British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer

Analysis

British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending July 2025, British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £5.4m to £4.2m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Resolution Foundation (£4.2m), Central England Law Centre Limited (£4.2m) and The Abc Trust (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.2m. Reserves of £15k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.