Friends of Sanz Institutions

Analysis

Friends of Sanz Institutions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Friends of Sanz Institutions reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £987k to £1.6m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Sanz Institutions 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 RNH Synagogue & College Ltd (£1.6m), The Skinners' Almshouse Charity (£1.6m) and The Foundation of Edward Storey (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 5.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 45 months of spending at that rate.