The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation
Analysis
The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation reported income of £550k and spending of £636k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £323k to £550k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham (£549k), Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd (£550k) and Ruislip Baptist Church (£548k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 51% and donations and legacies 39%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.1m would cover about 114 months of spending at that rate.
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 39%
- Investments 51%
- Other 10.0%
In the charity's own words
To see a need and within its limited resources attempt to fill it. It is important that any gift made will provide value for the money donated and that it will benefit the widest number of people. Due to the scope of its activities, the charity can only be involved in a few projects, in which,usually, the Trustees are directly involved.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham | Twickenham | £549k |
| Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd | York | £550k |
| Ruislip Baptist Church | Ruislip | £548k |
| Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited | London | £550k |