THE BETH JACOB FOUNDATION

Registered charity 293460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides opportunities for learning and fun beyond family and formal education, enabling young people to discover themselves, build trusted relationships and gain confidence and valuable life-skills in an environment that upholds the ethos and values of authentic Jewish tradition.

Objects

The purposes of the Foundation shall be:I. The advancement of the Jewish religion amongst Jewish girls in accordance with the orthodox tenets thereof.II. The advancement of education among Jewish girls including through the provision of classes, seminars and after-school and holiday activities.III. The provision of recreational and leisure time activities for Jewish girls with the object of improving their conditions of life and enabling them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON AREA

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£393k
Latest spending
£368k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,360,508, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £25,698 for the year, though it notes that its primary asset, BJ House, is illiquid and tied up in urgent refurbishment needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (held: £1.4m)
“The Trustees are working towards building free reserves of at least 3 months’ operating costs in order to protect services and to ensure adequate cash flow for the organisation’s needs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Although the charity’s assets include the value of BJ House, these funds are tied up in the property and are not available for refurbishment, compliance, development or day-to-day growth. To secure BJNW’s long-term future, a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation has been established, enabling appropriate finance while ensuring continuity of purpose, governance and service delivery.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to a trustee
“During the year the charity reimbursed expenses totalling £397 to one of the trustees.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£393k£368k
30/09/2024£392k£303k
30/09/2023£207k£195k
30/09/2022£206k£212k
30/09/2021£106k£115k

Common questions

Is THE BETH JACOB FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,360,508, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £25,698 for the year, though it notes that its primary asset, BJ House, is illiquid and tied up in urgent refurbishment needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£20kBeth Jacob Holiday Program

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BETH JACOB FOUNDATION£393k—0unclear—noted
BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
BETH JACOB TEACHERS' SEMINARY FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS YAAKOV LONDON SEMINARY FY2025£692k—0unclear—no doubt
ATERES BEIS YAAKOV LIMITED FY2024£3.4m—0below—no doubt
SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt

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