Gemach Ltd

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UK grant-making company (Bondcare Gemach) funding Jewish religious education institutions

Gemach Ltd

Type Charitable company
Founded 2003-08-21 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1099106; company 04822639
Headquarters 18 Lodge Road, London, NW4 4EF
Area served Barnet, Hackney, Haringey, Bury, Gateshead, Israel, United States
Key people Leib Levison (chair)


Gemach Ltd is a charitable company. Areas of operation include several English local authorities and Israel.[1] In the year ended 31 July 2025 donations were £7,143,530 and grants to Jewish religion and religious education institutions £6,934,893, including £1,124,400 to Achisomoch Aid Company.[2] Related-party note: donations of £6,305,689 came from companies of which Mr A L Levison is a director.[2]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "(A) THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (B) OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE."[1]

The register describes its activities as: "The Charity was set up with the aim of supporting religious Jewish educational institutions and charitable organisations whose objectives fall within the objectives of the Charity, by making donations and grants available to them."[1]

Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[1]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Barnet, Hackney, Haringey, Bury, Gateshead, Israel, United States.[1]

Trustees

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

Trustees of Gemach Ltd (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
Yitzchok Zvi Zeidel Levison not recorded —
Leib Levison not recorded Yes —
Yael Levison not recorded —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2011-07-12 Leib Levison; Yael Levison; Yitzchok Zvi Zeidel Levison [3]
2012-01-14 Leib Levison; Yael Levison; Yitzchok Zvi Zeidel Levison [4]
2013-09-05 Leib Levison; Yael Levison; Yitzchok Zvi Zeidel Levison [5]
2014-09-05 Leib Levison; Yael Levison; Yitzchok Zvi Zeidel Levison [6]
2021-01-12 Yitzchok Zvi Zeidel Levison; Yael Levison; Leib Levison (chair) [7]

Companies House officers

Companies House lists 5 current and former officers of the charitable company (04822639), 3 of them active.[8]

Appointments of these officers to overseas companies registered in the UK (FC) or on the Register of Overseas Entities (OE):

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-07-31 £2,695,415 £2,767,540
2022-07-31 £3,413,855 £3,400,628
2023-07-31 £4,769,329 £3,953,478
2024-07-31 £4,610,768 £5,433,181
2025-07-31 £7,143,530 £6,938,866

Source: register annual-return history.[1]

Historical finances (UK Government Web Archive)

Income and spending shown on archived register pages
Financial year end Income (£) Spending (£) Source
31 Jul 2006 2,781,659 2,793,758 [10]
31 Jul 2007 2,600,314 2,594,333 [10]
31 Jul 2008 3,316,243 3,297,185 [10]
31 Jul 2009 2,074,307 2,064,456 [10]
31 Jul 2010 1,856,067 2,061,389 [11]
31 Jul 2011 1,354,705 1,147,811 [12]
31 Jul 2012 939,834 932,625 [12]
31 Jul 2013 829,208 844,280 [13]

Archived accounts

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

  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2006[14]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2007[15]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2008[16]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2009[17]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2010[18]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2011[19]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2012[20]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2013[21]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2014[22]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2015[23]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2016[24]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2017[25]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2018[26]

Funding in Israel

  • FY2025 grants £6,934,893 to Jewish religion and education institutions, including Achisomoch Aid Company £1,124,400.[2]

Israeli partners

Achisomoch and other Jewish educational institutions; Israel on register areas.[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.

Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
Finding Confidence
No settlement names in the accounts extract reviewed. low

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

Controversies and regulatory action

  • No Commission inquiry naming Gemach Ltd was found. Officer Yael Levison holds appointments at overseas companies Vildy Services Ltd (FC035422) and Starlyn Consulting S.A. (FC035421).

Other registers and records

Scotland and Northern Ireland

No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (full register download of 14 October 2026 searched by name).[27] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[28]

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; results were limited to Companies House filing lists.[29]

Grants recorded by 360Giving

No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[30]

Sanctions screening

The names of current and archived trustees and Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match on full name was found; only coincidental surname matches. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[31]

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.[32]

Parliament

A search of Hansard for 'Gemach Ltd' returned 0 contributions in total.[33]

Web archive

The UK Government Web Archive holds 6 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".[7]

See also

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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), extract dated 14 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Charity Commission, Gemach Ltd (1099106): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 14 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ Register entry 1099106, contact and trustees (capture of 20110712) UK Government Web Archive.
  4. ↑ Register entry 1099106, contact and trustees (capture of 20120114) UK Government Web Archive.
  5. ↑ Register entry 1099106, contact and trustees (capture of 20130905) UK Government Web Archive.
  6. ↑ Register entry 1099106, contact and trustees (capture of 20140905) UK Government Web Archive.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Register entry 1099106, full print (capture of 20210112) UK Government Web Archive.
  8. ↑ Company 04822639: officers Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 LEVISON, Yael: appointments Companies House, viewed 14 October 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Register entry 1099106, financial history (capture of 20110712) UK Government Web Archive.
  11. ↑ Register entry 1099106, financial history (capture of 20120114) UK Government Web Archive.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Register entry 1099106, financial history (capture of 20130905) UK Government Web Archive.
  13. ↑ Register entry 1099106, financial history (capture of 20140905) UK Government Web Archive.
  14. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2006-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20120118).
  15. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2007-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20120118).
  16. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2008-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140507).
  17. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2009-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140905).
  18. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2010-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140905).
  19. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2011-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140905).
  20. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2012-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140905).
  21. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2013-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140905).
  22. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2014-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  23. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2015-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  24. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2016-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  25. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2017-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  26. ↑ Gemach Ltd accounts, year ended 2018-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  27. ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, CharityExport-14-Oct-2026.csv, downloaded 14 October 2026; keyword search of charity names for the batch found no matching Scottish registration (the only hit for "breakthrough" was Breakthrough Breast Cancer SC039058, unrelated).
  28. ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 14 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch charity name returned zero results).
  29. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Gemach Ltd' The Gazette, searched 14 October 2026.
  30. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1099106 360Giving, queried 14 October 2026.
  31. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, version of 12 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, last updated 3 June 2026). Screening of 405 names (current and archived trustees and Companies House officers of the 25 batch-1 charities) carried out 14 October 2026.
  32. ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access on 14 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.
  33. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching 'Gemach Ltd' Hansard, queried 14 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints).
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