Friends of Achiezer Arad

Analysis

Friends of Achiezer Arad is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Friends of Achiezer Arad reported income of £1.2m and spending of £466k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £356k to £1.2m (+244%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Achiezer Arad sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sabeno Limited (£1.2m), Wonder Foundation (£1.2m) and The Melow Charitable Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and investments 29%. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 46%. Grants to other organisations totalled £213k. Reserves of £15k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.