The Zichron Usher Memorial Fund
Analysis
The Zichron Usher Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Zichron Usher Memorial Fund reported income of £133k and spending of £122k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £85k to £133k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Zichron Usher Memorial Fund sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Bedford (£133k), Majlis - E - Dawat-Ul - Haq (UK) (£134k) and Truemart Limited (£133k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist and promote the advancement and furtherance of the Jewish Religion and Jewish religious education. To alleviate poverty among Jewish Community throughout the world and undertake other charitable activities that the Trustees may from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Bedford | Bedford | £133k |
| Majlis - E - Dawat-Ul - Haq (UK) | Leicester | £134k |
| Truemart Limited | London | £133k |
| Nomad - Nations of Migration Awakening the Diaspora | Harrow | £134k |