Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge
Chabad-Lubavitch centre and student society in Cambridge, run by the registered charity and company Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (charity 1162783, company 09452396)
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| Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge
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| Type | Registered charity (charitable company limited by guarantee) |
| Founded | 21 February 2015 (incorporated); 22 July 2015 (registered charity) |
| Registration ID | 1162783 (Charity Commission); company 09452396 (Companies House) |
| Status | Registered charity (registered 22 July 2015); active company; accounts to 28 February 2025 filed (registers, 11 November 2026) |
| Headquarters | 37A Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AH (registered office and register contact address) |
| Location | Cambridge |
| Area served | Cambridge and East Anglia |
| Services | Religious, educational and social services for students, university staff and the Jewish community; Hebrew school; childcare |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Key people | Aaron Leigh (rabbi and trustee); Michael Aaron Amior; Robert Nathan Duschinsky (trustees) |
| Website | cuchabad.org |
Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge is the local centre of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Cambridge, run by a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee of the same name (charity 1162783, company 09452396), based at Chabad House, 37A Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AH.[1][2] The register says that it "promotes and facilitates the advancement of education and the practice of the Jewish faith in Cambridge".[1] It includes the Cambridge University Chabad Jewish Society.[3]
The Charity Commission register records the charity under this name.[1]
For the year to 28 February 2025 the charity reported income of £234,413 and expenditure of £233,054.[4]
History
The company was incorporated on 21 February 2015, with Rabbi Aaron Reuven Leigh and Michael Aaron Amior as its first directors, and the charity was registered on 22 July 2015. Its objects are the advancement of education and the practice of the Jewish faith in Cambridge, and "such other objects as the directors … may from time to time determine that are for the benefit of the public and are charitable".[2][5][1][6] Companies House gives the company's business as "cultural education" and records that it uses the exemption from including "Limited" in its name.[2]
The Jewish Communities and Records – UK (JCR-UK) site says that Chabad of Cambridge was founded in 2003, with Rabbi Dr Reuven Leigh and Rochel Leigh as directors since 2003, and lists as its programmes the Cambridge University Chabad Jewish Society, the Cambridge Hebrew School for children aged 3 to 12, the Lehrhaus Ganeinu kindergarten and childcare service, and the Cambridge Mikvah.[3] The student work is also described at Chabad on Campus UK.
Premises and property
The charity's address is Chabad House, 37A Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AH, and the register records that it holds land.[1][7] Companies House lists one outstanding charge, created on 5 February 2016 and delivered on 12 February 2016, in favour of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), described as over "The Rohr Chabad House, 37A Castle Street, Cambridge".[8] The trustees' report for the year to 28 February 2025 says that the charity's reserves of £709,176 "mostly represent the building" and that it holds no free reserves, aiming to build free reserves of about £55,000, six months of direct costs.[9]
Activities
The trustees' report says that during the year the charity "continued to provide religious, educational and social services to the students and staff of the University of Cambridge, as well as to the wider Jewish community of Cambridge and East Anglia". It adds that the charity may make grants to organisations whose activities support its objectives.[9] The year's income included tuition fees of £17,732 (2024: £5,495).[9]
Governance
The register lists three trustees, all appointed on 21 February 2015.[10]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Other charity trusteeships on the register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Aaron Leigh | Trustee | 21 February 2015 | Chabad on Campus Manchester |
| Dr ROBERT NATHAN DUSCHINSKY | Trustee | 21 February 2015 | None on record |
| Dr MICHAEL AARON AMIOR | Trustee | 21 February 2015 | None on record |
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born (month and year) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Aaron Amior | Director | 21 February 2015 | – | January 1986 | United Kingdom |
| Robert Nathan Duschinsky | Director | 13 May 2026 | – | May 1986 | British |
| Aaron Reuven Leigh | Director | 21 February 2015 | – | November 1978 | United Kingdom |
| Robert Nathan Duschinsky | Director | 21 February 2015 | 12 May 2026 | March 1986 | United Kingdom |
| Joshua Oliver Levy | Director | 26 August 2019 | 24 April 2025 | January 1991 | British |
Companies House shows that Robert Nathan Duschinsky resigned as a director on 12 May 2026 and was appointed again on 13 May 2026, and that Joshua Oliver Levy, a director from 26 August 2019, resigned on 24 April 2025; the accounts name Levy as a trustee who resigned on 24 April 2025.[5][9] Companies House lists no person with significant control and records a statement that the company has no registrable person.[11] The accounts say that "one trustee received remuneration for other work connected with the charity" and that no trustee was paid for work as a trustee; they were examined by Ian W Shipley FCCA of Prentis & Co LLP, Cambridge, on 6 November 2025.[9] The register records the same payment in its overview.[1]
Finances
The register gives the following figures.
| Year ended | Total income | Total expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2021 | £77,123 | £72,215 |
| 28 February 2022 | £95,120 | £109,335 |
| 28 February 2023 | £100,409 | £105,368 |
| 29 February 2024 | £85,890 | £98,697 |
| 28 February 2025 | £234,413 | £233,054 |
The accounts show income in 2025 of £234,413, made up of £199,428 of donations and grants, £17,732 of tuition and £17,253 of investment income, against expenditure of £233,054 on charitable activities, a surplus of £1,359 (2024: deficit of £12,807). Total funds at 28 February 2025 were £709,176 (2024: £707,817). In 2024 income had been £85,890 and expenditure £98,697.[9] The accounts for all five years in the register's record were received on time.[12]
See also
- Chabad on Campus UK
- Chabad Lubavitch centres in the UK outside London
- Chabad Lubavitch charities in the UK
External links
- Cambridge University Chabad (website listed on the register)
- Chabad of Cambridge, JCR-UK (link carried over from the previous page)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (1162783) Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (09452396) Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jewish Communities and Records – UK, Chabad of Cambridge JCR-UK (page amended May 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: annual return history (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (09452396) – officers Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (1162783) – governing document Register of Charities, 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.
- ↑ Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (09452396) – charges Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge, Financial statements for the year ended 28th February 2025 (independent examiner's report dated 6 November 2025), as filed with the Charity Commission (read from page images), obtained from the register's accounts and annual returns page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (1162783) – trustees Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (09452396) – persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of Cambridge (1162783) – accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.