Friends of Esra in Israel

Analysis

Friends of Esra in Israel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mill Hill. It was registered in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Friends of Esra in Israel reported income of £47k and spending of £42k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £48k to £47k (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Esra in Israel sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Evangelical Church Leytonstone Trust (£47k), The Power Movement Organisation (£47k) and South Westminster Legal Advice Centre CIO (£47k).