United Jewish Israel Appeal

Analysis

United Jewish Israel Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03295115). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, United Jewish Israel Appeal reported income of £12.5m and spending of £10.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £12.5m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United Jewish Israel Appeal sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staffordshire Winter Sports Club (£12.5m), Lloyd's Register International (£12.5m) and Global Relief Trust (£12.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, investments 3.6% and trading 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.9m. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.9m. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.