The Garrard Family Foundation
Sir David Garrard's family foundation, chiefly funding IDC Herzliya
| The Garrard Family Foundation
| |
|---|---|
| Logo |  Reichman University's Yankin campus, Herzliya (2024). The foundation granted £250,000 to the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (now Reichman University) in FY2025 |
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 2001-10-31 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1089152; company 04198833 |
| Headquarters | 73 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3QQ |
| Area served | Throughout London, Israel |
| Key people | Michael Harris (chair) |
The Garrard Family Foundation (formerly The Garrard Education Trust Limited and The Maureen and David Garrard Foundation) is a charitable company (04198833) registered on 31 October 2001; register areas are London and Israel.[1] Its secretary is E.L. Services Limited and its office 73 Cornhill, London EC3V 3QQ. In the year to 30 April 2025 income was £316,156 (2024: £1,010,280), of which donations from the trustees £312,939, and charitable spending £290,441 (2024: £826,792); funds were £215,790 (PDF p.2, 7, 13).[2] The founder, the property developer Sir David Garrard, died on 21 June 2025;[3] an obituary describes him as "a leading figure in Labour Friends of Israel" and a benefactor of Reichman University's International Institute for Counter-terrorism.[4] The current trustees, Michael Harris and Ava Chang, were appointed directors on 10 July 2025 (see Companies House officers below); both are named among Sir David's executors.[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER SUCH OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "Advancement and promotion of education (involvement with Bexley Business Academy).General charitable purposes."[1]
Register classifications: Education/training.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout London, Israel.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris | 2025-07-29 | Yes | — |
| Ava Chang | 2025-07-29 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-05 | Sir David Eardley Garrard (chair); Timothy Claude Garnham (from 01 October 2015); Susan Jean Glover | [5] |
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 7 current and former officers of the charitable company (04198833), 3 of them active.[6]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | £31,175 | £48,563 |
| 2022-04-30 | £22,519 | £17,982 |
| 2023-04-30 | £12,563 | £25,563 |
| 2024-04-30 | £1,010,280 | £826,792 |
| 2025-04-30 | £316,156 | £290,441 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 30/04/2015[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 30/04/2016[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 30/04/2019[9]
Funding in Israel
- FY2025 grants £280,650: Interdisciplinary Center, Herzlia £250,000 (2024: £750,000), Orthogeriatric Research £25,000, Rotary Club of London £5,000 and Shishukunj £650; FY2024 grants also included Lifeline 4 Kidz £50,000, West London Synagogue £7,500 and the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals £6,000 (PDF p.12).[2]
Israeli partners
The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, now Reichman University, named in the accounts with its town (PDF p.12).[2] A UK fundraising charity for the same university, UK Friends of I.D.C. (1096858), was profiled in batch 5.[1]
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.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| The main recipient is in Herzliya, inside the 1949 armistice lines.[2] | Low – Herzliya |
Support for the IDF: The charity's own grants contain no military funding.[2] An obituary states that Sir David Garrard personally was a benefactor of Reichman University's International Institute for Counter-terrorism; the charity's accounts do not show grants to that institute.[4][2]
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;[10] 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.[11][12][13][14] 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.[15]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 15 October 2026, downloaded 15 October 2026 and searched by name).[16] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[17]
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. A separate Deceased Estates notice records the death of the founder, Sir David Eardley Garrard, on 21 June 2025, with Michael Harris and Ava Chang – now the charity's two trustees – among his executors.[3][18]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[19]
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. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[20]
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.[21]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Garrard Family Foundation", "Garrard Education Trust" returned 0 contributions in total.[22]
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 (on time)" and "Other regulators: No information available".[5]
See also
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Charity Commission, The Garrard Family Foundation (1089152): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Deceased Estates: Sir David Eardley Garrard The Gazette, notice 4947119, retrieved 15 October 2026 (date of death 21 June 2025; executors Michael Harris, Christopher James Robert Walker and Ava Chang).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sir David Garrard, property magnate and Labour donor saluted for his work for UK-Israel relations Invest Insider News, 4 August 2025, retrieved 15 October 2026 (an obituary republished from another outlet: "a leading figure in Labour Friends of Israel"; "In Israel he was involved in social housing projects and as a benefactor of Reichman University's International Institute for Counter-terrorism").
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register entry 1089152, full print (capture of 20210705) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 04198833: officers Companies House, viewed 15 October 2026.
- ↑ The Garrard Family Foundation accounts, year ended 2015-04-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ The Garrard Family Foundation accounts, year ended 2016-04-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ The Garrard Family Foundation accounts, year ended 2019-04-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ 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-10 charities, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; alerts were shown only for Solev Co Limited (254623) and Lehachyos (1170523).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ 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), both retrieved 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026, retrieved 15 October 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026, downloaded October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-10 charity names and their other names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch-10 charity name returned no relevant result; the search for "Kosov" returned only an unrelated removed charity, Kosova Support Group, showing that the API was answering).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Garrard Family Foundation' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1089152 360Giving, queried 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-10 screening covered 337 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages (UK Government Web Archive), Companies House officers of the charitable companies and of related companies named in the accounts (including Pinlee Investments, Calvert Estates, Kendleville, Pidom Export, Faircastle, Hatzlocho, Localtrent, Ardina, Ridgesave, Portford, Wilkincroft and Pandor Estates), and trustees, lenders, donor companies and grant recipients named in the accounts read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; the only token matches were generic company words ("Services Limited" in the name of a corporate secretary) and surname-only coincidences; lists downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Garrard Family Foundation" Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).