Commonwealth Jewish Council

Analysis

Commonwealth Jewish Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Slough. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Commonwealth Jewish Council reported income of £191k and spending of £179k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £120k to £191k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Commonwealth Jewish Council sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (£191k), Caractacus Housing (£191k) and Christian Missionary Fellowship International (£191k).