Lubavitch Liverpool
Chabad-Lubavitch centre at 76 Beech Lane, Liverpool, run by the registered charity and company Lubavitch Liverpool (charity 1123511, company 06333245)
| Lubavitch Liverpool
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity (company limited by guarantee) |
| Founded | 3 August 2007 (company); 8 April 2008 (registered charity) |
| Registration ID | 1123511 (Charity Commission); company 06333245 (Companies House) |
| Status | Registered charity (registered 8 April 2008); company active; reporting up to date (register, 11 November 2026) |
| Headquarters | 76 Beech Lane, Liverpool, L18 3ER |
| Location | Liverpool, England |
| Area served | Liverpool (the governing document says "in practice national and overseas") |
| Services | Jewish outreach, education and welfare |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Key people | Jeffrey Max (chair); Peretz Chein (director); Avrohom Kievman (rabbi; person with significant control) |
| Website | lubavitchliverpool.com |
Lubavitch Liverpool (also Chabad-Lubavitch Liverpool) is the local centre of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Liverpool, run from 76 Beech Lane, Liverpool L18 3ER by a registered charity and company limited by guarantee of the same name (charity 1123511, company 06333245).[1][2] The charity describes its activities as "Jewish outreach, education and welfare", and its accounts describe its main activities as "preparing ourselves for the ultimate redemption" through "ensuring Jewish continuity by reinforcing Jewish identity".[1][3]
The Charity Commission register records the working name "Chabad-Lubavitch Liverpool".[4]
For the year to 31 August 2025 the register records income of £210,089 and expenditure of £174,099.[5] The register lists "Chabad-Lubavitch Liverpool" as a working name.[4]
History
The company was incorporated on 3 August 2007 as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, and the charity was registered on 8 April 2008.[2][1] The first directors on Companies House were the nominee directors and secretary of an incorporation agent, who resigned on 6 August 2007. Jonathan Marks was a director from 21 February 2008 to 1 June 2011, Peretz Chein has been a director since 10 October 2009 and Jeffrey Max since 1 June 2011; the secretary, appointed on 21 February 2008, is recorded as "Pefetz Chein".[6] Companies House gives the company's activities as "cultural education" and "activities of religious organisations".[2]
Activities
The trustees' report for 2024–25 says the charity "continued to run and expand all its programmes and activities to include youth activities, festival and Sabbath activities, adult education programmes, social services, Judaica services and publications". It adds that Chanukah, Purim, Passover and Shavuot activities "have grown with programs for children in the Jewish schools of Liverpool", and that the year saw expanded teen programming, "Cteens" and a "Liverpool Teffilin Club".[3] The charity's objects, as set out in its articles, are the advancement of the Jewish religion "in accordance with the orthodox tenets thereof", public education including "education in the orthodox Jewish faith", relief of financial hardship among Jewish people in need, and other charitable purposes.[7] Student work in Liverpool is listed on Chabad on Campus UK.
Governance
The register lists two trustees. Companies House lists the same two people, Peretz Chein and Jeffrey Max, as directors, with a secretary recorded as "Pefetz Chein".[6]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Other charity trusteeships on the register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Max | Chair | 1 June 2012 | Liverpool Talmud Torah Schools |
| Peretz Chein | Trustee | Not stated | None on record |
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born (month and year) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pefetz Chein | Secretary | 21 February 2008 | – | – | British |
| Peretz Chein | Director | 10 October 2009 | – | May 1970 | British |
| Jeffrey Max | Director | 1 June 2011 | – | July 1947 | British |
| Form 10 Secretaries Fd Ltd | Nominee Secretary | 3 August 2007 | 6 August 2007 | – | – |
| Jonathan . Marks | Director | 21 February 2008 | 1 June 2011 | September 1974 | British |
| Form 10 Directors FD Ltd | Nominee Director | 3 August 2007 | 6 August 2007 | – | – |
Companies House records one person with significant control, Rabbi Avrohom Kievman, notified on 15 April 2016, born July 1967 and American, with "significant influence or control".[9] The register shows Jeffrey Max as also a trustee of the Liverpool Talmud Torah Schools.[8] The accounts record that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits.[3] Companies House records no charges.[10]
Finances
The register gives the following figures.
| Year ended | Total income | Total expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2021 | £200,220 | £179,081 |
| 31 August 2022 | £178,531 | £188,935 |
| 31 August 2023 | £178,103 | £183,210 |
| 31 August 2024 | £160,502 | £167,089 |
| 31 August 2025 | £210,089 | £174,099 |
The accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 report donations of £209,874 against £160,502 the year before, expenditure on charitable activities of £174,099, and net income of £35,990. Wages and salaries were £31,272 for an average of two employees, none paid more than £60,000. The trustees' stated reserves policy is three months of expenditure.[3] The accounts for 2025 were received on 30 June 2026, on time; those for 2021 were 25 days late.[11]
See also
- Chabad Lubavitch centres in the UK outside London
- Chabad Lubavitch companies in the UK
- Chabad Lubavitch charities in the UK
- Chabad on Campus UK
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Lubavitch Liverpool (1123511) Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, Lubavitch Liverpool (06333245) Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lubavitch Liverpool, Trustees' annual report and financial statements, year ended 31 August 2025 (approved 29 June 2026), as filed with the Charity Commission, obtained from the register's accounts and annual returns page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: other names (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public data extract: annual return history (extract dated 11 November 2026), accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Companies House, Lubavitch Liverpool (06333245) – officers Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Lubavitch Liverpool (1123511) – governing document Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Lubavitch Liverpool (1123511) – trustees Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Lubavitch Liverpool (06333245) – persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Lubavitch Liverpool (06333245) – charges Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Lubavitch Liverpool (1123511) – accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.