British Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem

Analysis

British Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04877476). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, British Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem reported income of £703k and spending of £712k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £227k to £703k (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, British Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 South West Youth Ministries (£702k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Peter Farnborough (£703k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Faith's Lee on the Solent (£699k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and trading 8.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £138k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £660k.