Grovepalm Limited
UK Orthodox Jewish grant-making charitable company (02863657 / 1047427)
Grovepalm Limited is a UK charitable company (no. 02863657) and registered charity (no. 1047427). It is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, incorporated on 19 October 1993. Charity registration: 21 June 1995. SIC 94910, activities of religious organisations. Registered office: First Floor, Winston House, 349 Regents Park Road, London N3 1DH (Melinek Fine accountants, Finchley).[1][2]
Objects: to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith and such other purposes as English law recognises as charitable. The register classifies it as grant-making to individuals and organisations; beneficiaries “people of a particular ethnic or racial origin” and other charities. Area of operation on the register: throughout England. No Israel line on the Commission file.[2]
Finance
Income rose sharply after 2021. Year to 31 October 2024: income £809,839 (all donations and legacies), expenditure £822,139, of which grants to institutions £821,263. Governance £876. No government contracts or grants. No trading subsidiary. Trustees unpaid.[3]
| 31/10/2020 | 31/10/2021 | 31/10/2022 | 31/10/2023 | 31/10/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total gross income | £56.00k | £80.30k | £185.61k | £313.57k | £809.84k |
| Total expenditure | £60.70k | £86.05k | £184.17k | £291.78k | £822.14k |
| Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Year to 31 October 2019 (accounts): income £45,012; grants to institutions £43,380 — Yad Vochesed £24,000; Talmud Torah £7,500; Keren Prus £7,000; other £4,880.[4]
People
Current directors / trustees
| Name | Role | Appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freida Lipschitz (also Frida; August 1958) | Director and secretary | 29 October 1993 | PSC, voting rights 25–50%. Also secretary of Matonot Limited. Historic correspondence address 86 Darenth Road, N16 6EP. |
| Joseph Lipschitz (Joseph Yossel Lipschitz; April 1957) | Director | 29 October 1993 | PSC, voting rights 25–50%. Also trustee of Matonot Limited (chair) and Yad Vochessed Association Limited. Other CH boards include Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited, Organisation for the Support of Torah Education Limited, Trumpeter Investments Limited, Parkring Limited, J & J Partners Limited, Bellamore Trading Limited, Continental Imports Limited. |
| Rifkie Pearl Twerski (February 1983) | Director | 28 February 2025 | Also trustee of Matonot Limited. Walsham Close, N16 6QF on older listings. |
Former directors
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCS Directors Limited | Nominee director | 19 October 1993 | 29 October 1993 |
| CCS Secretaries Limited | Nominee secretary | 19 October 1993 | 29 October 1993 |
| Gimp Secretarial & Finance Limited | Secretary | 29 October 1993 | 29 October 1993 |
| Marilyn Lesley Smulovitch (June 1953) | Director | 29 October 1993 | 29 October 1993 |
| Jacob Meir Lipschitz (October 1949) | Director | 1 December 1994 | 12 August 2011 |
| Mordechai Twerski (March 1982; American nationality on CH) | Director | 1 January 2010 | 1 January 2010 (same-day) |
| Mordechai Eliezer Twerski (March 1982; American nationality on CH) | Director | 1 October 2012 | 20 February 2025 |
Mordechai Twerski / Mordechai Eliezer Twerski ceased as a person with significant control on 21 April 2025.[5][6]
Same household / N16 addresses recur on related boards (Darenth Road, Walsham Close, Holmleigh Road). The Twerski appointments sit on both Grovepalm Limited and Matonot Limited.
Related companies and charities
- Matonot Limited — company 00981941, charity 1157859. Same Winston House address. Joseph Lipschitz chair; Rifkie Pearl Twerski trustee from 28 February 2025.
- Yad Vochessed Association Limited — Joseph Lipschitz trustee; largest named 2019 Grovepalm grantee as “Yad Vochesed”.
- Property / trading boards on the Lipschitz file include Trumpeter Investments Limited, Parkring Limited, Bellamore Trading Limited, Hazlemount Limited (Twerski also listed historically).
The Commission register for Grovepalm does not list overseas operations. The 2019 grant names are UK-style short titles; destination countries are not stated on that note.
Contact
- First Floor, Winston House
- 349 Regents Park Road
- London N3 1DH
See also
- Matonot Limited
- Yad Vochessed Association Limited
- Amuta
- British Jewish charities investigated by the Charity Commission
External links
Notes
- ↑ GROVEPALM LIMITED, Companies House, 02863657.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GROVEPALM LIMITED, Charity Commission, 1047427.
- ↑ Financial history, Grovepalm Limited, Charity Commission 1047427.
- ↑ Grovepalm Limited, Report of the Trustees and unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2019, notes on grants payable.
- ↑ Officers, GROVEPALM LIMITED, Companies House.
- ↑ Filing history, GROVEPALM LIMITED, Companies House.