Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Analysis

Kollel Gaon Yaakov is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in January 2012, 14 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Kollel Gaon Yaakov reported income of £773k and spending of £767k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £666k to £773k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 23%. 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, Kollel Gaon Yaakov sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 The Huntingdon Foundation Limited (£772k), Preston Ribble Methodist Circuit (£773k) and Women for Refugee Women (£771k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £82k. Reserves of £20k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.