British Friends of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem

Analysis

British Friends of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Friends of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem reported income of £1.3m and spending of £833k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, British Friends of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Institute of Acoustics Limited (£1.3m), Camden Community Nurseries Limited (£1.3m) and West Lancashire County Scout Council (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £576k. Reserves of £8.5m would cover about 123 months of spending at that rate.