Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited

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North London charitable company that gave £55,000 in 2024/25 to Ganei Geula Jerusalem, whose register objects include a communal centre for the Ganei Geula neighbourhood of Jerusalem

Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited

Type Trust
Founded 2010-07-01 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1136688; company 07068337
Headquarters London N16 (office of the charity's accountants)
Area served Israel
Key people Melvin Hager (chair)


Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited (registered as Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Ltd) is a charitable company (07068337) whose memorandum and articles are dated 1 February 2010; it was registered on 1 July 2010, and its registered office in London N16 is the office of its accountants, Sugarwhite Meyer.[1][2][3] The register records it as a trust governed by a "trust deed dated 1 February 2010", although the accounts and Companies House describe a company.[1][2][3] Its objects are the advancement of the Jewish religion and of education and "provision of a communal centre in the interests of social welfare in order to improve the quality of life of the residents of the Ganei Geula Jerusalem neighborhood and surrounding areas".[4] The trustees are M M Hager and A Hager; the register lists Melvin Hager (chair) and Avraham Hager, and Companies House lists Melvin Mendel Hager (from 13 November 2009) and Abraham Hager (from 1 December 2009) as directors, with Robert Deblinger a former director until 2018–2019 (PDF p.3).[3][4][2] In the year to 30 November 2025 donations were £53,526 (2024: £96,612) and grants £55,000 (2024: £99,353); "There was a 44% decrease in both income and grantmaking" (PDF p.4, 6).[3] "Grants in the year were made to Ganei Geula Jerusalem" (PDF p.8).[3] The accounts were examined by E Meyer FCA on 6 May 2026.[3]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION THROUGH FACILITATION OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES.(II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (III) PROVISION OF A COMMUNAL CENTRE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE GANEI GEULA JERUSALEM NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDING AREAS. (II) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES."[4]

The register describes its activities as: "To further and advance orthodox jewish education and religious activities."[4]

Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[4]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel.[4]

Trustees

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[4]

Trustees of Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
Avraham Hager not recorded —
Melvin Hager not recorded Yes Kayama Limited (283394)

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2021-01-11 Melvin Hager (chair); Avraham Hager [5]

Melvin Hager is also a register trustee of Kayama Limited (283394).[4]

Companies House officers

Companies House lists 5 current and former officers of the charitable company (07068337), 2 of them active.[6]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-11-30 £45,598 £44,221
2022-11-30 £62,708 £64,398
2023-11-30 £71,044 £64,113
2024-11-30 £96,612 £100,131
2025-11-30 £53,526 £55,840

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 30/11/2014[7]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2015[8]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2016[9]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2017[10]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/11/2018[11]

Funding in Israel

  • Year to 30 November 2025: grants of £55,000 (2024: £99,353), all to Ganei Geula Jerusalem (PDF p.6, 8).[3]

Israeli partners

Ganei Geula Jerusalem; the accounts give no address, and the register objects refer to a communal centre for "the residents of the Ganei Geula Jerusalem neighborhood and surrounding areas".[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
The recipient and the register objects name the Ganei Geula neighbourhood of Jerusalem; no source read for this profile states its position relative to the 1949 armistice line.[3][4] High (neighbourhood named; position relative to the 1949 line 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;[12] 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.[13][14][15][16] 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.[17]
  • Donation from a connected charity. Note 9 records "Unrestricted donations of £1,200 were received from a charity in which a trustee has an interest"; the charity is not named, but Melvin Hager is also a register trustee of Kayama Limited (283394) (PDF p.10).[3][4]
  • Legal form recorded inconsistently. The register lists the charity as a trust with a trust deed, but it is a company limited by guarantee with articles dated 1 February 2010.[1][2][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).[18] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[19]

The Gazette

Searches of The Gazette for the charity's name returned only Companies House filing lists; no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.[20]

Grants recorded by 360Giving

No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[21]

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.[22]

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.[23]

Parliament

Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem", "Ganei Geula" returned 0 contributions in total.[24]

Web archive

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".[5]

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charity Commission, Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Ltd (1136688): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Companies House, FRIENDS OF GANEI GEULA JERUSALEM LTD (07068337) Find and update company information, overview and officers, viewed 16 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Charity Commission, Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited (1136688): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 1136688, full print (capture of 20210111) UK Government Web Archive.
  6. ↑ Company 07068337: officers Companies House, viewed 16 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited accounts, year ended 2014-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
  8. ↑ Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited accounts, year ended 2015-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
  9. ↑ Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited accounts, year ended 2016-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
  10. ↑ Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited accounts, year ended 2017-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200108).
  11. ↑ Friends of Ganei Geula Jerusalem Limited accounts, year ended 2018-11-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200703).
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
  15. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
  16. ↑ 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).
  17. ↑ 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").
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ 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).
  20. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Ganei Geula' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
  21. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1136688 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Ganei Geula" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
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