Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust
Stamford Hill trust with negative funds that names no grantees
| Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Other |
| Founded | 2001-02-16 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1085059 |
| Headquarters | London N16 |
| Area served | Hackney, Israel |
Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust was registered on 16 February 2001; register areas are Hackney and Israel.[1] Its trustees are Asher Brecher, Samuel Warhaftig and Shlomo Yankovitch, with a principal address in London N16 (PDF p.3).[1][2] Its objects are the Orthodox Jewish religion and education, education in general and the relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity (PDF p.4). In the year to 31 December 2025 donations were £193,877 and expenditure £194,623, leaving funds of minus £695 and cash of £205 (PDF p.7–8).[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION2) THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE INCLUDING PAYMENTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION OR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION BY WAY OF GIFT OR LOAN (WITH OR WITHOUT INTEREST) TO INDIVIDUAL PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS QUALIFY AS OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN THE COLLEGE PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME AT COMPOUND INTEREST BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME IN ANY OF THE AUTHORISED INVESTMENTS AND HOLD THE SAME AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR"[1]
The register describes its activities as: "grants in support of Jewish religios education, and promotion of orthodox Jewish religion"[1]
Register classifications: Education/training, Religious Activities.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Hackney, Israel.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asher Brecher | not recorded | Merkaz Hatorah Limited (1181702); Nezer Hatalmud (1204317) | |
| Samuel Warhaftig | not recorded | Shalheves (1155424) | |
| Shlomo Yankovitch | not recorded | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-14 | Samuel Warhaftig – also trustee of Shalheves, Friends of Beth Abraham (Slonim) Limited; Shlomo Yankovitch; Asher Brecher – also trustee of Merkaz Hatorah Limited | [3] |
Asher Brecher is also a register trustee of Merkaz Hatorah Limited (1181702) and Nezer Hatalmud (1204317); Samuel Warhaftig of Shalheves (1155424).[1]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £136,100 | £136,658 |
| 2022-12-31 | £180,080 | £170,271 |
| 2023-12-31 | £161,827 | £171,661 |
| 2024-12-31 | £156,739 | £156,264 |
| 2025-12-31 | £193,877 | £194,623 |
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 30/11/2014[4]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2016[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2017[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2018[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2019[8]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 charitable expenditure ("General Fund") £193,723; the accounts name no recipients and the accounts do not mention Israel (PDF p.7).[2] Israel appears only as a register area of operation.[1]
Israeli partners
Not named.[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 |
|---|---|
| No place 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;[9] 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.[10][11][12][13] 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.[14]
- Negative funds and no activity report. Funds were negative at the end of 2025 (–£695) and 2023 (–£424); the trustees' report describes no activities beyond the accounts and refers to "the company" although the charity is a trust (PDF p.4, 7).[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).[15] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[16]
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.[17]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[18]
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. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[19]
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.[20]
US counterparts (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
| Organisation | EIN | Latest filing year | Revenue (US$) | Expenses (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends Of Zichron Nachum[21] | 472626018 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
These US organisations share the name or beneficiary of the UK charity; no financial flows between them and the UK charity were established.
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Zichron Nachum" returned 0 contributions in total.[22]
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".[3]
See also
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 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 2.4 2.5 2.6 Charity Commission, Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust (1085059): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1085059, full print (capture of 20210114) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust accounts, year ended 2014-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust accounts, year ended 2016-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust accounts, year ended 2017-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust accounts, year ended 2018-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Zichron Nachum (Europe) Trust accounts, year ended 2019-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
- ↑ 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-13 charities, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. The 22 registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)"; Hatzolas Chasanim Ltd, Trumfold Limited and The Naaman Trust 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").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-13 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-13 charity names returned zero results, except "J O Charitable", which returned only unrelated Northern Irish charities).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Zichron Nachum' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1085059 360Giving, queried 15 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-13 screening covered 285 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the six charitable companies (including the removed Hatzolas Chasanim Ltd and Trumfold Limited), related companies named in the accounts (Cromwell Corporate Protector Limited, Salmino Limited, Bullion Properties Limited, Crewpride Limited, Wilkincroft Ltd and others), and trustees, examiners, donors and grant recipients named in the accounts and fetched partner pages read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; the only token matches were generic words in organisation names ("Trust", "Limited", "Ltd", "Foundation") and surname-only coincidences (Weiss, Friedman, Kish, Silver, James, Seal, Potash); lists downloaded 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.
- ↑ American Friends Of Zichron Nachum – Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica, viewed 15 October 2026.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Zichron Nachum" Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).