The British Friends of Migdal Ohr

Analysis

The British Friends of Migdal Ohr is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Friends of Migdal Ohr reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.2m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £812k to £3.2m (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 445%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Friends of Migdal Ohr sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Marlborough College Foundation (£3.2m), Screen Academy Foundation (£3.3m) and The Abdo College of Education (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.7m. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £104k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.