Friends of Beis Yisroel Trust

Analysis

Friends of Beis Yisroel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Beis Yisroel Trust reported income of £748k and spending of £834k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £232k to £748k (+222%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Beis Yisroel Trust 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mitchell Memorial Youth Arts Centre Ltd (£747k), Emmaus Suffolk Limited (£749k) and Exeter Community Initiatives (£747k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £830k. Reserves of £122k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.