Friends of Gaon Yaakov

Analysis

Friends of Gaon Yaakov is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of Gaon Yaakov reported income of £84k and spending of £83k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £168k to £84k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Gaon Yaakov sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Angels for Bulgaria (£84k), Humphrys Almshouses CIO (£84k) and Wayout - Worldwide Arts Youth Limited (£84k).