Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim)

Analysis

Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) reported income of £593k and spending of £546k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £561k to £593k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essex Hall (£592k), Whetstone Baptist Church (£593k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Andover (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £949. Reserves of £507k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.