YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1112797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO REDUCE POVERTY SUFFERED BY THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

Objects

TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH; THE RELIEF OF NEEDY PERSONS; AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£998k
Latest spending
£997k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were in deficit at the year end, with net assets of £(13,081). The trustees confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis due to donations received after the balance sheet date, despite the charity holding only £847 in cash.

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
“As at 30 September 2025, the charity held £847 in cash and had no restricted funds. The charity’s activities continue to be supported by donor funding, including donations received after the year end.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“However, the trustees received further donations after the balance sheet date and are satisfied that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustee-connected charities
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £143,300 (2024: £169,575) from charities in which a trustee of the charity also serves as a trustee.” — page 14
“During the year, the charity made donations totalling £251,836 (2024: £352,110) to charities in which a trustee of the charity also serves as a trustee .” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to trustee-connected charities
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £143,300 (2024: £169,575) from charities in which a trustee of the charity also serves as a trustee.” — page 14
“During the year, the charity made donations totalling £251,836 (2024: £352,110) to charities in which a trustee of the charity also serves as a trustee .” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts due from trustee-connected charities
“During the year, the charity received donations totalling £143,300 (2024: £169,575) from charities in which a trustee of the charity also serves as a trustee.” — page 14
“During the year, the charity made donations totalling £251,836 (2024: £352,110) to charities in which a trustee of the charity also serves as a trustee .” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Charity Commission inquiry
“In 2025 the charity became subject to an inquiry by the Charity Commission regarding certain aspects of its governance and financial operations.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission launched a statutory class inquiry into 105 charities after evidence emerged that they had cashed cheques worth £22 million exchanged for cash. The regulator issued orders to temporarily restrict the issuing of cheques by the ten prioritized charities while it investigates fund transfers and trustee oversight.
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

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 01/10/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/10/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/10/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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 01/10/2025)

Total income
£998k
Total spending
£997k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/10/2025£998k£997k
01/10/2024£2.8m£2.9m
01/10/2023£2.4m£2.3m
30/09/2022£2.3m£2.3m
30/09/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were in deficit at the year end, with net assets of £(13,081). The trustees confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis due to donations received after the balance sheet date, despite the charity holding only £847 in cash. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include BEIS AHARON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUST, ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS, MAYFAIR CHARITIES 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)
BEIS AHARON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£292k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£209k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£195k
BEIS AHARON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£152k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2025£139k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£133k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£101k
SF FOUNDATIONFY2024£95k
YAD SHLOMO TRUSTFY2024£71kEducation
ADAR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£58k
ADAR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£53k
ADAR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£51k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
TSEDOKO LIMITEDFY2023£46k
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITEDFY2023£43k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITEDFY2023£43k
CHASDEI MEIRFY2022£39k
ADAR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£35k
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£32k
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£32k
CHASDEI MEIRFY2021£25k
ZICHRON MEIR LIMITEDFY2025£25kGeneral purposes
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2025£22kGrants for the relief of poverty
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2024£22kGrants for the relief of sickness
HOPEGROVEFY2024£20k
CHASDEI MEIRFY2024£20k
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£15kAdvancement of Jewish religion and education, and for the prevention or relief of poverty
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2025£15k
GROVEPALM LIMITEDFY2024£14k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2025£13k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2023£12kGrants for educational institutions
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2024£11k
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2022£10k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2025£10k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITEDFY2024£10k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2022£10kGrants to other charitable institutions
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITEDFY2022£10k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITEDFY2025£7k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2021£5k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2023£5k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2024£4k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2022£3kSupport of education and relief of poverty
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2022£3k
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
CHASDEI MEIRFY2023£1k

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 YAD MOSHE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED£998k—0below—noted
YAD MOSHE LIMITED FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
CHASDEI YITZOK CHARITIES LIMITED FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VOEZER LIMITED FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
JEWISH LEGACY GIVING FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt

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