Viznitz Institutions Trust

Analysis

Viznitz Institutions Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Viznitz Institutions Trust reported income of £664k and spending of £697k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £555k to £664k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Viznitz Institutions Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crescent Pre School Nursery Ltd (£662k), Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation (£665k) and Breadline Africa (£661k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £398k. Reserves of £10k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.