The Movement for Reform Judaism

Analysis

The Movement for Reform Judaism is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07431950). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Movement for Reform Judaism reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.1m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. 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, The Movement for Reform Judaism sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Paul's Theological Centre (£3.1m), The Keswick Convention Trust (£3.1m) and The Westminster Abbey Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £39k. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.