WST CHARITY LIMITED

Registered charity 1082552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WST (2K) LIMITED

WST Charity Limited is governed in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The objectives of the Project, as established, continued unchanged, are to alleviate poverty of individuals and to further education according to the tenets of Orthodox Jewish faith.

Objects

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, INCLUDING EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELLING AND THERAPY.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.ALL THESE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ACCORDING TO THE TENETS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE GREATER LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £131,340 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds rising to £375,231. However, the trustees report that these reserves are below their stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure due to reduced income and increased demand. The charity remains solvent with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Reserves at the Balance Sheet date were below this level due to the reduced income and ongoing increased demands on the Charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 18. RELATED PARTIES
“Included in donations are amounts received from time to time from the trustees of the Charity. These amounts are immaterial compared to total donations per year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£375k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.8m
31/12/2022£1.7m£1.8m
31/12/2021£1.5m£1.7m

Common questions

Is WST CHARITY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £131,340 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds rising to £375,231. However, the trustees report that these reserves are below their stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure due to reduced income and increased demand. The charity remains solvent with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Who funds WST CHARITY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WST CHARITY LIMITED as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, AMABRILL LTD, THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST, THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2025£672k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2021£585k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£556k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2024£403k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£399k
AMABRILL LTDFY2023£53kEducational grants
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£45k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2025£40k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2024£34knull
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2023£31kadvancement of religion and education
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£29k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2025£28kAdvancement of religion and education
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£25kCare and Welfare
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£25k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2021£24k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2022£20kReligious grant
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2023£18k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2024£18k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2022£16k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2025£16k
THE MARQUE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2025£10kReligious grants
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2024£8k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£7k
THE SASTA FOUNDATIONFY2023£6kadvancement of Jewish religion
JEG TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£5k
THE BUTTON FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE SASTA FOUNDATIONFY2022£5krelief of poverty, advancement of Jewish religion and advancement of Jewish religious education
THE SASTA FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
AHAVAT HESED UKFY2021£2k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2023£2kadvancement of education or the alleviation of poverty
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£2k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£2k
T & S TRUST FUNDFY2024£2k
AHAVAT HESED UKFY2022amount not stated

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WST CHARITY LIMITED£1.6m—0below—no doubt
JMRD TRUST FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI ESTHER FY2026£317k——unclear—no doubt
WEST ITCHEN COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£396k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW MARSTON LIMITED FY2025£4.1m—0above—no doubt
PREMIERQUOTE LIMITED FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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