Side By Side (Children) Limited
Hackney special-needs school charity 1135723 / company 06962081; Avigdor Mews; Joseph Margulies chair (also Kehal Yisroel D'Chasidei Gur)
| Side By Side (Children) Limited
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company limited by guarantee |
| Founded | 14 July 2009 (company); registered as a charity 28 April 2010 |
| Registration ID | Company 06962081; charity 1135723 |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | Avigdor Mews, Lordship Road, London N16 0QJ |
| Key people | Joseph Margulies (chair); Charles Mark Margulies; Jacob Sorotzkin; Hannah Zelda Weiss; Sydney Samuel Sinitsky |
Side By Side (Children) Limited is a UK charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 14 July 2009 (06962081) and registered as charity 1135723 on 28 April 2010.[1][2] The registered office and school site is Avigdor Mews, Lordship Road, London N16 0QJ. SIC 85200 primary education. Ofsted is listed as another regulator. Website www.sidebyside.org.uk; email info@sidebyside.org.uk; telephone 020 8211 0901.[3]
The Commission activity line is education for children with special needs in Hackney and Haringey.[4] It is recognised for Gift Aid. On 9 February 2021 it received funds from The Leads Trust (1090946).[2] The Commission snapshot states that this charity does not own or lease land.
This is a large maintained-contract special school, not a Ger cheder. No Schreiber is a trustee. The Ger link is the chair, Joseph Margulies, who also sits on Kehal Yisroel D'Chasidei Gur and Kollel Gur Trust.
Trustees
Five trustees.[5]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Other trusteeships on the Commission register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Margulies | Chair | 9 September 2009 | Kehal Yisroel D'Chasidei Gur; Kollel Gur Trust; The Chicken Soup Shelter; The J and R Margulies Charitable Trust |
| Sydney Samuel Sinitsky | Trustee | 9 September 2009 | YHS Trust; S & J Charitable Trust; Berosa Charity Limited; Tagmarsh Charity Limited; The Ma'os Yesomim Charitable Trust; Yesodey Hatorah Trust; Yesodey Hatorah Nursery |
| Hannah Zelda Weiss | Trustee | 17 December 2010 | Ridgesave Limited; Keren Association Limited; Menachem General Charitable Trust; The Beth Jacob Youth Movement |
| Jacob Sorotzkin | Trustee | 26 July 2020 | Give Us a Chance; Bayis Sheli Ltd; Side By Side School Ltd |
| Charles Mark Margulies | Trustee | 26 July 2020 | Marg Fleet Limited; Newpier Charity Limited; Premishlaner Charitable Trust |
Jacob Sorotzkin also sits on Side By Side School Ltd, a related company. Joseph Margulies and Charles Mark Margulies share a surname; a family relationship is not stated on the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Friedman | 6 May 2010 | 6 May 2010 | 1 [6] |
| Sidney Samuel Sinitsky | 6 May 2010 | 2 January 2019 | 6 [6][7] |
| Joseph Margulies | 6 May 2010 | 2 January 2019 | 6 [6][7] |
| Hannah Zelda Weiss | 9 January 2012 | 9 January 2012 | 1 [8] |
| Abraham Mordechai Pinter | 9 January 2012 | 2 January 2019 | 5 [8][7] |
| Zelda Weiss | 26 July 2017 | 2 January 2019 | 4 [9][7] |
Directors
| Name | Role | Position | Date of birth | Appointed on | Resigned on | Nationality | Country of residence | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gershon Mannes | Active | Director | March 1978 | 27 May 2026 | British | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | |
| Charles Mark Margulies | Active | Director | May 1961 | 26 July 2020 | British | England | Not disclosed | |
| Sydney Samuel Sinitsky | Active | Director | May 1948 | 9 September 2009 | British | England | Not disclosed | |
| Jacob Sorotzkin | Active | Director | October 1970 | 26 July 2020 | British | England | Not disclosed | |
| Hannah Zelda Weiss | Active | Director | October 1954 | 17 December 2010 | British | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | |
| David Friedman | Resigned | Director | March 1974 | 9 September 2009 | 17 December 2010 | American | United Kingdom | Not disclosed |
| Michael Holder | Resigned | Director | April 1961 | 14 July 2009 | 9 September 2009 | British | England | Not disclosed |
| Joseph Margulies | Resigned | Director | December 1952 | 9 September 2009 | 1 April 2026 | British | England Identity verification due 6 May 2026 | Not disclosed |
| Abraham Mordecai Pinter | Resigned | Director | January 1949 | 17 December 2010 | 12 April 2020 | English | England | Not disclosed |
Source: Companies House officers register.[10]
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 14 July 2016)
Source: Companies House PSC register.[11]
Finance
Year to 30 April 2025: income £4,406,257 (of which £3,656,711 from five government contracts; £520,450 donations; £3.89m charitable activities); expenditure £4,639,985. One employee in the £110k–£120k band. 198 staff.[4] Returns for 2021–25 were filed on time.[12] Other assets £1.98m and total liabilities £2.21m at 30 April 2025.
Related bodies
| Body | Link |
|---|---|
| Side By Side School Ltd | Same Jacob Sorotzkin. Related school company. |
| Kehal Yisroel D'Chasidei Gur | Same Joseph Margulies. Ger congregation vehicle. |
| Kollel Gur Trust | Same Joseph Margulies. |
| Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited | Separate Ger boys’ primary. Chair/directors are not this board. Abraham Schreiber sits there, not here. |
| Ichud Mosdos Gur Limited | Separate institutions grant-maker. Jacob Goldman, not Margulies. |
| The Leads Trust | Funds received 9 February 2021. |
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)".[13][14]
- Companies House notices: 10 Nov 2015: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (DISS40); 27 Oct 2015: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1).[15]
- Overlapping trusteeships: Jacob Sorotzkin is also a trustee of Give Us A Chance (1087619), Bayis Sheli Ltd (1113631), Side By Side School Ltd (1159524). Charles Mark Margulies is also a trustee of Marg Fleet Limited (1161562), Newpier Charity Limited (293686), Premishlaner Charitable Trust (1046945). Hannah Zelda Weiss is also a trustee of Ridgesave Limited (288020), Keren Association Limited (313119), Menachem General Charitable Trust (1082723), The Beth Jacob Youth Movement (1150103). Sydney Samuel Sinitsky is also a trustee of Trenhill Limited (272180), The Union Of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (1158987), Uohc Supervision Ltd (1164378), Uohc Properties Ltd (1164379), Beis Brucha Ltd (1131109), Cprm Management Ltd (1209707). Gershon Mannes is also a trustee of Riosan Limited (271172), Crewpride Limited (272178).[5]
See also
- Joseph Margulies
- Kehal Yisroel D'Chasidei Gur
- Kollel Gur Trust
- Side By Side School Ltd
- Ger/Gur non profits in the UK
- Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited
External links
Notes
- ↑ SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED, Companies House, 06962081.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Governance, Side By Side (Children) Limited.
- ↑ Contact information, Side By Side (Children) Limited.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED, Charity Commission, 1135723.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Trustees, Side By Side (Children) Limited.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 UK Government Web Archive, Side By Side (Children) Limited – register entry (6 May 2010), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 6 May 2010, accessed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 UK Government Web Archive, Side By Side (Children) Limited – register entry (2 January 2019), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 UK Government Web Archive, Side By Side (Children) Limited – register entry (9 January 2012), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 9 January 2012, accessed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ UK Government Web Archive, Side By Side (Children) Limited – register entry (26 July 2017), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED officers Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
- ↑ Accounts and annual returns, Side By Side (Children) Limited.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED financial history Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 13 October 2026; figures from the Commission's public register data extract dated 13 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED overview Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 13 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, SIDE BY SIDE (CHILDREN) LIMITED filing history Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.