Friends of Shearim

Analysis

Friends of Shearim is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edgware. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Shearim reported income of £47k and spending of £49k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39k to £47k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of Shearim sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas and St Luke Deptford (£47k), Oakley Vale Community Centre (£47k) and Mid Cornwall Christian Church (£47k).