Mitzvah Day UK Charitable Trust
Analysis
Mitzvah Day UK Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Mitzvah Day UK Charitable Trust reported income of £161k and spending of £177k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £175k to £161k (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mitzvah Day UK Charitable Trust 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 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pan Together (£161k), Sistah Space (Sanctuary) (£161k) and Melanoma-Me Foundation (£161k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROJECT MANAGES AND ORGANISES ONE DAY OF MASS SOCIAL ACTION, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 55,000 VOLUNTEERS. MANY OF ITS VOLUNTEERS ARE DRAWN FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, BUT ITS ACTIVITIES ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pan Together | Isle of Wight | £161k |
| Sistah Space (Sanctuary) | London | £161k |
| Melanoma-Me Foundation | Tyne And Wear | £161k |
| Sue Hammerson Charitable Trust | London | £161k |