The Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation Trust

Analysis

The Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £16k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £20k (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foursquare Gospel Church Luton (£20k), Darul Khidmah Wal Falah, UK (£20k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Trinity Place (£20k).