The Friends of the Bobover Yeshivah

Analysis

The Friends of the Bobover Yeshivah is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of the Bobover Yeshivah reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.6m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Friends of the Bobover Yeshivah sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Making the Leap (£1.6m), Questscope (£1.6m) and The Environment Centre (Tec) (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56% and charitable activities 44%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £26k. Reserves of £521k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.