The Rehabilitation Trust
UK grant-making charity under Charity Commission inquiry
| The Rehabilitation Trust | |
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| Type | Charity (trust) |
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| Founded | 2 March 1984 |
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| Dissolved | |
| Registration ID | 288622 |
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| Location | 35 Ashtead Road, London E5 9BJ |
| Area served | England and Wales |
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The Rehabilitation Trust is an England and Wales registered grant-making charity (number 288622), entered on the register of the Charity Commission on 2 March 1984.[1] It also uses the working names Wlodowa Charity & Rehabilitation Trust and Wlodowa Charity and Rehabilitation Trust.[2] In the year ending 31 December 2024 it reported income of £5,284,985 and expenditure of £5,308,579.[1]
The charity is one of the first ten organisations named in a Charity Commission statutory class inquiry opened in May 2025 after HM Revenue and Customs found that 105 charities had cashed cheques worth £22 million with a company in Hackney between December 2021 and March 2023.[3] The register continues to carry an inquiry alert. An inquiry is not a finding of wrongdoing.[1]
Activities
The Charity Commission records the charity’s stated policy as deriving income from donations by institutions and individuals and making donations in accordance with its objects.[1] Its main recorded method of carrying out those purposes is grant-making. Listed activities include general charitable purposes, education and training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid and famine relief, and religious activities. It reports operating throughout England and Wales and making grants to organisations.[2]
The charity reports no employees, no trading subsidiaries, and that trustees receive no remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity. It is not recognised by HM Revenue and Customs for Gift Aid.[4]
People
Trustees listed on the Charity Commission register:[5]
| Name | Role | Date appointed | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoel Abisch | Trustee | 13 November 2024 | None on record |
| Joseph Alexander Goldstein | Trustee | Not dated on register | Friends of Mosdos Torah Veyirah; Toldos Aharon Trust Limited |
Some third-party listings still name David Birnbaum as a trustee. The Commission register listing has fluctuated between two and three trustees.
Finances
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total income | £5,284,985 |
| Donations and legacies | £5.28m |
| Total expenditure | £5,308,579 |
| Charitable activities | £5.28m |
| Raising funds | £2.63k |
| Other expenditure | £26.50k |
Funders
Charity reporting is recorded as up to date.
Charity Commission inquiry
On 14 May 2025 the Charity Commission announced a statutory class inquiry after an unannounced HM Revenue and Customs visit to a company in Hackney found that 105 charities had cashed cheques with that company to a value of £22 million between December 2021 and March 2023. The Rehabilitation Trust was named among the first ten charities placed under inquiry, alongside Inspirations, Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited, Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh, Friend of Beis Soroh Schneirer, One Heart – Lev Echod, Yad Vochessed Association Limited, Friends of Beis Chinuch Lebonos Trust, Chasdei Dov Trust and Friends of Mercaz Hatorah Belz Macnivka. Those ten were prioritised using factors including the number of cheques issued and the total value cashed.Dami Adewale, Regulator launches probe after more than 100 charities cashed cheques worth £22m Third Sector, 14 May 2025. The Commission said it would examine how the charities transferred funds, how trustees oversaw what happened to funds exchanged for the cheques, whether the cash was used to support the charities’ purposes, and how trustees determined that the transactions were in each charity’s best interests. It issued an order temporarily stopping the charities under inquiry from issuing cheques without prior consent. Charities entered the class inquiry in later tranches. On 9 September 2026 the Commission removed four charities from the inquiry — The Z.S.V. Trust, Bnois Jerusalem Schools, Forty Limited and Friends Of Yeshiva Daas Sholem Shotz — after finding they had issued open cheques but were undertaking charitable activities in line with their purposes. Those four were not among the original ten. The Rehabilitation Trust was not named among the charities removed, and its register entry still records that an inquiry has been opened.Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026.
Contact
Address: 35 Ashtead Road, London E5 9BJ Telephone: 020 8806 1548 Charity number: 288622
See also
- British Jewish charities investigated by the Charity Commission
- Charity Commission
- Chasdei Dov Trust
- Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques
- Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charity Commission, THE REHABILITATION TRUST - 288622 Register of Charities, accessed 12 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charity Commission, THE REHABILITATION TRUST - 288622 full print Register of Charities, accessed 12 September 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Giving is Great, THE REHABILITATION TRUST Giving is Great, accessed 12 September 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Trustees THE REHABILITATION TRUST Register of Charities, accessed 12 September 2026.