Yad Shlomo Trust

Analysis

Yad Shlomo Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2007, 19 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. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Yad Shlomo Trust reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Yad Shlomo Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Martin-In-The-Fields Trust (£2.1m), PAC –positive Action in the Community (£2.1m) and Citizens Advice Essex Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and trading 4.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £3,700 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.