Yad Vashem UK Foundation

Analysis

Yad Vashem UK Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04863573). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Yad Vashem UK Foundation reported income of £515k and spending of £468k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £473k to £515k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Yad Vashem UK Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunbury and Walton Unit 327 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£513k), Wai Yin Society (£516k) and The Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust (£512k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 33%. Grants to other organisations totalled £184k. Reserves of £270k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.