Anglo SA Foundation
North London grant-maker (ANSAF) with £453,561 in cash and £399,226 owed to its own subsidiary, which gave £68,675 in donations in 2024/25 without naming recipients
| Anglo SA Foundation
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 2014-02-07 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1155696 |
| Headquarters | London NW3; postal address London NW1 (care-of address) |
| Area served | Israel, South Africa, Throughout England, United States |
| Key people | Leon Saul Blitz (chair) |
| Website | www.anglosa.org |
Anglo SA Foundation (registered as The Anglo SA Foundation; working name ANSAF) was established by a trust deed of 9 October 2013 and registered on 7 February 2014; its principal address is in London NW3, and its website gives a postal-only care-of address in London NW1.[1][2][3] Its register areas are England, Israel, South Africa and the United States, and it aims to support other charities by donations, its income being mainly interest and occasional large donations (PDF p.4).[4][3] The trustees are Mr L S Blitz, Mrs C L Blitz, Ms T Blitz and Mr J Blitz (PDF p.2).[3][4] It owns all of Anglo SA Investments Limited, which made a profit of £67,390 (2024: £27,526) and had net liabilities of £91,252 (PDF p.4).[3] In the year to 31 March 2025 the foundation received no donations (2024: £44,000) and £17,152 in interest, and spent £71,496, including £68,675 in charitable donations; funds fell from £108,679 to £54,335 (PDF p.7, 11).[3] The balance sheet shows cash of £453,561 and a creditor of £399,226 owed to Anglo SA Investments Limited (PDF p.8, 12–13).[3] The accounts were prepared by Robert Moore FCA of Bright Grahame Murray, London SW7, whose report is dated 23 December 2025.[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND & WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR WORLDWIDE; INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIGION, CULTURE OR HERITAGE OR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE,ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS."[4]
The register describes its activities as: "To advance and promote such purposes as are exclusively charitable and for the benefit of the public in the UK or worldwide, including advancement of education, religion, cultural or heritage or the relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, primarily but not exclusively through the provision of grants."[4]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes.[4]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel, South Africa, Throughout England, United States.[4]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[4]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Saul Blitz | 2013-12-02 | Yes | — |
| Cara Lee Blitz | 2013-12-02 | — | |
| Jonathan Ilan Blitz | 2020-03-01 | — | |
| Tali Blitz | 2020-03-01 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-07 | Leon Saul Blitz (chair) (from 02 December 2013); Jonathan Ilan Blitz (from 01 March 2020); Cara Lee Blitz (from 02 December 2013); Tali Blitz (from 01 March 2020) | [5] |
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £0 | £166,821 |
| 2022-03-31 | £2,076 | £36,913 |
| 2023-03-31 | £423 | £167,278 |
| 2024-03-31 | £51,513 | £115,369 |
| 2025-03-31 | £51,513 | £115,369 |
Source: register annual-return history.[4]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[10]
Funding in Israel
- No spending in Israel is identified; the accounts do not name the recipients of the £68,675 in donations or mention Israel (PDF p.11).[3]
Israeli partners
No Israeli partner is named. The register lists Israel among the charity's areas of operation.[4]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No place in Israel is named.[3] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[3]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;[11] it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.[12][13][14][15] The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.[16]
- No independent examination. The accountants' report says the charity is "not required to obtain an independent examiner's report", but the trustees' report says "Robert Moore FCA has been re-appointed as independent examiner" (PDF p.5, accountants' report).[3]
- Register repeats the prior year. The register shows income of £51,513 and spending of £115,369 for the year to 31 March 2025; these match the 2024 accounts, while the 2025 accounts show £17,152 and £71,496 (PDF p.7).[1][3]
- Recipients not named. The £68,675 of donations are not broken down by recipient (PDF p.11).[3]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).[17] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[18]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.[19]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[20]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.[21]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[4] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[22]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Anglo SA Foundation", "ANSAF" returned 0 contributions in total.[23]
Web archive
- anglosa.org: 6 yearly captures, first 2017-05-11, last 2024-09-01.[24]
The UK Government Web Archive holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)" and "Other regulators: No information available".[5]
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charity Commission, The Anglo SA Foundation (1155696): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ The Anglo SA Foundation, Home page anglosa.org, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Charity Commission, Anglo SA Foundation (1155696): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 1155696, full print (capture of 20210707) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Anglo SA Foundation accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Anglo SA Foundation accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Anglo SA Foundation accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Anglo SA Foundation accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200103).
- ↑ Anglo SA Foundation accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200702).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Register of Charities, charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 25 batch-22 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none was shown.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-22 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-22 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Anglo SA Foundation' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1155696 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-22 screening covered 196 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers and staff named in the accounts and websites read for this batch, and the Companies House officers of the charitable companies; the only hits were generic words in charity names (such as "Charitable Foundation", "Trust", "Fund" and "Association") matching listed entities, which were rejected; no person matched. Screened 16 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Anglo SA Foundation" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
- ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for anglosa.org Wayback Machine, queried 16 October 2026.