British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Analysis

British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06350828). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reported income of £7.8m and spending of £8.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £8.3m to £7.8m (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leathersellers' Foundation (£7.8m), Action Medical Research (£7.8m) and Street League (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and investments 8.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £268k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.