Wychdale Limited

Wychdale Limited is a London-based grantmaking charity established in 1974 as a company limited by guarantee, with its registered office at 94 Stamford Hill, N16 6XS. Governed by three trustees from the Schlaff family, it focuses on advancing the Orthodox Jewish Faith alongside other English-law charitable purposes like education, social welfare, and poverty relief. Its distinctive, relationship-driven approach relies on trustees' personal knowledge of beneficiaries, though it welcomes unsolicited applications reviewed on merit, emphasizing continuity, stability, and targeted support for Orthodox Jewish institutions without formal strategies or public calls.

The funder prioritizes religious observance and education within Orthodox Jewish communities, awarding substantial grants to organizations such as The ABC Trust, Chevras Machzikei Mesifta, Dushinsky Trust, and Friends of Beis Chinuch Lebenos. It supports core costs, general activities, educational programs, social welfare, and occasional poverty relief, with recent distributions showing over £940,000 for religious purposes, £106,900 for education, and smaller amounts for welfare—primarily to established charities in North and East London (e.g., Barnet, Hackney, Haringey), but open to UK-wide applicants aligning with its objects.

Eligible applicants are exclusively UK-registered charities advancing Orthodox Jewish causes; there are no strict income thresholds, though it favors medium-to-large organizations. Grants to individuals are excluded. Applications are submitted via email or post on a rolling basis with no deadlines or forms—decisions occur at trustee meetings held at discretion, with awards ranging from £10,000 to £828,650 paid promptly upon approval. Wychdale stands out for its family-led governance, high-value unrestricted funding, and unwavering commitment to faith-based community wellbeing without geographic or thematic silos beyond its religious core.