Stanley Kalms Foundation
The Stanley Kalms Foundation is a charitable foundation set up by 'arch Thatcherite' and former Conservative Party treasurer Stanley Kalms[1]. The foundation has in the past, made donations to the UK's only private university, the University of Buckingham[2].
Trustees
List of current trustees according to Charity Commission data. Correct as of 5 September 2024:[3]
| Name | Role | Date Appointed | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Kalms | Chair | Traditional Alternatives Foundation | |
| Stephen Kalms | Trustee | ||
| Pamela Jimack | Trustee | Traditional Alternatives Foundation |
Grant Recipients
| Recipients of donations from the Stanley Kalms Foundation in £ sterling | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
| Adam Smith Institute | 7,500 | 7,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Smith Research Trust | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anglo Israel Association | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 6,300 | 18,300 | ||||||||||||||
| British Friends of Haifa University | 2,200 | 7,200 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 39,400 | ||||||||||
| British ORT | 5,000 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 31,500 | |||||||||||
| Buckingham University | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 75,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem | 13,945 | 13,945 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cambridge University Jewish Society | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Centre for Social Justice | 5,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chai Cancer Care | 20,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 155,000 | ||||||||||
| Cheli & Peacock Community Trust | 7,500 | 7,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Churchillian Centre UK | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Civitas | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Jewish Trust | 1,000 | 1,250 | 2,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Community Security Trust | 50,000 | 60,000 | 110,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Culanu Centre | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dixons City Academy | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 85,000 | |||||||||||||
| Equal and Free | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eurofacts | 2,500 | 2,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Faith, Truth & Hope Charity | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Friends of Melabev | 5,000 | 7,500 | 25,000 | 37,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Henry Jackson Society | 100,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 | 225,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Holocaust Education Trust | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| IEA | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Immanuel College | 4,945 | 10,000 | 14,945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Institute of Economic Affairs | 5,000 | 18,500 | 18,500 | 42,000 | |||||||||||||||
| International Policy Network | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jewish Association for Business Ethics (JABE) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jewish Care | 10,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 5,000 | 20,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 12,500 | 120,500 | |||||||
| Jewish Leadership Council | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jewish Music Institute | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jewish National Fund | 12,320 | 12,320 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jewish Policy Research | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jewish Quarterly | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kabbalah Centre | 2,924 | 2,924 | |||||||||||||||||
| Keren Klita | 7,000 | 7,000 | 14,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kings College London | 15,000 | 7,500 | 22,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lady J Legacy Live Book Film Project | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Legatum Institute Foundation | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lifelites | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 40,000 | |||||||||||
| London Jewish Cultural Centre | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milken Community High School | 8,249 | 22,788 | 31,037 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Frontiers Foundation | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nightingale Hammerson | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Norwood | 7,500 | 7,550 | 11,100 | 15,100 | 15,100 | 56,350 | |||||||||||||
| Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies | 10,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Parents and Teachers for Excellence | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Politeia | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reform Education Trust | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reform Foundation Trust | 1,250 | 1,250 | |||||||||||||||||
| Royal Academy Trust | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Royal Ballet School | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation | 5,250 | 5,250 | |||||||||||||||||
| Royal Opera House Foundation | 16,700 | 5,140 | 21,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaare Zedek | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Social Affairs Unit | 25,000 | 25,000 | 12,500 | 62,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Spirituality for Kids | 5,750 | 5,750 | |||||||||||||||||
| St James Conversation Trust | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Wise Temple | 2,793 | 4,517 | 7,310 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxpayers Alliance | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| UJIA Survivors Appeal | 11,000 | 11,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| UJS Hillel | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union of Jewish Students | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Ideas | 35,000 | 35,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Marble Arch Synagogue | 3,822 | 4,386 | 8,208 | ||||||||||||||||
| WLS Jewish Future | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Work Avenue | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Jewish Relief | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Donations less than £5,000 | 45,300 | 14,375 | 28,051 | 31,010 | 21,370 | 24,173 | 36,020 | 24,927 | 30,270 | 24,315 | 10,825 | 11,350 | 14,600 | 316,586 | |||||
| Donations to institutions < £1,000 | 7,550 | 3,951 | 11,501 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other 'non-material' donations | 123,694 | 97,475 | 221,169 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 166,809 | 187,836 | 255,139 | 164,575 | 67,800 | 26,875 | 53,051 | 267,110 | 213,870 | 248,073 | 116,020 | 64,927 | 105,270 | 49,315 | 55,965 | 28,850 | 64,850 | ||
Notes: Data compiled from filings at the Charity Commission. Data for financial year ended 5 April.
Grant data sources: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
The foundation was settled in 1989 by Harold Stanley Kalms and his wife Pamela Audrey Kalms, then of 4 Spring Lake, Stanmore Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex. The original trustees were the settlors and their sons Richard Bernard Kalms, of The Gables, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, and Stephen Jonathan Kalms, of 2 Laurino Park, Hertsbourne Avenue, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. The initial fund was £10.[4] The accounts describe the objects as the "encouragement of orthodox Jewish education in the UK and in Israel". The 2022 accounts name Lord Kalms, Lady Pamela Kalms and Mr Stephen Kalms as trustees.[5]
| Recipient | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UJIA Survivors Appeal | – | 11,000 | |||||||||
| Friends of Melabev | 7,500 | 25,000 | |||||||||
| British Friends of Haifa University | 2,200 | 7,200 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,500 (OCR) | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||
| British ORT | 5,000 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | – | |||
| Keren Klita | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||
| Shaare Zedek | 2,000 | ||||||||||
| Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem | 13,945 | ||||||||||
| Anglo-Israel Association | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 6,300 | – |
Sources: the accounts for 2005–2008, 2010–2013, 2015, 2016 (a scanned copy, read by OCR), 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. Figures for 2014, 2017 and 2020 are comparatives in the following year's accounts.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Only donations of £5,000 or more are itemised from 2012. Total donations were £53,051 (2012), £267,110 (2013), £213,870 (2014), £248,073 (2015), £116,020 (2016), £64,927 (2017), £105,270 (2018), £49,315 (2019), £55,965 (2020), £28,850 (2021) and £64,850 (2022).[10][11][12][13][14][15][5] Accounts for the years to 5 April 2009, 2014, 2017 and 2020 have not been obtained.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No itemised donation is to a recipient located beyond the Green Line. No grant to an IDF welfare charity is itemised. | Not established |
Contact Info
- Address: Paddock Hill House, Sacombe Green, Sacombe, Ware, SG12 0JH
- Phone: 01438365804
Notes
- ↑ Nelam Verjee, Yesterday's man who refuses to fade away, The Times, 2-October-2006
- ↑ University of Buckingham, Financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2006, University of Buckingham, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 December 2007 on 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Stanley Kalms Foundation Trustees, Charity Commission, retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): charitable settlement (trust deed), 1989, held on the Commission's file.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): unaudited trustees' report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2022, filed with the Commission (register).
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): trustees' report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2005, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2006, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2007, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2012, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2013, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2015, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2016, filed with the Commission (scanned).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2018, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2019, filed with the Commission.
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Stanley Kalms Foundation (328368): financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2021, filed with the Commission (scanned).