Harel (UK) Ltd.
Harel (UK) Ltd. is a company on the UK Companies House register with address or ownership links to Israel. This profile is part of UK companies linked to 'Israel'; see UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology for how companies were selected and scored.
Profile
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 1 Feb 1971 |
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| Headquarters | 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, England |
| Industry | 65120 - Non-life insurance |
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| Parent | Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd |
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- Category: P / O / T (Israeli corporate PSC / parent company; officer(s) with an Israeli correspondence address; documented activity in the occupied territories (entity or parent group)); connection score 4
- Company number: 01001372[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- Incorporated / registered: 1 Feb 1971
- SIC: 65120 - Non-life insurance
- Registered office: 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, England
- Previous names: Hamishmar Firstcity Insurance Brokers Limited (5 Jul 1993 – 11 Mar 1994); Hamishmar Frizzell Insurance Brokers Limited (16 Sep 1986 – 5 Jul 1993); Norman Frizzell Direct Limited (16 Nov 1983 – 16 Sep 1986); Mimmsystems Limited (1 Feb 1971 – 16 Nov 1983)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services (TASE: HARL) ≈ ₪38.84bn.[2]
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd (Ramat Gan, Israel), 75%+. Current directors include Yair Hamburger, whom Who Profits names as Harel's chairman; 2 of 28 director appointments had Israeli correspondence addresses (CH).[3]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd (active) — address: Abba Hillel St, Ramat-Gan, Israel; legal form Limited Company; governing law Israeli Companies Law 1999 And Israeli Securities Law; registered at Israeli Companies Register; registration number 520033986; country registered Israel; notified 6 Apr 2016; nature of control: ownership of shares – 75% or more; voting rights – 75% or more
Directors (CH; 28 director appointments, 9 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 2 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Abraham | February 1981 | Feb 2025–present | |
| John Roderick Graham | April 1967 | Jul 2014–present | |
| Gideon Judah Hamburger | June 1944 | pre-Mar 1992–present | |
| Yair Hamburger | June 1946 | May 2011–present | |
| Amir Levin | July 1973 | Feb 2022–present | |
| Kiernan Murphy | July 1970 | Nov 2021–present | |
| Aryeh Yaakov Peretz | July 1974 | Apr 2017–present | |
| Daniel Lee Reah | June 1982 | Feb 2025–present | |
| Gilad Shapiro | March 1974 | Jun 2022–present | |
| Ronen Agassi | April 1968 | May 2011–Apr 2017 | |
| Sammy Bassat | July 1947 | Aug 2012–Feb 2022 | |
| Kenneth Muir Davidson | November 1948 | pre-Mar 1992–Jan 2014 | |
| Yair Hamburger | June 1946 | pre-Mar 1992–Feb 1994 | † |
| Jane Joslin | December 1957 | Jul 2014–Apr 2018 | |
| Mark Kiedish | April 1982 | Jul 2007–Jul 2014 | |
| Roger Bernard Marks | July 1945 | pre-Mar 1992–Feb 1994 | † |
| Nathan Thomas Mathis | March 1988 | Feb 2022–Feb 2025 | |
| Nathan Thomas Mathis | March 1988 | Jan 2020–Nov 2021 | |
| Philip John May | October 1942 | pre-Mar 1992–Feb 1994 | |
| Martin Mendoza | October 1925 | pre-Mar 1992–Feb 1999 | |
| Nataly Mishan-Zakai | September 1974 | Feb 2022–Jun 2022 | |
| Nicholas James Rowe | September 1954 | Aug 2009–Jul 2014 | |
| Raj Gopal Rupal | December 1948 | Mar 2007–Jul 2009 | |
| David Alan Smith | June 1980 | May 2018–Mar 2021 | |
| Kay Louise Smith | July 1977 | Nov 2021–Feb 2024 | |
| John Crispin Speers | October 1946 | Mar 2007–Jul 2014 | |
| Timothy James Watkins | May 1961 | pre-Mar 1992–Feb 1994 | |
| Robert Stephen Wilkinson | August 1958 | Jul 2014–Aug 2019 |
Current secretary: Daniel Lee Reah[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Full accounts for FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 11 Jul 2026; scanned, read by OCR): turnover £1,068,045 (2024: £781,719); administrative expenses £(373,425); operating profit £694,620 (2024: £662,167); tax £(180,754); profit for the year £520,462 (2024: £503,924).[4]
Arms trade involvement: Parent group: Who Profits says Harel provides group insurance to employees of state arms makers Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael, and holds 0.83% of Elbit Systems.[3]
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Parent group: Who Profits says Harel's subsidiary Career Army Savings Fund runs a training fund for career soldiers and retirees; it insures the MOD Rehabilitation Department's disabled veterans; and in 2022 it helped finance the IDF intelligence campus "Kiryat Hamodi'in" in the Naqab.[3]
Activities in the occupied territories: Parent group: Who Profits says Harel's subsidiary Gamla Harel lent to builders for settlement projects in Gilo and Givat Hamatos (East Jerusalem) and Ariel (West Bank), and that Harel holds stakes in companies serving settlements, including Paz, Cellcom, Partner, Bezeq, Shufersal and Electra.[3]
Links to the Israeli government: Parent group: Who Profits says Harel financed "Policity", the Israel Police national academy (2012, NIS 250m).[3]
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found in the sources reviewed.
Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):
- Parent group listed in the Who Profits database.[3]
See also
- UK companies linked to 'Israel'
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Alphabetical
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Ranked by density of connection
- UK Companies with documented links to business activity in the Occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan
- UK defence, security, surveillance and dual-use technology companies with documented business ties to 'Israel'
- UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Companies House, Harel (UK) Ltd. (01001372): company overview Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ StockAnalysis, Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services (TLV:HARL) market cap stockanalysis.com, 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Who Profits Research Center, Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Who Profits, information valid to 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Harel (UK) Ltd. (01001372): filing history Find and update company information (GOV.UK).