The Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association
The Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association is a charity (Charity number: 313890) and a company Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association Limited(The) (Company number 00688212) registered in the UK. It is associated with the Freshwater family and in particular Benzion Freshwater a British billionaire property investor of Haredi Jewish descent – part of the Bobov sect.
Grants
| Grant recipients of the Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association in £ sterling | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total (£) |
| ABC Trust | 161,000 | 626,000 | 787,000 | |||
| Achisomoch | 24,000 | 49,000 | 73,000 | |||
| Ahavat Shalom | 18,000 | 18,000 | ||||
| Amud Hatzedoka Trust | 436,000 | 549,000 | 555,000 | 1,540,000 | ||
| Beis Aharon Trust | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||
| Beis Medrash Govoha | 40,000 | 39,000 | 38,000 | 117,000 | ||
| Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls Limited | 540,000 | 540,000 | ||||
| Bnei Yissoschor Kollel | 18,000 | 18,000 | ||||
| Bobov Cheder Trust | 84,000 | 641,000 | 1,024,000 | 1,749,000 | ||
| Bobov Foundation F.O. | 55,000 | 65,000 | 42,000 | 162,000 | ||
| Brisk Yeshiva | 17,000 | 56,000 | 29,000 | 102,000 | ||
| British Friends of Kupath Ha'ir | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||
| Care All Limited | 24,000 | 33,000 | 57,000 | |||
| Chazon Ish Kollel | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||
| Chevras Maoz Ladal | 42,000 | 84,000 | 238,000 | 103,000 | 145,000 | 612,000 |
| Chibas Yerushalayim Kollel | 102,000 | 33,000 | 256,000 | 174,000 | 62,000 | 627,000 |
| Edupoor Limited | 18,000 | 27,000 | 45,000 | |||
| Ezer L'Yoldos | 27,000 | 27,000 | ||||
| Ezer Mikodesh Foundation | 136,000 | 136,000 | ||||
| Ezer V'hatzoloh | 30,000 | 42,000 | 72,000 | |||
| Friends of Beis Chinuch Lebonos | 16,000 | 29,000 | 26,000 | 71,000 | ||
| Friends of Bobov Foundation | 23,000 | 23,000 | ||||
| Friends of Sanz Institutions | 16,000 | 16,000 | ||||
| Friends of Yeshivas Brisk | 34,000 | 34,000 | ||||
| Gateshead Talmudical College | 31,000 | 31,000 | ||||
| Hadras Kodesh Trust | 25,000 | 30,000 | 55,000 | |||
| Horomo Yeshiva | 19,000 | 19,000 | ||||
| Kahal Chasidim Bobov | 20,000 | 17,000 | 98,000 | 133,000 | 90,000 | 358,000 |
| Keren Hatsolas Doros | 56,000 | 56,000 | ||||
| Keren Shlomo Trust | 34,000 | 34,000 | ||||
| Kollel Torah Veyirah Limited | 106,000 | 106,000 | ||||
| Marbeh Torah Trust | 25,000 | 54,000 | 79,000 | |||
| Mercaz Hatorah Belz Machnovka | 21,000 | 21,000 | 27,000 | 36,000 | 105,000 | |
| Mercaz Hatorah Netzach Yisroel | 49,000 | 49,000 | ||||
| Mesifta Talmudical College | 26,000 | 26,000 | ||||
| Mesifta Talmudical Kollel | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||||
| Mifal Hachesed V'hatzedukah | 25,000 | 52,000 | 62,000 | 64,000 | 203,000 | |
| Mifal Tzedoko V'Chesed | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| Mir Yeshiva F.O. | 58,000 | 58,000 | ||||
| Mosdos Bobov | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||
| New Rachmistrivke Synagogue Trust | 22,000 | 22,000 | ||||
| North London Welfare & Educational Foundation | 34,000 | 34,000 | ||||
| One Heart - Lev Echod | 22,000 | 26,000 | 48,000 | |||
| Rabinow Divrei Shir Kollel | 48,000 | 28,000 | 51,000 | 127,000 | ||
| Regent Charities Ltd | 135,000 | 60,000 | 195,000 | |||
| Rehabilitation Trust | 35,000 | 30,000 | 65,000 | |||
| Sassov Beis Hamedrash | 32,000 | 32,000 | ||||
| Shaarei Orah | 42,000 | 42,000 | ||||
| Shuvu - Return | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||
| Slabodka Yeshiva Brisk | 32,000 | 38,000 | 32,000 | 102,000 | ||
| Society of Friends of Torah Limited | 133,000 | 1,248,000 | 1,673,000 | 3,054,000 | ||
| Support The Charity Worker | 28,000 | 28,000 | ||||
| Three Pillars Trust | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||
| Torah Temimoh Primary School | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||
| United Talmudical Association | 38,000 | 61,000 | 30,000 | 129,000 | ||
| Woodstock Sinclair Trust | 38,000 | 38,000 | ||||
| Yad Eliezer | 41,000 | 43,000 | 27,000 | 111,000 | ||
| Yesamach Levav Trust | 24,000 | 39,000 | 35,000 | 45,000 | 143,000 | |
| Yetiv Lev London Jerusalem Trust | 26,000 | 26,000 | ||||
| Other Donations | 523,000 | 863,000 | 1,392,000 | 1,173,000 | 835,000 | 4,786,000 |
Data compiled from Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association Annual Accounts: 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022
People
Trustees
Correct as of 13 April 2023:[1]
| Name | Role | Date Appointed | Other Trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fischer | Trustee | 23 January 2014 | Mayfair Charities Limited / Highcroft Charitable Trust |
| Benzion Freshwater | Trustee | Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations / Mayfair Charities Limited / Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls Limited / Service to the Aged / Regent Charities Limited / Sassov Beis Hamedrash | |
| David Davis | Trustee | Mayfair Charities Limited / Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls Limited / Regent Charities Limited / Vendquot Limited | |
| Solomon Freshwater | Trustee | Mayfair Charities Limited / Service to the Aged / Sassov Beis Hamedrash |
Directors
| Directors of the Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association [2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Role | Date of Birth | Appointed | Resigned | Nationality | Residence | Occupation |
| Martin David Eldridge Bale | Secretary | 30 September 2020 | |||||
| James Stephen Southgate | Secretary | 30 September 2020 | |||||
| David Davis | Director | June 1935 | British | England | Chartered Accountant | ||
| Richard Fischer | Director | May 1937 | 23 January 2014 | British | United Kingdom | Lecturer Rtd | |
| Benzion Schalom Eliezer Freshwater | Director | April 1948 | British | United Kingdom | Director | ||
| Solomon Israel Freshwater | Director | August 1950 | 4 December 2006 | British | United Kingdom | Director | |
| Nechama Golda Freshwater | Secretary | 3 March 2004 | |||||
| Mark Roy Mason Jenner | Secretary | 20 August 2001 | 30 September 2020 | British | |||
| Christopher Charles Morse | Secretary | 20 August 2001 | |||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association Trustees, Charity Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00688212/officers
