Velehrad London

Analysis

Velehrad London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnes. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08684201). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Velehrad London reported income of £83k and spending of £135k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £94k to £83k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Velehrad London sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Calvary Congregation, London (£83k), Sheffield Rotary Charity (£83k) and Bearfield Church (£83k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.