British Emunah Fund

Analysis

British Emunah Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Emunah Fund reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.2m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.0m (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, British Emunah Fund sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teen Challenge London (£1.0m), The Impact Facility (£1.0m) and Harrow Law Centre (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, charitable activities 39% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £138k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £762k. Reserves of £839k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.