Kollel Mishkon Yakov
Hackney company under the cheque-cashing class inquiry that grants heavily to other inquiry charities
| Kollel Mishkon Yakov
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | Incorporated 6 August 2014; registered as a charity 8 December 2016 |
| Registration ID | 1170620 |
| Location | 8 Gilda Crescent, London N16 6JP |
| Area served | Throughout England And Wales, Israel |
| Key people | Yissocher Dov Hershberg (chair); Joseph Leib Weiss; Elozer Feldman |
Kollel Mishkon Yakov (charity number 1170620; company number 09164396) is an English charitable company incorporated on 6 August 2014 and registered with the Charity Commission on 8 December 2016. Published activity is the advancement and furtherance of the Jewish religion, education and the alleviation of poverty. Objects include providing, maintaining and running a kollel. It operates throughout England and Wales and in Israel. Gift Aid is recorded. Reporting is up to date (the 31 August 2024 return was 44 days late; 2025 was on time). The Commission has opened an inquiry into the charity as part of the class investigation of charities connected to a company cashing cheques.[1][2]
Civil Society and Charity Times named it among 12 charities added in December 2025 to that statutory class inquiry (105 charities; cheques cashed through a Hackney company, December 2021–March 2023; aggregate about £22 million).[3]
Joseph Leib Weiss is also a trustee of several Belz Machnovka–linked bodies, including Friends of Mosdos Belz Machnovka and Kolel Belz Machnovkeh Limited. Keren Association Limited accounts list a grant of £53,000 to this charity in 2022.[4][5]
Objects
1 The promotion of the Orthodox Jewish religion in general and in particular by providing, maintaining and running a kollel and the provision or support of such other Jewish education or Jewish educational establishments as shall be thought fit; and
2 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst the Orthodox Jewish community.[1]
Classified as general charitable purposes, education/training, prevention or relief of poverty, and religious activities. Beneficiaries: people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; other charities or voluntary bodies. How: grants to individuals and organisations; advocacy/advice/information. Three trustees. No trading subsidiaries. No trustee remuneration. Does not own or lease land or property.[1]
Contact
- Address: 8 Gilda Crescent, London N16 6JP
- Companies House correspondence: c/o 32 Castlewood Road, London N16 6DW
- Phone: 020 8731 0777
- Email / website: none on the register[1][2]
People
Trustees
All three were appointed on 6 August 2014.
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other charities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yissocher Dov Hershberg | Chair | 6 August 2014 | None on record |
| Joseph Leib Weiss | Trustee | 6 August 2014 | Friends of Mosdos Belz Machnovka; Beis Minchas Yitzchok Trust; Organisation for the Support of Torah Education Limited; Kolel Belz Machnovkeh Limited; The Zecharia Charitable Trust; Ridgesave Limited |
| Elozer Feldman | Trustee | 6 August 2014 | None on record |
Weiss and Feldman are recorded as persons with significant control of the company.[2]
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-16 | Joseph Leib Weiss (from 06 August 2014) – also trustee of Friends of Mosdos Belz Machnovka, Ridgesave Limited, Beis Minchas Yitzchok Trust, The Beth Jacob Youth Movement, The Zecharia Charitable Trust, Organisation for the Support of Torah Education Limited, Kolel Belz Machnovkeh Limited; Elozer Feldman (from 06 August 2014); Yissocher Dov Hershberg (chair) (from 06 August 2014) | [6] |
Note 18 records that the charity received £413,625 from parties connected to the trustees and made grants of £71,703 to a charity of which some of its own trustees are also trustees (PDF p.15).[7]
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 4 current and former officers of the charitable company (09164396), 3 of them active.[8]
Finances
| Year to 31 August | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £431.18k | £474.45k |
| 2022 | £401.06k | £426.81k |
| 2023 | £876.10k | £756.41k |
| 2024 | £596,883 | £501,672 |
| 2025 | £478,299 | £398,796 |
Income is almost entirely donations. A government grant of £1,040 is recorded for 2021 only. Institutional grants: £500,810 (2023) and £397,110 (2024).[1]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2017[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2018[10]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/08/2019[11]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 grants to institutions £317,098: Kolel Belz Machnovke Limited £71,703, One Heart Lev Echod £65,000, Friends of Beis Chinuch Lebonos Trust £46,000, Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh £35,400, Friends of Mercaz Hatorah Belz Macnivka £35,000, Achisomoch Aid Company £25,600 and other £38,395; grants to individuals £8,600 (PDF p.12).[7]
Israeli partners
Not identified as Israeli organisations; several recipients are UK inquiry charities.[7]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No place in Israel is named for any recipient. | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[7]
Inquiry
The register alert links the inquiry to the Commission announcement of further charities in the £22 million cashed-cheques class inquiry. No separate published findings statement confined to this charity was identified as of 25 September 2026. Opening an inquiry is not a finding of wrongdoing.[1][12][3]
Charity Commission register
- Cheque-cashing class inquiry (December 2025). Named among the charities added to the Commission's statutory class inquiry into charities whose cheques were exchanged for cash with a Hackney company.[13] The register shows a regulatory alert.[14]
- Grants to other inquiry charities. FY2025 grants include One Heart Lev Echod £65,000, Friends of Beis Chinuch Lebonos Trust £46,000, Friends of Mercaz Hatorah Belz Macnivka £35,000 and Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh £35,400; FY2024 also included Friends Of Beis Soroh Schneirer £76,000 (PDF p.12).[7] Those charities (1167227, 1153187, 1126075, 1139320 and 1153647) are named in the May 2025 inquiry announcement.[15]
- Related-party grants. Note 18 records receipts of £413,625 from parties connected to the trustees and grants of £71,703 to a charity of which some of this charity's trustees are also trustees (PDF p.15).[7]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 15 October 2026, downloaded 15 October 2026 and searched by name).[16] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[17]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette for the charity's name returned only Companies House filing lists; no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.[18]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[19]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[20]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[21] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[22]
Parliament
Hansard searches for 'Kollel Mishkon Yakov', 'Mishkon Yakov' returned 0 contributions in total.[23]
Web archive
The UK Government Web Archive holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[6]
See also
- Friends of Mosdos Belz Machnovka
- Kolel Belz Machnovkeh Limited
- Keren Association Limited
- Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator
- Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques
- Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques
- British Jewish or Zionist charities investigated by the Charity Commission, 2005-2023
- British Jewish charities investigated by the Charity Commission
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Charity Commission, KOLLEL MISHKON YAKOV - 1170620 Register of Charities, accessed 25 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, KOLLEL MISHKON YAKOV 09164396.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Civil Society, Regulator investigates 12 more charities in £22m cashed cheques probe, 5 December 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charity Commission, Trustees KOLLEL MISHKON YAKOV.
- ↑ Keren Association Limited accounts 2021–22.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Register entry 1170620, full print (capture of 20210116) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Charity Commission, Kollel Mishkon Yakov (1170620): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ Company 09164396: officers Companies House, viewed 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Kollel Mishkon Yakov accounts, year ended 2017-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ Kollel Mishkon Yakov accounts, year ended 2018-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ Kollel Mishkon Yakov accounts, year ended 2019-08-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200703).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Register of Charities, charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for every charity in batches 1–8 (200 pages, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026) and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section. Alerts appeared only for Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh (1139320), Ezer Viznitz Foundation (1161881), BC Trust (1155555), Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust (327054) – all named in the cheque-cashing class inquiry – The Gevurath Ari Torah Academy Trust (1003102), The Telz Talmudical Academy and Talmud Torah Trust (299687) and Kollel Mishkon Yakov (1170620).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, downloaded October 2026; keyword search of the batch-7 charity names found no matching Scottish registration (the only hit, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland, is a separate Scottish body).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch-7 charity name returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Mishkon Yakov' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1170620 360Giving, queried 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-7 screening covered 428 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages (UK Government Web Archive), Companies House officers of the charitable companies, and trustees, officers, lenders, subsidiaries and related bodies named in the accounts read for this batch (including Ambertown International Ltd); matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. The single forename-and-surname candidate (a former Wimbledon and District Synagogue director against a UK counter-terrorism designation) has different middle names and was not treated as a match; all other candidates were surname-only coincidences or generic word overlaps; lists downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching 'Mishkon Yakov' Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).