The British Friends of Midrash Shmuel

Analysis

The British Friends of Midrash Shmuel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The British Friends of Midrash Shmuel reported income of £240k and spending of £285k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £110k to £240k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Friends of Midrash Shmuel sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darchei Torah Limited (£240k), Crofton Early Learners (£240k) and The Lady Cobham Foundation (£240k).