The British Friends of the Bar-Ilan University

Analysis

The British Friends of the Bar-Ilan University is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater London. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The British Friends of the Bar-Ilan University reported income of £524k and spending of £514k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £783k to £524k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 the Bar-Ilan University sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (Ucet) (£522k), The Institute of Measurement and Control (£524k) and The Primary Shakespeare Company (£522k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £398k. Reserves of £168k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.