Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem Ltd
UK Ger/Pnei Menachem company funding Israeli mosdos and UK synagogue activity
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| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 2020-08-12 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1190831; company 12431285 |
| Headquarters | 13 Leweston Place, London, N16 6RJ |
| Area served | Throughout England And Wales, Israel, Belgium, United States |
| Key people | David Margulies (chair) |
| Website | www.pneimenachem.org.uk |
Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem Ltd is a charitable company (12431285) registered in 2020. Register areas include England and Wales, Israel, Belgium and the United States.[1] In the period ended 28 February 2025 donations were £3,444,819 and grants £2,527,875, including Yaalozi Hasidim £2,270,650 and Mosdos Hatora Vehachesed Pney Menachem (R.A.) £123,120 (note 7).[2] CCOD lists title 143348 at 130 Clapton Common E5 9AG (price paid £2.2m in 2023).[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLISH LAW AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING IN THE PROVISION OF PLACES FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND EDUCATION; ANDB) PROVIDING FOR THE PASTORAL NEEDS AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY"[1]
The register describes its activities as: "The advancement of the Jewish faith for the benefit of the public in such ways as are exclusively charitable in English law and in particular but not exclusively by:a) providing or supporting in the provision of places for religious worship and education; andb) providing for the pastoral needs and welfare of the community, particularly members of the Jewish community."[1]
Register classifications: Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Recreation.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England And Wales, Israel, Belgium, United States.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yitzchok Boruch Schaechter | 2020-01-29 | — | |
| David Margulies | 2020-01-29 | Yes | — |
| Saul Margulies | 2023-05-25 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-16 | David Margulies (chair); Yitzchok Boruch Schaechter; Meir Kornik | [4] |
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 4 current and former officers of the charitable company (12431285), 3 of them active.[5]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-31 | £208,476 | £211,070 |
| 2022-01-31 | £680,466 | £509,395 |
| 2023-01-31 | £1,258,617 | £917,373 |
| 2024-01-31 | £3,070,897 | £1,904,729 |
| 2025-02-28 | £3,502,111 | £2,968,017 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Funding in Israel
- Period ended 28 February 2025: grants £2,527,875 including Yaalozi Hasidim £2,270,650 and Mosdos Hatora Vehachesed Pney Menachem (R.A.) £123,120; register areas include Israel.[2][1]
Israeli partners
Mosdos Hatora Vehachesed Pney Menachem (R.A.) is named as an Israeli-registered association style recipient; Yaalozi Hasidim is the dominant grantee. Locations beyond the register areas not further verified.[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 named settlement was identified in the FY2025 grant list.[2] | Low |
Support for the IDF: No IDF funding is stated.[2][2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found.
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).[6] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[7]
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.[8]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[9]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name and the names of its current register trustees 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.[10]
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.[11] Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):[3]
- 130 Clapton Common, London E5 9AG (title 143348, price paid £2,200,000 in 2023) – CCOD match on company 12431285 (source: [3])
Parliament
A search of Hansard for 'Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem' returned 0 contributions in total.[12]
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 "Recently registered" and "Other regulators: No information available".[4]
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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, Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem Ltd (1190831): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Register entry 1190831, full print (capture of 20210116) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 12431285: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 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-2 charities found no matching Scottish registration of the same organisations (unrelated name collisions such as Open Door Edinburgh SC007315 were disregarded).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 14 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch-2 charity name returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1190831 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Screening of the current register trustees of the 25 batch-2 charities and the charity names, carried out 14 October 2026; no matches. Companies House officers and archived trustees were not included in this batch's screen. Viatcheslav Kantor (RUS1127) remains on the UK Sanctions List as previously noted.
- ↑ 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 'Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).