The Jewish Leadership Council

Analysis

The Jewish Leadership Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05742840). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jewish Leadership Council reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.9m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.5m to £2.3m (-8.8%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Jewish Leadership Council 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke Edgbaston Birmingham (£2.3m), Talmud Torah Torah Veyirah D'satmar London Limited (£2.3m) and Duke of Lancaster's Foundation (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £112k. Reserves of £890k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.