British Friends of Mishan L'choleh

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Salford trust sending almost all its income to Mishan L'choleh, a Jerusalem charity for the sick, elderly and new mothers

British Friends of Mishan L'choleh

Type Other
Founded 2019-05-02 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1112558
Headquarters Salford M7
Area served Throughout London, Israel


British Friends of Mishan L'choleh is registered with charity number 1112558 (registration date on the register 2 May 2019); register areas are London and Israel.[1] Its trustees are Yitzchok Cohen, Yehuda Wosner, Moishe Zwiebel and Aron Shprecher, with a principal office in Salford M7 (PDF p.3).[1][2] Its registered objects are the relief of the poor, sick, frail and elderly in Israel and of "women recovering from childbirth in Israel", in particular by supporting "the organisation in Israel known as Mishon L'Choleh whose central office is situated at 8 Alsheich St, POB 50356, Jerusalem".[1] In the year to 31 March 2025 donations were £154,290, grants £134,937 and funds £6,438 (2024: –£1,881) (PDF p.4, 6, 11).[2]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "1) The relief of the poor, sick, feeble, frail infirm and elderly in Israel and,2) The relief of women recovering from childbirth in Israel, in particular, but not exclusively, by providing financial support for the charitable activities (as defined by English law) of the organisation in Israel known as Mishon L'Choleh whose central office is situated at 8 Alsheich St, POB 50356, Jerusalem,3) The relief of poverty amongst persons in need and hardship in particular but not exclusively in the Jewish community."[1]

The register describes its activities as: "1) The advancement of the Orthodox Jewish faith and the distributing of Charitable Donations in particular but not exclusively, by supporting the charitable activities of the Institute and2) The advancement of such other purposes as are charitable according to English Law.3) The Relief Of Poverty Amongst Persons In Need And Hardship In Particular But Not Exclusively In The Jewish Community."[1]

Register classifications: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty.[1]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout London, Israel.[1]

Trustees

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]

Trustees of British Friends of Mishan L'choleh (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
Yitzchok Cohen 2019-10-07 Kolel Torah Vyireh Ltd (1185354)
Yehuda Wosner 2019-10-07 Beis Yoel (1098523); Choimel Dalim (1120552); Talmud Torah Yetev Lev Ltd (1115778); Zoreya Tzedokos (1117850)
Moishe Zwiebel 2020-03-16 —
Aron Shprecher 2020-03-16 —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2021-01-11 Yehuda Wosner (from 07 October 2019) – also trustee of Choimel Dalim Zoreya Tzedokos, Beis Yoel, Talmud Torah Yetev Lev Ltd; Yitzchok cohen (from 07 October 2019); Moishe Zwiebel (from 16 March 2020); Aron Shprecher (from 16 March 2020) [3]
2021-07-05 Yehuda Wosner (from 07 October 2019) – also trustee of Zoreya Tzedokos, Beis Yoel, Talmud Torah Yetev Lev Ltd; Yitzchok Cohen (from 07 October 2019) – also trustee of Kolel Torah Vyireh Ltd; Moishe Zwiebel (from 16 March 2020); Aron Shprecher (from 16 March 2020) [4]

Yitzchok Cohen is also a register trustee of Kolel Torah Vyireh Ltd (1185354); Yehuda Wosner of Beis Yoel (1098523), Choimel Dalim (1120552), Talmud Torah Yetev Lev Ltd (1115778) and Zoreya Tzedokos (1117850).[1]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-03-31 £139,424 £140,626
2022-03-31 £203,024 £204,861
2023-03-31 £117,161 £116,059
2024-03-31 £128,510 £129,937
2025-03-31 £154,290 £145,971

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 31/03/2014[5]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[6]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[7]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[8]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[9]

Funding in Israel

  • FY2025 grants: Mishan L'choleh (Israel) £134,600 (2024: £122,000) and individuals £337 (PDF p.11).[2]

Israeli partners

Mishan L'choleh (Mishon L'Choleh), Jerusalem: the register objects give its central office as 8 Alsheich St, Jerusalem;[1] its website gives 15 Nachum Street, Jerusalem.[10]

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.

Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
Finding Confidence
Mishan L'choleh's addresses are in Jerusalem; which side of the 1949 line its services operate on is not stated.[1][10] Not established

Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]

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]

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. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[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 "Friends of Mishan L'choleh", "Mishan L'choleh", "Mishan Lecholeh" 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".[3]

See also

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Charity Commission, British Friends of Mishan L'choleh (1112558): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1112558, full print (capture of 20210111) UK Government Web Archive.
  4. ↑ Register entry 1112558, full print (capture of 20210705) UK Government Web Archive.
  5. ↑ British Friends of Mishan L'choleh accounts, year ended 2014-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
  6. ↑ British Friends of Mishan L'choleh accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
  7. ↑ British Friends of Mishan L'choleh accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
  8. ↑ British Friends of Mishan L'choleh accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
  9. ↑ British Friends of Mishan L'choleh accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200703).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mishan L'choleh, משען לחולה (home page) mishan.co, retrieved 16 October 2026 (Hebrew; address "רח' נחום 15, ירושלים" – 15 Nachum Street, Jerusalem).
  11. ↑ 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-14 charities, all retrieved successfully on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. Nineteen registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)"; Friends of the Israel Cancer Association showed "up to date (13 days late)" and The Bertie Black Foundation "up to date (82 days late)"; British Friends of Neve Shalom, Mesila UK, The Friends of Ohr Akiva Institutions and Etz Chaim Foundation showed "Removed charity".
  12. ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
  15. ↑ 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).
  16. ↑ 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").
  17. ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-14 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
  18. ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-14 charity names returned zero results).
  19. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Mishan L'choleh' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
  20. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1112558 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
  21. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-14 screening covered 282 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the eight charitable companies, directors of the dissolved Etz Chaim Foundation company and of Mesila UK Limited, related companies and charities named in the accounts (including Bestgreat Ltd, Jonvan Properties, One Shakespeare Limited, Beauland Limited, Tifereth Benevolent Fund Limited and Torah Temimah Trust) and trustees, examiners and donors named in the accounts read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person or company was found; the only token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Cohen and Jones); lists downloaded October 2026.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Mishan L'choleh" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
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