Ohavei Torasecha
Stamford Hill trust giving about £85,000 a year to individuals in need and £39,000 to Orthodox institutions, mostly outside Israel
| Ohavei Torasecha
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 2018-08-17 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1179591 |
| Headquarters | London E5 |
| Area served | Israel, Throughout England And Wales |
| Key people | Refoel Bokor (chair) |
Ohavei Torasecha was established by a trust deed of 8 March 2018 and registered on 17 August 2018; register areas are Israel and England and Wales.[1][2] Its trustees are Refoel Bokor (chair), Hershel Stolzberg and Yosef Moshe Katz, who runs it day to day; the accounts give a principal office in London N16 and the register an address in London E5, and the independent examiner is Howard Schwalbe ACA of Parkgates, Prestwich (PDF p.3–4).[1][2] Its objects cover education and the relief of poverty worldwide, by grants or loans, the Orthodox Jewish religion and health (PDF p.4). In the year to 31 August 2025 donations were £118,500 and spending £126,254, including grants of £123,397 (2024: £93,668) – £38,838 to institutions and £84,559 to individuals for the relief of poverty – leaving funds of £13,509 (PDF p.5, 7, 13). Office costs are borne by "a local benefactor" (PDF p.5).[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AROUND THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS; OR BY GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING: GRANTS OR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/ OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE OF JEWISH LAW ( SHULCHAN ARUCH).TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "As detailed in the Charity objects"[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel, Throughout England And Wales.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refoel Bokor | 2018-03-12 | Yes | Ezer Mikoidesh Foundation (1084906) |
| Yosef Moshe Katz | 2018-03-12 | — | |
| Hershel Stolzberg | 2018-03-21 | Tehilois Yoel (1177104) |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-16 | Yosef Moshe Katz (from 12 March 2018); Hershel Stolzberg (from 21 March 2018) – also trustee of Tehilois Yoel; Refoel Bokor (chair) (from 12 March 2018) – also trustee of Ezer Mikoidesh Foundation | [3] |
| 2021-07-04 | Yosef Moshe Katz (from 12 March 2018); Refoel Bokor (chair) (from 12 March 2018) – also trustee of Ezer Mikoidesh Foundation; Hershel Stolzberg (from 21 March 2018) – also trustee of Tehilois Yoel | [4] |
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £20 | £0 |
| 2022-08-31 | £0 | £120 |
| 2023-08-31 | £91,974 | £81,838 |
| 2024-08-31 | £105,500 | £94,419 |
| 2025-08-31 | £118,546 | £126,254 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 grants to institutions £38,838 (2024: £39,506), the largest to Mesivta Yoel Moshe, Montreal (£12,750), Rise & Shine (£4,610) and Satmar Seminary (£4,000); none is identified as Israeli, and no location is given for Ahavat Israel Synagogue (£1,500). Grants to individuals for the relief of poverty were £84,559 (2024: £54,162) (PDF p.13).[2]
Israeli partners
No Israeli partner 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;[5] 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.[6][7][8][9] 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.[10]
- Individual grants and benefactor not identified. The £84,559 paid to individuals is not described further, and the "local benefactor" who provides the offices free of charge is not named (PDF p.5, 13).[2]
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).[11] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[12]
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.[13]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[14]
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. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[15]
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.[16]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Ohavei Torasecha" returned 0 contributions in total.[17]
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]
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 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, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Charity Commission, Ohavei Torasecha (1179591): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1179591, full print (capture of 20210116) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 1179591, full print (capture of 20210704) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 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-16 charities, all retrieved successfully on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. Nineteen registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)"; Halacha Lemoshe Trust showed "up to date (8 days late)", The Josh Charitable Trust "up to date (140 days late)" and The Pauline Aviges-Graham Foundation "up to date (34 days late)"; Songbrook Limited, Shekel Limited and Refeeah Trust showed "Removed charity".
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-16 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-16 charity names returned no matching charity).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Ohavei Torasecha' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1179591 360Giving, queried 16 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-16 screening covered 247 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the five charitable companies, and trustees, examiners and other people named in the accounts and sources read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Miller, Shah, Weinberg and Rapoport) or the generic words "UK", "Ltd" and "Company Limited"; lists downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in 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 the exact phrase "Ohavei Torasecha" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).