Benzion Schalom Eliezer Freshwater

Benzion Schalom Eliezer Freshwater (born April 1948).
==Early life==
Benzion Shalom Eliezer Freshwater is the son of Osias Freshwater (1897–1976), born in the village of Sassov, Galicia, Poland, who emigrated to England in 1939. His wife and three children died in the Holocaust. In 1947 he married Nechama Golda Stempel née Halberstam, widowed daughter of Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam, the second Bobover Rebbe, and they had two sons, Benzion and Solomon. Shlomo and Benzion Freshwater are thus descendants of the Bobov dynasty.
Osias built up Daejan Holdings into one of London's largest private landlords and his sons, Benzion and Rabbi Shlomo are now Executive Directors.History February 28, 2009 }}
==Career==
As of 2008 he had 279 directorshipsProperty Evening Standard, 30 November 2007. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 5 November 2008. but operates mainly through Daejan Holdings plc, a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, in which his family has a 79% stake. Daejan's UK portfolio is managed by Highdorn, part of the Freshwater Group of Companies.
In the Sunday Times Rich List his fortune has risen from £1 billion in 2009 to £1.6 billion in 2016.The Sunday Times Rich List 2017 Archive According to the 2020 edition his net worth was estimated at £2.054 billion. Rich List 2020: profiles 51-100, featuring Bernie Ecclestone, The Sunday Times.
===Philanthropic activities===
He is a trustee of Mayfair Charities Limited, a registered charity which disbursed £8,553,000 in 2007-8 to "organisations and institutions engaged in the provision of education and promotion of religious observance within the tenets of orthodox Judaism and for the relief of poverty."https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00927985
It is reported that Benzion and Shlomo have provided 'generous backing and support' to the Bobov-45 fraction of the Bobov sect for renovation of a school in Borough Park, Brooklyn.https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/1680535/today-bobov-45-readies-for-ceremony-celebrating-rededication-of-massive-150000-square-ft-school-building-video-photos.html
The Yeshiva World reports: 
:This upcoming Sunday, Feb 17th, will be an emotional one for benefactors and supporters of Bobov-45 as the Kehilla celebrates the culmination of an extensive project that saw the community purchase and renovate the future home of its girls school and the thousands of students who receive an exceptional education in this Beis Chinuch. The 150,000 SF building located on 15th avenue in Borough Park is the largest of its kind for any institution in the neighborhood and will be able to meet the school’s growing need for space. With nearly 4,000 students enrolled in the Bobov-45 school system, the community was faced with an increasing need for space. To that end, a $7-million building was purchased on behalf of the Talmud Torah and another $4-million home was acquired for the Yeshiva boys.
==Affiliations==
===Charitable Trustee===
*The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations Appointed Trustee 29 August 2013
*Regent Charities Limited 
*Sassov Beis Hamedrash 
*Service to the Aged 
*The Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association 
*Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls Limited 
*Mayfair Charities Limited
*Pardes House and Beis Yaacov Primary Schools Foundation
===Company director===
Freshwater is listed as director or former director of 386 companies at Companies House. 
*Daejan (Dartford) Limited
Company name (number) 	Company status	Correspondence address 	Active/Dissolved	Role 	Appointed on 	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
West Heath Villas Management Ltd (13180061) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 8HR	Role ACTIVE 	Director	4 February 2021 	British 	United Kingdom 	Director
Holtye Properties Limited (05385434) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158/162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	30 September 2020	British 	United Kingdom 	Director
Dewsbury Limited (12713187) 	Active 	New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom, NW11 0PU 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	2 July 2020 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
Ferndown Limited (12713211) 	Active 	New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom, NW11 0PU 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	2 July 2020 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
Ellesmere Limited (12713213) 	Active 	New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom, NW11 0PU 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	2 July 2020 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
Glassdale Limited (12714863) 	Active 	New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom, NW11 0PU 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	2 July 2020 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
ACMS Holdco Limited (12708822) 	Active 	New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom, NW11 0PU 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	30 June 2020 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
Daejan Group Holdings Limited (12325581) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8HR 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	20 November 2019 	British 	United Kingdom 	Director
Green Dell Estates Limited (11707157) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	3 December 2018 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
Daejan Financing Limited (Fc035730) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 8HR	Role ACTIVE 	Director	16 November 2018 	British 	United Kingdom 	None
Freshwater Pension Trustees Limited (11643929)	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	26 October 2018 	British 	United Kingdom 	Company Director
Green Dell Properties Limited (10337487) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	19 August 2016 	British 	United Kingdom 	Director
LKB (31) Limited (09484785) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (46) Limited (09485343) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (55) Limited (09485455) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (42) Limited (09485243) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (36) Limited (09485119) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (52) Limited (09485427) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (56) Limited (09485484) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (41) Limited (09485223) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (28) Limited (09484856) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (45) Limited (09485267) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (43) Limited (09485236) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (58) Limited (09485565) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (32) Limited (09484922) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (22) Limited (09484754) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (38) Limited (09485131) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (44) Limited (09485263) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (48) Limited (09485325) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (34) Limited (09485015) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (24) Limited (09484689) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (54) Limited (09485469) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (26) Limited (09484794) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (Endsleigh) Limited (09486023) 	Active 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role ACTIVE 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	United Kingdom 	Chairman
LKB (30) Limited (09484950) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (57) Limited (09485667) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (37) Limited (09485180) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (39) Limited (09485271) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (29) Limited (09484967) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (27) Limited (09484839) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (40) Limited (09485163) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (23) Limited (09484671) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (53) Limited (09485440) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (47) Limited (09485394) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (33) Limited (09484847) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (49) Limited (09485370) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (51) Limited (09485461) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (50) Limited (09485412) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (35) Limited (09485212) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	12 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (3) Limited (09483031) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (6) Limited (09483029) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (19) Limited (09483628) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (25) Limited (09484660) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (9) Limited (09483292) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (21) Limited (09484639) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (15) Limited (09483303) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 8HR	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (2) Limited (09482961) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (5) Limited (09483054) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (12) Limited (09483184) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (10) Limited (09483774) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (14) Limited (09483263) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (16) Limited (09483349) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (7) Limited (09483104) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (20) Limited (09483574) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (18) Limited (09483538) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (11) Limited (09483344) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (1) Limited (09482948) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (17) Limited (09483529) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (8) Limited (09483253) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
LKB (4) Limited (09482930) 	Dissolved 	Freshwater House, 158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England, WC2H 8HR 	Role 	Director	11 March 2015 	British 	England 	Chairman
==See also==
*Top 100 philanthropists in the UK - The Sunday Times Giving List 2022
*Charitable spending of the largest 100 UK family foundations
*The Sunday Times Rich List 2022
==Resources==
*https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-7095981/Inside-secret-Daejan-Holdings-boardroom-thats-firmly-CLOSED-women.html
==Notes==