Jeg Trust Limited

Jeg Trust Limited is a low-profile, family-led grant-making charitable company limited by guarantee, established in London on 20 April 2015 (charity number 1163312, company 09550385). Governed by three trustees—Joseph Gurvits (Chair), Yael Davis, and Esther Gurvits—it focuses on general charitable purposes, particularly the prevention and relief of poverty for public benefit. Operating without employees or public strategies, it embodies a pragmatic, conservative approach, distributing funds solely through grants to individuals and organizations, guided by prudent reserves and trustee discretion rather than prescriptive criteria.

The Trust supports a broad spectrum of charitable activities across cause areas, including poverty alleviation, health, education, social welfare, and community initiatives, funding projects, core costs, and potentially unrestricted support for UK-registered charities and individuals demonstrating clear public benefit. It prioritizes wide-ranging interventions without thematic or sectoral specialization, emphasizing responsive grantmaking to current needs.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities (with preference for established ones over micro or new entities), primarily operating in London, though UK-wide work may qualify if aligned with poverty relief or general charitable aims. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—grants are invite-only, selected at trustees' discretion via ad hoc meetings with no deadlines or public process. Annual grant expenditure totals £600,000–£900,000, with individual awards likely ranging from several thousand to six figures.

Distinctively generalist and London-centric, Jeg Trust avoids non-charitable activities, direct delivery, or published grantee lists, differentiating it as a discreet, family-directed funder ideal for invited London-based charities advancing broad public benefit, rather than niche or speculative projects.