British Friends of Shalva

Analysis

British Friends of Shalva is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Friends of Shalva reported income of £719k and spending of £655k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £587k to £719k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Friends of Shalva 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mirianog Trust (£718k), Nafsiyat (£719k) and The Dromintee Trust (£717k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £360k. It employed 2 people.