British Friends of Shearit Israel

Analysis

British Friends of Shearit Israel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Friends of Shearit Israel reported income of £56k and spending of £45k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £56k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Shearit Israel sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumbria Yoga Foundation (£56k), Jignyasu Rambapa Trust (£56k) and Midland Fine Arts and Language Academy (£56k).