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| − | '''[[Emms Nazareth]]''', also known as the Nazareth Trust, is a Scottish charitable company that runs the Nazareth Hospital EMMS, the Nazareth School of Nursing and the Nazareth Village visitor centre in Nazareth, Israel.<ref name="OSCR_REG">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC032510 Emms Nazareth (SC032510)] ''Scottish Charity Register'', retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref><ref name="TAR">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/2025-trustee-annual-report-0147GKMYKOFUEU7EW5GRGIV4KCUXP2QFMO.pdf Emms Nazareth: Trustees' annual report 2025] (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref> It was incorporated on 23 November 2001, registered as a charity on 28 December 2001 and registered in Israel as a foreign company on 23 December 2001; it took over the work in Israel on 1 September 2002.<ref name="CH">[[Companies House]], [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC225661/officers EMMS NAZARETH (SC225661): officers] and [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC225661 company overview], retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ACC">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/2025-annual-accounts-uk-0147GKMYJ6JYFNP23HA5H2NBUYZGWAR4BR.pdf Emms Nazareth: financial statements as at 31 December 2025 (auditor KPMG Somekh Chaikin)] (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref> The hospital dates from a medical mission begun in 1861 by the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.<ref name="TAR" /> In 2025 it reported income of £80.4 million and over 900 staff, of whom only four were employed in the UK.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /><ref name="TAR" /> | + | '''[[Emms Nazareth]]''', also known as the Nazareth Trust, is a Scottish charitable company that runs the Nazareth Hospital EMMS, the Nazareth School of Nursing and the Nazareth Village visitor centre in Nazareth, Israel.<ref name="OSCR_REG">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC032510 Emms Nazareth (SC032510)] ''Scottish Charity Register'', retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref><ref name="TAR">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/2025-trustee-annual-report-0147GKMYKOFUEU7EW5GRGIV4KCUXP2QFMO.pdf Emms Nazareth: Trustees' annual report 2025] (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref> It was incorporated on 23 November 2001, registered as a charity on 28 December 2001 and registered in Israel as a foreign company on 23 December 2001; it took over the work in Israel on 1 September 2002.<ref name="CH">[[Companies House]], [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC225661/officers EMMS NAZARETH (SC225661): officers] and [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC225661 company overview], retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref><ref name="ACC">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/2025-annual-accounts-uk-0147GKMYJ6JYFNP23HA5H2NBUYZGWAR4BR.pdf Emms Nazareth: financial statements as at 31 December 2025 (auditor KPMG Somekh Chaikin)] (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.</ref> The hospital dates from a medical mission begun in 1861 by the [[Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society]].<ref name="TAR" /> In 2025 it reported income of £80.4 million and over 900 staff, of whom only four were employed in the UK.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /><ref name="TAR" /> |
[[File:EMMS_Nazareth_Hospital_c1925.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society hospital, Nazareth, photographed by Karimeh Abbud about 1925 (public domain)]] | [[File:EMMS_Nazareth_Hospital_c1925.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society hospital, Nazareth, photographed by Karimeh Abbud about 1925 (public domain)]] | ||
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The charity's object on the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator|Scottish Charity Register]] begins: "The relief of sickness, poverty or suffering by the establishment, maintenance etc of Medical Missions in accordance with Christian principles ... in Israel and/or elsewhere"; it also covers "the advancement of the Christian religion throughout the World", education "as to the teachings, life and times of Jesus of Nazareth" and medical education and research.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /> | The charity's object on the [[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator|Scottish Charity Register]] begins: "The relief of sickness, poverty or suffering by the establishment, maintenance etc of Medical Missions in accordance with Christian principles ... in Israel and/or elsewhere"; it also covers "the advancement of the Christian religion throughout the World", education "as to the teachings, life and times of Jesus of Nazareth" and medical education and research.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /> | ||
| − | The register describes its work as: "Provide health and spiritual care through our hospital, visitors centre, volunteer service and school of nursing". Main operating location: City of Edinburgh; staff: 900.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /> Other names on the register: The Nazareth Trust, The Nazareth Hospital, The Nazareth Hospital EMMS, The Nazareth School of Nursing, SERVE Nazareth, The Nazareth Village.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /> | + | The register describes its work as: "Provide health and spiritual care through our hospital, visitors centre, volunteer service and school of nursing". Main operating location: City of Edinburgh; staff: 900.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /> Other names on the register: The [[Nazareth Trust]], The [[Nazareth Hospital]], The Nazareth Hospital EMMS, The Nazareth School of Nursing, SERVE Nazareth, The Nazareth Village.<ref name="OSCR_REG" /> |
The 2025 trustees' annual report states that: | The 2025 trustees' annual report states that: | ||
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=== Historical trustees === | === Historical trustees === | ||
| − | Directors who left in recent years, from the Companies House officer list (32 resigned officers in total):<ref name="CH" /> | + | Directors who left in recent years, from the [[Companies House]] officer list (32 resigned officers in total):<ref name="CH" /> |
* [[Azar Ajaj (born 1966)|Azar Ajaj]] (10 March 2018 – 8 April 2026; still listed as a trustee in the 2025 report)<ref name="TAR" /> | * [[Azar Ajaj (born 1966)|Azar Ajaj]] (10 March 2018 – 8 April 2026; still listed as a trustee in the 2025 report)<ref name="TAR" /> | ||
* [[Judith Hill (born 1948)|Dame Judith Hill]] (24 June 2016 – 30 November 2025) | * [[Judith Hill (born 1948)|Dame Judith Hill]] (24 June 2016 – 30 November 2025) | ||
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== Controversies and regulatory action == | == Controversies and regulatory action == | ||
| − | * No OSCR inquiry report or Gazette insolvency notice naming the charity was found; the Gazette results are only routine Companies House filing-list entries.<ref name="GAZ" /><ref name="OSCR_REG" /> | + | * No OSCR inquiry report or Gazette insolvency notice naming the charity was found; the Gazette results are only routine [[Companies House]] filing-list entries.<ref name="GAZ" /><ref name="OSCR_REG" /> |
* '''Scale of state funding.''' Although it is registered as a Scottish charity, the charity's income comes mainly from Israel's public health system: over 70% of hospital revenue is from Israeli health funds, and a further £16.8m in 2025 came from Israeli government grants.<ref name="ACC" /> The Scottish board therefore governs what is in practice an Israeli public hospital. | * '''Scale of state funding.''' Although it is registered as a Scottish charity, the charity's income comes mainly from Israel's public health system: over 70% of hospital revenue is from Israeli health funds, and a further £16.8m in 2025 came from Israeli government grants.<ref name="ACC" /> The Scottish board therefore governs what is in practice an Israeli public hospital. | ||
* '''Trustee lists out of step.''' [[Azar Ajaj (born 1966)|Azar Ajaj]] is listed as a trustee in the 2025 report but left Companies House as a director on 8 April 2026 and is not on the OSCR list; [[Fuad Dagher (born 1974)|Fuad Dagher]] and [[Imad Younis (born 1961)|Imad Younis]] were appointed in 2026.<ref name="CH" /><ref name="TAR" /><ref name="OSCR_REG" /> | * '''Trustee lists out of step.''' [[Azar Ajaj (born 1966)|Azar Ajaj]] is listed as a trustee in the 2025 report but left Companies House as a director on 8 April 2026 and is not on the OSCR list; [[Fuad Dagher (born 1974)|Fuad Dagher]] and [[Imad Younis (born 1961)|Imad Younis]] were appointed in 2026.<ref name="CH" /><ref name="TAR" /><ref name="OSCR_REG" /> | ||
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=== The Gazette === | === The Gazette === | ||
| − | Gazette searches for "EMMS Nazareth" and "Nazareth Trust" found only routine Companies House filing-list entries in the ''Edinburgh Gazette'', and no insolvency notice.<ref name="GAZ">[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice?text=EMMS%20Nazareth The Gazette: notices matching 'EMMS Nazareth'] and the insolvency notice feed, ''The Gazette'' (London, Edinburgh and Belfast editions), searched 20 October 2026. "Nazareth Trust": 0 notices.</ref> | + | Gazette searches for "EMMS Nazareth" and "Nazareth Trust" found only routine [[Companies House]] filing-list entries in the ''Edinburgh Gazette'', and no insolvency notice.<ref name="GAZ">[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice?text=EMMS%20Nazareth The Gazette: notices matching 'EMMS Nazareth'] and the insolvency notice feed, ''The Gazette'' (London, Edinburgh and Belfast editions), searched 20 October 2026. "Nazareth Trust": 0 notices.</ref> |
=== Grants recorded by 360Giving === | === Grants recorded by 360Giving === | ||
Latest revision as of 16:41, 20 October 2026
Edinburgh-registered Christian medical charity that runs the Nazareth Hospital EMMS, its nursing school and the Nazareth Village in Israel; income £80.4m in 2025, over 70% of hospital revenue from Israeli health funds, plus £16.8m of Israeli government grants
| Emms Nazareth
| |
|---|---|
| Logo |  The Nazareth Hospital EMMS, 2023 |
| Type | Charitable company limited by guarantee (Scotland) |
| Founded | 2001-11-23 (incorporated); 2001-12-28 (registered charity); hospital mission from 1861 |
| Registration ID | Scottish charity SC032510; company SC225661; registered in Israel as a foreign company |
| Headquarters | Annan House, 10 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AA |
| Area served | Nazareth and the Galilee, Israel |
| Website | https://www.nazarethtrust.org |
Emms Nazareth, also known as the Nazareth Trust, is a Scottish charitable company that runs the Nazareth Hospital EMMS, the Nazareth School of Nursing and the Nazareth Village visitor centre in Nazareth, Israel.[1][2] It was incorporated on 23 November 2001, registered as a charity on 28 December 2001 and registered in Israel as a foreign company on 23 December 2001; it took over the work in Israel on 1 September 2002.[3][4] The hospital dates from a medical mission begun in 1861 by the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society.[2] In 2025 it reported income of £80.4 million and over 900 staff, of whom only four were employed in the UK.[1][2]
Objects and activities
The charity's object on the Scottish Charity Register begins: "The relief of sickness, poverty or suffering by the establishment, maintenance etc of Medical Missions in accordance with Christian principles ... in Israel and/or elsewhere"; it also covers "the advancement of the Christian religion throughout the World", education "as to the teachings, life and times of Jesus of Nazareth" and medical education and research.[1]
The register describes its work as: "Provide health and spiritual care through our hospital, visitors centre, volunteer service and school of nursing". Main operating location: City of Edinburgh; staff: 900.[1] Other names on the register: The Nazareth Trust, The Nazareth Hospital, The Nazareth Hospital EMMS, The Nazareth School of Nursing, SERVE Nazareth, The Nazareth Village.[1]
The 2025 trustees' annual report states that:
- the hospital serves a catchment of about 570,000 people and recorded about 236,000 patient encounters in 2025 (PDF p.3);[2]
- the nursing school, founded in 1924, is described as the "only Arab nursing school in Israel"; its BA programme runs with Ono Academic College (PDF p.4);[2]
- the Nazareth Village visitor centre has had more than one million visitors since 2001.[2]
Trustees
Current directors at Companies House (who are the charity trustees), with month and year of birth from the Companies House register; the 11 names match the OSCR trustee list.[3][1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Spence | 2016-06-24 | Chair | |
| Jason Leitch | 2018-06-08 | Vice-chair | |
| Murray McNicol | 2022-07-04 | Trustee financial officer | |
| Dave Pye | 2016-06-24 | ||
| Naomi Beer | 2020-10-23 | ||
| Mary Macleod | 2020-10-23 | ||
| Catherine Gerrish | 2022-07-04 | "Kate Gerrish" in the report | |
| Elias Haddad | 2023-01-27 | ||
| Linda de Caestecker | 2025-06-27 | ||
| Imad Younis | 2026-06-30 | ||
| Fuad Dagher | 2026-08-14 |
The 2025 report names Geoffrey Spence as chair, Jason Leitch as vice-chair and Murray McNicol as trustee financial officer. Senior executives named in the report include Waseem Dibbini (chief executive) and Fahed Hakim (hospital director).[2]
Historical trustees
Directors who left in recent years, from the Companies House officer list (32 resigned officers in total):[3]
- Azar Ajaj (10 March 2018 – 8 April 2026; still listed as a trustee in the 2025 report)[2]
- Dame Judith Hill (24 June 2016 – 30 November 2025)
- Stephen Nash (19 November 2016 – 27 June 2025)
- William Norman Bennett, Mones Farah and Morgan Pringle Gardner Jamieson (all 22 June 2013 – 4 July 2022)
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £63,364,000 | £57,834,000 |
| 2022-12-31 | £66,298,000 | £68,050,000 |
| 2023-12-31 | £66,841,000 | £66,516,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | £69,363,000 | £63,093,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | £80,428,000 | £69,313,000 |
Source: OSCR annual-return history.[1]
The 2025 statement of financial activities (in £ thousand) shows income of £80,428k: charitable activities (hospital patient services) £59,683k, government allocations £16,760k, donations £2,765k and other trading £1,220k; expenditure was £69,313k.[4] Note 14 breaks the government grants down as operations £8,258k, a "National incentive" £3,712k and construction and equipment £4,790k (2024 total: £12,047k).[4] The accounts say that "Over 70% of the revenues of The Hospital are derived from patient services, coming from HMOs" (Israeli health funds), at rates set by the Israeli Ministry of Health, and that on 13 May 2026 the Ministry recognised the company as "a financially stable hospital for the year 2026".[4] Officers' remuneration totalled £1,123k (2024: £784k).[4] The accounts were audited by KPMG Somekh Chaikin, Israel.[2]
Funding in Israel
All of the charity's operations are in Israel: the hospital, the nursing school and the Nazareth Village are all in Nazareth.[4][2] Money flows to Israel are therefore the charity's own spending, not grants to third parties. Restricted income in 2025 was £7,011k, of which £4,790k was government money for construction and equipment and £2,221k was donations.[4]
Israeli partners
- Israeli health funds (HMOs) – the main source of patient revenue.[4]
- Israeli government / Ministry of Health – £16,760k of grants in 2025.[4]
- Ono Academic College – academic partner for the nursing BA.[2]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the recipient organisation, not proven use of the charity's funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| All operations (hospital, nursing school, Nazareth Village) are in Nazareth, inside the 1949 armistice line.[4] | Not established |
| The hospital "cooperates with the Israeli government to be prepared for local or national emergencies such as war" (TAR PDF p.16).[2] | Low (civil emergency preparedness) |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated. Civil emergency preparedness with the Israeli government (protected beds, a fortified dialysis unit) is described.[2]
The 2025 report says that "In 2025, the security situation in Israel escalated": the hospital prepared about 50 protected beds and moved dialysis to a fortified unit (PDF p.5), and it describes the effect of the 12-day war with Iran (PDF p.11).[2] It also states: "The Hospital also cooperates with the Israeli government to be prepared for local or national emergencies such as war" (PDF p.16).[2] Notes to the accounts refer to the "Swords of Iron" war from 7 October 2023 and to operations "Am Kalavi" and "Shaagat HaAri" in 2025 and 2026, after which "Nazareth Village experienced a significant decline in revenues" (accounts PDF p.14).[4]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No OSCR inquiry report or Gazette insolvency notice naming the charity was found; the Gazette results are only routine Companies House filing-list entries.[5][1]
- Scale of state funding. Although it is registered as a Scottish charity, the charity's income comes mainly from Israel's public health system: over 70% of hospital revenue is from Israeli health funds, and a further £16.8m in 2025 came from Israeli government grants.[4] The Scottish board therefore governs what is in practice an Israeli public hospital.
- Trustee lists out of step. Azar Ajaj is listed as a trustee in the 2025 report but left Companies House as a director on 8 April 2026 and is not on the OSCR list; Fuad Dagher and Imad Younis were appointed in 2026.[3][2][1]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
The charity is registered with OSCR as SC032510, Regulatory Type "Standard"; its annual returns for 2021–2025 were all received.[1] No Northern Ireland registration was found. No England and Wales registration was found either; the CCEW names "Nazareth Trust Fund" (210503, Ferndown) and "EMMS" (1009683, East Midlands Museums Service) are unrelated.[6]
The Gazette
Gazette searches for "EMMS Nazareth" and "Nazareth Trust" found only routine Companies House filing-list entries in the Edinburgh Gazette, and no insolvency notice.[5]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants to the charity (GB-SC-SC032510 or GB-COH-SC225661) are published in 360Giving data.[7]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current and former directors and the executives named in its report were screened against UK sanctions lists. No match was found.[8]
Land and property
The hospital, nursing school and Nazareth Village are in Israel, outside the UK land registers. No CCOD/OCOD title in England and Wales lists the company as proprietor. No title registers were bought.[9]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "EMMS Nazareth" and "Nazareth Trust" returned no contributions.[10]
Web archive
The Internet Archive holds captures of the charity's website from 2009 to 2026.[11]
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Emms Nazareth (SC032510) Scottish Charity Register, retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Emms Nazareth: Trustees' annual report 2025 (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Companies House, EMMS NAZARETH (SC225661): officers and company overview, retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Emms Nazareth: financial statements as at 31 December 2025 (auditor KPMG Somekh Chaikin) (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Gazette: notices matching 'EMMS Nazareth' and the insolvency notice feed, The Gazette (London, Edinburgh and Belfast editions), searched 20 October 2026. "Nazareth Trust": 0 notices.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (charity table), extract dated 14 October 2026; searched by name and by the Scottish/Northern Ireland charity names in this batch – no England and Wales registration was found.
- ↑ 360Giving API, grants received by GB-SC-SC032510; GB-COH-SC225661, 360Giving, queried 20 October 2026 – 0 grants returned.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, downloaded 17 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, 17 October 2026). Screening for the Scotland/Northern Ireland batch covered 93 name strings (the 12 charity names, current and former register trustees, trustees and officers named in the accounts read, and Companies House officers); no full-name match was found and 2,208 surname- or token-only hits were reviewed and rejected.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD) and Overseas companies (OCOD) datasets, October 2026 full files, searched by proprietor name and company number. No title registers were purchased.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "EMMS Nazareth" Hansard, queried 20 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase searches for "EMMS Nazareth", "Nazareth Trust"). 0 contributions.
- ↑ Internet Archive Wayback Machine, CDX index queried 20 October 2026 – nazarethtrust.org: 18 years with successful captures, first 2009-08-29, latest 2026-01-05.