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| name = Keshorim | | name = Keshorim | ||
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| type = Trust | | type = Trust | ||
| registration_id = Registered charity 1188200 | | registration_id = Registered charity 1188200 | ||
| − | | founded = 2020 | + | | founded = {{Start date|2020|02|26}} (registered) |
| headquarters = London NW6 (c/o Cameron Baum Hollander) | | headquarters = London NW6 (c/o Cameron Baum Hollander) | ||
| area_served = Throughout England, Israel, United States | | area_served = Throughout England, Israel, United States | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 21 October 2026
Small London trust whose 2025 receipts rose to £50,911 after a fundraising campaign for the Pomegranate Juicery, most of which was held at the year end for the Juicery's new charity, Rimon
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| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 26 February 2020 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1188200 |
| Headquarters | London NW6 (c/o Cameron Baum Hollander) |
| Area served | Throughout England, Israel, United States |
| Key people | Geoffrey Hollander (chair) |
Keshorim was established by a trust deed of 18 October 2015 and registered on 26 February 2020; its principal address is care of Cameron Baum Hollander, London NW6.[1][2] Its objects include the advancement of the Jewish religion, "supporting educational institutions in the UK, USA and Israel" and the relief of poverty "in UK, USA and Israel"; the trustees' report says the religious work "will be focussed within the UK".[3][2] The trustees are Geoffrey Hollander (chair), Adrian Yellon and Rabbi E Zobin.[2][3] In 2025 it "Sponsored and hosted an educational event for one of its local projects" and "Held a major fundraising campaign for the Pomegranate Juicery, supporting sick people and enabling the Juicery to take steps to set up its own Charity"; "Most of this amount was held at the year end and transferred to the Pomegranate Juicery's new Charity, Rimon, after the year end."[2] The register records receipts of £50,911 and payments of £8,566 for 2025 (2024: £5,577 and £6,195).[3] Its receipts and payments account, read by OCR, shows restricted donations of £37,583, unrestricted donations of £10,328 and a "Loan repaid" of £3,000, and year-end funds of £7,958 unrestricted and £35,408 restricted.[2] The accounts were signed by Geoffrey Hollander on 1 October 2026.[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO:A) ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN CARRYING OUT THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, SUPPORTING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC RITUALS AND FACILITATING PROJECTS WHICH WORK TOWARDS BETTER SOCIAL COHESION AND CARE OF THE LESS ABLE. THIS WORK WILL BE FOCUSSED WITHIN THE UK.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UK, USA AND ISRAEL BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS OR FOR EXAMPLE, ORGANISING LABOUR AT ZERO OR SUBSIDIZED COSTS.C) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN UK, USA AND ISRAEL BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO EXISTING CHARITIES WHO ARE SET UP FOR THESE PURPOSES AND ASSISTING PEOPLE DIRECTLY WHO ARE FACING POVERTY OR ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR DAY TO DAY LIVING EXPENSES."[3]
The register describes its activities as: "Advancement of the Jewish religion for the public benefit including but not limited to providing educational opportunities to assist people in carrying out their religious beliefs; the advancement of education, the prevention and relief of poverty"[3]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty.[3]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England, Israel, United States.[3]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[3]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Hollander | 2015-08-14 | Yes | The Galinski Charitable Trust (268434) |
| Eliezer Elliot G Zobin | 2015-10-18 | — | |
| Adrian Yellon | 2015-10-18 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-08 | Geoffrey Hollander (chair) (from 14 August 2015) – also trustee of The Galinski Charitable Trust; Eliezer Elliot G Zobin; Adrian Yellon | [4] |
On the register, Geoffrey Hollander is also a trustee of the Galinski Charitable Trust (268434).[3]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £1,674 | £3,512 |
| 2022-12-31 | £6,119 | £6,384 |
| 2023-12-31 | £11,904 | £14,583 |
| 2024-12-31 | £5,577 | £6,195 |
| 2025-12-31 | £50,911 | £8,566 |
Source: register annual-return history.[3]
Funding in Israel
- No spending in Israel is identified; 2025 charitable payments were £5,261, and the funds raised for the Pomegranate Juicery were passed to its new charity, Rimon, after the year end.[2]
Israeli partners
No Israeli partner is named. The register lists Israel among the charity's areas of operation.[3]
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.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No place in Israel is named.[2] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]
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;[5] 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.[6][7][8][9] 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.[10]
- Chair appointed before the trust existed. The register dates Geoffrey Hollander's appointment as chair from 14 August 2015, two months before the trust deed of 18 October 2015.[3]
- Loan to another charity. The receipts and payments form records a "Loan to third party charity" of £3,000 and a "Loan repaid" of £3,000; the borrower is not named (scanned form read by OCR).[2]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).[11] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[12]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.[13]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[14]
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.[15]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[3] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[16]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Keshorim" returned 0 contributions in total.[17]
Web archive
The UK Government Web Archive holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Recently registered" and "Other regulators: No information available".[4]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ Charity Commission, Keshorim (1188200): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Charity Commission, accounts and annual returns (1188200) Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 (scanned document; text read by OCR, so some printed digits are unclear; "PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Register entry 1188200, full print (capture of 20210108) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 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 25 batch-22 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none was shown.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date).
- ↑ Charity Commission, 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").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-22 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-22 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Keshorim' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1188200 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-22 screening covered 196 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers and staff named in the accounts and websites read for this batch, and the Companies House officers of the charitable companies; the only hits were generic words in charity names (such as "Charitable Foundation", "Trust", "Fund" and "Association") matching listed entities, which were rejected; no person matched. Screened 16 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, 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 CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Keshorim" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).