University Jewish Chaplaincy

Analysis

University Jewish Chaplaincy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06543595). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, University Jewish Chaplaincy reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.4m (-4.5%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, University Jewish Chaplaincy sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arc (£1.4m), Beis Chinuch Primary School Limited (£1.4m) and Jami Mosque and Islamic Centre (Birmingham) Trustees Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £75k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £459k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

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.