British Committee for P'eilim in Israel
Salford trust for Torah education, also registered under the name "PE'ILIM - LEV L'ACHIM", that distributed £38,000 in 2024 without naming any recipient
| British Committee for P'eilim in Israel
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 1989-01-26 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 800784 |
| Headquarters | Salford M7 |
| Area served | Throughout England And Wales, Israel |
British Committee for P'eilim in Israel is a charitable trust registered on 26 January 1989; its register address is in Salford M7, and the register also records the names "BRITISH COMMITTEE FOR P'EYLIM IN ISRAEL" and "PE'ILIM - LEV L'ACHIM".[1][2] Its areas of operation are "Throughout England And Wales" and Israel.[1] The register lists two trustees, Leah Heilpern (from 1 December 2017) and Jacob Zahn (from 7 February 2024); the 2024 accounts instead name Mrs L Heilpern and Mr J Greenblat, and archived register pages of 2021 list Leah Heilpern and Jakob Greenblat.[1][3][2] The accounts give its objects as the advancement of education in the Jewish faith, the relief of poverty and the promotion of research in the Jewish faith, "and in particular religious Torah education".[3] In the year to 31 December 2024 voluntary income was £35,524 (2023: £34,551) and investment income £14, a total of £35,538; the charitable distribution was £38,000 (2023: £18,000) and bank charges £46, and the fund fell from £21,495 to £18,987.[3] The accounts were examined by Mr S. Yodaiken and signed by Mrs L Heilpern on 16 September 2025.[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PRACTISING THE JEWISH RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND PARTICULARYL IN ISRAEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRECEPTS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "-To advance education in the Jewish faith-Relief of poverty-to promote research in the Jewish faith and in particular religious Torah education"[1]
Register classifications: Education/training, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England And Wales, Israel.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Heilpern | 2017-12-01 | Timatside Ltd (1062745) | |
| Jacob Zahn | 2024-02-07 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-13 | Leopold Zahn; Jakob Greenblat | [4] |
| 2021-01-17 | Jakob Greenblat; Leah Heilpern (from 01 December 2017) – also trustee of Timatside Ltd | [5] |
An archived register page of September 2011 lists "MR LEOPOLD ZAHN MR JAKOB GREENBLAT MR" (truncated in the capture). It is not established whether Jacob Zahn and Leopold Zahn are related. Leah Heilpern is also a register trustee of Timatside Ltd (1062745).[1]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £32,188 | £19,713 |
| 2021-12-31 | £43,550 | £54,098 |
| 2022-12-31 | £37,912 | £40,058 |
| 2023-12-31 | £34,557 | £18,023 |
| 2024-12-31 | £35,538 | £38,046 |
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 31/12/2005[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2006[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2007[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2008[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2018[10]
Funding in Israel
- Year to 31 December 2024: "charitable distribution" of £38,000 (2023: £18,000); no recipient or place is named.[3]
Israeli partners
No Israeli recipient is named in the accounts. The register records the other name "PE'ILIM - LEV L'ACHIM", but the accounts do not say whether any money went to an organisation of that name.[1][3]
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 |
|---|---|
| No place in Israel is named.[3] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[3]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;[11] it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.[12][13][14][15] The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.[16]
- Unnamed recipients. The £38,000 "charitable distribution" is not broken down and no recipient is named.[3]
- Trustee records differ. The register lists Jacob Zahn as a trustee from 7 February 2024, but the 2024 accounts name Mr J Greenblat, not Mr Zahn, as the second trustee.[1][3]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).[17] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[18]
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.[19]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[20]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.[21]
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.[22]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "British Committee for P'eilim in Israel", "P'eylim", "Lev L'Achim" returned 0 contributions in total.[23]
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".[5]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 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, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charity Commission, British Committee for P'eilim in Israel (800784): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Charity Commission, accounts and annual returns (800784) Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 (scanned document; text read by OCR, so some printed digits are unclear; "PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ Register entry 800784, contact and trustees (capture of 20110913) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 800784, full print (capture of 20210117) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ British Committee for P'eilim in Israel accounts, year ended 2005-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20110913).
- ↑ British Committee for P'eilim in Israel accounts, year ended 2006-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20110913).
- ↑ British Committee for P'eilim in Israel accounts, year ended 2007-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20110913).
- ↑ British Committee for P'eilim in Israel accounts, year ended 2008-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20110913).
- ↑ British Committee for P'eilim in Israel accounts, year ended 2018-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Register of Charities, charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 25 batch-25 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none showed one.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-25 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-25 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'British Committee for P'eilim in Israel' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-800784 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-25 screening covered 459 name strings: the 25 charity names and their other names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers, examiners and other people and organisations named in the accounts and websites read for this batch, every person and organisation linked in the profiles, and the Companies House officers of the charitable companies and of the related companies Renco Properties, Conlatuse and Landmead; the only hits were generic words (the word "QA" in the names of corporate formation agents) and surname-only matches, which were rejected; no person matched. Screened 16 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in 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.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "British Committee for P'eilim in Israel" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).