Foux Foundation
Family CIO whose Israeli grants support migrants, asylum seekers and survivors of trafficking
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| Type | CIO |
| Founded | 2018-03-13 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1177520 |
| Headquarters | Gerald Edelman Chartered Accountant, 73 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3QQ |
| Area served | Throughout England And Wales, Israel |
| Key people | Joshua Segal (chair) |
| Website | www.fouxfoundation.org.uk/ |
Foux Foundation is a charitable incorporated organisation registered on 13 March 2018; register areas are England and Wales and Israel.[1] Its trustees are Joshua Segal (chair on the register), Mika Foux, Adam Kenneth Ferguson and Laura Alexandra Maya Ferguson; its principal address is that of its accountants in the City of London (PDF p.2).[1][2] Its objects are health and saving lives (with a special interest in neurological medicine), education and welfare (PDF p.4). In the year to 5 April 2025 income was £200,000, all donated by "the Trustees and their family interests", and grants were £185,662 (PDF p.5, 9, 14).[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, BEING UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE, ARE:A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY SUPPORTING CHARITIES TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE A PROVEN BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON HEALTH WITH FOCUS ON MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPORTING NEUROLOGICAL MEDICINE, EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. B) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS SUCH AS SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OR ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING THE WORK OF EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS, OR ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE.E) THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "Grants and funding in support of objectives"[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England And Wales, Israel.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Foux | 2018-03-13 | — | |
| Adam Kenneth Ferguson | 2018-03-13 | — | |
| Laura Alexandra Maya Ferguson | 2018-03-13 | — | |
| Joshua Segal | 2018-03-13 | Yes | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-14 | Adam Kenneth Ferguson (from 13 March 2018); Joshua Segal (chair) (from 13 March 2018); Mika Foux (from 13 March 2018); Laura Alexandra Maya Ferguson (from 13 March 2018) | [3] |
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-05 | £250,000 | £313,094 |
| 2022-04-05 | £100,000 | £88,914 |
| 2023-04-05 | £200,000 | £219,216 |
| 2024-04-05 | £200,000 | £208,479 |
| 2025-04-05 | £200,000 | £188,734 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 grants included £18,900 to The Garden Library (Arteam), to "improve the living conditions of migrant and asylum seeker communities in Israel"; £20,000 to Loomdot, for survivors of prostitution and trafficking "in Israel"; and £10,000 to Special Olympics, Israel (PDF p.5, 13).[2]
- Other FY2025 grants went to UK and international causes: Prasad Project £26,011, Trekstock £25,000, The Kids Network £20,000, EFTC (Guatemala) £13,251, Tender Education £10,000; Child Rescue Nepal received £105,000 over three years in 2024 (PDF p.5, 13).[2]
Israeli partners
The Garden Library (Lewinsky Garden Library, Israeli non-profit 580496198), a community-education organisation for asylum seekers, migrant workers and local residents in Neve Sha'anan, Tel Aviv-Yafo.[4] Loomdot and Special Olympics Israel are named only in the accounts.[2]
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 |
|---|---|
| The Garden Library operates in Neve Sha'anan, south Tel Aviv – inside Israel's pre-1967 lines.[4] | Low |
| Loomdot and Special Olympics Israel: no place is stated.[2] | Not established |
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;[5] 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.[6][7][8][9] 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.[10]
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).[11] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[12]
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.[13]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[14]
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.[15]
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.[16]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Foux Foundation" returned 0 contributions in total.[17]
Web archive
- fouxfoundation.org.uk: 6 yearly captures, first 2021-07-23, last 2026-01-24.[18]
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".[3]
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Charity Commission, Foux Foundation (1177520): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Register entry 1177520, full print (capture of 20210114) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Garden Library, Community-education | The Garden Library | Tel Aviv District en.thegardenlibrary.com, retrieved 15 October 2026 ("The Lewinsky Garden Library is a community-education organisation operating in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood of Tel Aviv-Yafo"; "The Lewinsky Garden Library (RA 580496198) is a non-profit institution that does not receive any government or municipal support").
- ↑ 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-13 charities, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. The 22 registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)"; Hatzolas Chasanim Ltd, Trumfold Limited and The Naaman Trust showed "Removed charity".
- ↑ 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-13 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-13 charity names returned zero results, except "J O Charitable", which returned only unrelated Northern Irish charities).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Foux Foundation' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1177520 360Giving, queried 15 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-13 screening covered 285 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the six charitable companies (including the removed Hatzolas Chasanim Ltd and Trumfold Limited), related companies named in the accounts (Cromwell Corporate Protector Limited, Salmino Limited, Bullion Properties Limited, Crewpride Limited, Wilkincroft Ltd and others), and trustees, examiners, donors and grant recipients named in the accounts and fetched partner pages read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; the only token matches were generic words in organisation names ("Trust", "Limited", "Ltd", "Foundation") and surname-only coincidences (Weiss, Friedman, Kish, Silver, James, Seal, Potash); lists downloaded 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 "Foux Foundation" Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
- ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for fouxfoundation.org.uk Wayback Machine, queried 15 October 2026.