Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies

Analysis

Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in January 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies reported income of £798k and spending of £734k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £985k to £798k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bovington Nursery (£796k), The Park Neighbourhood Nursery (£798k) and Sense About Science (£795k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £334k. Reserves of £632k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.