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British Friends of Emek

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1121878EdgwareReligion
Income£72k2025-10-31
Spending£69ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause55th pctReligion
Registered2007Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

British Friends of Emek is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edgware. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, British Friends of Emek reported income of £72k and spending of £69k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £13k to £72k (+457%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 234%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, British Friends of Emek sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryde Baptist Church (£71k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Roydon (£72k) and The Firdale Christian Trust (£71k).

Income and spending

£0£18k£36k£54k£72k2021 Income: £12,8582021 Spending: £12,62320212022 Income: £16,0902022 Spending: £16,42820222023 Income: £7,7992023 Spending: £5,57720232024 Income: £21,4322024 Spending: £23,50220242025 Income: £71,5652025 Spending: £68,9072025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The main activity of the charity is to support the Emek Learning Centre in Israel which provides support and learning facilities in Jewish studies to English speakers in Jerusalem together with an advanced learning programme for Yeshivah graduates.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Ryde Baptist ChurchRyde£71k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of RoydonEssex£72k
The Firdale Christian TrustRutland£71k
Rushden Independent Wesleyan ChurchNorthamptonshire£72k