Israel Charity Bot: New profile: charity 236420 - Charity Commission register, accounts, Companies House, Land Registry

2026-10-29T08:01:52Z

New profile: charity 236420 - Charity Commission register, accounts, Companies House, Land Registry

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{{short description|'''Gatley Orthodox synagogue registered in 1965; its accounts record £200 in grants to British Friends of Israel War Disabled in the financial years ending 2019–2020'''}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation
| type = Other
| registration_id = Registered charity 236420
| founded = 1965-03-31 (registered)
| headquarters = Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation, Coniston Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4AP
| area_served = Stockport
| revenue = £354,732 (year to 2025-03-31)
| website = www.yeshurun.org.uk
}}

'''[[Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation]]''' is a registered charity registered with the [[Charity Commission]] on 31 March 1965.<ref name="EXTRACT">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'' (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Its governing document is recorded as "CODE OF LAWS".<ref name="FP_236420">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/236420/full-print Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation (236420): full print] ''Register of Charities'', retrieved 29 October 2026.</ref> Its registered address is Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation, Coniston Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4AP.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> The trustees on the register are [[David Verber (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|David Verber]], [[Simon Lipshaw (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Simon Lipshaw]], [[Gail Taylor (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Gail Taylor]], [[Amanda Dee (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Amanda Dee]], [[Andrea Cohen (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Andrea Cohen]], [[Irvine Piczenick (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Irvine Piczenick]], [[Flor Siperstein (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Flor Siperstein]], [[Adam Simon (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Adam Simon]] and [[Richard Stone (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Richard Stone]].<ref name="EXTRACT" /> In the year to 31 March 2025 it reported income of £354,732 and expenditure of £356,231.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> Its accounts record grants to bodies that support serving or former Israeli soldiers, or whose spending includes such projects: £200 to British Friends of Israel War Disabled (financial years ending 2019–2020)<ref name="G236420_160">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A10838868&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=236420
(objectiveId A10838868 from Internet Archive capture 20210920092347 of https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/236420/accounts-and-annual-returns; document served by the live register) Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation: accounts y/e 31 March 2020] ''Register of Charities'', p. 34.</ref>.

== Objects and activities ==
The charity's registered objects read: "THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION."<ref name="EXTRACT" />

The register describes its activities as: "The objects of the Congregation are the advancement of religion in accordance with the customs, ceremony andtraditions of Orthodox Judaism. This is achieved by the operation of a synagogue and social events at theCongregation's premises, together with support for other Jewish and non- Jewish charities in accordance with Jewish law."<ref name="EXTRACT" />

Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Stockport.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

== Trustees ==
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:<ref name="EXTRACT" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Trustees of Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation (register, October 2026)
! Trustee !! Appointed !! Chair !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[David Verber (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|David Verber]] || 2019-07-11 || || —
|-
| [[Simon Lipshaw (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Simon Lipshaw]] || 2019-07-11 || || —
|-
| [[Gail Taylor (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Gail Taylor]] || 2021-11-18 || || —
|-
| [[Amanda Dee (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Amanda Dee]] || 2022-04-12 || || —
|-
| [[Andrea Cohen (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Andrea Cohen]] || 2023-11-05 || || —
|-
| [[Irvine Piczenick (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Irvine Piczenick]] || 2023-11-05 || || —
|-
| [[Flor Siperstein (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Flor Siperstein]] || 2023-11-05 || || —
|-
| [[Adam Simon (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Adam Simon]] || 2024-11-17 || || —
|-
| [[Richard Stone (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Richard Stone]] || 2024-11-17 || || —
|}

== Finances ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
! Financial year end !! Income !! Expenditure
|-
| 2021-03-31 || £325,767 || £307,243
|-
| 2022-03-31 || £361,625 || £360,371
|-
| 2023-03-31 || £355,125 || £355,554
|-
| 2024-03-31 || £410,955 || £382,704
|-
| 2025-03-31 || £354,732 || £356,231
|}
Source: register annual-return history.<ref name="EXTRACT" />

== Funding in Israel ==
* The table lists every grant in the financial years ending 2016–2025 to a body supporting serving or former Israeli soldiers that the charity's accounts record, with the route as the accounts give it. Grants paid to UK charities are not stated to be earmarked for a particular project unless the table says so.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Grants recorded in the accounts of Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation
! Financial year (ending) !! Recipient !! Amount !! Route !! Source
|-
| 2019 || [[The British Friends of the Israeli War Disabled Trust|British Friends of Israel War Disabled]] || £100 || through a UK charity || accounts y/e 31 March 2020<ref name="G236420_160" />
|-
| 2020 || [[The British Friends of the Israeli War Disabled Trust|British Friends of Israel War Disabled]] || £100 || through a UK charity || accounts y/e 31 March 2020<ref name="G236420_159">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A10838868&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=236420
(objectiveId A10838868 from Internet Archive capture 20210920092347 of https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/236420/accounts-and-annual-returns; document served by the live register) Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation: accounts y/e 31 March 2020] ''Register of Charities'', p. 33.</ref>
|}

'''Recipients.''' [[The British Friends of the Israeli War Disabled Trust]] (charity 269269) applies its funds "for the benefit of members, or ex members of the Armed Forces of the State of Israel suffering from disability occasioned in the course of their duties".<ref name="EXTRACT" />

=== Israeli partners ===
[[The British Friends of the Israeli War Disabled Trust|British Friends of Israel War Disabled]]<ref name="ACC">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/236420/accounts-and-annual-returns Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation (236420): accounts and annual returns] ''Register of Charities''; latest accounts (year to 2025-03-31) downloaded 29 October 2026.</ref>

== Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF ==
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
! Finding !! Confidence
|-
| No grant to a place beyond the 1949 armistice line is identified in the accounts.<ref name="ACC" /> || Not established
|}

'''Support for the IDF:''' Yes. The accounts record grants totalling £200 to the bodies listed under ''Funding in Israel''; the routes are given there as recorded.<ref name="G236420_160" />

== Controversies and regulatory action ==
* No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;<ref name="ALERTS">[[Charity Commission]], ''Register of Charities'', charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 32 charities in batches 28–29, all retrieved on 29 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none showed one.</ref> it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.<ref name="CC_CHEQUE1">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/serious-concerns-over-use-of-22-million-triggers-investigation-by-charity-regulator Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator] ''GOV.UK'', 14 May 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE2">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-opens-next-phase-of-investigation-into-105-charities-connected-to-company-cashing-cheques Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques] ''GOV.UK'', 1 September 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE3">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-announces-next-charities-to-be-investigated-as-part-of-inquiry-connected-to-company-cashing-cheques Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques] ''GOV.UK'', 4 December 2025.</ref><ref name="CC_CHEQUE4">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-concludes-investigation-into-4-charities-as-class-inquiry-continues Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues] ''GOV.UK'', 9 September 2026, with [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-the-results-of-a-class-inquiry/statement-of-the-results-of-a-class-inquiry Statement of the results of a class inquiry] (same date).</ref> The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.<ref name="CC_SETTLE">[[Charity Commission]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-regulator-opens-inquiry-into-charities-working-in-illegal-israeli-settlements Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements] ''GOV.UK'', 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").</ref>

== Other registers and records ==
=== Scotland and Northern Ireland ===
No entry was found on the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator|Scottish Charity Register]] for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).<ref name="OSCR">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://www.oscr.org.uk/download/charity-register Scottish Charity Register download] ''OSCR'', export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 32 batch-28/29 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.</ref> No entry was found on the [[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland]] register (API name searches returned zero results).<ref name="CCNI">[[Charity Commission for Northern Ireland]], [https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/api/charity-search/results?searchText=Maoz%20UK&pageNumber=1 Register of charities search API] ''CCNI'', searched 29 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 32 charity names returned zero results).</ref>

=== The Gazette ===
Searches of ''The Gazette'' notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no notice of any kind. No insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.<ref name="ucf51a5cd">[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice/data.feed?text=Yeshurun%20Hebrew%20Congregation The Gazette: notices matching 'Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation'] ''The Gazette'', searched 29 October 2026.</ref>

=== Grants recorded by 360Giving ===
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.<ref name="u81e46d44">[https://api.threesixtygiving.org/api/v1/org/GB-CHC-236420/grants_received/?limit=100 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-236420] ''360Giving'', queried 29 October 2026.</ref>

=== Sanctions screening ===
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.<ref name="SANC">[[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]], ''UK Sanctions List'' (CSV); [[Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation]], ''Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets'' (ConList.csv). Screening for batches 28–29 covered 317 name strings: the 32 charity names, current register trustees and the Companies House officers of the six charitable companies; the only hits were surname-only matches, which were rejected; no person matched.</ref>

=== Land and property ===
The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> No title registers were purchased; the [[HM Land Registry]] interactive search blocked automated access.<ref name="HLRWEB">[[HM Land Registry]], [https://search-property-information.service.gov.uk/ Search for land and property information] ''GOV.UK'' – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free [[Corporate and Commercial Ownership Data|CCOD]] / [[Overseas Companies Ownership Data|OCOD]] datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.</ref>

=== Parliament ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Selected Hansard references
! Date !! House !! Member !! Debate
|-
| 2024-09-05 || Commons || [[Tom Morrison (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Tom Morrison]] || Great British Energy Bill<ref name="HANS">UK Parliament, [https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/search/contributions/Spoken.json?queryParameters.searchTerm=%22Yeshurun%20Hebrew%20Congregation%22&queryParameters.take=100&queryParameters.orderBy=SittingDateAsc Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation"] ''Hansard'', queried 29 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).</ref>
|-
| 2025-10-13 || Commons || [[Tom Morrison (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Tom Morrison]] || Manchester Terrorism Attack<ref name="HANS" />
|-
| 2026-09-08 || Commons || [[Tom Morrison (trustee, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation)|Tom Morrison]] || Safety of the Jewish Community<ref name="HANS" />
|}
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation" returned 3 contributions in total.<ref name="HANS" />

== Web archive ==

The [[UK Government Web Archive]] holds 0 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile; none were found for this charity number.

== External links ==
* [https://www.yeshurun.org.uk Official website]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Synagogues in England]]
[[Category:Jewish charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Charities based in England]]
[[Category:Israel]]
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Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation - Revision history

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