Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed
Clapton CIO funded by interest-free loans from a trustee-controlled company, giving mainly to Ezer Bekovoid
| Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed
| |
|---|---|
| Type | CIO |
| Founded | 2014-04-14 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1156669 |
| Headquarters | London E5 |
| Area served | Hackney, Haringey, Israel, United States |
Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed is a charitable incorporated organisation (constitution 20 January 2014) registered on 14 April 2014; register areas are Hackney, Haringey, Israel and the United States.[1] Its trustees are Joseph Teitelbaum, Joseph Lew, Baruch Davidovits and Ester Ruchel Teitelbaum, with a principal address in London E5 (PDF p.4).[2] It makes grants, donations or "Charitable Loans" to UK charities and to "individuals in Israel, the UK and USA" (PDF p.5–6). In the year to 30 November 2025 income was £208,570 (foundations £72,446, corporate donors £135,264), grants £334,354 and funds negative at £(854,381) (PDF p.12, 14).[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH. 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY. 3. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "i. The advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith.ii. The relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity.iii. To help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to develop their skills and capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society."[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Hackney, Haringey, Israel, United States.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Teitelbaum | 2014-01-28 | Beis Shuloim Ltd (1185871); Ezer Bekovoid Limited (1138167) | |
| Joseph Lew | 2014-01-28 | — | |
| Baruch Davidovits | 2014-01-28 | Tomchai Torah B'am Yisroel (T.t.b.y.) (1166670) | |
| Ester Ruchel Teitelbaum | 2017-07-31 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-17 | Joseph Teitelbaum (from 28 January 2014) – also trustee of Beis Shuloim Ltd, Ezer Bekovoid Limited; Ester Ruchel Teitelbaum (from 31 July 2017); Baruch Davidovits (from 28 January 2014) – also trustee of Tomchai Torah B'am Yisroel (T.t.b.y.); Joseph Lew (from 28 January 2014) | [3] |
Joseph Teitelbaum is also a register trustee of Ezer Bekovoid Limited (1138167) and Beis Shuloim Ltd (1185871); Baruch Davidovits of Tomchai Torah B'Am Yisroel (1166670).[1] Companies House lists Joseph Teitelbaum as sole active director of Millage Limited since 2008.[4]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | £66,505 | £139,594 |
| 2022-11-30 | £117,752 | £152,991 |
| 2023-11-30 | £101,472 | £128,819 |
| 2024-11-30 | £213,773 | £544,468 |
| 2025-11-30 | £208,570 | £336,383 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/05/2015[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2016[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2017[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2018[8]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 grants £334,354: institutions £304,757 and individuals £29,597 (2024: £542,630, of which individuals £222,910); the only named recipient is Ezer Bekovoid (General Charitable), £180,958. The accounts refer to individuals "in Israel, the UK and USA" without amounts by country (PDF p.6, 12–13).[2]
Israeli partners
No Israeli institution is named.[2]
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.[2] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;[9] it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.[10][11][12][13] The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.[14]
- Loans from a trustee-controlled company. The independent examiner, Myer Rothfeld of Rothfeld Company Services Limited, drew attention to loans from Millage Limited: the CIO "originally borrowed £14.5k from Millage Limited ... The loan increased during the year to some £862k"; "Mrs. E. R. Teitelbaum, a Trustee of the CIO, is the controlling party of the Lender. Her husband, J. Teitelbaum, also a Trustee of the CIO, is the Sole Director of the Lender". A second loan of £119,500 (2024: £152,500) came "from the Grandmother of two of the Trustees"; going concern depends on both (PDF p.8).[2][4]
- Inconsistent loan figures. The related-party note gives the Millage loan as £911,137 (2024: £850,987) and the loan from Mrs F. Schneebalg as £119,500; the creditors note gives total loans of £1,030,637 repayable on 5 January 2029, while its text says £1,003,637 and the examiner's report says the loans are repayable on demand. The examiner's report is headed "for the year 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2025" (PDF p.8, 14).[2]
- Grants to a connected charity. The largest grantee was Ezer Bekovoid Limited (1138167), 10 payments totalling £180,958 (2024: £191,840), plus a £100,000 loan in 2024; Joseph Teitelbaum is a trustee of both charities and a director of Ezer Bekovoid Limited (PDF p.12, 14).[2][1][15] Companies House records a Meyer Rothfeld as a director of Ezer Bekovoid Limited from 2010 to 2018; whether this is the CIO's examiner was not established.[15]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, 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 notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.[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.[20]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased.[21] Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):[22]
- No property appears in the accounts (funds negative at £(854,381)) – Accounts (PDF p.14) (source: [2])
- Land lying to the north-east of Walnut Tree Close, Stevenage (title HD589598, freehold; proprietor added 24/12/2019); 7 Bank Street, Ashford (TN23 1DE) (title K744141, freehold; proprietor added 03/01/2023, price paid £300,000); Land adjoining 16 Lloyds Green, Wittersham, Tenterden (TN30 7NX) (title TT147739, freehold; proprietor added 22/11/2022) – 3 titles registered to Millage Limited (06517442), the charity's lender, whose sole director is trustee Joseph Teitelbaum (source: [22][4])
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed", "Maaseh Tzedukeh" 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".[3]
See also
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Charity Commission, Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed (1156669): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1156669, full print (capture of 20210117) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Companies House, Company 06517442 (Millage Limited): officers Find and update company information, viewed 15 October 2026. (Joseph Teitelbaum, director since 13 June 2008; Ester Ruchel Teielbaum [sic], secretary 13 June 2008 – 9 June 2009).
- ↑ Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed accounts, year ended 2015-05-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed accounts, year ended 2016-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed accounts, year ended 2017-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Maaseh Tzedukeh V'Chesed accounts, year ended 2018-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ 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 each of the 25 batch-12 charities, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. The pages showed reporting status – "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)" for 22 charities, "Removed charity" for Mifal Tzedukas and Keren Yaacov Limited, and "Charity reporting is up to date (256 days late)" for Friends of Eidah Chareidis Orthodox Council of Jerusalem.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ 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, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date), both retrieved 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026, retrieved 15 October 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Companies House, Company 07330341 (Ezer Bekovoid Limited): officers Find and update company information, viewed 15 October 2026. (active directors include Joseph Teitelbaum, appointed 29 July 2010; Meyer Rothfeld was a director from 29 July 2010 to 5 January 2018).
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026, downloaded October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-12 charity names found no matching Scottish registration (the only hits were unrelated names: Madrasatul Imam Mohammad Zakariya and Harris Kaufman Trust).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-12 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Maaseh Tzedukeh' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1156669 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-12 screening covered 390 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages and archived accounts (UK Government Web Archive), Companies House officers of the six charitable companies and of related companies named in the accounts (Millage Limited, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (United Kingdom) Limited and Ezer Bekovoid Limited), and trustees, examiners, donors and grant recipients named in the accounts read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; the only token matches were generic words in organisation names ("Trust", "Limited", "Foundation", "Society", "International") and surname-only coincidences (Green, Anderson, Weiss, Frank, Grace, Friedman, Fox, Ward); lists downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK, accessed 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.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD) and Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD) full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on charitable company numbers, registered names and the names of subsidiaries named in the accounts; title numbers listed are candidates only – no title registers were purchased.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Maaseh Tzedukeh" Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).