Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust
| Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust | |
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| Type | Charitable trust |
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| Founded | Trust deed 9 January 1986; registered 13 March 1986 |
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| Dissolved | |
| Registration ID | 327054 |
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| Headquarters | |
| Location | England and Wales |
| Area served | Hackney; Haringey; Belgium; Israel; United States |
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| Key people | Berish Berger; Jacob Frankel; Shulom Cik |
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The Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust (charity number 327054) is an English grant-making charitable trust constituted by a deed dated 9 January 1986 and registered on 13 March 1986. Its published activity is donations to other charities. Reporting on the register is up to date. The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into the charity as part of the class investigation of charities connected to a company cashing cheques. The trust was previously the subject of a 2013–14 double-defaulters class inquiry and a separate statutory inquiry opened on 25 February 2015 over repeated late filing of accounts.[1][2][3]
Objects
To such charities or for such charitable purposes in any part of the world as are charitable according to the law of England and Wales.[2]
Classified purposes include general charitable purposes, education/training, health, disability, relief of poverty, religious activities, economic/community development and other charitable purposes. It makes grants to individuals and to organisations. Beneficiaries listed: children and young people; elderly people; people with disabilities; other charities or voluntary bodies. Area of operation on the register: Hackney, Haringey, Belgium, Israel and the United States. Gift Aid is not recorded. No land or property. No trading subsidiaries. Two volunteers are recorded.[1]
National Lottery Community Fund awards have included “Mothers Milk and More” (£10,000, 2023–24) and “From our Family to Yours” (£20,000, 2024–25).[4]
People
Trustees
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other charities (register) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shulom Cik | Trustee | 15 April 2013 | None on record |
| Berish Berger | Trustee | Not stated | Ardenlink Limited; Aldentower Limited; Palmcourt Limited; Y G S Yeshiva Gedola Seminar; Yeshiva Gedoilah Torah Veyirah Limited; Satmar Nursery Trust; Talmud Torah Education Limited; The Palmtree Foundation Trust Limited; Utry; Educational Academies Support |
| Jacob Frankel | Trustee | Not stated | The Bais Rochel DSatmar Charitable Trust; Friends of Yeshiva Luzern; Nextgrant Limited |
No trustee remuneration is recorded.[1]
Finances
| Year to 31 March | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £964,550 | £873,910 |
| 2022 | £960,830 | £921,780 |
| 2023 | £863,640 | £956,760 |
| 2024 | £704,256 | £723,478 |
| 2025 | £980,612 | £1,002,748 |
Income is recorded as donations and legacies. The year to 31 March 2022 shows grants to institutions of £907,650 on the Commission table. Other assets at 31 March 2025: £9,440; liabilities £900. Recent annual returns and accounts have been filed on time.[1]
Inquiries
Double defaulters class inquiry (2013–14)
On 20 September 2013 the Commission opened a class inquiry into charities that had failed to file annual documents for two or more of the previous five years. Vyoel Moshe was included. Trustees told the Commission in May 2014 that delay was due to voluntary work leaving little spare time. The 4 August 2014 statement found mismanagement and misconduct in failing to file, rejected that explanation as a legitimate excuse, and recorded that two sets of accounts were then filed, putting over £1.8 million of income onto the public register.[2]
Statutory inquiry (2015–16)
After leaving that class inquiry the charity again failed to file (year ending 31 March 2014). A statutory inquiry under section 46 of the Charities Act 2011 opened on 25 February 2015. Trustees had delegated filing to one person whose personal circumstances delayed submission; records were said to be time-consuming to prepare. A section 84 order directed outstanding information to be filed. The 20 May 2016 report found mismanagement and misconduct for failure to file in accordance with charity law, and noted that accounts for the year ending 31 March 2015 were submitted within the deadline for the first time in nine years, with some £2 million of income then accounted for on the register.[3][6]
Class inquiry into cashed cheques (open)
The register carries a regulatory alert that the Commission has opened an inquiry into the charity, linking to the announcement of the next phase of the investigation into 105 charities connected to a company cashing cheques. No separate published finding on this trust within that inquiry was identified as of 15 September 2026.[1]
See also
- Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator
- Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques
- Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques
- British Jewish or Zionist charities investigated by the Charity Commission, 2005-2023
- British Jewish charities investigated by the Charity Commission
- Satmar Nursery Trust
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Charity Commission, VYOEL MOSHE CHARITABLE TRUST - 327054 Register of Charities, accessed 15 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Charity Commission, Inquiry Report: Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust (class inquiry statement), 4 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charity Commission, Inquiry Report: Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust, 20 May 2016.
- ↑ Find that Charity, Vyoel Moshe Charitable Trust GB-CHC-327054.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Trustees VYOEL MOSHE CHARITABLE TRUST Register of Charities, accessed 15 September 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Trustees repeatedly failed to file accounts GOV.UK, 20 May 2016.