Cardiff Jewish Helpline

Analysis

Cardiff Jewish Helpline is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cardiff Jewish Helpline reported income of £29k and spending of £17k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,280 to £29k (+363%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 752%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cardiff Jewish Helpline sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Park Chapel (£29k), Park Community Ventures (£29k) and Al Quran Complex Welfare Trust (£29k).