Chabad-Lubavitch Centre of Leeds
Chabad-Lubavitch centre at 168 Shadwell Lane, Leeds, run by the registered charity Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (charity 1123578)
- The legal entity is the charitable company Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (charity 1123578, company 06494965), which holds the charity and company details, including the trustees and directors tables.
| Chabad-Lubavitch Centre of Leeds
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| Type | Religious charity; centre of Chabad Lubavitch UK |
| Founded | 1975 (centre); 6 February 2008 (company) |
| Founder(s) | Rabbi Yirmiyahu Angyalfi and Shoshana Angyalfi (according to JCR-UK) |
| Registration ID | 1123578 (Charity Commission); company 06494965 (Companies House) |
| Status | Registered charity; reporting up to date (register, 11 November 2026) |
| Headquarters | 168 Shadwell Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8AD |
| Location | Leeds, England |
| Area served | Leeds and Yorkshire |
| Services | Advancement of the Jewish religion in accordance with Orthodox tenets; relief of poverty |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Key people | Yirmiyahu Angyalfi; Reuven Cohen; Michael Danow |
| Website | judaismlive.com |
The Chabad-Lubavitch Centre of Leeds (also Chabad Lubavitch Leeds and the Lubavitch Centre of Leeds) is the local centre of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Leeds. Its legal entity is the charitable company Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (company number 06494965, registered charity 1123578), a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 6 February 2008 whose objects are to advance and promote the Jewish religion in accordance with Orthodox tenets and to relieve poverty.[1][2][3] It is part of the network of centres coordinated by Chabad Lubavitch UK.
The legal entity is the charitable company Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (charity 1123578, company 06494965). JCR-UK is cited on this page for the centre's history and name forms.[2][4]
For the year ended 28 February 2025 the charity reported income of £85,132 and expenditure of £99,358, owned a freehold property at a cost of £700,000, and had two staff on average.[3]
History
The Jewish Communities and Records – UK (JCR-UK) website gives 1975 as the year the centre was formed, names Rabbi Yirmiyahu Angyalfi and his wife Shoshana Angyalfi as "founders and directors from 1975 to present", and says that 168 Shadwell Lane was acquired in 1986.[4] The same page lists further rabbinic couples attached to the centre, including Reuven and Ruth Cohen (youth and community development, from 1980), Eli and Dabrushy Pink (education and community programmes, from 2007) and Sholem and Devorah Leah Kalmenson (children's and family programmes, from 2023).[4] The present charity was registered by the Charity Commission on 11 April 2008, after the company was incorporated on 6 February 2008.[2][1]
Premises
The company's registered office and the centre's address is 168 Shadwell Lane, Leeds LS17 8AD.[1] The accounts for the year ended 28 February 2025 show freehold property at cost of £700,000, and bank overdrafts and loans of £329,924, which the accounts say "are secured by legal charges over the charity's freehold property".[3]
Companies House lists two outstanding charges in favour of Handelsbanken: a legal mortgage created on 27 February 2009 over "property at raven house 81 clarendon road leeds and each…" (Companies House's abbreviated description), and a legal mortgage created on 4 August 2025 over "168 shadwell lane, leeds…".[5] 81 Clarendon Road is also the address of the separate Chabad Lubavitch at Leeds Campus centre, directed by Rabbi Michael Danow, who is also a trustee and director of this charity; JCR-UK gives the campus centre's establishment as 2007.[4][6]
Activities
The trustees' report for the year ended 28 February 2025 says that the charity "continues to deliver a wide range of educational, social and welfare services to the Jewish community across Leeds and Yorkshire". It lists children's and family programmes (after-school clubs, mini camps and a summer camp), weekly Shabbat and Sunday services and festival services at the Chabad House, a young professionals' group, a women's circle, the Friendship Circle for children and adults with additional needs, the preparation and delivery of "over 2000 Shabbat Dinner Packs" to elderly, isolated or financially vulnerable people, the Jewish Learning Institute's three semesters of classes a year, workshops in local schools, and public Chanukah and Purim events.[3]
Grants paid in the year totalled £11,100: £10,600 to individuals for the relief of poverty and £500 to institutions for the advancement of education.[3]
Governance
The centre is run by the registered charity and private company limited by guarantee Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (charity 1123578, company 06494965). The Charity Commission register lists seven trustees. Charity and company particulars, including the trustees and directors tables, are set out on that page.[2][7][6]
Finances
The register's financial history and the filed accounts give the following figures. Financial years end at the end of February; the register dates them to 27 February and the accounts to 28 or 29 February.
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Government grants (register) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to February 2021 | £41,180 | £16,630 | £25,820 |
| Year to February 2022 | £13,610 | £24,960 | not recorded |
| Year to February 2023 | £17,910 | £25,360 | £4,910 |
| Year to February 2024 | £78,940 | £84,470 | £6,000 |
| Year to February 2025 | £85,132 | £99,358 | £11,500 |
In the year to 28 February 2025 the charity's donations rose to £69,993 (£29,683 the year before) while grants fell to £15,000 (£49,013), of which £10,000 was restricted. Staff costs were £30,691 (£16,510 the year before), and the trustees say that "although income rose by 7%, due to the increased activities expenditure went up by 17%", leaving a deficit of £14,226. Net assets at the year end were £375,209 (£389,435 a year earlier): fixed assets of £701,326 (almost all the freehold property) less bank borrowings of £329,924 and other liabilities.[3] The register records that the total income for that year "includes £11,500 from 3 government grant(s)".[2] The accounts do not name the grant-makers.
The accounts record that the charity made no donation in the year to a charity with a trustee in common, against £2,400 in the previous year.[3]
Related institutions
- Chabad Lubavitch at Leeds Campus, the university centre at 81 Clarendon Road, which JCR-UK says serves the Universities of Leeds, York and Huddersfield.[4]
- Leeds Menorah School, a Chabad school in Leeds; its trust, Leeds Menorah School Trust (charity 517679), has Rabbi Reuven Zanvill Cohen as a trustee, and JCR-UK says the school was established in 1978.[4][7]
- Chabad Lubavitch UK, the national organisation, and Chabad Lubavitch charities in the UK, which lists this charity in its table.
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (06494965) Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (1123578) Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited, Report of the trustees and financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2025 (independent examiner's report dated 23 December 2025), as filed with the Charity Commission and obtained from the register's accounts and annual returns page, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 JCR-UK, Chabad Lubavitch Leeds, West Yorkshire, England JCR-UK, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited – charges Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Companies House, Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited – officers Companies House, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (1123578) – trustees Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited (1123578) – financial history Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026. (The register rounds earlier years to the nearest £10; the 2025 figures are from the accounts.)