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{{short description|Registered charity in England and Wales}}
{{Infobox organization
|name=Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim)
|type=Registered charity
|founded=10 September 1964 (registered as a charity)
|registration=Charity Commission for England and Wales
|registration_id=Charity 526665
|status=Registered
}}
'''[[Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim)]]''' (Charity number: 526665) is a registered charity.<ref name="CCTrustees">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/526665/trustees ACADEMY FOR TALMUDICAL RESEARCH (KOLEL HARABANIM) trustees] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref> The register describes its activities as: "EDUCATION/TRAINING, RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS".<ref name="CCReg">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/526665 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – charity overview] ''Register of Charities'', accessed 15 October 2026.</ref> For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 it reported income of £592,522 and expenditure of £545,852.<ref name="CCReg" />
*Charity registered: 10 September 1964 (Registered)<ref name="CCTrustees" />
*Charity contact address: 134 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4gb<ref name="CCOverview">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/526665 ACADEMY FOR TALMUDICAL RESEARCH (KOLEL HARABANIM) overview] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

==People==
===Trustees===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[Stuart Elliott Schwalbe]] || Trustee || 30 June 2016 || None on record
|-
| [[Morris Brunner]] || Trustee || 30 June 2016 || [[The Roston Charitable Trust]] (charity number: 1119994) | [[J Shine Charities Limited]] (charity number: 251283) | [[The Machzikei Hadass Communities]] (charity number: 235459) | [[Machzikei Hadass Community Services Ltd]] (charity number: 1177884) | [[Heichal Hatorah]] (charity number: 1095687) | [[Timatside Ltd]] (charity number: 1062745) | [[Bnos Yisroel School Manchester]] (charity number: 1142654)
|}
Source: Charity Commission register.<ref name="CCTrustees" />

===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).
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! First seen !! Last seen !! Snapshots listing name
|-
| [[B Weiss]] || 26 January 2009 || 8 January 2011 || 3 <ref name="ARC526665_1">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090126013902/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=526665&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – register entry (26 January 2009)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 January 2009, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC526665_2">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20110108001910/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=526665&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – register entry (8 January 2011)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 8 January 2011, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Bernadin Weiss (trustee, Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim))|Bernadim Weiss]] || 26 January 2009 || 3 January 2014 || 6 <ref name="ARC526665_1" /><ref name="ARC526665_3">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140103021814/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=526665&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – register entry (3 January 2014)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 3 January 2014, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Peter John Koppenheim (trustee, Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim))|Peter John Koppenheim]] || 26 January 2009 || 3 January 2014 || 6 <ref name="ARC526665_1" /><ref name="ARC526665_3" />
|-
| [[Morris Brunner]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC526665_4">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170726203059/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=526665&subid=0 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – register entry (26 July 2017)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC526665_5">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190102153652/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=526665&subid=0 Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – register entry (2 January 2019)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Bernadin Weiss (trustee, Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim))|Bernadin Weiss]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC526665_4" /><ref name="ARC526665_5" />
|-
| [[Stuart Elliott Schwalbe]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC526665_4" /><ref name="ARC526665_5" />
|}
==Finances==
{| class="wikitable"
! 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 || £346,835 || £334,761 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC526665_4" />
|-
| March 2013 || £433,945 || £337,215 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC526665_4" />
|-
| March 2014 || £322,099 || £351,399 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC526665_4" />
|-
| March 2015 || £391,084 || £350,228 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC526665_4" />
|-
| March 2016 || £349,881 || £361,838 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC526665_4" />
|-
| March 2017 || £400,032 || £355,830 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC526665_5" />
|-
| 31 March 2021 || £560,746 || £524,855 || £422,846 || £506,627 || £0 || £602,110 || £58,981 || 30 || 0 || 31 January 2022 (due 31 January 2022)
|-
| 31 March 2022 || £494,046 || £520,539 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 29 January 2023 (due 31 January 2023)
|-
| 31 March 2023 || £553,758 || £665,282 || £549,581 || £656,115 || £0 || £464,093 || £28,341 || 30 || 0 || 30 January 2024 (due 31 January 2024)
|-
| 31 March 2024 || £539,219 || £542,686 || £534,465 || £530,424 || £285 || £460,625 || £26,120 || 29 || 0 || 30 January 2025 (due 31 January 2025)
|-
| 31 March 2025 || £592,522 || £545,852 || £585,862 || £540,350 || £949 || £507,295 || £55,373 || 29 || 0 || 29 January 2026 (due 31 January 2026)
|}
Source: Charity Commission financial history and register data.<ref name="CCFin">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/526665/financial-history ACADEMY FOR TALMUDICAL RESEARCH (KOLEL HARABANIM) 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.</ref> Trustee payments: "No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity."<ref name="CCOverview" />
*Archived accounts: [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130903175327/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20090331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2009]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140730190002/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20120331_E_C.pdf year ending 31 March 2012]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140730185942/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20130331_E_C.pdf year ending 31 March 2013]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105160603/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20140331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2014]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105155706/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20150331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2015]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105160915/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20160331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2016]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105161502/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20170331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2017]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200105160602/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20180331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2018].<ref name="ARC526665_6">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130903175327/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends65/0000526665_AC_20090331_E_C.PDF Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) – archived accounts], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 3 September 2013, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>

==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)".<ref name="CCFin" /><ref name="CCOverview" />
*'''Overlapping trusteeships:''' [[Morris Brunner]] is also a trustee of [[The Roston Charitable Trust]] (1119994), [[J Shine Charities Limited]] (251283), [[The Machzikei Hadass Communities]] (235459), [[Machzikei Hadass Community Services Ltd]] (1177884), [[Heichal Hatorah]] (1095687), [[Timatside Ltd]] (1062745), [[Bnos Yisroel School Manchester]] (1142654).<ref name="CCTrustees" />

==See also==
*[[Stuart Elliott Schwalbe]]
*[[Morris Brunner]]
*[[The Roston Charitable Trust]]
*[[J Shine Charities Limited]]
*[[The Machzikei Hadass Communities]]
*[[Machzikei Hadass Community Services Ltd]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Charities]]
[[Category:Jewish charities in the United Kingdom]]