The Jerusalem Interest-Free Microfinance Fund Limited
Analysis
The Jerusalem Interest-Free Microfinance Fund Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06681463). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Jerusalem Interest-Free Microfinance Fund Limited reported income of £51k and spending of £169k, spending 331% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18k to £51k (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 315%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Jerusalem Interest-Free Microfinance Fund Limited sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kirkisrak Community House (£51k), Rochford Charities (£51k) and Earsdon, Newburn and Shilbottle Almshouse Charity (£51k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Jerusalem Interest-free Microfinance Fund Ltd is a fully cross-communal initiative that alleviates poverty and mitigates inter-communal tension in Jerusalem, through provision of programmes involving training and micro-finance (loans etc.) for groups (so far, women only) from Jerusalem communities lacking access to bank funding who wish to start or to expand small businesses.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkisrak Community House | Middlesex | £51k |
| Rochford Charities | Essex | £51k |
| Earsdon, Newburn and Shilbottle Almshouse Charity | Tyne And Wear | £51k |
| The Rotary Club of King's Lynn Priory Benevolent Fund | Norfolk | £51k |