Limmud

Analysis

Limmud is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03903050). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Limmud reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £443k to £1.1m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Limmud sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midlands Buddhist Association (£1.1m), Sankey Valley Methodist Circuit (£1.1m) and New Tribes Mission (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63% and donations and legacies 36%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £227k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.