British Friends of Kishorit

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London trust whose grants all go to Kishorit, a village in the Galilee for adults with special needs

British Friends of Kishorit

Logo Kishor entrance sign Western Galilee 2017.jpg
Type Other
Founded 2001-10-29 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1089108
Headquarters London NW3
Area served Throughout London, Israel
Key people Farita Franklin (chair)


British Friends of Kishorit is a trust established by a deed of 25 May 2001 and registered on 29 October 2001 to assist children and adults in Israel with special needs, "in particular those residents at Kishor Village"; its register areas are London and Israel (PDF p.4).[1][2] The trustees are Farita Franklin (chair), Deborah Hazan, Robert Coe, Ron Golan, Ariel Podrojski and Jack Goldberg (appointed 19 January 2025); the address is in London NW3 (PDF p.3).[1][2] In 2024 it received £62,479 (2023: £291,509) and gave £80,000 (2023: £255,000), all to Kishorit, "a company registered in Israel for the public benefit, established for the running of Kishor Village"; reserves were £22,160 (PDF p.4, 8, 10).[2] For 2025 the register records income of £87,764 and expenditure of £38,095; the 2025 accounts were not read for this profile.[1] Kishorit says it was founded in 1997 on the land of Kibbutz Kishor, a "Galilean community", and is home to 180 adults with developmental, emotional and mental-health conditions; it runs a vineyard and winery.[3][4]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR:- (1) THE ASSISTANCE OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN ISRAEL WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS RESULTING FROM, INTER ALIA, DEVELOPMENTAL RETARDATION PROBLEMS; LEARNING DISABILITIES; AND/OR EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE RESIDENT AT KISHOR VILLAGE BY:- (A) THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND (C) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE; AND (2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT."[1]

The register describes its activities as: "To assist children and adults in Israel who have special needs resulting from inter alia; development retardation problems; learning disabilities; and emotional and behavioural problems and in particular those residents at Kishor Village"[1]

Register classifications: Education/training, Disability.[1]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout London, Israel.[1]

Trustees

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]

Trustees of British Friends of Kishorit (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
Deborah Hazan not recorded —
Farita Franklin 2013-11-04 Yes —
Robert Coe 2019-11-04 Circle Community Ltd (1145291); The Jewish Deaf Association (1105845)
Ron Golan 2019-11-04 —
Ariel Podrojski 2019-11-04 —
Jack Goldberg 2025-01-19 —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2011-09-08 Deborah Hazan Michael Kelion Stanley Bloom [5]
2021-01-12 Farita Franklin (chair) (from 04 November 2013) – also trustee of The B'nai B'rith First Lodge of England; Stanley Bloom – also trustee of British Friends of Tzohar; Deborah Hazan; Ron Golan (from 04 November 2019); Robert Coe (from 04 November 2019) – also trustee of The Jewish Deaf Association; Ariel Podrojski (from 04 November 2019) [6]
2021-07-05 Farita Franklin (chair) (from 04 November 2013) – also trustee of The B'nai B'rith First Lodge of England; Ron Golan (from 04 November 2019); Stanley Bloom – also trustee of British Friends of Tzohar; Deborah Hazan; Robert Coe (from 04 November 2019) – also trustee of The Jewish Deaf Association; Ariel Podrojski (from 04 November 2019) [7]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-12-31 £41,955 £37,734
2022-12-31 £41,104 £50,121
2023-12-31 £291,690 £255,145
2024-12-31 £62,530 £80,121
2025-12-31 £87,764 £38,095

Source: register annual-return history.[1]

Archived accounts

Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:

  • Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2015[8]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2017[9]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2018[10]

Funding in Israel

  • 2024 donations £80,000 (2023: £255,000), all to Kishorit for the running of Kishor Village (PDF p.8, 10).[2]

Israeli partners

Kishorit, an Israeli company running Kishor Village (PDF p.10).[2] Kishorit describes itself as a home for adults with special needs, founded in 1997 on the land of Kibbutz Kishor, with about 150 staff; it planted vineyards in 2007 and opened a winery in 2010.[3][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.

Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
Finding Confidence
Kishorit describes Kibbutz Kishor as a "Galilean community"; nothing places it beyond the Green Line.[3] Medium (partner)

Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]

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]
  • Examination wording. The independent examiner's report (Harris & Trotter LLP) refers to the "year ended 31/12/2023" in accounts for 2024; a trustee donated £16,000 (2023: £18,200) (PDF p.6, 10; OCR).[2]

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. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[21]

Land and property

The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[22]

US counterparts (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)

Organisation EIN Latest filing year Revenue (US$) Expenses (US$)
American Friends Of Kishorit Inc[23] 274371984 2023 1,415,574 1,416,404

This US organisation shares the UK charity's beneficiary; no financial flows between it and the UK charity were established.[2]

Parliament

Hansard exact-phrase searches for "British Friends of Kishorit", "Kishorit" returned 0 contributions in total.[24]

Web archive

  • kishorit.org.il: 18 yearly captures, first 2009-07-05, last 2026-01-01.[25]

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" and "Other regulators: No information available".[6]

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Charity Commission, British Friends of Kishorit (1089108): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 downloaded 16 October 2026 (scanned document read by OCR; independent examiner Harris & Trotter LLP; "PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kishorit, Our story kishorit.org.il, viewed 16 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kishorit, Winery and visitors' center kishorit.org.il, viewed 16 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Register entry 1089108, contact and trustees (capture of 20110908) UK Government Web Archive.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Register entry 1089108, full print (capture of 20210112) UK Government Web Archive.
  7. ↑ Register entry 1089108, full print (capture of 20210705) UK Government Web Archive.
  8. ↑ British Friends of Kishorit accounts, year ended 2015-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
  9. ↑ British Friends of Kishorit accounts, year ended 2017-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
  10. ↑ British Friends of Kishorit accounts, year ended 2018-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
  11. ↑ 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-18 charities, all retrieved successfully on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. Sixteen registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)"; the Porter Foundation showed "up to date (1 day late)", The Persian Hebrew Community "up to date (48 days late)", Bernard Kahn Charitable Trust "up to date (33 days late)" and the Rabbi Yisroel Yehudah Peritz Charitable Trust "up to date (3 days late)"; Jassiane Limited showed "Charity reporting is overdue by 623 days"; The Friends of Birzeit University, The Friends of the Or Hachaim Educational Centre for Girls and John Hagee Ministries showed "Removed charity".
  12. ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
  15. ↑ 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).
  16. ↑ 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").
  17. ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-18 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
  18. ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-18 charity names returned no matching charity).
  19. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Kishorit' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
  20. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1089108 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
  21. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-18 screening covered 285 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the seven charitable companies, and trustees, examiners, grantees, subsidiaries and other people and bodies named in the accounts and sources read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Weiss, Cohen, Salem and Tauber) or generic words such as "Foundation", "Aid" and "People"; lists downloaded October 2026.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ American Friends Of Kishorit Inc – Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica, viewed 16 October 2026.
  24. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Kishorit" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
  25. ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for kishorit.org.il Wayback Machine, queried 16 October 2026.
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