The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust

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Registered charity in England and Wales

The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust

Type Registered charity and company limited by guarantee
Founded 21 June 2007 (incorporated); 27 June 2007 (registered as a charity)
Registration ID Charity 1119847; Company 06288755
Status Registered
Location London, England
Registration Charity Commission for England and Wales; Companies House

The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust (Charity number: 1119847; Company number 06288755) is a registered charity and private limited company by guarantee without share capital use of 'limited' exemption.[1][2] The register describes its activities as: "The charity was established for the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith and the advancement of orthodox Jewish religious education and education generally and for such purposes recognised as charitable by English Law".[3] For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 it reported income of £1,100,116 and expenditure of £1,236,380.[3]

  • Charity registered: 27 June 2007 (Registered)[1]
  • Company incorporated: 21 June 2007 (Active); SIC 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified[2]
  • Previous company names: SHEMEN LIMITED 21 Jun 2007 - 20 Feb 2016[2]
  • Registered office address: New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, NW11 0PU[2]

People

Trustees

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships
Brian Rabinowitz Trustee 21 June 2007 Menorah High School For Girls (charity number: 1091510) | The Zevi Rabinowitz Charitable Trust (charity number: 1207905)
Dr David Benzion Landau Trustee 28 January 2016 Ltc Trust Co (charity number: 1106673) | Menorah High School For Girls (charity number: 1091510) | Chinuch Uk Limited (charity number: 1195717) | Anglo Israel Cardiovascular Symposium (charity number: 1167559)
Joseph Adler Trustee 4 November 2022 The J & J Benevolent Foundation (charity number: 1146602) | Areivim (charity number: 1125655) | Menorah High School For Girls (charity number: 1091510)

Source: Charity Commission register.[1]

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
Maurice Levenson 22 January 2009 22 January 2009 1 [4]
Brian Rabinowitz 22 January 2009 3 January 2019 5 [4][5]
David Benzion Landau 26 July 2017 3 January 2019 4 [6][5]
Mark Morris 26 July 2017 3 January 2019 4 [6][5]

Directors

Name Role Position Date of birth Age Appointed on Resigned on Nationality Country of residence Occupation
Joseph Adler Role Active Director October 1980 45 or 46 4 November 2022 British England Not disclosed
David Benzion Landau Role Active Director April 1966 60 28 January 2016 British England Not disclosed
Brian Rabinowitz Role Active Director October 1962 63 or 64 21 June 2007 British United Kingdom Not disclosed
Maurice Levenson Role Resigned Secretary 21 June 2007 29 January 2016 Irish Not disclosed
Maurice Levenson Role Resigned Director September 1962 64 21 June 2007 29 January 2016 Irish England Not disclosed
Misha Zeev Morris Role Resigned Director July 1968 58 28 January 2016 14 January 2019 British United Kingdom Not disclosed

Source: Companies House officers register.[7]

Persons with significant control

Name Status Notified on Ceased on Date of birth Age Nationality Country of residence Nature of control
Joseph Adler Active 4 November 2022 October 1980 45 or 46 British England Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%
David Benzion Landau Active 6 April 2016 April 1966 60 British United Kingdom Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%
Brian Rabinowitz Active 6 April 2016 October 1962 63 or 64 British United Kingdom Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%
Misha Zeev Morris Ceased 6 April 2016 14 January 2019 July 1968 58 British United Kingdom Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%
David Landau Ceased 6 April 2016 6 April 2016 April 1970 56 British United Kingdom Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%

Source: Companies House PSC register.[8]

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 £556,389 £62,522 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[6]
March 2013 £252,617 £87,430 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[6]
March 2014 £95,440 £156,656 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[6]
March 2015 £890,241 £493,934 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[6]
March 2016 £215,318 £195,680 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[6]
March 2017 £1,311,300 £801,988 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[5]
31 March 2021 £955,279 £748,371 £805,395 £748,371 £0 £4,422,514 £282,063 27 0 31 January 2022 (due 31 January 2022)
31 March 2022 £1,715,838 £918,527 £1,651,657 £918,527 £0 £5,219,825 £386,941 35 0 22 January 2023 (due 31 January 2023)
31 March 2023 £2,164,476 £1,076,766 £2,098,052 £1,076,766 £0 £6,307,535 £87,485 35 0 29 January 2024 (due 31 January 2024)
31 March 2024 £1,241,264 £1,156,473 £1,184,772 £1,156,473 £210 £6,392,326 £76,746 34 0 31 January 2025 (due 31 January 2025)
31 March 2025 £1,100,116 £1,236,380 £1,068,728 £1,236,380 £0 £6,256,062 £76,497 29 0 30 January 2026 (due 31 January 2026)

Source: Charity Commission financial history and register data.[9] Trustee payments: "No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity."[10]

  • Companies House: last accounts made up to 31 March 2025; next accounts made up to 4 April 2026, due by 4 January 2027.[2]
  • Companies House: last confirmation statement dated 21 June 2026; next due by 5 July 2027.[2]
  • Archived accounts: 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.[11]
  • Registered charges (Companies House): 24 August 2007, Aib Group (UK) PLC: "The deposit(s) meaning any sums deposited or to be deposited in the account)s) and any other sum or sums which are from time to time deposited in the account(s) together with all interest accruing in relation to the deposit(s)." (Satisfied); 24 August 2007, Aib Group (UK) PLC: "F/H property k/a dollis hill research station brook road london t/no MX122172. By way of specific charge the goodwill and connection of the business or businesses and also by way of floating security all moveable plant machinery implements furniture equipment stock-in-trade work in progress and othe" (Satisfied); 24 August 2007, Aib Group (UK) PLC: "Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill uncalled capital buildings fixtures plant and machinery." (Satisfied); 30 July 2007, Evans Management Limited: "F/H dollis hill research station brook road london t/no MX122172 the rental income any plant and machinery." (Satisfied).[12]
  • Property: The charity owns the freehold school site, Dollis Hill Research Station, 105 Brook Road, London NW2 7BZ (title MX122172), carried at £7,867,850 at 31 March 2025.[13] The site was charged in 2007 to Evans Management Ltd and AIB Group (UK) plc.[14]
  • Land Registry (company-owned property): HM Land Registry's company ownership data (October 2026) lists 1 title(s) registered to the organisation or a linked company: Dollis Hill, Research Station , Brook Road, London (NW2 7DW) (title MX122172, freehold; registered proprietor THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST (06288755); proprietor registered 10-09-2007).[15]

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)".[9][10]
  • Companies House notices: 21 Jul 2009: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1).[16]
  • Overlapping trusteeships: Brian Rabinowitz is also a trustee of Menorah High School For Girls (1091510), The Zevi Rabinowitz Charitable Trust (1207905). Dr David Benzion Landau is also a trustee of Ltc Trust Co (1106673), Menorah High School For Girls (1091510), Chinuch Uk Limited (1195717), Anglo Israel Cardiovascular Symposium (1167559). Joseph Adler is also a trustee of The J & J Benevolent Foundation (1146602), Areivim (1125655), Menorah High School For Girls (1091510).[1]
  • Shared trustees/directors: Maurice Levenson is also connected with Dalaid (1064655), which is subject to a Charity Commission regulatory alert[17].
  • Winding-up petitions (as Shemen Limited): The London Gazette published petitions to wind up the company, then named Shemen Limited (company number 06288755), of Unit 21 Dollis Hill Estate, 105 Brook Road, London NW2, presented by Evans Management Limited (Leeds) as claimed creditor: High Court (Chancery Division) Leeds District Registry No 1361 of 2009 (presented 11 May 2009, hearing 7 July 2009)[18] and No 1123 of 2010 (presented 10 May 2010, hearing 13 July 2010).[19] The company was not wound up; it remains on the register. Evans Management Limited also held a 2007 charge over the company's freehold, the Dollis Hill Research Station, Brook Road (title MX122172), per the Companies House charges register.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charity Commission for England and Wales, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST trustees Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 13 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Companies House, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST overview Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust – charity overview Register of Charities, accessed 15 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 UK Government Web Archive, The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust – register entry (22 January 2009), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 22 January 2009, accessed 14 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 UK Government Web Archive, The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust – register entry (3 January 2019), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 3 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 UK Government Web Archive, The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust – register entry (26 July 2017), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Companies House, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST officers Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Companies House, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST persons with significant control Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST 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.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST overview Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 13 October 2026.
  11. ↑ UK Government Web Archive, The Menorah High School for Girls Foundation Trust – archived accounts, archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 4 January 2020, accessed 14 October 2026.
  12. ↑ Companies House, 06288755 charges Companies House, accessed 14 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST accounts and annual returns Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 14 October 2026.
  14. ↑ Companies House, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST – charges Companies House, accessed 14 October 2026.
  15. ↑ HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales dataset, October 2026, accessed 14 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Companies House, THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST filing history Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
  17. ↑ Companies House, LEVENSON, Maurice appointments Companies House, accessed 13 October 2026.
  18. ↑ The London Gazette, Petitions to Wind Up (Companies): Shemen Limited issue 59085, 9 June 2009, accessed 14 October 2026.
  19. ↑ The London Gazette, Petitions to Wind Up (Companies): Shemen Limited issue 59476, 1 July 2010, accessed 14 October 2026.
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