Organisation for the Support of Torah Education Limited

Registered charity in England and Wales

Organisation for the Support of Torah Education Limited
Type	Registered charity and company limited by guarantee
Founded	24 March 1960 (incorporated); 23 July 1963 (registered as a charity)
Registration ID	Charity 314140; Company 00653738
Status	Registered
Location	London, England
Registration	Charity Commission for England and Wales; Companies House

Organisation for the Support of Torah Education Limited (Charity number: 314140; Company number 00653738) is a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee without share capital. The register describes its activities as: "To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law". For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 it reported income of £91,327 and expenditure of £63,185.

• Charity registered: 23 July 1963 (Registered)
• Company incorporated: 24 March 1960 (Active); SIC 94910 - Activities of religious organisations
• Registered office address: New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, NW11 0PU

People

Trustees

Name	Role	Date of appointment	Other trusteeships
Mr B B Bard	Trustee	20 January 1995	None on record
Mr J S Brander	Trustee	10 October 1985	None on record
Shulem Zvi Englander	Trustee	20 January 1995	Crownhost Limited (charity number: 1081750) | Keren Association Limited (charity number: 313119)
Mr E Englander	Chair	24 March 1960	None on record
Mr P N Englander	Trustee	20 January 1995	None on record
Mr J Lipschitz	Trustee	20 January 1995	None on record
Joseph Leib Weiss	Trustee	20 January 1995	Friends Of Mosdos Belz Machnovka (charity number: 1101793) | Beis Minchas Yitzchok Trust (charity number: 326920) | Kolel Belz Machnovkeh Limited (charity number: 1144942) | The Zecharia Charitable Trust (charity number: 1090784) | Ridgesave Limited (charity number: 288020) | Kollel Mishkon Yakov (charity number: 1170620)

Source: Charity Commission register.

Historic trustees

Trustees as listed in archived snapshots of the Charity Commission register (first and last snapshot in which each name appears; not a record of actual appointment or resignation dates).

Name	First seen	Last seen	Snapshots listing name
J Lipschitz	10 September 2010	2 January 2019	6
P N Englander	10 September 2010	2 January 2019	6
S Z Englander	10 September 2010	6 May 2014	3
E Englander Esq	10 September 2010	6 May 2014	3
J S Brander Esq	10 September 2010	6 May 2014	3
B B Bard	10 September 2010	2 January 2019	6
J L Weiss	10 September 2010	6 May 2014	3
J S Brander	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	3
E Englander	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	3
Joseph Leib Weiss	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	3
Shulem Zvi Englander	26 July 2017	2 January 2019	3

Directors

Name	Role	Position	Date of birth	Age	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
Joseph Lipschitz	Role Active	Secretary			20 January 1995		British		Not disclosed
Benjamin Binim Bard	Role Active	Director	July 1953	73	20 January 1995		British	England	Not disclosed
Jacob Brander	Role Active	Director	June 1948 Appointed before 20 June 1992	78			British	United Kingdom	Not disclosed
Eliasz Englander	Role Active	Director	August 1932 Appointed before 20 June 1992	94			British	England	Not disclosed
Pinkus Naftali Englander	Role Active	Director	November 1957	68	20 January 1995		British	United Kingdom	Not disclosed
Shulem Zvi Englander	Role Active	Director	November 1960	65	20 January 1995		British	United Kingdom	Not disclosed
Joseph Lipschitz	Role Active	Director	April 1957	69	20 January 1995		British	England	Not disclosed
Joseph Leib Weiss	Role Active	Director	November 1953	72	20 January 1995		British	England	Not disclosed
Jacob Fixler	Role Resigned	Secretary Appointed before 20 June 1992				20 June 1995	British		Not disclosed
Jacob Fixler	Role Resigned	Director	September 1911 Appointed before 20 June 1992	115		9 November 1994	British		Not disclosed
Reuben Chaim Lipschitz	Role Resigned	Director	June 1926 Appointed before 20 June 1992	100		16 November 1993	British		Not disclosed
Jacob Schreiber	Role Resigned	Director	March 1936 Appointed before 20 June 1992	90		7 October 2003	British		Not disclosed

Source: Companies House officers register.

Persons with significant control

• PSC statement: The company knows or has reasonable cause to believe that there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company (notified 6 April 2016)

Source: Companies House PSC register.

Finances

Financial year end	Total income	Total expenditure	Income from donations and legacies	Expenditure on charitable activities	Grants to institutions	Total funds (assets less liabilities)	Cash	Employees	Volunteers	Accounts received
March 2012	£130,826	£103,940	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Archived register entry
March 2013	£134,741	£89,177	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Archived register entry
March 2014	£65,527	£123,137	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Archived register entry
March 2015	£66,412	£49,418	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Archived register entry
March 2016	£46,640	£49,724	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Archived register entry
March 2017	£49,213	£52,088	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Archived register entry
31 March 2021	£46,268	£35,083	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	31 January 2022 (due 31 January 2022)
31 March 2022	£47,752	£43,994	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	31 January 2023 (due 31 January 2023)
31 March 2023	£69,470	£52,166	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	31 January 2024 (due 31 January 2024)
31 March 2024	£84,016	£68,740	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	30 January 2025 (due 31 January 2025)
31 March 2025	£91,327	£63,185	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	0	27 January 2026 (due 31 January 2026)

Source: Charity Commission financial history and register data. The Commission records grant-making as the charity's main activity. Trustee payments: "No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity."

• Companies House: last accounts made up to 31 March 2025; next accounts made up to 6 April 2026, due by 6 January 2027.
• Companies House: last confirmation statement dated 20 June 2026; next due by 4 July 2027.
• Archived accounts: year ending 31 March 2009; year ending 31 March 2010; year ending 31 March 2012; year ending 31 March 2013; year ending 31 March 2014; year ending 31 March 2015; year ending 31 March 2016; year ending 31 March 2017; year ending 31 March 2018.
• Registered charges (Companies House): 24 September 2009, Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ): "134 bethune road stoke newington london t/no EGL324891 and each and every part thereof and all buildings erections and structures and fixtures and fittings and fixed plant and machinery and with the benefit of all existing and future leases underleases tenancies agreements for lease rights covenants" (Outstanding); 13 February 2004, The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland: "F/H property known as 134 bethune road, lonodn t/no LN156040 and EGL324891." (Satisfied); 13 February 2004, The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland: "By way of floating charge the. Undertaking and all property and assets." (Satisfied); 10 April 1987, Barclays Bank PLC: "140, rochester way, kidbrooke, london borough of greenwich title no sgl 428775." (Outstanding); 3 December 1986, Barclays Bank PLC: "138/138A rochester way, kidbrook, greenwich tn: sgl 428284." (Outstanding); 4 February 1977, Barclays Bank PLC: "97 & 99 bethune rd & land with buildings to the west side of bethune rd hackney." (Outstanding); 6 August 1974, Barclays Bank PLC: "Land and buildings lying to the west side of bethune road hackney london." (Outstanding); 2 December 1968, Barclays Bank PLC: "99 bethune rd. Stoke newington, london, N. 16." (Outstanding); 20 February 1964, Barclays Bank PLC: "97 bethune road stoke newington london." (Outstanding).
• Land Registry (company-owned property): HM Land Registry's company ownership data (October 2026) lists 5 title(s) registered to the organisation or a linked company: 134 Bethune Road, London (N16 5DS) (title EGL324891, freehold; registered proprietor THE ORGANISATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF TORAH EDUCATION LIMITED; proprietor registered 01-03-2004); 134 Bethune Road, London (N16 5DS) (title LN156040, freehold; registered proprietor THE ORGANISATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF TORAH EDUCATION LIMITED; proprietor registered 01-03-2004); 99 Bethune Road, London (N16 5ED) (title LN156085, freehold; registered proprietor ORGANISATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF TORAH EDUCATION LIMITED; proprietor registered 22-02-1963); land and buildings lying to the West of Bethune Road (title NGL209241, freehold; registered proprietor THE ORGANISATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF TORAH EDUCATION LIMITED; proprietor registered 02-08-1972); 97 Bethune Road and land and buildings at the back (title NGL211473, freehold; registered proprietor THE ORGANISATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF TORAH EDUCATION LIMITED; proprietor registered ).

Controversies and conflicts

• Filing compliance: All 5 annual returns and accounts on the Charity Commission record were received by their due dates, and the register states "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)".
• Overlapping trusteeships: Shulem Zvi Englander is also a trustee of Crownhost Limited (1081750), Keren Association Limited (313119). Joseph Leib Weiss is also a trustee of Friends Of Mosdos Belz Machnovka (1101793), Beis Minchas Yitzchok Trust (326920), Kolel Belz Machnovkeh Limited (1144942), The Zecharia Charitable Trust (1090784), Ridgesave Limited (288020), Kollel Mishkon Yakov (1170620).
• Register inconsistencies: Mr B B Bard, Mr J S Brander, Mr E Englander, Mr P N Englander, Mr J Lipschitz are listed as trustees by the Charity Commission but not as a current director at Companies House. Benjamin Binim Bard, Jacob Brander, Eliasz Englander, Pinkus Naftali Englander, Joseph Lipschitz are a current director at Companies House but not listed as trustees by the Charity Commission.

See also

• Mr B B Bard
• Mr J S Brander
• Shulem Zvi Englander
• Crownhost Limited
• Keren Association Limited
• Mr E Englander