British Friends of Yeshivas Shaarei Chochmo

Analysis

British Friends of Yeshivas Shaarei Chochmo is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prestwich. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, British Friends of Yeshivas Shaarei Chochmo reported income of £661k and spending of £675k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £411k to £661k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, British Friends of Yeshivas Shaarei Chochmo sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) (£660k), Cumbria Methodist Circuit (£661k) and The John Booth Charitable Foundation (£660k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £291k. Reserves of £4,849 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.