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BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHALVA

Registered charity 1081887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHALVA

Raising funds for the Shalva Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Shalva provides a respite home for children with severe mental and physical disabilities.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£719k
Latest spending
£655k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £63,866 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds of £171,352. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity is solely dependent upon donations from individuals and other charitable organisations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 21.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“During the year the charity spent £132,603 (2024: £67,040) on fundraising events and a further £20,611 (2024: £63,112) on other fundraising efforts.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely governance costs of the charity for the next year (held: £171k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely governance costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Friends of Shalva (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£719k
Total spending
£655k
Cost of raising funds
£153k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£719k£655k
31/12/2024£534k£617k
31/12/2023£765k£742k
31/12/2022£528k£478k
31/12/2021£587k£565k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHALVA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £63,866 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds of £171,352. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity is solely dependent upon donations from individuals and other charitable organisations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHALVA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHALVA as a grant recipient include THE SENECA TRUST, THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND VIVIENNE WOHL PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION, RECHOV GORDON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SENECA TRUSTFY2025£199k
THE SENECA TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE MAURICE AND VIVIENNE WOHL PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kCare and Welfare
THE MAURICE AND VIVIENNE WOHL PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONFY2023£25kWelfare
RECHOV GORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£19k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£10k
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUNDFY2026£9k
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£9kRelief of poverty/afflictions
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£9kCharitable activity
THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATIONFY2024£9k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
REUBEN FOUNDATION1£143k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£107k
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£100k
W F SOUTHALL TRUST1£85k
UOHC FOUNDATION LTD1£60k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND1£50k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST1£41k
THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHALVA£719k—0unclear21.3%no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM FY2024£172k—0above57.0%no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FY2025£703k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YAD EZRA VESHULAMIT FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE SHEBA MEDICAL CENTRE AT TEL HASHOMER FY2025£359k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF ALEH FY2025£272k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.