The London Board for Shechita

Analysis

The London Board for Shechita is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10633799). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The London Board for Shechita reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £2.8m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The London Board for Shechita sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keren Habinyan Limited (£2.8m), London School of Theology (£2.8m) and Emmaus Road Community Church (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and investments 20%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £80k. Reserves of £7.6m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.