Chabad Lubavitch of South London
Chabad-Lubavitch centre in Wimbledon, south-west London, run by the registered charity and company Chabad Lubavitch of South London, also known as Chabad Wimbledon (charity 1154533, company 08542368)
- The register records "Chabad Wimbledon" as a working name of this charity; Chabad Wimbledon redirects here.
| Chabad Lubavitch of South London
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| Type | Registered charity (charitable company limited by guarantee) |
| Founded | 23 May 2013 (incorporated); 8 November 2013 (registered charity) |
| Registration ID | 1154533 (Charity Commission); company 08542368 (Companies House) |
| Status | Registered charity (registered 8 November 2013); active company; accounts to 28 February 2025 filed (registers, 11 November 2026) |
| Headquarters | 42 St George's Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4ED (registered office); register contact address c/o Joseph Kahan Associates, 923 Finchley Road, London, NW11 7PE |
| Location | Wimbledon, London |
| Area served | South London |
| Services | Orthodox Jewish religious education and services; relief of poverty |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Key people | Eli Itzinger (chair); Samuel Giffen; Moshe Zavdi; Daniel Duboy |
| Website | chabadwimbledon.com |
Chabad Lubavitch of South London, also known as Chabad Wimbledon, is the local centre of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Wimbledon, south-west London, run by a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee of the same name (charity 1154533, company 08542368), based at 42 St George's Road, Wimbledon SW19 4ED.[1][2] The register records "Chabad Wimbledon" as a working name.[1]
The Charity Commission register records the working name "Chabad Wimbledon".[1]
For the year to 28 February 2025 the charity reported income of £304,539 and expenditure of £259,106.[3] Its accounts record that the charity held freehold property valued at £2.25 million and that the property was transferred to it from Chabad Lubavitch UK (charity 227638) after it repaid a loan of £366,493.[4]
History
The company was incorporated on 23 May 2013 and registered as a charity on 8 November 2013; three of its directors (Eli Itzinger, Samuel Giffen and Moishe Zavdi) were appointed on incorporation, and the register gives the four trustees' appointment dates as between 23 May and 14 June 2013.[2][5][1][6] Companies House records the company type as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, using the "Limited" exemption, with the business classified as "activities of religious organisations".[2] The governing document is a memorandum and articles of association incorporated on 23 May 2013, amended by special resolution registered at Companies House on 18 October 2013.[7]
The Jewish Communities and Records – UK (JCR-UK) site says that the centre was formed in 1988 as Chabad Wimbledon and has been at Chabad House, 42 St George's Road, since 1989, with its synagogue in the adjacent building, and that Rabbi Nissim Dovid Dubov and Sarah Dubov have been its directors since 1988. It lists as branch centres Chabad of Battersea, Chabad of Greenwich and the Docklands and Chabad of Greater Surrey, and a Catford centre it describes as active from about 2019 until about 2023.[8]
Premises and property
The registered office of the company is 42 St George's Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 4ED, and the charity's accounts say that this is the freehold property from which it operates.[2][4] The accounts for the year to 28 February 2025 record that during the year the freehold was "transferred over" from Chabad Lubavitch UK ("CLUK", charity 227638) to the charity "after CLOSL discharged a loan held by CLUK totalling £366,493".[4] The same accounts show the freehold at a cost or valuation of £2,250,000 at both 29 February 2024 and 28 February 2025, valued on 22 December 2022 by Clive Scrivener of Scrivener Tibbats Ltd.[4] The trustees' report refers to a "refurbishment of the Chabad House building project", after which they aim to hold three months' operating costs in reserve.[4]
Activities
The register gives the charity's activities as the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion "in accordance with the principles of Chabad Lubavitch", the advancement of Orthodox Jewish religious education, and "the relief of poverty, homelessness and financial crisis management".[1] The trustees' report describes the education services as "many and largely free", with a suggested voluntary donation for some specialist lectures and no one refused for inability to pay; it says that the activities are offered "primarily" to the Jewish population of South London but are not restricted to it. It adds that some non-Jewish people have received the same care under the poverty relief object.[4] The accounts give the average number of employees as two, in "rabbinical" roles.[4]
Governance
The register lists four trustees, and Companies House lists the same four people as directors.[6]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Other charity trusteeships on the register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Itzinger | Chair | 14 June 2013 | Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East London and Essex Limited; Peninim Charity Trust; Chabad Lubavitch of Bournemouth; Chabad Terror Victims Project; Chabad of Hampstead Garden Suburb Limited |
| Moshe Zavdi | Trustee | 14 June 2013 | None on record |
| Samuel Giffen | Trustee | 14 June 2013 | Peninim Charity Trust |
| Daniel Duboy | Trustee | 23 May 2013 | Chabad on the South Bank; Chabad Lubavitch Leicester |
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born (month and year) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Duboy | Director | 1 March 2015 | – | February 1963 | British |
| Samuel Giffen | Director | 23 May 2013 | – | October 1972 | British |
| Eli Itzinger | Director | 23 May 2013 | – | December 1961 | British |
| Moishe Zavdi | Director | 23 May 2013 | – | July 1975 | American |
The accounts say that all the directors are trustees, that there are no other trustees, and that all four served throughout the year. They also record that one trustee, Rabbi Daniel Duboy, received £11,750 (2024: £9,456) "for the provision of non Trustee related services", and that no trustee expenses were paid.[4] The accounts for the year to 28 February 2025 were examined by Akiva Kahan FCA of JKA Accountancy Limited, who is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and were approved on 26 November 2025.[4]
Finances
The register gives the following figures.
| Year ended | Total income | Total expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2021 | £35,732 | £25,433 |
| 28 February 2022 | £96,258 | £93,247 |
| 28 February 2023 | £223,594 | £118,562 |
| 29 February 2024 | £321,900 | £252,458 |
| 28 February 2025 | £304,539 | £259,106 |
The accounts show income from donations of £304,539 (2024: £321,900) against expenditure of £259,106 (£252,458), a net surplus of £45,433 (£69,442). Expenditure for 2025 included £201,398 on charitable activities, £23,158 on rent, £19,930 on depreciation and £11,928 on travel and motor costs. At 28 February 2025 total funds were £2,040,740 (2024: £1,995,307), of which £2,198,483 was restricted (including a revaluation reserve of £1,391,387 and a restricted fund of £807,096) and £157,743 was an unrestricted deficit. Cash was £107,734. Loans falling due after more than one year were £275,100, interest-free and repayable in more than five years, and the charity reported £10,067 owed by participating interests.[4] In the year to 29 February 2024 the accounts recorded a gain of £258,000 on revaluation of the freehold.[4] All five sets of accounts in the register's five-year record were received on time.[9]
See also
- Chabad on The South Bank
- Chabad of Greenwich & Docklands
- Chabad of Surrey
- Chabad-Lubavitch centres in London
- Chabad Lubavitch charities in the UK
- Chabad Lubavitch UK
External links
- Chabad Wimbledon (website listed on the register)
- Wimbledon Chabad, JCR-UK (link carried over from the previous page)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of South London (1154533) Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch of South London (08542368) Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: annual return history (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Chabad Lubavitch of South London, Report of the trustees and unaudited financial statements for the year ended 28th February 2025 (approved 26 November 2025), as filed with the Charity Commission, obtained from the register's accounts and annual returns page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch of South London (08542368) – officers Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of South London (1154533) – trustees Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of South London (1154533) – governing document Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Jewish Communities and Records – UK, Chabad Lubavitch of South London including Chabad Wimbledon JCR-UK (page amended May 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch of South London (1154533) – accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.