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=== Companies House officers === | === Companies House officers === | ||
| − | Companies House lists 6 current and former officers of the charitable company (01359053), 3 of them active.<ref name="u42cb2d10">[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01359053/officers Company 01359053: officers] ''Companies House'', viewed 16 October 2026.</ref> | + | [[Companies House]] lists 6 current and former officers of the charitable company (01359053), 3 of them active.<ref name="u42cb2d10">[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01359053/officers Company 01359053: officers] ''Companies House'', viewed 16 October 2026.</ref> |
== Finances == | == Finances == | ||
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* '''Management costs equal to grants.''' Charitable spending of £180,895 consisted of grants of £90,161 and support costs of £90,734, of which management was £89,654; a further £22,548 of management costs is shown as other expenditure. The accounts do not say who received the management charges or the grants (PDF p.7, 11–12).<ref name="ACC" /> | * '''Management costs equal to grants.''' Charitable spending of £180,895 consisted of grants of £90,161 and support costs of £90,734, of which management was £89,654; a further £22,548 of management costs is shown as other expenditure. The accounts do not say who received the management charges or the grants (PDF p.7, 11–12).<ref name="ACC" /> | ||
* '''Deficits funded from reserves.''' The charity recorded deficits of £92,664 in 2025 and £99,515 in 2024 (PDF p.3).<ref name="ACC" /> | * '''Deficits funded from reserves.''' The charity recorded deficits of £92,664 in 2025 and £99,515 in 2024 (PDF p.3).<ref name="ACC" /> | ||
| − | * '''Register out of date.''' The register still lists Frieda Maslo as a trustee, although the accounts say she died on 19 November 2024 and Companies House records her directorship as ending that day.<ref name="EXTRACT" /><ref name="ACC" /><ref name="CH_STAR" /> | + | * '''Register out of date.''' The register still lists [[Frieda Maslo]] as a trustee, although the accounts say she died on 19 November 2024 and [[Companies House]] records her directorship as ending that day.<ref name="EXTRACT" /><ref name="ACC" /><ref name="CH_STAR" /> |
* '''Property not shown on the register.''' The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property, but the accounts show an investment property at a fair value of £400,000 (PDF p.13), and the Land Registry's company-ownership dataset records the company as freehold proprietor of its registered office at 1007 Finchley Road.<ref name="EXTRACT" /><ref name="ACC" /><ref name="CCOD">[[HM Land Registry]], ''UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD)'' and ''Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD)'' full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on the company numbers of the eight charitable companies (01359053, 03753983, 14462057, 08290018, 08287696, 05628065, 05229139, 11091095) and on the charities' registered and other names; title numbers listed are candidates only – no title registers were purchased.</ref> | * '''Property not shown on the register.''' The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property, but the accounts show an investment property at a fair value of £400,000 (PDF p.13), and the Land Registry's company-ownership dataset records the company as freehold proprietor of its registered office at 1007 Finchley Road.<ref name="EXTRACT" /><ref name="ACC" /><ref name="CCOD">[[HM Land Registry]], ''UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD)'' and ''Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD)'' full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on the company numbers of the eight charitable companies (01359053, 03753983, 14462057, 08290018, 08287696, 05628065, 05229139, 11091095) and on the charities' registered and other names; title numbers listed are candidates only – no title registers were purchased.</ref> | ||
* '''Late filing.''' The register shows the latest accounts as received 23 days late.<ref name="ALERTS" /> | * '''Late filing.''' The register shows the latest accounts as received 23 days late.<ref name="ALERTS" /> | ||
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=== Sanctions screening === | === 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 | + | 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). Batch-17 screening covered 231 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the eight charitable companies, and trustees, examiners and other people and bodies named in the accounts and sources read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Rotenberg, Weiss, Levy and Cohen) or generic words such as "Ltd", "International", "Group" and "Team"; lists downloaded October 2026.</ref> |
=== Land and property === | === Land and property === | ||
| − | The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> No title registers were purchased | + | The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.<ref name="EXTRACT" /> No title registers were purchased.<ref name="HLRWEB">[[HM Land Registry]], [https://search-property-information.service.gov.uk/ Search for land and property information] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 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> Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):<ref name="CCOD" /> |
* Investment property at a fair value of £400,000 (2024 valuation of £370,000 plus £30,000 cost), producing rents of £67,660; address not stated – Accounts (PDF p.7, 13) (source: <ref name="ACC" />) | * Investment property at a fair value of £400,000 (2024 valuation of £370,000 plus £30,000 cost), producing rents of £67,660; address not stated – Accounts (PDF p.7, 13) (source: <ref name="ACC" />) | ||
* 1007 Finchley Road, London (NW11 7HB) (title MX176987, freehold; proprietor added 31/03/2015) – CCOD match on the charity's own company number 01359053 (the title address is the charity's registered office) (source: <ref name="CCOD" />) | * 1007 Finchley Road, London (NW11 7HB) (title MX176987, freehold; proprietor added 31/03/2015) – CCOD match on the charity's own company number 01359053 (the title address is the charity's registered office) (source: <ref name="CCOD" />) | ||
Latest revision as of 22:29, 25 October 2026
Maslo family charitable company in Golders Green whose management costs equalled its £90,161 of grants in 2025
| Starscope Limited
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 1978-06-26 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 275657; company 01359053 |
| Headquarters | London NW11 |
| Area served | Throughout London, Lancashire, Belgium, Israel, United States |
Starscope Limited is a charitable company (01359053) incorporated on 21 March 1978 and registered on 26 June 1978; register areas are London, Lancashire, Belgium, Israel and the United States.[1][2] Its object is to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, and the trustees' report adds support for Jewish institutions of learning and synagogues and the relief of poverty (PDF p.3).[1][3] The trustees are Meyer Maslo, a company director who is also the company secretary, and Abraham Maslo, a retired accountant; the report records that the third trustee, Frieda Maslo, died on 19 November 2024. The registered office is at 1007 Finchley Road, London NW11, and the examiner is Akiva Kahan of Joseph Kahan Associates (PDF p.4).[3][2] The charity depends on donations and on rent from an investment property (PDF p.3).[3] In the year to 31 March 2025 income was £110,779, of which rents were £67,660 and donations £41,999 (£29,000 of them from Abraham Maslo); spending was £203,443, and funds fell from £500,640 to £407,976 (PDF p.3, 7, 15).[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHADOX JEWISH FAITH AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "We support Jewish religious institutions of learning and synagogues, including schools and colleges. We also support charities for the relief of the poor, medical research, hospitals etc."[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout London, Lancashire, Belgium, Israel, United States.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frieda Maslo | not recorded | — | |
| Abraham Maslo Bcom | not recorded | — | |
| Meyer Maslo | not recorded | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-08 | Abraham Maslo Bcom; Frieda Maslo; Meyer Maslo | [4] |
At Companies House, Abraham Maslo has been a director since 1 June 2005 and Meyer Maslo since 6 July 2017 (secretary since 1 June 1996); Frieda Maslo's directorship ended on 19 November 2024. Meyer Maslo holds 28 Companies House appointments.[2]
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 6 current and former officers of the charitable company (01359053), 3 of them active.[5]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £17,374 | £30,656 |
| 2022-03-31 | £29,035 | £42,829 |
| 2023-03-31 | £415,569 | £47,562 |
| 2024-03-31 | £57,160 | £156,675 |
| 2025-03-31 | £110,779 | £203,443 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[10]
Funding in Israel
- No spending in Israel is reported; the FY2025 grants of £90,161 are not itemised, and the accounts do not mention Israel; the trustees plan to "make grants to UK Charities" (PDF p.3, 11).[3] Israel is a register area of operation.[1]
Israeli partners
No partner is named.[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.[3] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[3]
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;[11] 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.[12][13][14][15] 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.[16]
- Management costs equal to grants. Charitable spending of £180,895 consisted of grants of £90,161 and support costs of £90,734, of which management was £89,654; a further £22,548 of management costs is shown as other expenditure. The accounts do not say who received the management charges or the grants (PDF p.7, 11–12).[3]
- Deficits funded from reserves. The charity recorded deficits of £92,664 in 2025 and £99,515 in 2024 (PDF p.3).[3]
- Register out of date. The register still lists Frieda Maslo as a trustee, although the accounts say she died on 19 November 2024 and Companies House records her directorship as ending that day.[1][3][2]
- Property not shown on the register. The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property, but the accounts show an investment property at a fair value of £400,000 (PDF p.13), and the Land Registry's company-ownership dataset records the company as freehold proprietor of its registered office at 1007 Finchley Road.[1][3][17]
- Late filing. The register shows the latest accounts as received 23 days late.[11]
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).[18] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[19]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette for the charity's name returned Companies House filing lists and notices about a person also known as "Ramona Starscope" (a 2002 bankruptcy), none of which was established to concern this charity; no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.[20]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[21]
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.[22]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased.[23] Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):[17]
- Investment property at a fair value of £400,000 (2024 valuation of £370,000 plus £30,000 cost), producing rents of £67,660; address not stated – Accounts (PDF p.7, 13) (source: [3])
- 1007 Finchley Road, London (NW11 7HB) (title MX176987, freehold; proprietor added 31/03/2015) – CCOD match on the charity's own company number 01359053 (the title address is the charity's registered office) (source: [17])
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Starscope Limited", "Starscope" returned 0 contributions in total.[24]
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 "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[4]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Companies House, STARSCOPE LIMITED (01359053) Find and update company information, overview and officers, viewed 16 October 2026 (private company limited by guarantee incorporated 21 March 1978; registered office 1007 Finchley Road, London NW11; Frieda Maslo's directorship ended 19 November 2024).
- ↑ 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, Starscope Limited (275657): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Register entry 275657, full print (capture of 20210108) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 01359053: officers Companies House, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Starscope Limited accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Starscope Limited accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Starscope Limited accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Starscope Limited accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Starscope Limited accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 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-17 charities, all retrieved successfully on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. Seventeen registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)"; Starscope Limited showed "up to date (23 days late)", UK Friends of Tzohar "up to date (18 days late)" and The Mr W and Mrs I Carrant Charitable Trust "up to date (3 days late)"; BFON Trust showed no reporting-status line; Yeshiva Gedola Zichron Michoel, Friends of Reb Sender Dominitz, Emerald Benevolence Ltd and Academic Study Group showed "Removed charity".
- ↑ 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").
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD) and Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales (OCOD) full extracts, October 2026 release, matched on the company numbers of the eight charitable companies (01359053, 03753983, 14462057, 08290018, 08287696, 05628065, 05229139, 11091095) and on the charities' registered and other names; title numbers listed are candidates only – no title registers were purchased.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-17 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-17 charity names returned no matching charity).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Starscope' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-275657 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-17 screening covered 231 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the eight charitable companies, and trustees, examiners and other people and bodies named in the accounts and sources read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Rotenberg, Weiss, Levy and Cohen) or generic words such as "Ltd", "International", "Group" and "Team"; lists downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK, accessed 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 "Starscope" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).