VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST

Registered charity 1073284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting those in financial hardship and the Talmudical College of Viznitz in London.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£664k
Latest spending
£697k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £53,281, resulting from net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that future activities are subject to satisfactory income, and the charity holds no free reserves, instead carrying net liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (held: £-53k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity plans to continue its activities for the foreseeable future subject to satisfactory income.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related parties
“During the period the charity received £1,000 in donations from Blossoms London Ltd. The charity and Blossoms London Ltd share common management personnel. During the period the charity received £5,000 in donations from Vishnitz Club Ltd. The charity and Vishnitz Club Ltd share common management personnel. During the period the charity received £28,770 in donations from Vishnitz Girls School Ltd. The charity and Vishnitz Girls School Ltd share common management personnel.” — page 14
“During the period the charity paid £15,000 in donations to Rise and Shine. The charity and Rise and Shine share a common trustee.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations paid to related party
“During the period the charity received £1,000 in donations from Blossoms London Ltd. The charity and Blossoms London Ltd share common management personnel. During the period the charity received £5,000 in donations from Vishnitz Club Ltd. The charity and Vishnitz Club Ltd share common management personnel. During the period the charity received £28,770 in donations from Vishnitz Girls School Ltd. The charity and Vishnitz Girls School Ltd share common management personnel.” — page 14
“During the period the charity paid £15,000 in donations to Rise and Shine. The charity and Rise and Shine share a common trustee.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/05/2025)

Total income
£664k
Total spending
£697k
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/05/2025£664k£697k
30/04/2024£238k£224k
01/04/2023£763k£747k
01/04/2022£553k£624k
31/03/2021£555k£517k

Common questions

Is VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £53,281, resulting from net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that future activities are subject to satisfactory income, and the charity holds no free reserves, instead carrying net liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS, CHARITWORTH LIMITED, CHASDEI DOV TRUST, RICHMOND TRUST FUND, LPW LIMITED.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2021£63k
CHARITWORTH LIMITEDFY2025£50kSupport of education and relief of poverty
CHASDEI DOV TRUSTFY2021£50k
RICHMOND TRUST FUNDFY2025£50k
CHASDEI DOV TRUSTFY2023£44k
RICHMOND TRUST FUNDFY2024£26k
LPW LIMITEDFY2024£25kAdvancement of education
LPW LIMITEDFY2022£25k
UOHC FOUNDATION LTDFY2021£15k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2023£12k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2022£10k
THE AA TRUSTFY2023£4k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2012£10kWeekly Club

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE VIZNITZ (KEREN NITZCHI) FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST£664k—0unclear—noted
THE VIZNITZ (KEREN NITZCHI) FOUNDATION FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
VIZNITZ LIMITED FY2025£702k—0unclear—no doubt
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION FY2025£4.7m—0unclear—no doubt
MERCAZ CHASIDEI WIZNITZ TRUST FY2024£1.4m—0below—no doubt
TORATH MOISHE VIZNITZ CLUB FY2024£234k—0unclear—no doubt

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