The Association of Jewish Refugees (Ajr)

Analysis

The Association of Jewish Refugees (Ajr) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08220991). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Association of Jewish Refugees (Ajr) reported income of £8.6m and spending of £10.9m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £8.6m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Association of Jewish Refugees (Ajr) sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wilkes Alms Charity (£8.6m), Mifal Tzedoko V'chesed Limited (£8.7m) and The London City Mission (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 5.4% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £411k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £299k. Reserves of £17.0m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 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.