Jle

Analysis

Jle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Jle reported income of £3.2m and spending of £4.0m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £3.2m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Jle sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldates, Oxford (£3.2m), The Jewish Day Primary School (£3.2m) and Good News for Everyone! (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and charitable activities 39%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £148k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £102k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 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.