The Minyan

Analysis

The Minyan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 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 company (Companies House number 05603904). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Minyan reported income of £1.1m and spending of £588k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £342k to £1.1m (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Minyan sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called St Mary's, Hospital, Chichester (£1.1m), Indo American Refugee and Migrant Organisation (£1.1m) and Count US in (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £63k. Reserves of £831k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.