Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Welfare Board
Analysis
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Welfare Board is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Welfare Board reported income of £70k and spending of £71k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £95k to £70k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Welfare Board sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melody Tabernacle (£70k), Fuel or Poor's Allotment, Burgh St Margaret (£70k) and Fountain of Fire Prayer Restoration Ministry (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide all forms of relief to Sephardi Jews in the British Isles
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Melody Tabernacle | London | £70k |
| Fuel or Poor's Allotment, Burgh St Margaret | Great Yarmouth | £70k |
| Fountain of Fire Prayer Restoration Ministry | Luton | £70k |
| The Mytchett Ministries | Camberley | £70k |