Charity Registration No. 1058107
Company Registration No. 3239086 (England and Wales)
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
| Trustees | P Rosenberg (President) |
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| A Cohen (Senior Vice President) | |
| J Michelson (Vice President) | |
| K Newman (Vice President, appointed 3 March 2026) | |
| B Crowne (Treasurer) | |
| Chief Executive | M Wegier |
| Charity number | 1058107 (England and Wales) |
| Company number | 3239086 (England and Wales) |
| Auditors | Crowe U.K. LLP |
| Black Country House | |
| Rounds Green Road | |
| Oldbury | |
| West Midlands | |
| B69 2DG | |
| Principal Address | ORT House |
| 147 Arlington Road | |
| London | |
| NW1 7ET | |
| Bankers | National Westminster Bank Plc |
| Chancery Lane, Holborn | |
| 332 High Holborn | |
| London | |
| WC1V 7PA |
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CONTENTS
| Page | |
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| Trustees’ Annual Report | 1 - 7 |
| Statement of trustees’ responsibilities | 8 |
| Independent auditors’ report | 9 - 11 |
| Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities | 12 |
| Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets | 13 |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | 14 |
| Notes to the accounts | 15 - 24 |
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 which also contains the Directors’ report as required by company law.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Other working names for the Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation (including consolidated entities) include the Board of Deputies and the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The Trustees are the Honorary Officers of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and hold other roles as described below.
The Trustees who held office throughout 2025 were Philip Rosenberg, Adrian Cohen, Andrew Gilbert, Jeremy Michelson and Ben Crowne. In January 2026 Andrew Gilbert resigned as a trustee, and in March 2026 Karen Newman was elected to serve until 31[st] May 2027.
The key management personnel consist of the Trustees and the senior management personnel. The senior management personnel, to whom the charity delegates day-to-day management, are and were:
Michael Wegier Chief Executive Andrew Leigh Director of Operations Toby Greene Director of Public Affairs and Communications (from May 2025) Liat Rosenthal Director of Culture, Education and Communities (from September 2025) Daniel Sugarman Director of Public Affairs (until April 2025) Dawn Waterman Director of Communities and Education (until September 2025)
Other organisations providing professional advice to the charity include: Auditors: Crowe U.K. LLP, Black Country House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2DG Bankers: NatWest Bank, Chancery Lane and Holborn, 322 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7PA Investment Advisors: Castle Wealth Limited, Thremhall Park, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM22 7WE
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation (“the Charity”) is a registered UK charity (no. 1058107) and a company limited by guarantee (registration no. 3239086). The company was incorporated on 19 August 1996. The governing document of the company is the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
The Board of Deputies is democratic and representative. This is based upon a system of delegates (known as Deputies) elected from the great majority of Jewish communal organisations, including synagogues, social and welfare organisations, local community bodies and others. At the end of 2025 there were 281 Deputies and 24 under-35 observers (2024: 268 Deputies and 31 observers). In May 2026 there were 304 Deputies and 30 under-35 observers.
The Deputies elect their Honorary Officers, comprising a President, three Vice-Presidents and a Treasurer, on a three-year cycle. These Honorary Officers are ex officio the Trustees and Directors of the Charity. The Trustees are ultimately responsible for decision-making. The day-to-day working of the Board of Deputies is carried out by a professional staff team, under the direction of the Chief Executive and senior management team.
The trustees follow guidelines of the Charity Commission in the induction of new Trustees including checking eligibility and conflicts of interest. In addition, trustee training is encouraged through communal organisations.
Pay and remuneration of key management personnel is set by considering cost of living increases and benchmarking against similar charitable organisations, and approved by the President and Treasurer. The Trustees receive no remuneration for their role.
Relationship between the Charity and its related parties
The entities listed below share Trustees or Directors in common with the Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation, and are included in these consolidated accounts as set out in Note 1.3 to the financial statements, below.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited
The Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited is a small company which receives Representation Fees from member organisations, processes some deputy expenses and performs various grassroots and political advocacy activities. The Charity charged a management fee of £57,132 (2024: £44,982) in respect of staff time and overheads provided by the Charity to the Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited.
Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage
Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage was created by a merger in 2022 between the charities BOD Heritage and Jewish Heritage UK . It is a small company with charitable status. Its main purposes are (1) to hold the title deeds of various non-active Jewish cemeteries, which it maintains on behalf of the community, and (2) to undertake various activities of a heritage nature.
OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT
Public Benefit Statement
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, ‘Charities and Public Benefit’. The objects of the company, which formed its activities during the year, were as follows:
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(a) advancement of the Jewish religion in any part of the world;
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(b) relief of poverty, need or hardship among Jewish people in any part of the world;
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(c) advancement of the education of the public (in any part of the world) and the knowledge and understanding of Judaism and Jewish history and culture;
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(d) promotion, in any part of the world, of research into those disciplines comprised in the social and behavioural sciences which relate to the social and cultural institutions and functioning of the Jewish community and the social relations of individuals as members of the Jewish community and the publication of the useful results of such research;
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(e) promotion, in any part of the world, of good race relations between the Jewish community and other members of society by working towards the elimination of racism in the form of antisemitism;
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(f) promotion of the efficiency of the U.K. police within the community at large and the promotion of good citizenship and greater public participation in the prevention of crime and the maintenance of public order, with particular reference to racially motivated, especially antisemitic, crime.
The trustees monitor activities to ensure adherence to these objectives, whilst also having regard to changing circumstances affecting the community. Such activities adhere to the public benefit requirements by providing services to the public, or a significant and identifiable part of it, which are of tangible benefit and in accordance with its charitable objects.
Risk Management
The key risks faced by the charity include:
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Fundraising and cost management
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Governance and compliance issues
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Security, legal and cyber threats
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Reputational risk
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Political risk arising from significant changes in government policy
A Risk Working Group meets quarterly to consider risks and provide guidance to the Trustees on mitigating actions.
Volunteers
All Deputies are unpaid volunteer representatives of their communities and organisations. The Board of Deputies works with a number of other volunteers in the delivery of its projects, in particular its education activities and the Yom HaShoah event.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Achievements and Performance
The Board of Deputies is the democratic, representative voice of the UK Jewish community. Its activities have included the following highlights, which accord with its objectives and deliver a tangible benefit to the Jewish community and wider society. This is achieved through promoting the understanding of the Jewish community, and other faith communities, through cohesion, advocacy and education. Throughout 2025, and into 2026, the Board has carried out activities under the five priorities set out in our 2024 – 2027 plan entitled, “ A Brighter Future for the UK Jewish Community ”:
Fight Antisemitism
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In 2025, we led our communal partners in producing the shared publication: After the Heaton Park Attack: Towards a comprehensive government strategy on antisemitism , presenting the Government with 20 priorities for a comprehensive strategy to tackle antisemitism.
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Published the landmark Commission on Antisemitism report chaired by Lord John Mann and Dame Penny Mordaunt, setting out 10 clear actions for the arts, educators, public services and trade unions to tackle antisemitism in civil society.
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Published a survey finding nearly two-thirds of Jewish employees have encountered antisemitism in the workplace.
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Successfully campaigned for police intervention on disruptive protests in Swiss Cottage and diverting protests away from synagogues in Central London.
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Marked Yom HaShoah with a moving ceremony and a digital Yom HaShoah 2025 campaign featuring Holocaust Survivors, viewed by more than 25,000 people.
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Showed our solidarity with the Heaton Park community by hosting Rabbi Daniel Walker as guest speaker at our November 2025 regional plenary in Manchester.
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Made far-reaching recommendations to the NHS over appropriate uniform guidance and secured a letter of commitment from Health Secretary Wes Streeting on tackling antisemitism in the health service.
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Following intensive Board engagement, welcomed the BBC announcement that it will deliver compulsory antisemitism training; and changes to the structure, content, and oversight of BBC Arabic.
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Engaged with ministers and articulated community concerns over West Midlands Police Maccabi Tel Aviv ban, including calling for Chief Constable Craig Guildford to step down.
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Worked with communal partners to provide recommendations on policing protests and prosecuting antisemitic hate to the Home Office review of public order and hate crime legislation, led by Lord Macdonald.
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Submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on extremism.
Stand up for peace and security in Israel and the Middle East
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We produced and launched a landmark resource to ensure that the 7 October atrocities are documented, remembered, and taught today and for future generations.
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Continued weekly vigils for the hostages at Westminster until the last living hostages were released, and attended and supported vigils across Britain including Edinburgh, Borehamwood, and Brighton. In total we held 119 events, engaging 440 volunteers, and our Synagogues and organisations around the country adopted 109 hostages as part of the Board's Adopt-A-Hostage campaign.
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Led a cross-community coalition to organise a major public solidarity event in Trafalgar Square marking two years since October 7, attended by several thousand people.
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After a coordinated campaign with community partners, welcomed government commitments for legal changes to ensure 'cumulative impact' is taken into account in policing protests.
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Promoted balanced teaching in relation to Israel in schools, including securing the removal of a divisive Israel-Palestine resource from the Times Education Supplement (TES) website.
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Represented the perspectives of British Jews to Israeli political leaders across the spectrum in Israel and the UK, and organised roundtables for community leaders with Israeli political leaders and experts from a range of perspectives.
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Campaigned successfully for consistent police action against incitement to violence and hateful slogans, including 'Globalise the Intifada', with the Metropolitan and Greater Manchester Police forces announcing a policy change in December.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Led our community's response to the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran, including producing a vital online resource for British travellers in Israel; support for stranded British Jews; and a webinar with the Israeli embassy attended by over 700 people.
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Co-ordinated initiatives and responded to challenges across borders including with our international partners at the World Jewish Congress, JE3, the J7 Task Force on Antisemitism, and the J50, including delegations to Australia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, the United States, and Israel.
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Commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second War and we participated in events marking the liberation of Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Sachsenhausen and other sites of Nazi atrocities and met with the President of Germany in Berlin.
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Established regular stakeholder meetings with the FCDO and the Minster of State for the Middle East where we continue to call for proscription of the IRGC and Hamas-related entities and continue to challenge the government on other Israel and related issues.
Defend our religious freedoms
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The Board led a delegation of Jewish and Muslim burial practitioners to meet Minister for Justice Alex DaviesJones to discuss national standards in the coroner service and faith requirements in burial. The Ministry will work closely with the Chief Coroner to ensure consistent standards are upheld across the whole coroner service which take into account faith requirements.
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Hosted the first ever BoD@Work conference, bringing together 50 leaders of Jewish workplace networks to share best practice and experiences, and gave awards to six workplace champions who make a difference for Jews at work.
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Launched the Jewish Staff Network Community of Practice, bringing together hundreds of leaders of Jewish Staff Networks to share good practice and hear from experts.
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Served as the secretariat to Milah UK, defending the right to male circumcision, providing regular updates to the Jewish community, monitoring changes in policy and political messaging, and working with stakeholders to safeguard a core Jewish practice.
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Campaigned for public bodies to include a Jewish tick-box option when collecting data on public services and monitoring equality, including submissions to a parliamentary inquiry and government consultations.
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Submitted reports and met with the Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law at the Law Commission to ensure their review on burial, cremation, and graveyard law would not infringe on Jewish burial practice. This was affirmed in the final review published by the Law Commission.
Make our community more united, inclusive and outward looking
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Together with the Jewish communities of France and Germany, we launched the new JE3 Alliance, to coordinate efforts on shared challenges including fighting antisemitism, engagement on foreign policy, and creating a united voice.
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Trained and empowered Deputies through the first ever Parliamentary Advocacy Day, with 25 MPs meeting their Jewish constituents in a single day.
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Provided training and a new publication for communities holding Civic Shabbat events, through which scores of civic leaders have attended Shabbat services across the country.
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Connected Jews in every part of the country including a regional weekend in Brighton and plenaries in Manchester.
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Our Honorary Officers and professional team, led by President Phil Rosenberg, made 61 visits to communities to speak about the work of the Board, covering every synagogue body and UK region, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Elected the first gender-balanced Executive in the Board's 265-year history.
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Announced plans for a Commission on Disability Inclusion in the Jewish community, to launch in 2026.
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Established an Optimistic Alliance to build bridges with British Muslims, with ongoing working groups holding 6 meetings to address extremism and the Middle East conflict, and a planned schedule of regional events.
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Brought the Faith Minister and 40 faith leaders together at an Interfaith Solidarity Event to propose action for a more United Kingdom, following the horrific Heaton Park attack.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Celebrate our faith, heritage and culture as British Jews
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Announced the launch of Britain's first ever Jewish Culture Month, taking place in Sivan (16 May -16 June) 2026.
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Established the Jewish Heritage Plaque scheme and unveiled the first plaque on the site of the Jews' Temporary Shelter in Mansell Street, E1. These plaques highlight the Jewish people, places and institutions that have shaped British life.
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Brought together politicians from across the spectrum to support the Jewish community at a Parliamentary Chanukah Reception attended by more than 150 people including many MPs and Peers. The reception was addressed by the Speaker of the House of Commons and front bench leaders from Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
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Brought representatives from the Muslim, Sikh, Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, and Hindu communities together for a Board of Deputies Interfaith Seder.
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Supported the teaching of Judaism in non-Jewish schools through Jewish Living Online, a free digital education resource (with ADL), which has been used by more than 70 schools.
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Educated non-Jewish children and adults about the Jewish way of life by staging our touring Jewish Living Exhibition in 21 locations around the country.
Plans for future periods
The Board of Deputies in recent months has been focused on the Jewish community’s response to a widelypublicised spate of antisemitic attacks, including several which have been claimed by an Iranian-linked international terror network. The Board with community partners has engaged extensively with the government, ministries, opposition political parties, the police, and allies in civil society and other faith and ethnic minority groups. Future work in this area will include ongoing advocacy, media appearances and public events.
The first-ever Jewish Culture Month launched in May 2026 with over 150 events, including partnerships with more than 20 major national institutions. This is envisioned as an annual event which will expand in 2027 to include commissioning and showcasing new artistic and cultural projects.
In early 2026 the Board applied for major grants to expand our work in the healthcare and education sectors. If successful we anticipate receiving in excess of £1m to support a five-year work programme to tackle differential outcomes caused by structural barriers, antisemitism and lack of cultural competence.
The Board’s work throughout 2026 and 2027 will continue to follow our 2024 – 2027 plan. Elections for new honorary officers will take place in May 2027, following which a new 3-year plan will be generated.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Consolidated accounts are prepared as the Trustees believe that this arrangement best portrays the financial position of the Charity and other entities which are under common control.
The consolidated net surplus for the year was £457,684 (2024: £187,469). The operating surplus in the year prior to unrealised investment gains was £307,103, of which £160,841 was unrestricted and £146,262 restricted (2024: deficit of £51,771, comprising an unrestricted deficit of £52,366 and a restricted surplus of £595).
The consolidated results are presented in the Statement of Financial Activities (p.12) in compliance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (“SORP”). The trustees in the day-to-day running of the organisation rely on management accounts prepared on a non-SORP basis, and with cost classifications which they consider are more useful in understanding and monitoring the organisation’s financial performance. The summary management accounts, and a reconciliation to the SORP presentation, are set out below (in £k):
| Core Income Communal Contribution (cash) Representation fees Legacy income allocation Unrestricted donations/income Core Expenditure Activities Overheads (cash) Payroll |
709 123 200 453 |
Restricted Projects surplus/(deficit) Jewish Culture Month (net) Optimistic Alliance (net) Pikuach (net) Yom HaShoah (net) Restricted Funds (net) Gain on investments (net dilution levy) Overheads (non-cash) Surplus per management accounts |
116 39 (35) 26 |
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| 1,485 | 146 | ||||
| (276) (243) (828) |
151 (72) |
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| 363 | |||||
| (1,347) | Adjust: comm contrib accrual | (15) | |||
| Adjust: legacyincome received | 110 | ||||
| Core operating surplus | 138 | Surplusper SORP | 458 | ||
Fundraising
| Fundraising | ||||
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| Source of Income | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Communal Contribution | 694,220 | 674,346 | ||
| Representative Fees | 122,801 | 120,736 | ||
| Restricted donations and income | 336,068 | 84,272 | ||
| Unrestricted donations & other income | 752,810 | 439,005 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,905,899 | 1,318,359 | ||
The Board of Deputies’ largest source of income is the voluntary Communal Contribution (“CC”). The CC is requested from members of represented synagogues and is passed to the Board. It is accepted practice to include the CC within synagogues’ request for a donation, totalled with membership and other contributions. When electing a Deputy, a synagogue formally undertakes to request that all of its members pay the CC.
Every synagogue and organisation that belongs to the Board of Deputies is required to contribute a Representation Fee, payable yearly in advance on 1 June. In 2025 the fees were:
Synagogues with under 100 members: £ 245 per Deputy Synagogues with more than 100 members: £ 495 per Deputy Organisations: £ 595 per Deputy
In addition to the Communal Contribution and the Representation Fees described above, the Board of Deputies raised funds from a number of foundations and individual donors. The Board of Deputies ran an online “crowdfund” in February 2025 which was the only occasion on which funds were sought from the general public in 2025. The Board of Deputies is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and there was full compliance with the scheme during the year. During the year no third-party fundraising organisations were used. There were no complaints about its fundraising activities.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Reserves Policy
The Trustees have previously examined the requirement for free reserves which are those unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets, designated for specific purposes, or otherwise committed. The Trustees consider that, under normal circumstances and given the nature of the Board's work, this should be between 6 and 12 months’ budgeted unrestricted expenditure. Unrestricted expenditure for 2026 is budgeted to be £1,570k.
The Board reserves’ policy was reviewed and updated in 2025, and designated £4m of long-term investments as an Investment Reserve.
Total reserves at 31 December 2025 were £5,471k, of which £181k was restricted, £4,000k a designated investment reserve, and £1,290k unrestricted and undesignated (2024: £5,013k, all unrestricted and undesignated). Unrestricted and undesignated funds are therefore equivalent to 10 months budgeted unrestricted expenditure, consistent with the Board’s reserves policy.
Investment Policy
The Board’s investment strategy and mandate was reviewed in late 2024 with the assistance of our external professional investment advisor, and in early 2025 the portfolio was redistributed across three professional investment management firms. The investment managers are mandated to manage their respective parts of the Board’s portfolio so as to produce favourable returns over appropriate periods of time, taking into account investment market conditions with moderate risk via a diversified mix of traditional and alternative investments with a variety of liquidity profiles. The investment advisor and fund managers inform the Board of Deputies regarding any ethical, social or environmental concerns regarding the investments.
As at 31 December 2025, the unrealised gain in the Board’s investments during the year was £254k (+5.7%), and including investment income of £31k the total return was +6.4%, in line with the Board’s target of RPI + 3%. During the year a net £316k was paid into the portfolio, and an anti-dilution levy of £103k was incurred in exiting the old managers.
Information on the financial position of consolidated entities
At 31 December 2025 Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited had reserves of £88,624 (2024: £89,599). Income in the year was £130,516 and expenditure was £131,491.
At 31 December 2025 Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage had reserves of £16,672 (2024: £20,414). Income in the year was £10,000 and expenditure was £13,742.
Going concern
Having considered post year-end results and reserves, the Trustees consider the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the Trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditors are aware of such information.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 16 July 2026
P Rosenberg Trustee (President)
B Crowne Trustee (Treasurer)
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
The trustees, who are also the directors of Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”.
Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare accounts for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable group for that period.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice);
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and the group and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation ‘the charitable company’ for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Company Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Statement of Cashflows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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the information given in the trustees’ report, which includes the directors’ report and the strategic report prepared for the purposes of company law, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the strategic report and the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the trustees’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 8, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Details of the extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations are set out below.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements from irregularities, whether due to fraud or error, and discussed these between our audit team members. We then designed and performed audit
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charitable company operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including financial reporting legislation and the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items.
In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be necessary to the charitable company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify noncompliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charitable company for fraud. We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the timing of recognition of communal contributions income and override of management controls. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management and the trustees’ about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission, sample testing of communal contribution income and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing noncompliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Helen Blundell LLB FCA FCIE DChA
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of
Crowe U.K. LLP
Statutory Auditor Black Country House Rounds Green Road Oldbury West Midlands B69 2DG
Date: 1 August 2026
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Note Income from: Donations 3,23 Legacies 3 Other trading activities 4 Charitable activities 5,23 Investment income 6 Total income Expenditure on: Cost of generating funds: Costs of generating donations and gifts 7 Expenditure on charitable activities: Service of the Jewish Community 7, 23 Education of Jews and non-Jews 7,23 Research into Jewish Communities 7,23 Security, Interfaith and good citizenship 7,23 Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) before transfers and investment gains Net gains/(losses) on investments 16 Transfer between funds 23 Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds for the year Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 24 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 £ £ £ £ 1,080,704 165,000 1,245,704 787,301 310,000 - 310,000 270,000 122,801 - 122,801 121,537 29,912 171,068 200,980 94,552 26,414 - 26,414 44,969 |
|---|---|
| 1,569,831 336,068 1,905,899 1,318,359 |
|
| 53,511 - 53,511 25,651 915,506 119,849 1,035,355 1,071,570 104,489 59,123 163,612 176,407 61,552 10,000 71,552 14,744 273,932 834 274,766 81,758 |
|
| 1,355,479 189,806 1,545,285 1,344,479 |
|
| 1,408,990 189,806 1,598,796 1,370,130 |
|
| 160,841 146,262 307,103 (51,771) 150,581 - 150,581 239,240 (34,585) 34,585 - - |
|
| 276,837 180,847 457,684 187,469 |
|
| 5,012,914 - 5,012,914 4,825,445 |
|
| 5,289,751 180,847 5,470,598 5,012,914 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for the consolidated income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.
The notes at pages 15 to 24 form part of these accounts.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
CONSOLIDATED AND CHARITY BALANCE SHEETS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Note Fixed assets: Tangible assets 17 Investments 18 Current assets: Debtors 20 Cash at bank and in hand Total Current assets Liabilities: Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 21 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Total net assets The funds of the Charity: Restricted income funds 23 Designated funds 23 Unrestricted funds Total funds 24 |
Group Charity 2025 2024 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 65,571 57,802 65,571 57,802 4,753,834 4,287,414 4,753,834 4,287,414 |
|---|---|
| 4,819,405 4,345,216 4,819,405 4,345,216 407,566 474,848 515,583 518,499 423,561 357,028 153,565 150,494 |
|
| 831,127 831,876 669,148 668,993 |
|
| (179,934) (164,178) (123,250) (111,309) |
|
| 651,193 667,698 545,898 557,684 |
|
| 5,470,598 5,012,914 5,365,303 4,902,900 |
|
| 5,470,598 5,012,914 5,365,303 4,902,900 |
|
| 180,847 - 180,847 - 4,000,000 - 4,000,000 - 1,289,751 5,012,914 1,184,456 4,902,900 |
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| 5,470,598 5,012,914 5,365,303 4,902,900 |
The net income of the Charity was £170,891 (2024: £163,835).
The trustees have prepared group accounts in accordance with section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 138 of the Charities Act 2011. These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.
The notes at pages 15 to 24 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 16 July 2026
P Rosenberg Trustee (President)
B Crowne Trustee (Treasurer)
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Note Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities 26 Cash flows from investing activities: Investment income Net (transfer to)/drawdown from investments Purchase of tangible fixed assets Net cash provided by investing activities Change in cash in the reporting period Cash at the beginning of the reporting period Cash at the end of the reporting period |
2025 2024 £ £ 378,378 (335,458) |
|---|---|
| 26,414 44,969 (315,839) 292,612 (22,420) (66,694) |
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| (311,845) 270,887 |
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| 66,533 (64,571) |
|
| 357,028 421,599 |
|
| 423,561 357,028 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Accounting Policies
1.1 Basis of preparation
The accounts are prepared in line with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy. The comparative figures relate to the year ended 31 December 2024.
1.2 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis and the trustees believe that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern having regard to the level of reserves.
1.3 Basis of consolidation
The Honorary Officers of the Board of Deputies of British Jews are ex officio the trustees of the Charity and the directors of the Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited (company number 06781106), a not-for-profit company that carries out non-charitable activities on behalf of the Board of Deputies. Additionally, the Charity appoints three of the five trustees of Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage (charity number 1133181, company number 06720581), which has related objects.
The financial statements therefore consolidate the results of the Charity, Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage and the Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited on the basis of common control. These entities have been consolidated on a line-by-line basis.
A separate Statement of Financial Activities and Income and Expenditure Account for the Charity has not been presented as the Charity has taken advantage of the exemption in section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.
1.4 Income
Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably.
The communal contribution comprises amounts donated by members of synagogues and other organisations, which are collected centrally before being remitted to the charity. These are accounted for on an accruals basis based on an estimate of when funds were initially donated by individuals.
Grants, including government grants, are recognised on the performance model, when the charity has complied with any conditions attaching to the grant, or part thereof, and the grant has been received or a schedule of payments agreed.
Due to the uncertain timing and quantum of receipts, legacy income is recognised at the earlier of the receipt of final accounts or money received.
All other incoming resources are accounted for on a receivable basis except where donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to such income. In such cases the income is deferred and not included in incoming resources until the pre-conditions for use have been met.
1.5 Investment income
Interest on funds held on deposit is included upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank. Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1.6 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be recovered and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SoFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly.
Costs of raising funds comprise those costs associated with attracting voluntary income, for making grant applications, and for other fundraising purposes. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.
1.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets other than freehold land are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fixtures and fittings 20% straight line Computer equipment 33% straight line
Expenditure on property, plant and equipment with a value in excess of £400 have been capitalised (2024: in excess of £1,000). Items below £400 are generally expensed as incurred; however, management applies judgement to capitalise certain lower-value items where appropriate. Fixed assets are inspected regularly for any impairment, and either the defect remedied to maintain current value, or an impairment in value is recognised.
1.8 Fixed asset investments
Investments represent basic financial instruments that are measured at fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing market price. Gains and losses are taken to the statement of financial activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated by reference to the value at which the investment was included in previous year’s accounts, or the cost if acquired during the year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at year end and their carrying value. Realised and unrealised investment gains and losses are combined in the statement of financial activities.
1.9 Debtors
Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any discount offered and provision for bad and doubtful debts. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any discounts due.
1.10 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
1.11 Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at settlement amount after allowing for discounts due.
1.12 Financial instruments
The Charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at settlement value.
1.13 Pensions
For defined-contribution schemes, the amount charged to the SoFA in respect of pension costs and other post-
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
retirement benefits is the contribution payable in the year. Any difference between the charge to the SoFA and the contributions payable to the scheme is shown as an asset or a liability in the Balance Sheet.
1.14 Operating leases
Rent payable under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
1.15 Fund accounting
The Charity maintains various types of funds. Transfers are made as permitted by the nature of the funds:
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Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
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Designated funds represent funds which are unrestricted, but the Trustees have designed them for a specific purpose to further the objectives of the charity.
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Restricted funds represent income received which is allocated by the donor to a specific project. The restrictions are binding on the trustees of the charity.
1.16 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The trustees consider that the only judgements or estimates that would be considered material to the financial statements relate to the recognition of (a) the communal contribution and (b) legacies, as set out in Note 1.4.
2 Legal status of the Charity
The Charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, number 3239086 and has no share capital. Its registered office is at ORT House, 147 Arlington Road, London, NW1 7ET. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the Charity.
3 Income from donations, gifts and legacies
| Communal contribution Donations and gifts Legacies |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Total funds 2025 2025 2025 2024 694,220 - 694,220 674,346 386,484 165,000 551,484 112,955 |
|---|---|
| 1,080,704 165,000 1,245,704 787,301 |
|
| 310,000 - 310,000 270,000 |
As at 31 December 2025, the charity had been notified of two estates for which they would receive a residual legacy (2024: two). These have estimated value after interim distributions of £40,000 (2024: £350,000). As per Note 1.4 no accrual has been made due to uncertainties around the quantum and the timing of receipts.
4 Other trading activities
| Representation fees Other |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Total funds 2025 2025 2025 2024 122,801 - 122,801 120,736 - - - 801 |
|---|---|
| 122,801 - 122,801 121,537 |
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
5 Income from charitable activities
| ncome from charitable activities | |
|---|---|
| Exhibitions, books and tours Yom HaShoah Pikuach Other activities |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 2,876 - 2,876 7,580 - 145,468 145,468 55,644 - 15,600 15,600 28,628 27,036 10,000 37,036 2,700 |
| 29,912 171,068 200,980 94,552 |
6 Investment income
| Investment income | |
|---|---|
| Interest receivable Income from investments |
2025 2024 7,900 6,048 18,514 38,921 |
| 26,414 44,969 |
All investment income was unrestricted in both years.
7 Analysis of expenditure (2025)
| Staff costs Depreciation Rent and rates Travel and subsistence Pikuach Promotion and events Yom HaShoah Legal & Professional Governance costs Other costs |
Fundraising and promotion Services to the Jewish Community Education Research Security, Interfaith and good citizenship Total 2025 23,968 543,306 67,579 51,870 166,812 853,535 417 9,457 1,176 697 2,904 14,651 1,888 42,794 5,323 3,154 13,139 66,298 3,585 33,473 6,987 30 20,891 64,966 - - 50,185 - - 50,185 2,194 49,730 15,124 4,941 15,269 87,258 - 119,849 - - - 119,849 15,345 56,649 - - 13,200 85,194 - 41,368 - - - 41,368 6,114 138,729 17,238 10,860 42,551 215,492 |
|---|---|
| 53,511 1,035,355 163,612 71,552 274,766 1,598,796 |
Analysis of expenditure (2024)
| Staff costs Depreciation Rent and rates Travel and subsistence Pikuach Promotion and events Yom HaShoah Legal & Professional Governance costs-staff Governance costs-other Other costs |
Fundraising and promotion Services to the Jewish Community Educati on Research Security, Interfaith and good citizenship Total 2024 20,971 600,224 103,735 13,451 55,953 794,334 - 8,892 - - - 8,892 - 43,200 - - - 43,200 - 35,840 2,225 47 9,665 47,777 - - 62,842 - - 62,842 - 85,320 2,968 - 3,778 92,066 - 55,049 - - - 55,049 4,400 35,039 1,746 - 7,700 48,885 - 9,885 - - 105 9,990 - 28,946 - - - 28,946 280 169,175 2,891 1,246 4,557 178,149 |
|---|---|
| 25,651 1,071,570 176,407 14,744 81,758 1,370,130 |
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| 7. Analysis of expenditure (cont.) Other costs comprise: Bank interest and charges Subscriptions and membership fees Insurance Telephone Photography Printing, postage and stationery Computer costs Sponsorship and Partnerships Grassroots advocacy expenses Training and Development Sundry expenses Room and storage rental Office costs |
Total 2025 Total 2024 1,181 1,778 19,444 22,953 19,002 16,702 7,010 6,239 - 1,605 6,177 4,630 41,708 44,723 28,075 - - 1,869 2,123 334 25,540 20,752 3,350 6,860 61,882 49,704 |
|---|---|
| 215,492 178,149 |
8 Analysis of governance costs The Charity identifies those costs which relate to the governance function. Having identified its governance costs, these are allocated against the charitable activities on a proportional basis.
| Governance costs comprise: Staff costs Legal costs Audit and accounting fees 9 Net (expenditure)/ income for the year This is stated after charging: Fees payable to the charity’s auditor for the audit of the annual accounts Fees payable to the charity’s auditor for other services: Accountant’s report on projects/other entities Other advisory services Depreciation Operating lease costs |
2025 2024 - 9,990 5,888 - 35,480 28,946 |
|---|---|
| 41,368 38,936 |
|
| 2025 2024 31,500 28,946 900 1,800 1,056 1,200 14,651 8,892 57,600 43,200 |
10 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration, and the cost of key management personnel
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2025 2024 767,350 726,995 84,648 72,244 29,486 30,641 |
|---|---|
| 881,484 829,880 |
The numbers of employees having benefits in excess of £60,000 or more were:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| £60,000 to £69,999 | 0 | 1 |
| £70,000 to £79,999 | 1 | 1 |
| £120,000 to £129,999 | 0 | 1 |
| £130,000 to £139,999 | 1 | 0 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
10. Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration, and the cost of key management personnel (cont.)
Contributions totalling £12,630 (2024: £12,400) were made to defined contribution pension schemes on behalf of employees whose emoluments exceed £60,000. The higher paid employees were also members of key management personnel as referred to in the trustee report.
The charity’s key management personnel are the senior management team, comprising the Chief Executive, plus the Directors of Operations, Communities & Education and Public Affairs (and Finance until July 2024).
Total benefits received by the senior management team in the year amounted to £375,171 (2024: £372,544). No trustee received any remuneration during the year (2024: £nil).
11 Staff Numbers
The average monthly head count of employees during the year was as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |
| Charitable activities | 17 | 16 |
At 31 December 2025 the Charity had 14 full-time and 4 part-time staff (2024: 13 full-time and 3 part-time).
12 Pension and other post-retirement benefit commitments
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions payable by the group and charity for the year | 29,846 | 30,641 |
The expense has been allocated to unrestricted expenditure on the same basis as wages and salaries.
13 Trustees
No trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the year (2024: £Nil). Trustees were reimbursed for travel, accommodation, subsistence and security costs totalling £35,914 (2024: £23,785).
Donations from trustees and their related parties during the year were £5,085 (2024: £566).
14 Related parties
In 2025 the Charity incurred £16,003 of costs on behalf of the London Jewish Forum (“LJF”), of which £15,000 was expensed as a grant in the year, and £1,003 was due to the Charity at the year-end. LJF also received a donation-in-kind of office use, valued at £5,000. Two trustees of the Charity, and a related party of a trustee, were trustees of LJF in the year.
The Communal Contribution of £35/head is initially collected from individual donors by their local communities and is paid through to the Board in bulk. In 2025 receipts totalling £21,554 were received from two charities whose trustees include individuals who are related parties to the Charity’s trustees.
Related entities and transactions between BoD entities are set out in the Trustees’ Report on p.2.
15 Corporation tax
As a charity, the Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation is exempt from UK tax on income and gains to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No such charges arose in the Charity in 2024 or 2025. Corporation tax paid by the Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited was £Nil (2024 £Nil).
16 Net gains/(losses) on investments
| Net revaluation of investments Less: anti-dilution levy on exiting investments Net gain on investments |
2025 2024 254,004 246,629 (103,423) (7,389) |
|---|---|
| 150,581 239,240 |
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
17 Tangible fixed assets
| Group and Charity Cost: As at 1 January 2025 Additions Disposal/Write-off Cost as at 31 December 2025 Depreciation: As at 1 January 2025 Charge for year Disposals/Write-off As at 31 December 2025 Net book value As at 31 December 2025 As at 31 December 2024 18 Fixed asset investments Group & Charity As at 1 January Net gains on investments Net cash transfer to/(drawdown from) investments As 31 December Comprising: Fixed interest securities & equity shares Cash deposit funds |
Fixtures & Fittings Computer Equipment Total 66,694 - 66,694 12,039 10,381 22,420 - - - |
Fixtures & Fittings Computer Equipment Total 66,694 - 66,694 12,039 10,381 22,420 - - - |
|---|---|---|
| 78,733 10,381 89,114 |
||
| 8,892 - 8,892 14,651 - 14,651 - - - |
||
| 23,543 - 23,543 |
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| 55,190 10,381 65,571 |
||
| 57,802 - 57,802 |
||
| 2025 2024 4,287,414 4,340,785 150,581 239,240 315,839 (292,611) |
||
| 4,753,834 4,287,414 |
||
| 4,727,510 3,952,777 26,324 388,008 |
||
| 4,753,834 4,340,785 |
19 Entities under common control
The Charity also controls the following other entities as all Trustees are ex officio directors and members of Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited, and three (being a majority) are ex officio directors and members of Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage . Their registered office is the same as the Charity.
| Controlled entity | Nature of entity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited | UK Company limited by guarantee | Not for profit company |
| Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage | UK Company limited by guarantee | Registered charity |
Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited was charged £57,132 (2024: £44,982) by the Charity in respect of administrative costs incurred during the year.
The principal activity and the results of these entities for the last relevant financial period were as follows:
| Controlled company | Principal activity | Total | Net | Reserves at 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | (outgoing) | December | ||
| resources | resources | 2025 | ||
| Board of Deputies of | Support of Jewish representation | 130,516 | (975) | 88,624 |
| British Jews Limited | ||||
| Board of Deputies | Protection of Jewish cemeteries and other | 10,000 | (3,742) | 16,672 |
| Jewish Heritage | heritage related activities |
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
20 Debtors
| Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Group Charity 2025 2024 2025 2024 1,136 4,103 21 2,400 900 775 900 775 405,530 469,970 405,530 469,970 - - 109,132 45,354 407,566 474,848 515,583 518,499 |
|---|---|
Prepayments include prepaid rent, of which £129,600 relates to future occupancy beyond one year (see Note 25, below)
21 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year.
| reditors: amounts falling due within one year. | |
|---|---|
| Trade creditors Taxes and social security costs Other creditors Accruals and deferred income Amounts owing to group undertakings |
Group Charity 2025 2024 2025 2024 36,656 41,347 33,876 41,347 26,089 19,875 26,088 19,875 5,811 8,259 5,811 8,259 111,378 94,697 57,475 41,828 - - - - |
| 179,934 164,178 123,250 111,309 |
Deferred income relates to representation fees income in Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited. This is generally billed for the period June to May and is non-conterminous with the Charity’s financial year.
| Deferred Income Balance at the beginning of the period Amount released to income in the year Amount deferred in the year Balance at the year end |
Group Charity 2025 2024 2025 2024 52,689 50,043 - - (52,689) (50,043) - - 53,903 52,689 - - |
|---|---|
| 53,903 52,689 - - |
22 Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation
Unconsolidated figures for the Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation are:
| Total incoming resources Total resources expended Net gains on investments Surplus for the year |
2025 2024 1,827,516 1,258,134 (1,807,206) (1,333,539) 150,581 239,240 |
|---|---|
| 170,891 163,835 |
23 Analysis of restricted and designated funds
Group and charity restricted funds (2025)
| BoD Heritage Jewish Culture Month Optimistic Alliance Pikuach Yom HaShoah Total restricted funds |
Balance at 1 January 2025 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfer between funds Funds at 31 December 2025 - 10,000 (10,000) - - n/a (new) 125,000 (8,938) - 116,062 n/a (new) 40,000 (834) - 39,166 - 15,600 (50,185) 34,585 - - 145,468 (119,849) - 25,619 |
|---|---|
| - 336,068 (189,806) 34,585 180,847 |
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
23 Analysis of restricted and designated funds (cont.)
Group and charity designated fund (2025)
| Balance at | Incoming | Resources | Transfer | Funds at 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | resources | expended | between funds | December | |
| 2025 | 2025 | ||||
| Investment Reserve | - | - |
- | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
BoD Heritage relates to Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage funds, restricted to their charitable purposes.
Jewish Culture Month funds relate to the Jewish Culture Month project, and associated activities including the Jewish Learning Experience Exhibition
Optimistic Alliance funds are used on the charity’s Jewish-Muslim dialogue and events programme. Income in the year includes £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Pikuach funds are used on the charity’s Jewish Studies inspectorate service (unrestricted in previous years). The deficit incurred on this project in the year was met via a transfer from unrestricted funds.
Yom HaShoah funds are used for commemoration of the Holocaust, including an annual national event.
The Investment Reserve was designated by the Trustees in the year to ring-fence the charity’s long-term investment portfolio and differentiate it from funds held for the short-term as investments until required.
Group and charity restricted funds (2024)
| Balance at | Incoming | Resources | Transfer | Funds at 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | resources | expended |
between | December | |
| 2024 | funds | 2024 | |||
| Yom HaShoah | - | 55,644 | (55,049) |
(595) | - |
| nalysis of net assets between | funds | ||||
| Fund balances at 31 December | 2025 are represented by: | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 65,571 | - | 65,571 | ||
| Current assets | 5,404,114 | 180,847 | 5,584,961 | ||
| Creditors of less than one year | (179,934) | - | (179,934) | ||
| Total | 5,289,751 | 180,847 | 5,470,598 | ||
| Fund balances at 31 December | 2024 are represented by: | ||||
| Total Funds | |||||
| (all unrestricted) | |||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 57,802 | ||||
| Current assets | 5,119,290 | ||||
| Creditors of less than one year | (164,178) | ||||
| Total (all unrestricted) | 5,012,914 | ||||
| ommitments made under operating leases for land and buildings | |||||
| 2025 2024 |
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| Due within one year | 57,600 57,600 |
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| Due after one but before five years | 129,600 187,200 |
24 Analysis of net assets between funds
25 Commitments made under operating leases for land and buildings
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
26 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
| Net movement in funds Add back: depreciation charge (Gain)/loss on investments Deduct interest and dividends from investing activities (Increase)/Decrease in debtors Increase/(Decrease) in creditors Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities 27 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024 Income from: Donations Legacy Other trading activities Charitable activities Investment income Total income Expenditure on: Cost of generating funds Costs of generating donations and gifts Expenditure on charitable activities Service of the Jewish Community Education of Jews and non-Jews Research into Jewish Communities Security, Interfaith and good citizenship Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds for the year before transfers and investment gains Net gains/(losses) on investments Transfer between funds Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds for the year Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2025 2024 457,684 187,468 14,651 8,892 (150,581) (239,240) (26,414) (44,969) 67,282 (215,525) 15,756 (32,084) 378,378 (335,458) Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds 2024 787,301 - 787,301 270,000 - 270,000 121,537 - 121,537 38,908 55,644 94,552 44,969 - 44,969 |
2025 2024 457,684 187,468 14,651 8,892 (150,581) (239,240) (26,414) (44,969) 67,282 (215,525) 15,756 (32,084) |
|---|---|---|
| 378,378 (335,458) |
||
| 1,262,715 55,644 1,318,359 |
||
| 25,651 - 25,651 1,016,521 55,049 1,071,570 176,407 - 176,407 14,744 - 14,744 81,758 - 81,758 |
||
| 1,315,081 55,049 1,370,130 |
||
| (52,366) 595 (51,771) |
||
| 239,240 - 239,240 595 (595) - |
||
| 187,469 - 187,469 |
||
| 4,825,445 - 4,825,445 |
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| 5,012,914 - 5,012,914 |
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