Chabad Francophone Maida Vale
French-speaking Chabad-Lubavitch centre in Maida Vale, London, run by the registered charity Chabad Francophone Maida Vale (charity 1195631), a charitable incorporated organisation registered in 2021
| Chabad Francophone Maida Vale
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity (charitable incorporated organisation) |
| Founded | 25 August 2021 (registered charity) |
| Registration ID | 1195631 (Charity Commission) |
| Status | Registered charity (registered 25 August 2021); accounts to 31 December 2025 filed (register, 11 November 2026) |
| Headquarters | 6A Priory Terrace, London, NW6 4DH |
| Location | Maida Vale, London |
| Area served | Maida Vale and the City of Westminster |
| Services | Prayer, religious study and communal activities; pastoral care; youth activities |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Key people | Reuven Garbarchik; Aaron Tiefenbrun; Roman Sosnovskyi; Chabad Lubavitch UK Trustees Limited (corporate trustee) |
| Website | chabadfrmv.org |
Chabad Francophone Maida Vale is the French-speaking centre of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Maida Vale, west London, run by a registered charity of the same name (number 1195631), a charitable incorporated organisation registered on 25 August 2021 and based at 6A Priory Terrace, London NW6 4DH.[1][2] Its accounts say that it was set up "to advance the orthodox Jewish religion by providing facilities for prayer, religious study and communal activities at its premises in Maida Vale, Westminster, London, and to foster the pastoral care of its members".[3]
The Charity Commission register records the charity under this name.[1]
For the year to 31 December 2025 it reported income of £227,955 and expenditure of £205,611.[3]
History
The charity was registered on 25 August 2021 as a foundation CIO and is constituted under a trust deed.[1][3] Its first trustees, Reuven Garbarchik and Aaron Tiefenbrun, were appointed on 12 April 2021, and its first financial period ran from registration to 31 December 2022, with no income or expenditure reported.[4][5] It is not registered at Companies House; the register shows that it holds land, and gives its website as chabadfrmv.org.[6][2] The register describes its aims as advancing the Orthodox Jewish religion "in the City of Westminster" through prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals and pastoral care, and advancing the education of the public "in the subject of Cultural and Historic Jewish Heritage".[1]
Activities
The trustees' report for 2025 says that £204,983 (2024: £153,657) was "raised from charity campaigns and general fundraising activities", which "were used by the charity to pay rent, to enhance the premises in Maida Vale and to provide its ongoing facilities for prayer, religious study and communal activities". It records a £20,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund "to provide activities for youth and cover travel expenses", of which £10,278 remained to be spent at the year end, and £2,973 from the Community Security Trust "to provide necessary security to the building". There was no Gift Aid income in 2025 (2024: £34,829).[3] The charity entered into no related-party transactions.[3]
Governance
The register lists four trustees, one of them a company.[4]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Other charity trusteeships on the register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chabad Lubavitch UK Trustees Limited | Trustee | 28 May 2024 | Chai Network |
| Roman Sosnovskyi | Trustee | 28 May 2024 | None on record |
| Rabbi Reuven Garbarchik | Trustee | 12 April 2021 | None on record |
| Rabbi Aaron Tiefenbrun | Trustee | 12 April 2021 | None on record |
Chabad Lubavitch UK Trustees Limited is shown on the register as also a trustee of the Chai Network. A trustee named Reuven Garbarchik also serves at Chabad Hammersmith, though the register does not link the two entries.[4]
Finances
The register gives the following figures.
| Year ended | Total income | Total expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 31 December 2023 | £154,133 | £120,576 |
| 31 December 2024 | £208,961 | £246,505 |
| 31 December 2025 | £227,955 | £205,611 |
In 2025 income was £227,955: donations of £224,983 (£204,983 unrestricted and £20,000 restricted) and grants of £2,972. Reserves at the year end were £105,377 (2024: £83,032), of which £10,278 was restricted; the trustees "do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity".[3] The accounts for the four financial periods to date were all received on time.[7]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Francophone Maida Vale (1195631) Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Francophone Maida Vale (1195631) – contact information Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Chabad Francophone Maida Vale, Trustees' report and unaudited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025, as filed with the Charity Commission, obtained from the register's accounts and annual returns page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Francophone Maida Vale (1195631) – trustees Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: annual return history (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: charity (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Francophone Maida Vale (1195631) – accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.