LEKET UK

Registered charity 1126755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEKET ISRAEL, TABLE TO TABLE UK

To raise funds for Leket Israel , an Israeli charity which aims to relieve poverty by providing food and other basic supplies to persons in need.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND OTHER BASIC SUPPLIES TO PERSONS IN NEED AND UNDERTAKING OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO RELIEVE POVERTY;

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hertsmere, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£681k
Latest spending
£722k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £40,099 for the year, funded from unrestricted reserves which stood at £53,809 at year-end. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of UK operational costs (£1,630), a level significantly exceeded by the current unrestricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (96% of income)
“Donations made up £655,887 and Gift Aid £25,534.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ UK operational costs (reserves figure: £54k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three months’ UK operational costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Leket Israel, a related party charity where one trustee (J Gitler) is also a trustee.
“One of the Charity's trustees, Mr J Gitler is also a trustee in Leket Israel, a charity registered in Israel. During the year, Leket UK made grants of £715,000 (2024: £795,000) to Leket Israel.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sopher + Co LLP. Discloses 5 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

  • 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leket Israel-Table to Table UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£681k
Total spending
£722k
Cost of raising funds
£280
Reserves (reported)
£54k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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 (96% 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
31/12/2025£681k£722k
31/12/2024£773k£837k
31/12/2023£878k£781k
31/12/2022£349k£696k
31/12/2021£927k£569k

Common questions

Is LEKET UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £40,099 for the year, funded from unrestricted reserves which stood at £53,809 at year-end. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of UK operational costs (£1,630), a level significantly exceeded by the current unrestricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sopher + Co LLP.

Who funds LEKET UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEKET UK as a grant recipient include LEKET UK, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION.

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)
LEKET UKFY2024£795k
LEKET UKFY2025£715kGrants to Leket Israel to fund its food rescue and distribution work
LEKET UKFY2022£690k
LEKET UKFY2021£565kGrant funding of activities
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£151kEnd Poverty and Hunger
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£75k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£65kWelfare
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kHealth/welfare/medical research
AMANDA AND MARTIN PORT FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£23krange £20,000 to £25,000
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
FOUR DAUGHTERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£5kfunding contribution for volunteers to the North
BROMLEY & DISTRICT REFORM SYNAGOGUE LIMITEDFY2021£5kGrants Made
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
BROMLEY & DISTRICT REFORM SYNAGOGUE LIMITEDFY2023£3k
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE JORDAN MAX GOODMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£600
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2022£200
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2023£145
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2024£145
THE MOSU CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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 BEIT HALOCHEM UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEKET UK£681k—0above—no doubt
BEIT HALOCHEM UK FY2026£3.0m£190,001 - £200,0001below—no doubt
SERET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
MALKI FOUNDATION UK FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
KEHAL YETEV LEV FY2025£370k—0unclear—no doubt
KEREN YESOMIM FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt

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