwealth Jewish Council	£181k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH) FY2025	£3.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024	£248k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TZDUKES YAKOV FY2025	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
B K CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£206k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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