Prayer for Israel

Analysis

Prayer for Israel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Prayer for Israel reported income of £945k and spending of £650k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £816k to £945k (+16%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Prayer for Israel sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighter Horizons (£945k), Acts Trust (£946k) and Angel Trust - a Charity for the People (£944k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £397k. Charitable activities took 51% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £85k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.