Almat Limited
North London charitable company funded by property-syndicate holdings, whose only grantee in 2024/25 was Friends of Mosdos Torah Veyirah (£42,208); its register, accounts and Companies House records name different trustees
| Almat Limited
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 1980-05-06 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 282351; company 01495320 |
| Headquarters | London N16 |
| Area served | Throughout England And Wales, Israel |
Almat Limited is a charitable company (01495320) incorporated and registered on 6 May 1980; its principal and registered office is in London N16.[1][2][3] Its objects are "the advancement of religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, the relief of poverty and for such other charitable purposes".[4] The 2025 accounts list Mrs C Benedikt (resigned 4 July 2024), Mrs C Soloveitchik and Mrs R Friedman as trustees; the register lists Chaya Soloveitchik and Rachel Frenkel (from 1 December 2024) (PDF p.3).[3][4] It makes grants "exclusively to UK registered charities", and the majority of its income comes from investment properties (PDF p.4).[3] In the year to 31 March 2025 investment income was £50,080 (2024: £57,349) and charitable spending £43,408; its only grantee was Friends of Mosdos Torah Veyirah, which received £42,208 (2024: £47,591) (PDF p.6, 13).[3] Its investments of £644,360 are "mostly holdings in property syndicates entrusted and managed by the Urban & Rural Group" of Manchester M7, in joint ventures including Queensfer Co. Ltd, Main Street Estate, Alkrington Estate, Highland Estate and Kirkway Estates (PDF p.7, 14).[3] The accounts were approved on 23 December 2025 by Mrs C Soloveitchik and examined by D Pollak of Salford M6.[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES."[4]
The register describes its activities as: "Education"[4]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities.[4]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England And Wales, Israel.[4]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[4]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaya Soloveitchik | not recorded | — | |
| Rachel Frenkel | 2024-12-01 | Giving Day (1178202) |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-15 | Chaya Benedikt; Naftali Soloveitchik | [5] |
On the register, Rachel Frenkel is also a trustee of Giving Day (1178202). Companies House records Chaya Benedikt and Naftali Soloveitchik, a former secretary and director who resigned on 15 November 2023, as resident in Israel.[4][2]
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 6 current and former officers of the charitable company (01495320), 1 of them active.[6] Officers recorded as resident outside the UK: Chaya Benedikt (Israel, resigned); Naftali Soloveit Chik (Israel, resigned).[6]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £63,205 | £51,265 |
| 2022-03-31 | £47,319 | £30,897 |
| 2023-03-31 | £74,642 | £50,911 |
| 2024-03-31 | £64,599 | £52,235 |
| 2025-03-31 | £50,080 | £43,408 |
Source: register annual-return history.[4]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2014[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[10]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[11]
Funding in Israel
- No spending in Israel is identified; the only grant, £42,208, went to Friends of Mosdos Torah Veyirah, and the accounts say grants are made "exclusively to UK registered charities" (PDF p.4, 13).[3]
Israeli partners
No Israeli partner is named. The register lists Israel among the charity's areas of operation.[4]
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;[12] 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.[13][14][15][16] 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.[17]
- Three different trustee lists. The accounts name C Benedikt, C Soloveitchik and R Friedman and say "Both trustees are also directors"; the register names Chaya Soloveitchik and Rachel Frenkel; and Companies House shows Reitzy Friedman and Haya Soloveitchik resigning on 1 January 2026, leaving a director named David Pollak (from 1 January 2026) as the only active officer (PDF p.3).[3][4][2]
- Capital loss not shown. The report says "Regrettably the charity made a capital loss on the sale of a property investment as shown in the ensuing accounts", but the statement of financial activities shows no loss for 2025 and a gain of £141,094 for 2024 (PDF p.4, 6).[3]
- Notes disagree. Note 7 gives 2024 charitable activity of £51,361 and note 8 £51,435 (PDF p.12).[3]
- Loans from directors. Creditors due after one year are "Director loan accounts" of £59,186 (2024: £65,500) (note 17).[3]
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 only Companies House filing lists; 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.[4] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[23] Candidate titles and addresses (CCOD dataset and register/accounts data):[24]
- Investments of £644,360, "mostly holdings in property syndicates" managed by the Urban & Rural Group, in joint ventures including Queensfer Co. Ltd, Main Street Estate, Alkrington Estate, Highland Estate and Kirkway Estates; addresses not stated – Accounts (PDF p.7, 14) (source: [3])
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Almat Limited", "Almat Ltd" returned 0 contributions in total.[25]
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".[5]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ Charity Commission, Almat Limited (282351): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, ALMAT LIMITED (01495320) Find and update company information, overview and officers, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 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 3.13 Charity Commission, Almat Limited (282351): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 282351, full print (capture of 20210115) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Company 01495320: officers Companies House, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Almat Limited accounts, year ended 2014-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ Almat Limited accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ Almat Limited accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ Almat Limited accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ Almat Limited accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
- ↑ 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 'Almat Limited' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-282351 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.
- ↑ 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 charitable companies in this batch and searched for distinctive charity-name keywords; no title registers were purchased.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Almat Limited" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).