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{{short description|Registered charity in England and Wales}}
{{Infobox organization
|name=Goodheights Limited
|type=Registered charity and company limited by guarantee
|founded=5 December 1988 (incorporated); 23 February 1990 (registered as a charity)
|location=London, England
|registration=Charity Commission for England and Wales; Companies House
|registration_id=Charity 802589; Company 02325091
|status=Registered
}}
'''[[Goodheights Limited]]''' (Charity number: 802589; Company number 02325091) is a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee without share capital.<ref name="CCTrustees">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/802589/trustees GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED trustees] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref><ref name="CHCompany">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02325091 GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED overview] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref> The register describes its activities as: "Makes grants to organisations".<ref name="CCReg">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/802589 Goodheights Limited – charity overview] ''Register of Charities'', accessed 15 October 2026.</ref> For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 it reported income of £10,000 and expenditure of £4,156.<ref name="CCReg" />
*Charity registered: 23 February 1990 (Registered)<ref name="CCTrustees" />
*Company incorporated: 5 December 1988 (Active); SIC 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified<ref name="CHCompany" />
*Registered office address: 27 Yew Tree Court, Bridge Lane, London, NW11 0RA<ref name="CHCompany" />

==People==
===Trustees===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[Joseph Arnold Ost]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Woodlands Green Ltd]] (charity number: 277299) | [[Ezer Bekovoid Limited]] (charity number: 1138167) | [[The Grosvenor Foundation Limited]] (charity number: 1103485)
|-
| [[Mrs Leah Ost]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[The Grosvenor Foundation Limited]] (charity number: 1103485)
|-
| [[Mrs Teresa Ost]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Bridge Lane Foundation Limited]] (charity number: 1103512)
|-
| [[Daniel Joshua Alexander Ost]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Bridge Lane Foundation Limited]] (charity number: 1103512) | [[Woodlands Green Ltd]] (charity number: 277299) | [[Gitter Foundation Ltd]] (charity number: 1129108) | [[The Tmc Trust Limited]] (charity number: 1139316) | [[The Union Of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations]] (charity number: 1158987)
|}
Source: Charity Commission register.<ref name="CCTrustees" />

===Historic trustees===
Trustees as listed in archived snapshots of the Charity Commission register (first and last snapshot in which each name appears; not a record of actual appointment or resignation dates).
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! First seen !! Last seen !! Snapshots listing name
|-
| [[L Ost]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC802589_1">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170726202518/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=802589&subid=0 Goodheights Limited – register entry (26 July 2017)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC802589_2">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190102220122/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=802589&subid=0 Goodheights Limited – register entry (2 January 2019)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[T Ost]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC802589_1" /><ref name="ARC802589_2" />
|-
| [[D J A Ost Esq]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC802589_1" /><ref name="ARC802589_2" />
|-
| [[J Ost]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC802589_1" /><ref name="ARC802589_2" />
|}
===Directors===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Role !! Position !! Date of birth !! Age !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Occupation
|-
| [[Teresa Ost]] || Role Active || Secretary Appointed before 5 December 1991 ||  ||  ||  ||  || Canadian ||  || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Daniel Joshua Alexander Ost]] || Role Active || Director || February 1945 Appointed before 5 December 1991 || 81 ||  ||  || British || United Kingdom || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Joseph Arnold Ost]] || Role Active || Director || March 1953 Appointed before 5 December 1991 || 73 ||  ||  || British || England || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Leah Ost]] || Role Active || Director || November 1958 Appointed before 5 December 1991 || 67 ||  ||  || British || United Kingdom || Not disclosed
|-
| [[Teresa Ost]] || Role Active || Director || April 1950 Appointed before 5 December 1991 || 76 ||  ||  || Canadian || United Kingdom || Not disclosed
|}
Source: Companies House officers register.<ref name="CHOfficers">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02325091/officers GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED officers] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

===Persons with significant control===
*PSC statement: The company knows or has reasonable cause to believe that there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company (notified 5 December 2016)
Source: Companies House PSC register.<ref name="CHPSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02325091/persons-with-significant-control GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED persons with significant control] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

==Finances==
{| class="wikitable"
! Financial year end !! Total income !! Total expenditure !! Income from donations and legacies !! Expenditure on charitable activities !! Grants to institutions !! Total funds (assets less liabilities) !! Cash !! Employees !! Volunteers !! Accounts received
|-
| July 2012 || £130,982 || £70,979 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC802589_1" />
|-
| July 2013 || £312,989 || £165,081 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC802589_1" />
|-
| July 2014 || £63,576 || £188,054 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC802589_1" />
|-
| July 2015 || £50,951 || £44,372 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC802589_1" />
|-
| July 2016 || £0 || £0 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC802589_1" />
|-
| July 2017 || £0 || £0 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC802589_2" />
|-
| 31 July 2021 || £2,500 || £16,477 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 5 April 2022; no accounts on record (due 31 May 2022)
|-
| 31 March 2022 || £15,000 || £6,669 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || Annual return received 21 February 2023; no accounts on record (due 31 January 2023)
|-
| 31 March 2023 || £28,000 || £44,491 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 31 January 2024 (due 31 January 2024)
|-
| 31 March 2024 || £14,695 || £13,886 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || Annual return received 31 January 2025; no accounts on record (due 31 January 2025)
|-
| 31 March 2025 || £10,000 || £4,156 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 29 January 2026; no accounts on record (due 31 January 2026)
|}
Source: Charity Commission financial history and register data.<ref name="CCFin">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/802589/financial-history GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED financial history] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026; figures from the Commission's public register data extract dated 13 October 2026.</ref> Trustee payments: "No information available"<ref name="CCOverview">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/802589 GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED overview] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

*Companies House: last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (Total exemption full accounts, filed 05 Apr 2022); next accounts made up to 31 March 2026, due by 31 December 2026.<ref name="CHCompany" /><ref name="CHAcc">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02325091/filing-history GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED filing history] – Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 July 2021, filed 05 Apr 2022, ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
*Companies House: last confirmation statement dated 15 November 2025; next due by 29 November 2026.<ref name="CHCompany" />
*Archived accounts: [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200108015653/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends89/0000802589_AC_20140731_E_C.PDF year ending 31 July 2014]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190903055723/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends89/0000802589_AC_20150731_E_C.PDF year ending 31 July 2015]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200108015652/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends89/0000802589_AC_20160731_E_C.PDF year ending 31 July 2016]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200108021720/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends89/0000802589_AC_20170731_E_C.PDF year ending 31 July 2017].<ref name="ARC802589_3">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200108015653/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends89/0000802589_AC_20140731_E_C.PDF Goodheights Limited – archived accounts], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 8 January 2020, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>

==Controversies and conflicts==
*'''Filing compliance:''' The Charity Commission record shows that the annual return/accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022 were received on 21 February 2023, after the due date of 31 January 2023.<ref name="CCFin" /> The register states "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)".<ref name="CCOverview" />
*'''Companies House notices:''' 26 Sep 2017: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (DISS40); 19 Sep 2017: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1); 29 Jun 2016: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (DISS40); 28 Jun 2016: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1); 22 Apr 2015: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (DISS40); 21 Apr 2015: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1); 18 Jun 2013: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (DISS40); 16 Apr 2013: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (GAZ1).<ref name="CHFH">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02325091/filing-history GOODHEIGHTS LIMITED filing history] ''Companies House'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
*'''Overlapping trusteeships:''' [[Joseph Arnold Ost]] is also a trustee of [[Woodlands Green Ltd]] (277299), [[Ezer Bekovoid Limited]] (1138167), [[The Grosvenor Foundation Limited]] (1103485). [[Mrs Leah Ost]] is also a trustee of [[The Grosvenor Foundation Limited]] (1103485). [[Mrs Teresa Ost]] is also a trustee of [[Bridge Lane Foundation Limited]] (1103512). [[Daniel Joshua Alexander Ost]] is also a trustee of [[Bridge Lane Foundation Limited]] (1103512), [[Woodlands Green Ltd]] (277299), [[Gitter Foundation Ltd]] (1129108), [[The Tmc Trust Limited]] (1139316), [[The Union Of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations]] (1158987).<ref name="CCTrustees" />

==See also==
*[[Joseph Arnold Ost]]
*[[Woodlands Green Ltd]]
*[[Ezer Bekovoid Limited]]
*[[The Grosvenor Foundation Limited]]
*[[Mrs Leah Ost]]
*[[Mrs Teresa Ost]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Charities]]
[[Category:Charities based in London]]
[[Category:Grant-making foundations in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Jewish charities in the United Kingdom]]