Registered charity (CIO) · Middlesex
Shema Beni
Shema Beni is a registered charity (number 1167289) based in Middlesex, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Ashley Cohen since 2016. Latest income £425k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Shema BNI (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £425k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- Where
- Barnet, Manchester City, Salford City, Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.shemabni.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£425k£437k
- 2024£597k£599k
- 2023£332k£250k
Earlier years
- 2022£209k£215k
- 2021£138k£114k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITHTO PROMOTE HEALTHY INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, IMPROVE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AND COUNTER SOCIAL ISOLATION BY PROVIDING ADVICE, GUIDANCE, EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES AND ISOLATED INDIVIDUALS.
Grants received
4 grants · £49,970 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,990 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,980
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Ashley Cohen Chair since 2016
- Dr Walter Abelman since 2022
- Ronald David Joseph since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Ashley Cohen Chair since 2016
- Ronald David Joseph since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Dr Walter Abelman since 2022
- Ronald David Joseph since 2016
Portfolio (1)
- Ashley Cohen Chair since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1167289
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 23 MAY 2016AMENDED ON 07 FEB 2018
- Contact on the register
- 02033933877 · RABBISTEPSKY@SHEMABNI.ORG.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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