CMZ Ltd
UK Orthodox Jewish voucher/grant company funding UK charities including inquiry subjects
| CMZ Ltd
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 2001-08-06 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1087870; company 03961330 |
| Headquarters | 32 Castlewood Road, London, N16 6DW |
| Area served | Throughout London, Israel, United States |
CMZ Ltd is a charitable company operating a voucher system and making grants for Orthodox Jewish religion, education and relief of poverty; areas include London, Israel and the United States.[1] Income in the year ended 31 March 2025 was £5,180,905; institutional grants £4,984,546.[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, AND DISTRESS IN THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY.II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIONIII) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIONIV) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "To assist in the provision orthodox jewish education and the alleviation of povertyin the UK and abroad."[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout London, Israel, United States.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P Schneebalg | not recorded | — | |
| Samuel Steinmetz | not recorded | — | |
| Chaim Gottesfeld | 2019-07-19 | North London Community Centre Ltd. (1203890) |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-07 | Chaim Gottesfeld (from 19 July 2019); Mr P Schneebalg; Samuel Steinmetz | [3] |
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 9 current and former officers of the charitable company (03961330), 3 of them active.[4]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £2,819,055 | £2,819,592 |
| 2022-03-31 | £3,843,737 | £3,835,179 |
| 2023-03-31 | £3,631,122 | £3,798,121 |
| 2024-03-31 | £3,843,646 | £3,678,772 |
| 2025-03-31 | £5,180,905 | £5,190,098 |
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[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[9]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 institutional grants £4,984,546 to UK charities (many inquiry subjects – see Controversies); Israel and United States on register.[2]
Israeli partners
UK Orthodox network via voucher system; overseas area Israel.[2]
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 |
|---|---|
| Grants listed are to UK charities; ultimate overseas use not traced in CMZ accounts. | low |
Support for the IDF: No IDF funding is stated.[2][2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- Grants to cheque-cashing inquiry charities. FY2025 grants include One Heart Lev Echod £262,762; Friends of Beis Soroh Schneirer £197,295; Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh £238,211; Friends of Mercaz Hatorah Belz Macnivka £350,025; Friends of Beis Chinuch Lebonos Trust £171,403 – all named in the May 2025 inquiry announcement – and Friends of Wiznitz Limited £508,709; Lehachzikom UK £280,169; Yesamach Levav Trust £56,168.[10][2] CMZ Ltd itself is not named as under inquiry.
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (full register download of 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; results were limited to Companies House filing lists.[13]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[14]
Sanctions screening
The names of current and archived trustees and Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match on full name was found; only coincidental surname matches. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[15]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[16]
Parliament
A search of Hansard for 'CMZ Ltd' returned 0 contributions in total.[17]
Web archive
The UK Government Web Archive holds 3 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 (on time)" and "Other regulators: No information available".[3]
See also
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Charity Commission, CMZ Ltd (1087870): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1087870, full print (capture of 20210707) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 03961330: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
- ↑ CMZ Ltd accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
- ↑ CMZ Ltd accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
- ↑ CMZ Ltd accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
- ↑ CMZ Ltd accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
- ↑ CMZ Ltd accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, CharityExport-14-Oct-2026.csv, downloaded 14 October 2026; keyword search of charity names for the batch found no matching Scottish registration (the only hit for "breakthrough" was Breakthrough Breast Cancer SC039058, unrelated).
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 14 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch charity name returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'CMZ Ltd' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1087870 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, version of 12 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, last updated 3 June 2026). Screening of 405 names (current and archived trustees and Companies House officers of the 25 batch-1 charities) carried out 14 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access on 14 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 'CMZ Ltd' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).