British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel

Analysis

British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10384576). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £720k to £1.7m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel sits at the 97th 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 Merton Music Foundation (£1.7m), Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire (£1.7m) and National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 30%, investments 29%, trading 25% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 25%. Grants to other organisations totalled £741k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.