Maccabi GB
Analysis
Maccabi GB is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04759599). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Maccabi GB reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Maccabi GB sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Abbey, Quarr (£1.9m), Moorlands College (£1.9m) and Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit (£1.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 44% and trading 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £135k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 53%
- Charitable activities 44%
- Trading 2.1%
- Investments 0.7%
In the charity's own words
The charity's objective is to provide, for youth in the United Kingdom,facilities for recreation and other leisuretime occupation; such facilities to be provided in the interests of social welfare within the meaning and subjectto the conditions of the Recreational Charities Act 1958; also to promote the education of the public and theadvancement of religion among youth in the United Kingdom.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Abbey, Quarr | Ryde | £1.9m |
| Moorlands College | Christchurch | £1.9m |
| Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit | Sevenoaks | £1.9m |
| Grace Baptist Mission CIO | Abingdon | £1.9m |