Moreshet Hatorah Ltd

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UK Belz educational charity (yeshiva, day school and nursery) that also makes grants

Moreshet Hatorah Ltd

Type Charitable company
Founded 1999-12-14 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1078584; company 03638569
Headquarters 1 Belz Terrace, London, E5 9SN
Area served Hackney, Israel, United States


Moreshet Hatorah Ltd is a charitable company operating Belz Yeshiva, TTMH Belz Day School and Belz Day Nursery from 1 Belz Terrace, London E5.[1][2] In the year ended 31 March 2025 income was about £5.58 million; donations paid to institutions included Dover Sholem Community Trust £1,202,864.[2]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS EXPRESSING THE JEWISH FAITH2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS EXPRESSING THE JEWISH FAITH AND3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH FAITH"[1]

The register describes its activities as: "the advancement of the education of persons expressing the orthodox Jewish faith,the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith, and the relief of poverty in the orthodox Jewish community"[1]

Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training.[1]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Hackney, Israel, United States.[1]

Trustees

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]

Trustees of Moreshet Hatorah Ltd (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
Moses Moskowits 2016-05-26 —
Joshua Grossman 2026-04-01 —
Solomon Porgesz 2026-04-01 —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2010-07-17 Edward Rumpler Esq; Ahron Klein; Jehudan Baumgarten [3]
2011-09-28 Edward Rumpler Esq; Ahron Klein; Jehudan Baumgarten [4]
2021-07-06 Moses Moskowits (from 26 May 2016); Ahron Klein – also trustee of The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, Yedidim Association Ltd, Belz Foundation Ltd, Children Ahead Ltd, Clapton Common Boys Club; Jehudah Baumgarten – also trustee of Chevras Mo'oz Ladol, The Community Hub, The Interlink Foundation [5]

Companies House officers

Companies House lists 9 current and former officers of the charitable company (03638569), 3 of them active.[6]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-03-31 £4,674,880 £4,651,027
2022-03-31 £5,930,936 £5,733,995
2023-03-31 £5,694,158 £5,665,557
2024-03-31 £5,724,885 £5,716,593
2025-03-31 £5,584,721 £5,625,476

Source: register annual-return history.[1]

Historical finances (UK Government Web Archive)

Income and spending shown on archived register pages
Financial year end Income (£) Spending (£) Source
31 Mar 2005 815,259 772,810 [7]
31 Mar 2006 3,026,040 2,888,926 [7]
31 Mar 2007 3,656,620 3,817,189 [7]
31 Mar 2008 2,770,334 3,060,968 [7]
31 Mar 2009 2,567,661 2,206,375 [7]
31 Mar 2010 2,966,829 2,295,988 [8]
31 Mar 2011 3,564,902 3,383,168 [8]

Archived accounts

Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:

  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2007[9]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2008[10]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2009[11]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2010[12]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2011[13]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2014[14]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[15]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[16]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[17]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[18]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[19]

Funding in Israel

  • Primarily UK Belz education; institutional donations £1,838,045 including Dover Sholem Community Trust £1,202,864.[2]

Israeli partners

UK Belz network; Israel and United States on register areas.[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.

Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
Finding Confidence
No settlement grant lines identified. low

Support for the IDF: No IDF funding is stated. Activities are UK Belz education plus grants.[2][2]

Controversies and regulatory action

  • Winding-up petition dismissed (2025). UKI Charitable Foundation presented a petition to wind up the company (CR-2024-005874) on 7 October 2024; the High Court dismissed it on 22 January 2025 (Gazette notice 4802694, 30 January 2025).[20]
  • Related-party loans include Cosmon (Belz) Ltd and The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust; donations received from Chevras Mo'oz Ladol £125,500.[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).[21] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[22]

The Gazette

Dismissal of a winding-up petition presented by UKI Charitable Foundation (notice 4802694, 30 Jan 2025; petition CR-2024-005874 dismissed 22 Jan 2025). Other Gazette hits are Companies House filing lists.[23]

Grants recorded by 360Giving

Grants received (360Giving data)
Date Funder Amount (£) Purpose
2008-02-18 The National Lottery Community Fund 9,882 A project by this school in Hackney to promote the physical and social wellbeing of young Orthodox Jewish boys through day trips to the coun
2011-02-24 The National Lottery Community Fund 9,980 This is a project by a school in Hackney. The group will use funding to establish a homework club for Orthodox Jewish boys with poor academi
2012-09-13 The National Lottery Community Fund 9,996 This is a project by an independent school in Hackney.The group will use the funding to run after school and holiday trips for disadvantaged
2013-03-21 The National Lottery Community Fund 9,431 This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use the funding to run an extracurricular nursery programme for young boys from de
2014-10-01 The National Lottery Community Fund 10,000 Not Available
2016-01-28 The National Lottery Community Fund 10,000 The group will use the funding to run extracurricular music sessions. This will enable deprived children to develop their skills, cognitive

No grants made by the charity are published in 360Giving data, so flows between linked charities could not be traced there.[24]

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.[25]

Land and property

The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[26] Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):[27]

  • 96–98 Clapton Common, London E5 9AL (title AGL477953) – registered office / Belz Terrace area – CCOD match on company 03638569 (source: [27])
  • 87 Lampard Grove, London N16 6XA (title AGL522127) – CCOD match (source: [27])

Parliament

A search of Hansard for 'Moreshet Hatorah' returned 0 contributions in total.[28]

Web archive

The UK Government Web Archive holds 4 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: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)".[5]

See also

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Charity Commission, Moreshet Hatorah Ltd (1078584): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ Register entry 1078584, contact and trustees (capture of 20100717) UK Government Web Archive.
  4. ↑ Register entry 1078584, contact and trustees (capture of 20110928) UK Government Web Archive.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 1078584, full print (capture of 20210706) UK Government Web Archive.
  6. ↑ Company 03638569: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Register entry 1078584, financial history (capture of 20100717) UK Government Web Archive.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Register entry 1078584, financial history (capture of 20110928) UK Government Web Archive.
  9. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2007-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20111001).
  10. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2008-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20111001).
  11. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2009-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20111001).
  12. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2010-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20111001).
  13. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2011-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20111001).
  14. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2014-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
  15. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
  16. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
  17. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
  18. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
  19. ↑ Moreshet Hatorah Ltd accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
  20. ↑ The Gazette, Dismissal of Winding Up Petition: Moreshet Hatorah Ltd notice 4802694, 30 January 2025 (petition by UKI Charitable Foundation, CR-2024-005874, dismissed 22 January 2025).
  21. ↑ 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).
  22. ↑ 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).
  23. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Moreshet Hatorah' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
  24. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1078584 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD) full extract, October 2026 release, matched on charitable company numbers and registered names; title numbers listed are candidates only – no title registers were purchased.
  28. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching 'Moreshet Hatorah' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).
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