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{{short description|Registered charity in England and Wales}}
{{Infobox organization
|name=Kessef Limited
|type=Registered charity and company limited by guarantee
|founded=10 September 1980 (incorporated); 8 July 1982 (registered as a charity)
|location=London, England
|registration=Charity Commission for England and Wales; Companies House
|registration_id=Charity 284652; Company 01516679
|status=Registered
}}
'''[[Kessef Limited]]''' (Charity number: 284652; Company number 01516679) is a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee without share capital.<ref name="CCTrustees">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/284652/trustees KESSEF LIMITED trustees] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref><ref name="CHCompany">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01516679 KESSEF LIMITED overview] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref> The register describes its activities as: "To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law".<ref name="CCReg">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/284652 Kessef Limited – charity overview] ''Register of Charities'', accessed 15 October 2026.</ref> For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 it reported income of £137,023 and expenditure of £217,354.<ref name="CCReg" />
*Charity registered: 8 July 1982 (Registered)<ref name="CCTrustees" />
*Company incorporated: 10 September 1980 (Active); SIC 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified<ref name="CHCompany" />
*Registered office address: 1st Floor Unit 1 Grosvenor Way, London, England, E5 9ND<ref name="CHCompany" />

==People==
===Trustees===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[Shulem Berger]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || None on record
|-
| [[Chaskel Berger]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Bais Hamedrash Ohel Yakov Ltd]] (charity number: 1115308) | [[C And H Association Limited]] (charity number: 287082) | [[Friends Of Mosdos Torah Veyirah]] (charity number: 1119479) | [[Cam Estates]] (charity number: 1167993)
|-
| [[Mrs Helen Berger]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[C And H Association Limited]] (charity number: 287082)
|}
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
|-
| [[Chaskel Berger]] || 14 September 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 5 <ref name="ARC284652_1">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100914144738/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=284652&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Kessef Limited – register entry (14 September 2010)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 14 September 2010, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC284652_2">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190102220958/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=284652&subid=0 Kessef Limited – register entry (2 January 2019)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Helen Berger]] || 14 September 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 5 <ref name="ARC284652_1" /><ref name="ARC284652_2" />
|-
| [[Shulem Berger]] || 14 September 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 5 <ref name="ARC284652_1" /><ref name="ARC284652_2" />
|}
===Directors===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Role !! Position !! Date of birth !! Age !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Occupation
|-
| [[Chaskel Berger]] || Role Active || Secretary Appointed before 7 December 1992 || || || || || British || || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Helen Berger]] || Role Active || Secretary Appointed before 7 December 1992 || || || || || British || || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Chaskel Berger]] || Role Active || Director || December 1949 || 76 || 9 June 1980 || || British || United Kingdom || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Helen Berger]] || Role Active || Director || March 1951 || 75 || 18 December 1984 || || British || England || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Shulem Berger]] || Role Active || Director || November 1971 || 54 || 16 March 2000 || || British || England || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Joseph Gottesman]] || Role Resigned || Director || July 1949 || 77 || 9 June 1980 || 16 March 2000 || Usa || United Kingdom || Not disclosed
|}
Source: Companies House officers register.<ref name="CHOfficers">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01516679/officers KESSEF LIMITED officers] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

===Persons with significant control===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Status !! Notified on !! Ceased on !! Date of birth !! Age !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Nature of control
|-
| [[Chaskel Berger]] || Active || 6 April 2016 || || December 1949 || 76 || British || United Kingdom || Has significant influence or control over the trustees of a trust
|}
Source: Companies House PSC register.<ref name="CHPSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01516679/persons-with-significant-control KESSEF LIMITED persons with significant control] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

==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 || £280,516 || £312,609 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC284652_3">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170726192717/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=284652&subid=0 Kessef Limited – register entry (26 July 2017)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| March 2013 || £338,200 || £309,355 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC284652_3" />
|-
| March 2014 || £305,887 || £323,156 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC284652_3" />
|-
| March 2015 || £299,236 || £453,372 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC284652_3" />
|-
| March 2016 || £458,569 || £446,590 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC284652_3" />
|-
| March 2017 || £444,611 || £306,200 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC284652_2" />
|-
| 31 March 2021 || £449,839 || £273,211 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 15 March 2022 (due 31 January 2022)
|-
| 31 March 2022 || £262,163 || £230,619 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 26 June 2023 (due 31 January 2023)
|-
| 31 March 2023 || £284,857 || £324,731 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 31 January 2024 (due 31 January 2024)
|-
| 31 March 2024 || £220,338 || £396,611 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 31 January 2025 (due 31 January 2025)
|-
| 31 March 2025 || £137,023 || £217,354 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 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/284652/financial-history KESSEF 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.</ref> The Commission records grant-making as the charity's main activity.<ref name="CCOverview">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/284652 KESSEF LIMITED overview] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref> Trustee payments: "No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity."<ref name="CCOverview" />

*Companies House: last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (Total exemption full accounts, filed 27 Jan 2026); next accounts made up to 26 March 2026, due by 26 December 2026.<ref name="CHCompany" /><ref name="CHAcc">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01516679/filing-history KESSEF LIMITED filing history] – Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 March 2025, filed 27 Jan 2026, ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
*Companies House: last confirmation statement dated 7 December 2025; next due by 21 December 2026.<ref name="CHCompany" />
*Archived accounts: [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200106182840/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000284652_AC_20140331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2014]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200106180710/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000284652_AC_20150331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2015]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200106180009/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000284652_AC_20160331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2016]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200106180904/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000284652_AC_20170331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2017]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200106182839/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000284652_AC_20180331_E_C.PDF year ending 31 March 2018].<ref name="ARC284652_4">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200106182840/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000284652_AC_20140331_E_C.PDF Kessef Limited – archived accounts], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 6 January 2020, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>

==Controversies and conflicts==
*'''Filing compliance:''' The Charity Commission record shows that the annual return/accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021 were received on 15 March 2022, after the due date of 31 January 2022; the annual return/accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022 were received on 26 June 2023, after the due date of 31 January 2023.<ref name="CCFin" /> The register states "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)".<ref name="CCOverview" />
*'''Companies House notices:''' 21 Sep 2011: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (DISS40); 18 May 2010: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1).<ref name="CHFH">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01516679/filing-history KESSEF LIMITED filing history] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
*'''Overlapping trusteeships:''' [[Chaskel Berger]] is also a trustee of [[Bais Hamedrash Ohel Yakov Ltd]] (1115308), [[C And H Association Limited]] (287082), [[Friends Of Mosdos Torah Veyirah]] (1119479), [[Cam Estates]] (1167993). [[Mrs Helen Berger]] is also a trustee of [[C And H Association Limited]] (287082).<ref name="CCTrustees" />
*'''Shared address and control:''' [[Chaskel Berger]], [[Helen Berger]] give the same correspondence address (32 Gilda Crescent, London, N16 6JP). Active PSCs among them: [[Chaskel Berger]] (Has significant influence or control over the trustees of a trust).<ref name="CHOfficers" /><ref name="CHPSC" />

==See also==
*[[Shulem Berger]]
*[[Chaskel Berger]]
*[[Bais Hamedrash Ohel Yakov Ltd]]
*[[C And H Association Limited]]
*[[Friends Of Mosdos Torah Veyirah]]
*[[Cam Estates]]

==External links==

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Charities]]
[[Category:British charities]]
[[Category:Charities based in London]]

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 ! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
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+| [[Shulem Berger (born 1971)|Shulem Berger]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || None on record
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 | [[Chaskel Berger]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Bais Hamedrash Ohel Yakov Ltd]] (charity number: 1115308) | [[C And H Association Limited]] (charity number: 287082) | [[Friends Of Mosdos Torah Veyirah]] (charity number: 1119479) | [[Cam Estates]] (charity number: 1167993)
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 | [[Helen Berger]] || 14 September 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 5 <ref name="ARC284652_1" /><ref name="ARC284652_2" />
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-| [[Shulem Berger (1971)|Shulem Berger]] || 14 September 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 5 <ref name="ARC284652_1" /><ref name="ARC284652_2" />
+| [[Shulem Berger (born 1971)|Shulem Berger]] || 14 September 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 5 <ref name="ARC284652_1" /><ref name="ARC284652_2" />
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 | [[Helen Berger]] || Role Active || Director || March 1951 || 75 || 18 December 1984 ||  || British || England || Not disclosed
 |-
-| [[Shulem Berger (1971)|Shulem Berger]] || Role Active || Director || November 1971 || 54 || 16 March 2000 ||  || British || England || Not disclosed
+| [[Shulem Berger (born 1971)|Shulem Berger]] || Role Active || Director || November 1971 || 54 || 16 March 2000 ||  || British || England || Not disclosed
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 | [[Joseph Gottesman]] || Role Resigned || Director || July 1949 || 77 || 9 June 1980 || 16 March 2000 || Usa || United Kingdom || Not disclosed
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 ==See also==
-*[[Shulem Berger (1971)|Shulem Berger]]
+*[[Shulem Berger (born 1971)|Shulem Berger]]
 *[[Chaskel Berger]]
 *[[Bais Hamedrash Ohel Yakov Ltd]]

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 *[[Friends Of Mosdos Torah Veyirah]]
 *[[Cam Estates]]
 ==Notes==