Keren Hayeled Charitable Trust

Analysis

Keren Hayeled Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edgware. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Keren Hayeled Charitable Trust reported income of £548k and spending of £469k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £251k to £548k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Keren Hayeled Charitable Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Tuttiett Charitable Trust (£548k), All Saints Action Network Limited (£548k) and The Matrix Trust (£547k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £136k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.