Rontades Limited

Rontades Limited is a grant-making charity established in 1982 as a company limited by guarantee, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (number 1096584), and based in London's Stamford Hill Jewish community. Led by trustees Norman Bleier (Chairman), Joshua Bleier, and Ian Mett—with expertise in property and finance—its core mission advances the orthodox Jewish faith, relieves poverty, and supports other English-law charitable purposes. Funded almost entirely by investment income from substantial property holdings via subsidiaries like Hiltona, Ironhawk, and Twillam Limited, it embodies a stewardship ethos of prudent capital management to sustain long-term philanthropy, delivering public benefit through targeted, high-impact grants without direct service provision.

It prioritises orthodox Jewish religious life, including synagogues, religious education, communal welfare, and poverty relief for Jewish communities, primarily in Greater London areas like Stamford Hill. Beneficiaries are established institutions—schools, welfare organisations, and charities—serving these groups, with grants supporting core operations, projects, infrastructure, and capital needs for demonstrable religious and welfare outcomes.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities, preferably medium-to-large with strong operational capacity and ties to London's orthodox Jewish community; geographic focus is Greater London, though UK-wide giving is constitutionally possible. Invite-only: no unsolicited applications or public processes—trustees select recipients via relationships and alignment assessments. Typical grants exceed £100,000 (often much higher), with annual expenditure over £2 million; decisions are adhoc, without deadlines or cycles.

Distinctively selective, Rontades avoids open funding rounds, non-Jewish causes, individuals, or unproven entities, differentiating it as a strategic, high-value backer for London's orthodox Jewish infrastructure through sustained, trustee-driven support rather than broad philanthropy.