The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK ) Trust
Analysis
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK ) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK ) Trust reported income of £362k and spending of £740k, spending 205% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £238k to £362k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK ) Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service (£359k), HQ Hereford Garrison Sergeants Mess Fund (£363k) and Warrant Officers' and Senior Ratings' Mess HMS Heron (£351k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives and activities of the charities are the support of the charitable aims of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc,. and the relief of poverty, sickness, infirmity, and the advancement of the Jewish religion amongst persons of the Jewish faith.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service | Llandudno Junction | £359k |
| HQ Hereford Garrison Sergeants Mess Fund | Hereford | £363k |
| Warrant Officers' and Senior Ratings' Mess HMS Heron | Yeovil | £351k |
| COATS Crowthorne | Crowthorne | £364k |