Poel Tzedek Charitable Trust

Analysis

Poel Tzedek Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Poel Tzedek Charitable Trust reported income of £934k and spending of £436k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £37k to £934k (+2443%), an average of +125% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1330%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Poel Tzedek Charitable Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity (£934k), Ealing Swimming Club Limited (£934k) and Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity Limited (£933k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and investments 15%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £148k. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate.