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{{short description|Registered charity in England and Wales}}
{{Infobox organization
|name=Project S E E D
|type=Registered charity
|founded=27 November 1980 (registered as a charity)
|registration=Charity Commission for England and Wales
|registration_id=Charity 281307
|status=Registered
}}
'''[[Project S E E D]]''' (Charity number: 281307) is a registered charity.<ref name="CCTrustees">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/281307/trustees PROJECT S E E D trustees] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref> The register describes its activities as: "Residential seminars and trips for families, with lectures/workshops and childrens programmes. One to one learning centres using volunteer tutors. Programmes for parents of children in primary schools. Home group regular discussions/education with a member of the seed staff. Large events with mixed educational/social content. Community-based educational and religious programmes".<ref name="CCReg">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/281307 Project S E E D – charity overview] ''Register of Charities'', accessed 15 October 2026.</ref> For the financial year ending 5 April 2025 it reported income of £2,929 and expenditure of £45.<ref name="CCReg" />
*Charity registered: 27 November 1980 (Registered)<ref name="CCTrustees" />
*Charity contact address: Seed, Mowbray House, 58-70 Edgware Way, Edgware, Middlesex, Ha8 8dj<ref name="CCOverview">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/281307 PROJECT S E E D overview] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>

==People==
===Trustees===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Role !! Date of appointment !! Other trusteeships
|-
| [[Marcel Bordon]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[The Salo Bordon Charitable Trust]] (charity number: 266439) | [[The Beit Midrash Trust]] (charity number: 1009673) | [[Project S.e.e.d. Limited]] (charity number: 1155460) | [[The British Friends Of Masat Moshe]] (charity number: 1078520) | [[The Millennium Trust]] (charity number: 1078540)
|-
| [[Mr Leib Levison]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Ponevez Institutions Bnei-Braq Israel]] (charity number: 1123051) | [[Areivim]] (charity number: 1125655) | [[Taharos Beiyun]] (charity number: 1151822) | [[Torah Vodaas Limited]] (charity number: 1092266) | [[Friends Of Kupat Hakahal Kirhyat Sefer]] (charity number: 1113041) | [[Friends Of Orchos Torah]] (charity number: 1178879) | [[Friends Of Dr Adler's Surgery]] (charity number: 1191581) | [[The Friends Of Yeshivas Brisk]] (charity number: 1005809) | [[Beis Brucha Ltd]] (charity number: 1131109)
|-
| [[Leo Noe]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Rachel Charitable Trust]] (charity number: 276441) | [[The Kemach Foundation]] (charity number: 1164563)
|-
| [[David Rosenthal]] || Trustee || Not disclosed || [[Heritage Support Network]] (charity number: 1163772) | [[Project S.e.e.d. Limited]] (charity number: 1155460) | [[Bridge Lane Beth Hamedrash Gemach Fund]] (charity number: 1002408) | [[Nwlj Schools Planning Committee]] (charity number: 1197033)
|}
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
|-
| [[Marcel Bordon]] || 17 July 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 7 <ref name="ARC281307_1">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100717075340/http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281307&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Project S E E D – register entry (17 July 2010)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 17 July 2010, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC281307_2">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190102201201/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=281307&subid=0 Project S E E D – register entry (2 January 2019)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Leopold Noe (trustee, Project S E E D)|Leopold Noe]] || 17 July 2010 || 4 September 2014 || 4 <ref name="ARC281307_1" /><ref name="ARC281307_3">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140904113457/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281307&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Project S E E D – register entry (4 September 2014)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 4 September 2014, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Dayan Henry Ehrentreu (trustee, Project S E E D)|Dayan Henry Ehrentreu]] || 17 July 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 7 <ref name="ARC281307_1" /><ref name="ARC281307_2" />
|-
| [[David Hammelburger (trustee, Project S E E D)|David Hammelburger]] || 17 July 2010 || 4 January 2018 || 6 <ref name="ARC281307_1" /><ref name="ARC281307_4">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180104190702/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281307&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Project S E E D – register entry (4 January 2018)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 4 January 2018, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| [[Mark Morris (trustee, Project S E E D)|Mark Morris]] || 17 July 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 7 <ref name="ARC281307_1" /><ref name="ARC281307_2" />
|-
| [[Arieh Leib Levison|Leib Levison]] || 17 July 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 7 <ref name="ARC281307_1" /><ref name="ARC281307_2" />
|-
| [[David Rosenthal Bsc (hons) (trustee, Project S E E D)|David Rosenthal Bsc (hons)]] || 17 July 2010 || 2 January 2019 || 7 <ref name="ARC281307_1" /><ref name="ARC281307_2" />
|-
| [[Leo Noe]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC281307_5">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170726192932/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=281307&subid=0 Project S E E D – register entry (26 July 2017)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC281307_2" />
|}
==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
|-
| April 2009 || £1,457,045 || £1,945,876 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_6">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100506105503/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281307&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Project S E E D – register entry (6 May 2010)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 6 May 2010, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| April 2010 || £1,160,735 || £1,444,236 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_7">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120115052655/http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281307&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Project S E E D – register entry (15 January 2012)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 15 January 2012, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| April 2012 || £1,365,546 || £1,466,009 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_5" />
|-
| April 2013 || £1,619,081 || £1,433,712 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_8">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140507104225/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=281307&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Project S E E D – register entry (7 May 2014)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 7 May 2014, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
|-
| April 2014 || £1,653,878 || £1,520,112 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_5" />
|-
| April 2015 || £17,411 || £55,669 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_5" />
|-
| April 2016 || £3,022 || £1,866 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_5" />
|-
| April 2017 || £3,022 || £1,866 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC281307_2" />
|-
| 5 April 2021 || £3,923 || £90 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 18 January 2022; no accounts on record (due 5 February 2022)
|-
| 5 April 2022 || £1,827 || £1,380 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 1 February 2023; no accounts on record (due 5 February 2023)
|-
| 5 April 2023 || £2,073 || £19,380 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 28 January 2024; no accounts on record (due 5 February 2024)
|-
| 5 April 2024 || £2,626 || £0 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 18 December 2024; no accounts on record (due 5 February 2025)
|-
| 5 April 2025 || £2,929 || £45 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 23 December 2025; no accounts on record (due 5 February 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/281307/financial-history PROJECT S E E D 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" />
*Archived accounts: [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140904203358/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends07/0000281307_AC_20090405_E_C.PDF year ending 5 April 2009]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140904203352/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends07/0000281307_AC_20100405_E_C.PDF year ending 5 April 2010]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140904203355/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends07/0000281307_AC_20120405_E_C.pdf year ending 5 April 2012]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140904203357/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends07/0000281307_AC_20130405_E_C.pdf year ending 5 April 2013].<ref name="ARC281307_9">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140904203358/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends07/0000281307_AC_20090405_E_C.PDF Project S E E D – archived accounts], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 4 September 2014, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
*'''Land Registry (company-owned property):''' HM Land Registry's company ownership data (October 2026) lists 3 title(s) registered to the organisation or a linked company: Second Floor Office Suite, Mowbray House, 58-70 Edgware Way, Edgware (HA8 8DJ) (title AGL142250, leasehold; registered proprietor PROJECT S.E.E.D LIMITED (03805072); proprietor registered 08-06-2005); Second Floor Offices, Mowbray House, 58-70 Edgware Way, Edgware (HA8 8DJ) (title AGL387598, leasehold; registered proprietor PROJECT S.E.E.D. LIMITED (03805072); proprietor registered 30-08-2016); 1 Drayton Road, Borehamwood (WD6 2DA) (title HD624988, leasehold; registered proprietor PROJECT S.E.E.D. LIMITED (03805072); proprietor registered 25-03-2024).<ref name="LRCCOD">HM Land Registry, [https://use-land-property-data.service.gov.uk/datasets/ccod UK companies that own property in England and Wales] dataset, October 2026, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>

==Controversies and conflicts==
*'''Filing compliance:''' All 5 annual returns and accounts on the Charity Commission record were received by their due dates, and the register states "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)".<ref name="CCFin" /><ref name="CCOverview" />
*'''Overlapping trusteeships:''' [[Marcel Bordon]] is also a trustee of [[The Salo Bordon Charitable Trust]] (266439), [[The Beit Midrash Trust]] (1009673), [[Project S.e.e.d. Limited]] (1155460), [[The British Friends Of Masat Moshe]] (1078520), [[The Millennium Trust]] (1078540). [[Mr Leib Levison]] is also a trustee of [[Ponevez Institutions Bnei-Braq Israel]] (1123051), [[Areivim]] (1125655), [[Taharos Beiyun]] (1151822), [[Torah Vodaas Limited]] (1092266), [[Friends Of Kupat Hakahal Kirhyat Sefer]] (1113041), [[Friends Of Orchos Torah]] (1178879), [[Friends Of Dr Adler's Surgery]] (1191581), [[The Friends Of Yeshivas Brisk]] (1005809), [[Beis Brucha Ltd]] (1131109). [[Leo Noe]] is also a trustee of [[Rachel Charitable Trust]] (276441), [[The Kemach Foundation]] (1164563). [[David Rosenthal]] is also a trustee of [[Heritage Support Network]] (1163772), [[Project S.e.e.d. Limited]] (1155460), [[Bridge Lane Beth Hamedrash Gemach Fund]] (1002408), [[Nwlj Schools Planning Committee]] (1197033).<ref name="CCTrustees" />

==See also==
*[[Marcel Bordon]]
*[[The Salo Bordon Charitable Trust]]
*[[The Beit Midrash Trust]]
*[[Project S.e.e.d. Limited]]
*[[The British Friends Of Masat Moshe]]
*[[The Millennium Trust]]

==External links==
*[https://seed.uk.net/ Official website]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Jewish charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Orthodox Jewish charities]]
[[Category:Jewish Schools in the UK]]