British Friends of the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (Kollel Shomrei Hachomos)

Analysis

British Friends of the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (Kollel Shomrei Hachomos) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Friends of the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (Kollel Shomrei Hachomos) reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.6m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, British Friends of the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (Kollel Shomrei Hachomos) 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 Croydon Bme Forum (£1.6m), The Gertner Charitable Trust (£1.6m) and Glow Church UK (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £257k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.