Menorah Foundation

Analysis

Menorah Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Menorah Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £978k to £1.4m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Menorah Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Taoist Tai Chi Society of Great Britain (£1.4m), Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya (£1.4m) and Archdiocesan Property Services Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £900k.