The Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation
British charitable company that carries out the charitable work of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
| The Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation
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|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 1996-08-19 (incorporated); 1996-09-18 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1058107; company 03239086 |
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, ORT House, 147 Arlington Road, Camden, London |
| Area served | Throughout London, Hertfordshire |
| Key people | Philip Rosenberg (President) |
| Website | www.bod.org.uk |
The Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation undertakes charitable activities associated with the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
It is a company limited by guarantee (03239086), incorporated on 19 August 1996 and registered as a charity (1058107) on 18 September 1996.[1] Its working names include "the Board of Deputies" and "the Board of Deputies of British Jews". Its trustees are the Honorary Officers of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, who are elected by the Deputies on a three-year cycle; at the end of 2025 there were 281 Deputies (PDF p.4).[2]
Objects and activities
The registered objects are: (A) the advancement of the Jewish religion; (B) the relief of poverty, need or hardship among Jewish people; (C) education in the knowledge and understanding of Judaism and Jewish history and culture; (D) research in the social and behavioural sciences relating to the Jewish community; (E) the promotion of good race relations "by working towards the elimination of racism in the form of anti-semitism"; and (F) the promotion of the efficiency of the police and of good citizenship, "with particular reference to racially motivated, especially anti-semitic, crime". Each object applies "in any part of the world".[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes; Education/training; The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty; Religious Activities; Environment/conservation/heritage; Economic/community Development/employment. Areas of operation: Throughout London, Hertfordshire.[1]
Under the heading "Stand up for peace and security in Israel and the Middle East", the 2025 trustees' report lists vigils for the hostages at Westminster and an "Adopt-A-Hostage" campaign, a Trafalgar Square event marking two years since 7 October, work on "balanced teaching in relation to Israel in schools" including the removal of an "Israel-Palestine resource" from the TES website, and roundtables with Israeli political leaders (PDF p.6). It also records the Board's response to the "12-Day War between Israel and Iran", including a webinar with the Israeli embassy, delegations to Israel, and meetings with the FCDO and the Minister of State for the Middle East (PDF p.7).[2]
People
Trustees
The trustees who served throughout 2025 were Philip Rosenberg (President), Adrian Cohen, Andrew Gilbert, Jeremy Michelson and Ben Crowne. Andrew Gilbert resigned in January 2026, and Karen Newman was elected in March 2026 to serve until 31 May 2027 (PDF p.4).[2]
| Trustee | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Philip Rosenberg | 2024-06-01 |
| Jeremy Michelson | 2024-06-01 |
| Adrian Cohen | 2024-06-01 |
| Ben Edward Nathaniel Crowne | 2024-06-01 |
| Karen Melanie Newman | 2026-03-03 |
Source:[1]
Senior management
The 2025 accounts name Michael Wegier (Chief Executive), Andrew Leigh (Director of Operations), Toby Greene (Director of Public Affairs and Communications from May 2025) and Liat Rosenthal (Director of Culture, Education and Communities from September 2025); Daniel Sugarman (Director of Public Affairs) left in April 2025 and Dawn Waterman (Director of Communities and Education) in September 2025 (PDF p.4).[2]
Related entities
The consolidated accounts include The Board of Deputies of British Jews Limited, a company that receives representation fees from member organisations and carries out "grassroots and political advocacy activities", which was charged a management fee of £57,132 (2024: £44,982), and Board of Deputies Jewish Heritage, a charity formed in 2022 that holds the title deeds of non-active Jewish cemeteries (PDF p.5).[2]
Finances
| Year ending | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £1,155,928 | £1,202,641 |
| 2022-12-31 | £1,695,587 | £1,464,369 |
| 2023-12-31 | £1,188,517 | £1,362,266 |
| 2024-12-31 | £1,318,359 | £1,370,130 |
| 2025-12-31 | £1,905,899 | £1,598,796 |
Source:[1]
In 2025 income was £1,905,899, made up of donations £1,245,704, legacies £310,000, other trading activities £122,801, charitable activities £200,980 and investment income £26,414. Expenditure of £1,598,796 included £1,035,355 on "Service of the Jewish Community" and £274,766 on "Security, Interfaith and good citizenship" (PDF p.15).[2] The 2025 annual return reports one government contract (£15,600) and two government grants (£27,500), 500 volunteers, and that the charity has a trading subsidiary.[1] The register records that the charity does not own land or property.[1]
Support for the Israeli military
No grant to, or fundraising for, the Israeli military or bodies supporting soldiers is recorded in the 2025 accounts.[2]
Prior scrutiny. No Charity Commission inquiry or Official Warning, and no complaint or report by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, the Islamic Human Rights Commission or Declassified UK, concerning this charity's support for soldiers was found (checked October 2026). The foundation is not listed on the Powerbase page UK AWIS - supporters.
Activity beyond the Green Line
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No activity or grant beyond the Green Line is recorded in the 2025 accounts. | Not established |
Controversies and regulatory action
- No regulatory action concerning the foundation was found in the register extract or the sources searched. The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this foundation is among them.[3]
Contact
- 3rd Floor, ORT House, 147 Arlington Road, Camden, London (the register gives no postcode)
- Phone: 020 7543 5400
- Email: accounts@bod.org.uk
- Website: www.bod.org.uk[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (bulk download, tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_governing_document, charity_classification, charity_area_of_operation and charity_other_names dated 14 October 2026), rows for charity 1058107.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation, Trustees' report and consolidated accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, from accounts and annual returns Register of Charities.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").