LEHACHYOS

Registered charity 1170523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH FRIENDS OF LEHACHYOS

The charity is grantmaking mainly to institutions advancing education.

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

Latest income

£312k

Latest spending

£271k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £40,178 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. However, the charity carries significant long-term liabilities, with bank loans totaling £26,045 due after more than one year, resulting in a net asset position of £10,315. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that the bank is not expected to call in its loan in the near future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity (held: £10k)

“The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity; reserves at the year end were in surplus of £10,315 (2024 - £29,863 deficit).” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles appropriate to a going concern notwithstanding the deficiency in net assets at the balance sheet date. The trustees consider this to be appropriate since the bank is not expected to call in its loan in the near future.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory class inquiry after evidence emerged that 105 charities had issued cheques exchanged for cash totaling £22 million. The regulator has issued an immediate order to temporarily stop the charities under inquiry from issuing cheques without prior consent while it investigates the facts.

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£312k	£271k
31/03/2024	£351k	£355k
31/03/2023	£347k	£332k
30/03/2022	£343k	£360k
30/03/2021	£398k	£432k

Common questions

Is LEHACHYOS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £40,178 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. However, the charity carries significant long-term liabilities, with bank loans totaling £26,045 due after more than one year, resulting in a net asset position of £10,315. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that the bank is not expected to call in its loan in the near future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEHACHYOS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEHACHYOS as a grant recipient include TOIREM.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TOIREM	FY2024	£12k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	2	£630k
CMZ LTD	2	£599k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£261k
SF FOUNDATION	2	£95k
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£58k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£15k
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST	1	—
THE HELPING FOUNDATION	1	£24.9m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEHACHZIKOM UK.

LEHACHZIKOM UK income £2.8m
CHAIM BECHESED income £976k
KOLLEL HACHODOSH income £121k
WYCHDALE LIMITED income £2.2m
KYL CENTRAL SHUL TRUST income £519k
OYY LUBAVITCH BOYS SCHOOL income £383k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEHACHYOS	£312k	—	above	—	noted
LEHACHZIKOM UK FY2025	£2.8m	—	above	—	no doubt
CHAIM BECHESED FY2025	£976k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KOLLEL HACHODOSH FY2025	£121k	—	below	—	no doubt
WYCHDALE LIMITED FY2025	£2.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
KYL CENTRAL SHUL TRUST FY2025	£519k	—	below	—	no doubt

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