Ahavat Shalom Charity Fund

Analysis

Ahavat Shalom Charity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middx.. It was registered in October 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Ahavat Shalom Charity Fund reported income of £2.3m and spending of £3.7m, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.3m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ahavat Shalom Charity Fund sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care (Christian Action Research and Education) (£2.3m), Bristol Cathedral (£2.3m) and The London Baptist Association (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.6m. Reserves of £314k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.