Mizrachi (UK)
Dormant CIO set up to take over Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust; nil income and spend in recent years
| Mizrachi (UK)
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) |
| Founded | 2017-10-27 (CIO registration) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1175411 |
| Headquarters | London School of Jewish Studies, Schaller House, 44a Albert Road, London NW4 2SJ |
| Area served | Throughout England |
| Key people | Steven Blumgart (chair) |
| Website | mizrachi.org.uk |
Mizrachi (UK) is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) registered in England and Wales (charity number 1175411). It shares the Golders Green / Hendon contact address and website of Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust (1137199), the operating vehicle of the British religious-Zionist Mizrachi movement. The CIO’s own accounts state that it was set up in anticipation of taking over the Support Trust’s activities, assets and liabilities; that transfer has not taken place, and the CIO has remained relatively inactive.[1][2]
It is not a Companies House company. The register records it as a CIO – Foundation, registered on 27 October 2017, with no company registration number.[2]
Objects and activities
The governing document is a CIO foundation constitution registered on 27 October 2017. The registered charitable objects (abridged) are: to foster, promote and organise the education — including education in the orthodox Jewish tradition and religion — and vocational training of Jewish youth, leaders and representatives in the United Kingdom and in Israel, including with a view to Jewish youth being rendered fit for life in Israel and elsewhere; to establish or contribute to institutions for that education or training; to publish material advancing the Jewish religion or that education; and related purposes for the advancement of the Jewish religion, the relief of poor persons of the Jewish religion, and the education of Jewish children and young persons under 25.[3]
The register describes its activities in the same terms as the Support Trust: "TO FOSTER PROMOTE AND ORGANISE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE ORTHODOX JEWISH TRADITION AND RELIGION) AND ALSO THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF JEWISH YOUTH, JEWISH LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN ISRAEL."[2]
Register classifications: Education/training; Religious activities. Beneficiaries: Children/young people; Elderly/old people; People of a particular ethnic or racial origin. How: Makes grants to individuals; Provides services; Provides advocacy/advice/information. Area of operation: Throughout England.[2]
Registered address: London School of Jewish Studies, Schaller House, 44a Albert Road, London NW4 2SJ. Phone: 02080041948. Email: uk@mizrachi.org.uk. Website: www.mizrachi.org.uk.[2]
Relationship to Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust and World Mizrachi
Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust (1137199) was created by trust deed dated 5 February 2010 and registered on 30 July 2010. The CIO was registered on 27 October 2017. Both give the same principal address and website, and both use objects that include educating Jewish youth “with a view to Jewish youth being rendered fit for life in Israel and elsewhere.”[2][4]
The CIO’s trustees’ reports for the years ended 31 December 2022, 2024 and 2025 state that Mizrachi (UK) “was set up in anticipation of transferring the activities, assets and liabilities of Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust. Since this has not yet taken place, the Charitable Incorporated Organisation remained relatively inactive throughout the period.” The same reports say the trustees adopt the going-concern basis because they “anticipate continued support from a charity with common trustees.”[1][5][6]
The CIO’s related-party note for the year ended 31 December 2025 records no related-party transactions and no outstanding balances with related parties.[1] The Support Trust’s related-party note for the year ended 31 December 2024 records donations from trustees and companies owned by trustees, and a £150,000 loan owed to a trustee; it does not name the CIO as a counterparty.[7]
Trading and programme activity described under the name “Mizrachi UK”, including the Charity Commission Official Warning of 18 November 2025 over promotion of an external appeal for equipment for soldiers of a foreign military, attaches to the Support Trust (1137199), not to this CIO. See Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust.[8]
The British Mizrachi arm presents itself as part of global World Mizrachi and a direct member of the World Zionist Organisation; the CIO sits in that structure as the intended successor vehicle to the Support Trust.[9]
Trustees
Current trustees on the register (6), with other trusteeships shown on the register:[10]
| Trustee | Appointed | Other trusteeships on the register |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Blumgart (chair in the accounts) | 5 September 2017 | Etgar; Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust |
| Sean Melnick | 5 September 2017 | Friends of Bnei Akiva (Bachad); Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust; Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand U.K.; The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund |
| Michelle Bauernfreund | 5 September 2017 | Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust |
| David Morris | 5 September 2017 | The Centre for Jewish Life Ltd (register notes insolvent); Jewish Futures Trust Limited |
| Grant Kurland | 5 September 2017 | None on record (on this register view) |
| Samuel Rubin | 5 September 2019 | The Beit Midrash Trust |
The FY2025 accounts also list Matthew Fruhman as having resigned on 6 March 2025.[1] Four of the six current CIO trustees (Steven Blumgart, Sean Melnick, Michelle Bauernfreund and David Morris) also sit on the Support Trust; Grant Kurland and Samuel Rubin appear on the CIO but not on the Support Trust’s current register list.[10][11]
Archived register snapshots of 3 January 2018 and 2 January 2019 also list Mathew Fruhman; the January 2018 snapshot spells one trustee’s name "Steven Blumgard".[12][13]
Finances
| Financial year end | Total income | Total expenditure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2020 | £1,200 | £1,387 | Register extract |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,200 | £1,205 | Register extract |
| 31 December 2022 | £0 | £870 | Accounts |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £1,385 | Register extract |
| 31 December 2024 | £0 | £0 | Register extract; accounts |
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | Accounts (received 30 October 2026) |
Sources: Charity Commission annual-return history (extract dated 14 October 2026) for 2020–24;[14] live register financial history and FY2025 accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025.[15][1]
At 31 December 2025 the balance sheet showed cash £598, creditors £3,360 and unrestricted funds of −£2,762 (unchanged from 31 December 2024).[1] No grants table appears in the recent accounts; related-party transactions in FY2025 were nil.[1]
Charity Commission accounts
- Accounts and annual returns listing: Register of Charities – Mizrachi (UK) 1175411. Wayback Machine: 2 May 2025.[1]
- Latest filed pack used for this draft: year ended 31 December 2025 (PDF text extract), signed 30 October 2026.[1]
Support for the Israeli military
No grants, programme spend or appeals for military equipment were found in this CIO’s own accounts for the years reviewed (nil income and nil charitable expenditure in FY2024 and FY2025; only small expenditure in earlier years while inactive).[1][14] The Charity Commission Official Warning of 18 November 2025 over promotion of an external appeal for equipment for soldiers of a foreign military was issued to Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust, not to this CIO.[8]
See also
- Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust
- World Mizrachi
- Mizrachi of Great Britain and Ireland
- Friends of Bnei Akiva (Bachad)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Mizrachi (UK) (1175411): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (PDF; trustees’ report and financial statements), downloaded 5 November 2026. Wayback Machine capture of the accounts listing page: 2 May 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Mizrachi (UK) Register of Charities, charity 1175411 / organisation number 5107501, accessed 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Governing document, Mizrachi (UK) 1175411, accessed 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust Register of Charities, charity 1137199, accessed 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Mizrachi (UK) (1175411): unaudited trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022, from accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, downloaded 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Mizrachi (UK) (1175411): trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024, from accounts and annual returns Register of Charities (image PDF), downloaded 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust (1137199): accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, note 17 (related party transactions), from accounts and annual returns Register of Charities.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Official Warning to Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust (1137199), 18 November 2025.
- ↑ About, Mizrachi UK, archived 22 October 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Trustees, Mizrachi (UK) 1175411, accessed 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Trustees, Mizrachi (UK) Israel Support Trust 1137199, accessed 5 November 2026.
- ↑ UK Government Web Archive, Mizrachi (UK) – register entry (3 January 2018).
- ↑ UK Government Web Archive, Mizrachi (UK) – register entry (2 January 2019).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (table charity_annual_return_history), extract dated 14 October 2026, organisation number 5107501 / charity 1175411.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Financial history, Mizrachi (UK) 1175411, accessed 5 November 2026.