VHLT LTD

Registered charity 1101241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VAAD HARABBANIM L'INYANEI TZEDAKA

The charity gives grants to those in need of food shelter and medical assistance and other organisations involved in similar activities and gives grants to Orthodox Jewish religious and educational institutions.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £161,353 for the year ended 31 August 2025, which was funded from reserves. Reserves decreased significantly from £274,446 to £113,093, as the trustees do not seek to maintain reserves other than to ensure the continuation of activities. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations received from a company where a trustee has an interest.
“The charity received donations totalling £3,728 from a company in which one of the Trustee's have an interest.” — page 17
“The charity also received donations of £82,600 and made a grant of £9,700 to a charity in which a close relative of a trustee has an interest.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received and grants made to a charity where a close relative of a trustee has an interest.
“The charity received donations totalling £3,728 from a company in which one of the Trustee's have an interest.” — page 17
“The charity also received donations of £82,600 and made a grant of £9,700 to a charity in which a close relative of a trustee has an interest.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.1m
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reserves (reported)
£113k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Camden · Essex · Gateshead · Hackney · Haringey · Israel · Manchester City · Salford City · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.0m£4.1m
31/08/2024£3.6m£3.7m
31/08/2023£1.8m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.8m£1.8m
31/08/2021£1.1m£992k

Common questions

Is VHLT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £161,353 for the year ended 31 August 2025, which was funded from reserves. Reserves decreased significantly from £274,446 to £113,093, as the trustees do not seek to maintain reserves other than to ensure the continuation of activities. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd.

Who funds VHLT LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VHLT LTD as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTD, NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED, ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITED, THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£171k
UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTDFY2022£157kGrants to other grant making charities
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£146k
ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£75k
THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£65k
ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2022£55k
ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£51k
LATATE LIMITEDFY2022£50k
LATATE LIMITEDFY2023£50k
SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTDFY2024£32kReligious grants
LATATE LIMITEDFY2024£30k
JOEL MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2025£26k
THE WINEBURG FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£23k
THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
GLENMATE LIMITEDFY2024£19kGrantmaking
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£18k
ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£15kJewish education, relief of poverty and of sickness and general charitable purposes
MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£15k
BRUSHMILL LIMITEDFY2025£15k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2025£15k
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£11k
TRUEDENE CO LIMITEDFY2022£10k
TRUEDENE CO LIMITEDFY2023£10kgeneral charitable purposes including the advancement of education and the relief of poverty
HOPEGROVEFY2024£10k
INTERSTAR FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£8k
Y.M.E.R. CIOFY2025£3k
TZIDKAS YERMIYUHI LTDFY2025£0
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£0
ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£0

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 SCHIFFSHUL LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VHLT LTD£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt
SCHIFFSHUL LTD FY2025£666k—0unclear—no doubt
CLAPTON SUPPORT AND ADVICE FY2024£989k—0unclear—no doubt
M.L.T. BELZ FY2025£477k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED FY2025£536k—0below—no doubt

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