UK Friends of Yeshivas Mekor Chaim

Analysis

UK Friends of Yeshivas Mekor Chaim is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, UK Friends of Yeshivas Mekor Chaim reported income of £28k and spending of £31k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £64k to £28k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, UK Friends of Yeshivas Mekor Chaim 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 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Living Church (£28k), Rehema Trust (£28k) and Victory Christian Centre Assemblies of God - Slough (£28k).