Jewish charities have income of £1 billion, says report

While Jewish charities represented 4.65 per cent of the overall number of faith charities, they accounted for 6.19 per cent of the income.

The annual £1 billion figure for Jewish charities is almost double the £542 million for the Muslim community and considerably more for Hindus with £83 million and Sikhs £61 million. Christian charities raised £11.2 billion, according to the report.

NCP recorded 2,147 Jewish charities compared with 2,054 Muslim ones.

Overall faith-based charities account for 23 per cent of the income of charities in England and Wales.