Friends of Bnei Akiva (Bachad)

Charitable company behind Bnei Akiva UK

Friends of Bnei Akiva (Bachad)
Type	Charitable company
Registration ID	1109706
Location	2 Hallswelle Road, London NW11 0DJ
Registration	26 May 2005

Friends of Bnei Akiva (Bachad) (charity 1109706; company 05373032) is the charitable company of Bnei Akiva UK. The company was incorporated on 15 April 2005. The charity was registered on 26 May 2005. It is a grant-maker, recognised for Gift Aid, and also makes grants to individuals and provides buildings. Officers: Companies House. Register: Charity Commission. Friends of Bnei Akiva (Bachad) (Charity number: 1109706; Company number 05373032) is a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee without share capital.

• Charity registered: 26 May 2005 (Registered)
• Company incorporated: 22 February 2005 (Active); SIC 94910 - Activities of religious organisations
• Previous company names: FRIENDS BNEI AKIVA (BACHAD) 21 Mar 2005 - 15 Apr 2005 ELVINE LIMITED 22 Feb 2005 - 21 Mar 2005
• Registered office address: 2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ

Objects

(1) To foster, promote and organise the education (including education in the Jewish religion) and also the vocational training of Jewish youth in the United Kingdom and in Israel and in particular with a view to Jewish youth being rendered fit for life in Israel and elsewhere.

(2) To establish and maintain, or contribute to, institutions for the religious or vocational education or training of Jewish youth, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

(3) To edit, print and publish books and periodicals in English, Hebrew or any other language calculated to promote the Jewish religion or the education or vocational training of Jewish youth.

(4) Generally to foster the advancement of the Jewish religion, the education of Jewish youth and the training of such youth.

The register activity line is education, including Jewish religious education, for Jewish youth in the UK and in Israel. Area of operation on the register is Manchester and throughout London. Email bachad@bauk.org. Phone 020 8209 1319. The existing Powerbase page lists The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust as a funder.

People

Trustees

Name	Role	Date of appointment	Other trusteeships
Sean Melnick	Chair	14 April 2019	Mizrachi (uk) (charity number: 1175411) | Mizrachi (uk) Israel Support Trust (charity number: 1137199) | Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand U.k. (charity number: 1204950) | The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund (charity number: 1117529)
Steven Anthony Blumgart	Trustee	1 March 2020	None on record
Michael Weinstein	Trustee	14 April 2016	The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund (charity number: 1117529) | The P Nathan Benevolent Charitable Trust (charity number: 1053755) | Finchley Jewish Primary School Trust (charity number: 1121959) | The Linda And Michael Weinstein Charitable Trust (charity number: 1000637) | The New Garden Lodge Benevolent Fund (charity number: 261283) | The Joy And Malcolm Lyons Foundation (charity number: 1050689)

Source: Charity Commission register.

Directors

Name	Correspondence address	Role	Position	Date of birth	Age	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
Steven Anthony Blumgart	2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ	Role Active	Director	December 1973	52	1 March 2020		British	England	Not disclosed
Sean Alan Melnick	40 Winnington Road, London, England, N2 0TY	Role Active	Director	April 1969	57	14 April 2019		British	England	Not disclosed
Michael Levi Weinstein	2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ	Role Active	Director	September 1948	78	14 April 2016		British	England	Not disclosed
Perry Austin Burns	32 Crespigny Road, London, NW4 3DR	Role Resigned	Secretary			21 March 2005	20 March 2010	British		Not disclosed
Sally Saunders	2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ	Role Resigned	Secretary			14 April 2016	14 April 2019			Not disclosed
Lawrence Susser	2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ	Role Resigned	Secretary			20 March 2010	14 April 2016			Not disclosed
Waterlow Secretaries Limited	6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ	Role Resigned	Nominee Secretary			22 February 2005	21 March 2005
Boris Ben Ari	11 Lytton Close, London, N2 ORH	Role Resigned	Director	August 1956	70	21 March 2005	8 January 2008	Swedish	England	Not disclosed
Perry Austin Burns	32 Crespigny Road, London, NW4 3DR	Role Resigned	Director	September 1954	72	21 March 2005	3 February 2009	British	England	Not disclosed
Nigel Ian Fisch	28 Kingsley Way, London, N2 0EW	Role Resigned	Director	April 1958	68	21 March 2005	4 August 2009	British		Not disclosed
Deborah Jane Kestenbaum	12 Broughton Avenue, Finchley, London, N3 3ER	Role Resigned	Director	August 1963	63	16 January 2008	1 March 2020	British	England	Not disclosed
Harry Tobias Klahr	9 Haslemere Gardens, London, N3 3EA	Role Resigned	Director	February 1941	85	21 March 2005	28 February 2015	British	England	Not disclosed
Gareth Trevor Laurence Kreike	8 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EX	Role Resigned	Director	October 1964	61 or 62	1 November 2006	14 December 2010	British	England	Not disclosed
Jeremy Kurnedz	2 Hallswelle Road, London, England, NW11 0DJ	Role Resigned	Director	September 1964	62	14 April 2019	1 March 2020	British	Israel	Not disclosed
Andrew Jonathan Mazin	28 Vaughan Avenue, Hendon, London, NW4 4HU	Role Resigned	Director	June 1956	70	21 March 2005	6 September 2005	British	United Kingdom	Not disclosed
Sally Saunders	2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ	Role Resigned	Director	May 1966	60	1 July 2014	1 March 2020	British	England	Not disclosed
Lawrence Joseph Susser	2 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 0DJ	Role Resigned	Director	April 1956	70	20 March 2010	14 April 2016	British	United Kingdom	Not disclosed
Frank Murray Weinberg	32 Shaftesbury Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 0QX	Role Resigned	Director	January 1955	71	21 March 2005	10 November 2008	British	England	Not disclosed
Stuart Alexander Williamson	8 Sydney Grove, London, NW4 2EH	Role Resigned	Director	June 1947	79	28 September 2005	5 June 2007	British	United Kingdom	Not disclosed
Waterlow Nominees Limited	6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ	Role Resigned	Nominee Director			22 February 2005	21 March 2005
Waterlow Secretaries Limited	6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ	Role Resigned	Nominee Director			22 February 2005	21 March 2005

Source: Companies House officers register.

Persons with significant control

• PSC statement: The company knows or has reasonable cause to believe that there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company (notified 22 February 2017)

Source: Companies House PSC register.

Historic trustees

Trustees as listed in archived snapshots of the Charity Commission register (first and last snapshot in which each name appears; not a record of actual appointment or resignation dates).

Name	First seen	Last seen	Snapshots listing name
Michael Levi Weinstein	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	4
Deborah Jane Kestenbaum	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	4
Sally Saunders	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	4

Finances

Financial year end	Total income	Total expenditure	Income from donations and legacies	Expenditure on charitable activities	Grants to institutions	Total funds (assets less liabilities)	Cash	Employees	Volunteers	Accounts received
30 September 2021	£88,017	£215,436	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	18 May 2022 (due 30 July 2022)
30 September 2022	£542,477	£430,399	£520,757	£413,894	£0	£2,317,825	£64,042	0	0	7 June 2023 (due 30 July 2023)
30 September 2023	£203,594	£385,944	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	17 June 2024 (due 30 July 2024)
30 September 2024	£417,610	£443,970	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	20 May 2025 (due 30 July 2025)
30 September 2025	£141,735	£390,347	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	5 May 2026 (due 30 July 2026)

Source: Charity Commission financial history and register data. The Commission records grant-making as the charity's main activity. Trustee payments: "No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity."

• Companies House: last accounts made up to 30 September 2025 (Total exemption full accounts, filed 05 May 2026); next accounts made up to 5 October 2026, due by 5 July 2027.
• Companies House: last confirmation statement dated 27 January 2026; next due by 10 February 2027.

Controversies and conflicts

• Filing compliance: All 5 annual returns and accounts on the Charity Commission record were received by their due dates, and the register states "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)".
• Overlapping trusteeships: Sean Melnick is also a trustee of Mizrachi (UK) (1175411), Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust (1137199), Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand U.K. (1204950), The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund (1117529). Michael Weinstein is also a trustee of The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund (1117529), The P Nathan Benevolent Charitable Trust (1053755), Finchley Jewish Primary School Trust (1121959), The Linda And Michael Weinstein Charitable Trust (1000637), The New Garden Lodge Benevolent Fund (261283), The Joy And Malcolm Lyons Foundation (1050689).
• Shared trustees/directors: Sean Melnick is also connected with Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust (1137199), which is subject to a Charity Commission regulatory alert.

External links

• Charity Commission – FRIENDS OF BNEI AKIVA (BACHAD)
• Companies House – FRIENDS OF BNEI AKIVA (BACHAD)

See also

• Bnei Akiva UK
• World Bnei Akiva
• The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund
• Mizrachi UK
• Sean Melnick
• Michael Weinstein
• Mechina Olamit
• Marva