Shaarei Orah
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its objects centre on Orthodox Jewish faith and education and on relieving poverty, sickness and infirmity, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
- Its stated priority is North West London, so a group based elsewhere should check that its work will serve that area before writing.
- The charity gives to institutions that can provide community services its trustees feel unable or unqualified to provide, so a request should describe a service the charity could not easily run itself, and it sets how its money must be spent and monitors that spending.
- No grant range is stated and no application process is published, so do not assume a size, and contact the charity first to ask how it prefers to receive approaches.
- Every grant needs a majority of trustees, and in almost all cases one trustee objection stops it, so a proposal should be one the trustees can all support.
Overview
Shaarei Orah is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1133528).
Shaarei Orah is a charity registered in England and Wales whose objects include advancing the Orthodox Jewish faith and Orthodox Jewish education, relieving poverty, sickness and infirmity among the public, and other charitable purposes for public benefit. It operates the Shaarei Orah Institute, which combines a Beis Hamedrash Programme and an Academic Study Centre. Its Charity Commission register entry shows £1,504,638 in grants to institutions for the most recent year in which it made any.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 29 February 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The charity makes donations to institutions able to provide services to the community that its trustees feel unable or unqualified to provide, where those services fall within its objects. Its objects include advancing the Orthodox Jewish faith and Orthodox Jewish education, particularly through a Talmudical college for Orthodox Jewish boys in North West London, and relieving poverty, sickness and infirmity among the public, as well as other charitable objects for public benefit. For institutional grants, the trustees stipulate how the money should be spent and monitor the effectiveness of its allocation. All grants and donations require approval by a majority of trustees, and in almost all cases they will not make a grant or donation if any trustee objects.
Themes
- Orthodox Jewish faith
- Orthodox Jewish education
- Poverty, sickness and infirmity
Geographic Focus
Priority: North West London.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report or its register entry.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Trustees favour donations to institutions able to provide community services they feel unable or unqualified to provide, provided those services fall within the charity’s objects.
- A grant or donation requires approval by a majority of trustees; in almost all cases, any trustee objection means they will not make it.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Greater London
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Shaarei Orah.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 28 February 2021 | £622,289 | £610,066 | — | Accounts for year to 28 February 2021 |
| year to 28 February 2022 | £662,015 | £675,362 | — | Accounts for year to 28 February 2022 |
| year to 28 February 2023 | £1,243,751 | £1,252,073 | — | Accounts for year to 28 February 2023 |
| year to 29 February 2024 | £1,586,342 | £1,528,001 | £1,504,638 | Accounts for year to 29 February 2024 |
| year to 28 February 2025 | £1,681,323 | £1,779,747 | — | Accounts for year to 28 February 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 29 February 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 29 February 2024)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission