BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM

Registered charity 1171524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OASIS OF PEACE UK

Financial support of the educational programmes of Neve Shalom / Wahat al-Salam that promote peace and equality, and advocacy in the UK about this work.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£172k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £254,491, which is in excess of its stated reserves policy target of approximately £35,000. The trustees confirmed there were no long-term liabilities and expressed confidence in the charity's capacity to cover running costs and meet its objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from individuals, charitable trusts and other institutions (97% of income)
“Donations from individuals, charitable trusts and other institutions 56,274 93,556 149,830 126,044”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 57.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising Funds 6 44,540 - 44,540 47,730” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' worth of administrative and support costs of the current operations, amounting to approximately £35,000 (held: £254k)
“This has been estimated by the Committee at six months' worth of administrative and support costs of the current operations, amounting to approximately £35,000.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related parties (Trustees and connected parties) for the year totalled £670 (2023: £2,620).
“Donations received from related parties (Trustees and connected parties) for the year totalled £670 (2023: £2,620). During the year the charity paid £Nil (2023: £Nil) for Trustee travel and accommodation expenses.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oasis of Peace UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£536k
Total spending
£309k
Cost of raising funds
£35k
Reserves (reported)
£144k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£172k£165k
31/12/2023£327k£258k
31/12/2022£114k£204k
31/12/2021£536k£309k
31/12/2020£209k£203k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £254,491, which is in excess of its stated reserves policy target of approximately £35,000. The trustees confirmed there were no long-term liabilities and expressed confidence in the charity's capacity to cover running costs and meet its objectives. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM as a grant recipient include THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH SHALOM-SALAAM TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOM - WAHAT AL-SALAM£172k—0above57.0%no doubt
THE BRITISH SHALOM-SALAAM TRUST FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF NEVE YERUSHALAYIM SEMINARY TRUST FY2024£134k—0above—no doubt
AHAVAT SHALOM CHARITY FUND FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL FY2024£2.6m——above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF NACHALAS BNEI SHIMON FY2025£194k—0above—no doubt

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