Jewish Care

Analysis

Jewish Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02447900). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Jewish Care reported income of £81.8m and spending of £72.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £64.7m to £81.8m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Jewish Care sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Disabilities Trust (£74.9m), MHS Homes Limited (£83.7m) and Ruskin Mill Trust Limited (£74.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, donations and legacies 38% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7.8m. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Reserves of £1.85bn would cover about 305 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,279 people.