VHLT Ltd
UK company channelling grants to Vaad Harabonim Israel
| VHLT Ltd
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 2003-12-17 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1101241; company 04501003 |
| Headquarters | 61 Fairholt Road, London, N16 5EW |
| Area served | Israel, United States, Salford City, Essex, Barnet, Camden, Gateshead, Hackney, Haringey, Manchester City |
VHLT Ltd is a charitable company whose objects advance Orthodox Jewish religion.[1] Areas include Israel and the United States. Accounts record a grant of £3,882,239 to Vaad Harabonim Israel (PDF p.14).[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE:(A) THE RELIEF OF NEEDY PERSONS(B) TO UNDERTAKE, ACCEPT, EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER, WITHOUT REMUNERATION, ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS.(C) TO PUBLISH LITERATURE AND LEARNED WORKS OF ALL KINDS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AS SET OUT ABOVE; TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT OR AID IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF ANY CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION OR INSTITUTION. TRUST OR FUND, AND TO SUBSCRIBE OR GUARANTEE MONEY FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE COMPANY SHALL CONSIDER CALCULATED TO PROMOTE ITS OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM(D) ADVANCE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUITABLE QUALIFIED STUDENT TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "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."[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel, United States, Salford City, Essex, Barnet, Camden, Gateshead, Hackney, Haringey, Manchester City.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yehiel Frand | not recorded | — | |
| Avrohom Streicher | not recorded | — | |
| Haim Y Gefner | 2025-12-15 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-07 | Yoel Marmorstein; Raymond Frand (from 22 May 2012); Yehiel Frand; Avrohom Streicher | [3] |
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 4 current and former officers of the charitable company (04501003), 3 of them active.[4]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £1,062,036 | £992,427 |
| 2022-08-31 | £1,803,492 | £1,804,557 |
| 2023-08-31 | £1,751,998 | £1,567,107 |
| 2024-08-31 | £3,559,102 | £3,662,269 |
| 2025-08-31 | £3,961,546 | £4,122,899 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2014[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2015[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2016[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2017[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2018[9]
Funding in Israel
- Grant to Vaad Harabonim Israel £3,882,239.[2]
Israeli partners
Vaad Harabonim Israel.[2]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Destination described as Israel; no settlement breakdown. | low |
Support for the IDF: No IDF funding is stated.[2][2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Commission inquiry naming VHLT Ltd was found. A US organisation Vaad Harabbanim Linyanei Tzeduka Inc (EIN 371456890) appears in ProPublica search by name only; no financial link to VHLT was established.
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (full register download of 14 October 2026 searched by name).[10] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[11]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice; results were limited to Companies House filing lists.[12]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[13]
Sanctions screening
The names of current and archived trustees and Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match on full name was found; only coincidental surname matches. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[14]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[15]
US counterparts (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
| Organisation | EIN | Latest filing year | Revenue (US$) | Expenses (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaad Harabbanim Linyanei Tzeduka Inc[16] | 371456890 | 2023 | 18,364,921 | 19,751,052 |
These US organisations share the name or beneficiary of the UK charity; no financial flows between them and the UK charity were established.
Parliament
A search of Hansard for 'VHLT' returned 0 contributions in total.[17]
Web archive
The UK Government Web Archive holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[3]
See also
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Charity Commission, VHLT Ltd (1101241): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1101241, full print (capture of 20210107) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 04501003: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ VHLT Ltd accounts, year ended 2014-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ VHLT Ltd accounts, year ended 2015-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ VHLT Ltd accounts, year ended 2016-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ VHLT Ltd accounts, year ended 2017-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ VHLT Ltd accounts, year ended 2018-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, CharityExport-14-Oct-2026.csv, downloaded 14 October 2026; keyword search of charity names for the batch found no matching Scottish registration (the only hit for "breakthrough" was Breakthrough Breast Cancer SC039058, unrelated).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 14 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch charity name returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'VHLT' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1101241 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, version of 12 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, last updated 3 June 2026). Screening of 405 names (current and archived trustees and Companies House officers of the 25 batch-1 charities) carried out 14 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access on 14 October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ Vaad Harabbanim Linyanei Tzeduka Inc – Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching 'VHLT' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).