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{{short description|'''UK grant-making trust established by [[Moshe Kantor]], wound up following UK sanctions in 2022'''}}
 
{{short description|'''UK grant-making trust established by [[Moshe Kantor]], wound up following UK sanctions in 2022'''}}
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{{Infobox organization
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|name=Kantor Foundation
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|type=Registered charity
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|founded=26 June 2017 (registered as a charity)
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|registration=Charity Commission for England and Wales
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|registration_id=Charity 1173549
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'''Kantor Foundation''' (charity number 1173549) was a UK-registered grant-making trust established in 2017 by Russian-Israeli billionaire philanthropist [[Dr Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor]] (commonly known as [[Moshe Kantor]]). It operated alongside the [[Kantor Charitable Foundation]] (charity number 1173550) as one of two principal UK vehicles through which [[Moshe Kantor]] directed substantial philanthropic giving, primarily in support of Jewish communal projects, Holocaust education, cultural initiatives, and medical causes.<ref>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5096350</ref>
 
'''Kantor Foundation''' (charity number 1173549) was a UK-registered grant-making trust established in 2017 by Russian-Israeli billionaire philanthropist [[Dr Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor]] (commonly known as [[Moshe Kantor]]). It operated alongside the [[Kantor Charitable Foundation]] (charity number 1173550) as one of two principal UK vehicles through which [[Moshe Kantor]] directed substantial philanthropic giving, primarily in support of Jewish communal projects, Holocaust education, cultural initiatives, and medical causes.<ref>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5096350</ref>
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In June 2023 the Commission concluded that the foundation was no longer viable. It was wound up and formally dissolved. After settling liabilities, approximately £1.388 million was redistributed by Interim Managers to other registered charities in line with the original charitable objects. The foundation was removed from the Register of Charities in May 2025.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-into-charities-run-by-designated-person-results-in-over-13m-redistributed-to-good-causes</ref><ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-kantor-foundation-and-kantor-charitable-foundation</ref>
 
In June 2023 the Commission concluded that the foundation was no longer viable. It was wound up and formally dissolved. After settling liabilities, approximately £1.388 million was redistributed by Interim Managers to other registered charities in line with the original charitable objects. The foundation was removed from the Register of Charities in May 2025.<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-into-charities-run-by-designated-person-results-in-over-13m-redistributed-to-good-causes</ref><ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-kantor-foundation-and-kantor-charitable-foundation</ref>
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==People==
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===Trustees===
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None listed.
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Source: Charity Commission register.<ref name="CCTrustees">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5096350/trustees KANTOR FOUNDATION trustees] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
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===Historic trustees===
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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).
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! First seen !! Last seen !! Snapshots listing name
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| [[Kantor Trustees Ltd]] || 26 July 2017 || 2 January 2019 || 3 <ref name="ARC1173549_1">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170726190025/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1173549&subid=0 Kantor Foundation – register entry (26 July 2017)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ARC1173549_2">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190102213625/http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1173549&subid=0 Kantor Foundation – register entry (2 January 2019)], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
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|}
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==Finances==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! 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
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|-
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| December 2017 || £165,328 || £138,638 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Archived register entry<ref name="ARC1173549_2" />
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|-
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| 31 December 2020 || £1,357,538 || £1,477,257 || £1,357,421 || £1,477,257 || £1,389,633 || £943,171 || £948,651 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2021 (due 31 October 2021)
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|-
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| 31 December 2021 || £1,408,423 || £1,658,865 || £1,408,341 || £1,658,865 || £1,614,169 || £689,026 || £454,004 || 0 || 0 || 30 October 2022 (due 31 October 2022)
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|-
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| 31 December 2022 || £0 || £191,944 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Annual return received 30 October 2023; no accounts on record (due 31 October 2023)
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|-
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| 31 December 2023 || £72,239 || £0 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 0 || 30 October 2024 (due 31 October 2024)
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|-
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| 31 December 2024 || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || Not disclosed || 20 November 2025 (due 31 October 2025)
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|}
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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/5096350/financial-history KANTOR FOUNDATION 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: "One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit."<ref name="CCOverview">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5096350 KANTOR FOUNDATION overview] ''Charity Commission for England and Wales'', accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
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*Archived accounts: [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200103102207/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends49/0001173549_AC_20171231_E_C.PDF year ending 31 December 2017]; [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200103100617/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends49/0001173549_AC_20181231_E_C.PDF year ending 31 December 2018].<ref name="ARC1173549_3">UK Government Web Archive, [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200103102207/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends49/0001173549_AC_20171231_E_C.PDF Kantor Foundation – archived accounts], archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 3 January 2020, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
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==Controversies and conflicts==
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*'''Statutory inquiry (Russia sanctions):''' The Charity Commission opened statutory inquiries into Kantor Foundation and Kantor Charitable Foundation on 7 April 2022, after Dr Viatcheslav Kantor was designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on 6 April 2022. Dr Kantor was a director and sole member of Kantor Trustees, the charities' sole corporate trustee. The Commission froze the charities' bank accounts, suspended Kantor Trustees on 23 May 2022 and appointed Interim Managers from Stone King LLP on 31 May 2022. In June 2023 it found neither charity viable and directed that they be wound up; both were removed from the register on 30 May 2025. The inquiry report, published 22 April 2026, found Dr Kantor responsible for misconduct and/or mismanagement. It also states that Dr Kantor was removed as a trustee of World Holocaust Forum Foundation on 30 May 2022, which automatically disqualified him from charity trusteeship.<ref name="KantorReport">Charity Commission (GOV.UK), [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-kantor-foundation-and-kantor-charitable-foundation/charity-inquiry-kantor-foundation-and-kantor-charitable-foundation Charity Inquiry: Kantor Foundation and Kantor Charitable Foundation] ''Charity Commission (GOV.UK)'', 22 April 2026, accessed 13 October 2026.</ref>
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*'''Charity Commission regulatory alert:''' The register states: "The Charity Commission has published a report on its inquiry into the charity".<ref name="CCOverview" />
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*'''Removed charity:''' The charity was removed from the register on 30 May 2025.<ref name="CCOverview" />
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*'''Filing compliance:''' The Charity Commission record shows that the annual return/accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024 were received on 20 November 2025, after the due date of 31 October 2025.<ref name="CCFin" />
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*'''UK sanctions listing:''' The UK consolidated sanctions list records Viatcheslav (Moshe) Kantor (born 8 September 1953, Moscow; Russian and Israeli nationality per the list; chairman of the coordinating board of PJSC Acron) under reference RUS1127, with trust-services sanctions imposed additionally on 21 March 2023.<ref name="OFSIKantor">HM Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, [https://ofsistorage.blob.core.windows.net/publishlive/2022format/ConList.csv UK Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets] (entry KANTOR, Viatcheslav Moshe; UK Sanctions List Ref RUS1127), list dated 3 June 2026, accessed 14 October 2026.</ref> ''The Times of Israel'' reported that he resigned as president of the European Jewish Congress following the UK designation.<ref name="ToIKantor">JTA, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-jewish-congress-head-moshe-kantor-resigns-following-uk-sanctions/ European Jewish Congress head Moshe Kantor resigns following UK sanctions] ''The Times of Israel'', accessed 14 October 2026.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 17 October 2026

UK grant-making trust established by Moshe Kantor, wound up following UK sanctions in 2022

Kantor Foundation

Type Registered charity
Founded 26 June 2017 (registered as a charity)
Registration ID Charity 1173549
Status Removed
Registration Charity Commission for England and Wales


Kantor Foundation (charity number 1173549) was a UK-registered grant-making trust established in 2017 by Russian-Israeli billionaire philanthropist Dr Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (commonly known as Moshe Kantor). It operated alongside the Kantor Charitable Foundation (charity number 1173550) as one of two principal UK vehicles through which Moshe Kantor directed substantial philanthropic giving, primarily in support of Jewish communal projects, Holocaust education, cultural initiatives, and medical causes.[1]

The foundation was administered exclusively by the corporate trustee Kantor Trustees Ltd, of which Moshe Kantor was the sole director until UK sanctions were imposed in April 2022.

History and objects

Incorporated on 25 January 2017, the foundation was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as a discretionary grant-making trust. Its objects were broad, allowing trustees to support a wide range of charitable causes in the UK and internationally. In practice, grants focused heavily on Jewish education and community infrastructure, Holocaust remembrance, and high-profile medical and cultural projects.

Grants and beneficiaries

As a private grant-making trust, the foundation did not publish a full public grants list. However, major known beneficiaries uncovered during the Charity Commission inquiry included:

  • King Edward VII's Hospital, London – At least £9 million pledged in 2018 toward the construction of a new outpatient centre named in honour of the Kantor family.[2][3]

The foundation also supported broader Jewish communal and cultural causes aligned with Moshe Kantor’s wider philanthropy, including projects connected to Holocaust education and Jewish institutions in the UK and internationally.

Sanctions and dissolution

Following the UK government’s designation of Moshe Kantor as a “designated person” under Russia sanctions in April 2022, the Charity Commission for England and Wales launched a statutory inquiry into the foundation. Kantor Trustees Ltd (the sole corporate trustee) became inoperable, all other directors resigned, and bank accounts were frozen.

In June 2023 the Commission concluded that the foundation was no longer viable. It was wound up and formally dissolved. After settling liabilities, approximately £1.388 million was redistributed by Interim Managers to other registered charities in line with the original charitable objects. The foundation was removed from the Register of Charities in May 2025.[5][6]

People

Trustees

None listed. Source: Charity Commission register.[7]


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).

Name First seen Last seen Snapshots listing name
Kantor Trustees Ltd 26 July 2017 2 January 2019 3 [8][9]

Finances

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
December 2017 £165,328 £138,638 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Archived register entry[9]
31 December 2020 £1,357,538 £1,477,257 £1,357,421 £1,477,257 £1,389,633 £943,171 £948,651 0 0 25 October 2021 (due 31 October 2021)
31 December 2021 £1,408,423 £1,658,865 £1,408,341 £1,658,865 £1,614,169 £689,026 £454,004 0 0 30 October 2022 (due 31 October 2022)
31 December 2022 £0 £191,944 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Annual return received 30 October 2023; no accounts on record (due 31 October 2023)
31 December 2023 £72,239 £0 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed 0 30 October 2024 (due 31 October 2024)
31 December 2024 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed 20 November 2025 (due 31 October 2025)

Source: Charity Commission financial history and register data.[10] Trustee payments: "One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit."[11]

Controversies and conflicts

  • Statutory inquiry (Russia sanctions): The Charity Commission opened statutory inquiries into Kantor Foundation and Kantor Charitable Foundation on 7 April 2022, after Dr Viatcheslav Kantor was designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on 6 April 2022. Dr Kantor was a director and sole member of Kantor Trustees, the charities' sole corporate trustee. The Commission froze the charities' bank accounts, suspended Kantor Trustees on 23 May 2022 and appointed Interim Managers from Stone King LLP on 31 May 2022. In June 2023 it found neither charity viable and directed that they be wound up; both were removed from the register on 30 May 2025. The inquiry report, published 22 April 2026, found Dr Kantor responsible for misconduct and/or mismanagement. It also states that Dr Kantor was removed as a trustee of World Holocaust Forum Foundation on 30 May 2022, which automatically disqualified him from charity trusteeship.[13]
  • Charity Commission regulatory alert: The register states: "The Charity Commission has published a report on its inquiry into the charity".[11]
  • Removed charity: The charity was removed from the register on 30 May 2025.[11]
  • Filing compliance: The Charity Commission record shows that the annual return/accounts for the year ending 31 December 2024 were received on 20 November 2025, after the due date of 31 October 2025.[10]
  • UK sanctions listing: The UK consolidated sanctions list records Viatcheslav (Moshe) Kantor (born 8 September 1953, Moscow; Russian and Israeli nationality per the list; chairman of the coordinating board of PJSC Acron) under reference RUS1127, with trust-services sanctions imposed additionally on 21 March 2023.[14] The Times of Israel reported that he resigned as president of the European Jewish Congress following the UK designation.[15]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5096350
  2. ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-investigates-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-charity-freezes-bank-account-2022-4
  3. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/russian-oligarch-royal-hospital-marylebone-dontiosn-sanctions-kantor-prince-charles-b995874.html
  4. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/russian-oligarch-royal-hospital-marylebone-dontiosn-sanctions-kantor-prince-charles-b995874.html
  5. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-into-charities-run-by-designated-person-results-in-over-13m-redistributed-to-good-causes
  6. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-inquiry-kantor-foundation-and-kantor-charitable-foundation
  7. ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, KANTOR FOUNDATION trustees Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 13 October 2026.
  8. ↑ UK Government Web Archive, Kantor Foundation – register entry (26 July 2017), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 26 July 2017, accessed 14 October 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 UK Government Web Archive, Kantor Foundation – register entry (2 January 2019), archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 2 January 2019, accessed 14 October 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, KANTOR FOUNDATION 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.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Charity Commission for England and Wales, KANTOR FOUNDATION overview Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 13 October 2026.
  12. ↑ UK Government Web Archive, Kantor Foundation – archived accounts, archived snapshot of the Charity Commission register dated 3 January 2020, accessed 14 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Charity Commission (GOV.UK), Charity Inquiry: Kantor Foundation and Kantor Charitable Foundation Charity Commission (GOV.UK), 22 April 2026, accessed 13 October 2026.
  14. ↑ HM Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, UK Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (entry KANTOR, Viatcheslav Moshe; UK Sanctions List Ref RUS1127), list dated 3 June 2026, accessed 14 October 2026.
  15. ↑ JTA, European Jewish Congress head Moshe Kantor resigns following UK sanctions The Times of Israel, accessed 14 October 2026.
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