Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited
UK Orthodox Jewish grant-maker distributing largely to institutions and individuals
| Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 2008-07-14 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1124961; company 06614267 |
| Headquarters | 67A Heathland Road, London, N16 5PQ |
| Area served | Throughout England, Israel, United States |
Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited is a charitable company. Objects cover Orthodox Jewish faith and education; areas include England, Israel and the United States.[1] In FY2025 donations were £8,728,420; grants to institutions £7,832,283 and to individuals £795,565. Named institutional grantees are not listed in the accounts.[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION GENERALLY AND ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR;3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH, AND4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "To help young people through providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. Offer training and support to young people who will then volunteer with the charity. Offer support services to families in crisis, including mentoring to children and young people in challenging circumstances."[1]
Register classifications: Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England, Israel, United States.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avrum Ciment | 2025-04-27 | Clearwaters Trust Limited (1173254) | |
| Menachem Nuchem Ciment | 2026-06-15 | — | |
| Azriel Baruch Aronowitz | 2026-06-15 | Clearwaters Trust Limited (1173254) |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-07 | Aron Steinmetz – also trustee of Higher Talmudical Education Limited, Toldos Yaakov Yosef Institutions Trust; David Ciment | [3] |
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 8 current and former officers of the charitable company (06614267), 2 of them active.[4]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-27 | £999,249 | £988,398 |
| 2022-06-27 | £838,363 | £880,699 |
| 2023-06-27 | £990,733 | £982,590 |
| 2024-06-27 | £7,241,660 | £7,418,585 |
| 2025-06-27 | £8,728,420 | £8,656,004 |
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 30/06/2014[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 30/06/2015[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 27/06/2016[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 27/06/2017[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 27/06/2018[9]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025: grants to institutions £7,832,283; grants to individuals £795,565; no named institutional list in the accounts.[2]
Israeli partners
Not disclosed by name in the accounts.[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 |
|---|---|
| Register lists Israel; no settlement detail in accounts. | low |
Support for the IDF: No IDF funding is stated.[2][2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Commission inquiry naming this charity was found. It received grants from SF Foundation (£28,800 in 2025; £136,800 in 2024) and CMZ Ltd (£116,684 in 2025).[2]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (full register download of 14 October 2026 searched by name).[10] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[11]
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; results were limited to Companies House filing lists.[12]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
| Date | Funder | Amount (£) | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-22 | The National Lottery Community Fund | 10,000 | A project by this group based in Hackney to provide a range of recreational activities for members of the Jewish community. The project will |
| 2012-02-23 | The National Lottery Community Fund | 9,531 | This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use the funding to recruit young volunteers and provide them with IT training. Thi |
| 2016-01-28 | The National Lottery Community Fund | 10,000 | The group will use the funding to provide a range of early intervention therapy sessions for disadvantaged BAME children and young people. T |
No grants made by the charity are published in 360Giving data, so flows between linked charities could not be traced there.[13]
Sanctions screening
The names of current and archived trustees and Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match on full name was found; only coincidental surname matches. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[14]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[15]
Parliament
A search of Hansard for 'Mifal Tzedoko' returned 0 contributions in total.[16]
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 (on time)" 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 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 Charity Commission, Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited (1124961): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1124961, full print (capture of 20210707) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 06614267: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited accounts, year ended 2014-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited accounts, year ended 2015-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited accounts, year ended 2016-06-27 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited accounts, year ended 2017-06-27 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed Limited accounts, year ended 2018-06-27 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, CharityExport-14-Oct-2026.csv, downloaded 14 October 2026; keyword search of charity names for the batch found no matching Scottish registration (the only hit for "breakthrough" was Breakthrough Breast Cancer SC039058, unrelated).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 14 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch charity name returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Mifal Tzedoko' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1124961 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, version of 12 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, last updated 3 June 2026). Screening of 405 names (current and archived trustees and Companies House officers of the 25 batch-1 charities) carried out 14 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access on 14 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 'Mifal Tzedoko' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).