Lone Soldier Centre
Lone-soldier centre whose payments from the Jerusalem Foundation's UK charity in 2023–24 were reclassified as non-charitable and are being returned
| Lone Soldier Centre
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|---|---|
| Type | Lone-soldier support centre (identity not established) |
| Remarks | Payments from the UK charity reclassified as non-charitable; Serious Incident Report made[1] |
The Lone Soldier Centre is the name used in the accounts of the UK charity The Jerusalem Foundation (258306) for a centre supporting lone soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. The accounts do not identify the centre further, and it is not established which of the similarly named Israeli bodies is meant [TO CHECK].[1]
Payments from the UK
The accounts for the year to 31 December 2024 say that payments "earmarked for the Lone Soldier Centre prior to October 2023, were sent after October 2023" and were "not valid as a charitable purpose". The matter was flagged by the auditors, a Serious Incident Report was made to the Charity Commission and reimbursement was requested. "The payments amounted to £811 in the year ended 31 December 2024 and £264 in the year ended 31 December 2023." The accounts add: "No financial loss is anticipated as the payments are being returned." Note 9 shows the sums as non-charitable expenditure, with the 2023 figure restated.[1]
| UK charity | Year | Amount | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Foundation in the UK | 2023 | £264 | Non-charitable expenditure (restated), being returned | [1] |
| Jerusalem Foundation in the UK | 2024 | £811 | Non-charitable expenditure, being returned | [1] |
Similarly named bodies
- Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin, which describes itself as the largest and oldest lone-soldier non-profit in Israel.[2]
- Emek Lone Soldiers Centre, in Jerusalem's German Colony.[3]
Link to IDF service
The Israel Defense Forces treats as "lone soldiers" those serving without family support in Israel, for example soldiers whose parents live abroad, who are estranged from their parents or who are orphaned, and gives them extra rights such as a monthly stipend.[4] See Lone soldiers.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Charity Commission, The Jerusalem Foundation (258306): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, trustees' report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024, PDF p.6 and note 9, downloaded 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin, About lonesoldiercenter.com, accessed 21 October 2026 (Lone Soldier Center-side).
- ↑ Emek Lone Soldiers, About us emeklonesoldiers.com, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Edyn Waldman, Rights of Lone Soldiers Mitgaisim (Israel Defense Forces), 15 May 2019, accessed 21 October 2026 (IDF-side).