Jroots Limited
Analysis
Jroots Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07114903). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Jroots Limited reported income of £5.2m and spending of £5.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £632k to £5.2m (+717%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 388%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jroots Limited 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Piece Hall Trust (£5.2m), The National Churches Trust (£5.2m) and The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (£5.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £424k. Reserves of £446k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.6%
- Charitable activities 98%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
JRoots: Jewish journeys connecting generations.JRoots was set up to provide tailor-made, exciting and high impact Jewish journeys to destinations of historic and educational importance, particularly to sites in Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Spain, Morocco and Israel.70 Faces, a division of Jroots, specialises in producing biographical documentary films and books.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Piece Hall Trust | Halifax | £5.2m |
| The National Churches Trust | London | £5.2m |
| The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain | London | £5.2m |
| Eureka the National Children's Museum | Halifax | £5.2m |