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| birth_date = June 1974 | | birth_date = June 1974 | ||
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On 2 July 2024 ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' announced "the next phase of its conversion to a charitable structure, with ownership of the newspaper vested in a trust and control exercised by the trustees". It said that [[Ian Austin|Lord Austin of Dudley]], [[Joseph Dweck|Rabbi Joseph Dweck]] and Kandel would join the board, and that [[Robbie Gibb|Sir Robbie Gibb]] would "depart as a Director and divest his shares".<ref name="JC2024" /> | On 2 July 2024 ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' announced "the next phase of its conversion to a charitable structure, with ownership of the newspaper vested in a trust and control exercised by the trustees". It said that [[Ian Austin|Lord Austin of Dudley]], [[Joseph Dweck|Rabbi Joseph Dweck]] and Kandel would join the board, and that [[Robbie Gibb|Sir Robbie Gibb]] would "depart as a Director and divest his shares".<ref name="JC2024" /> | ||
| − | Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' on 20 September 2024, [[Matthew Weaver]] reported that the Charity Commission had "no record of an application for charitable status" from the paper. He also reported that the only apparent change at Companies House was Gibb's replacement as person with significant control by Kandel, whom he described as "a former tax lawyer whose LinkedIn page says he now works as a senior consultant for the [[Starwood Capital Group]]".<ref name="Guardian2024">Matthew Weaver, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/20/elon-perry-jewish-chronicle How the Elon Perry fabrication scandal shook the Jewish Chronicle] ''The Guardian'', 20 September 2024, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> | + | Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'' on 20 September 2024, [[Matthew Weaver]] reported that the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales|Charity Commission]] had "no record of an application for charitable status" from the paper. He also reported that the only apparent change at Companies House was Gibb's replacement as person with significant control by Kandel, whom he described as "a former tax lawyer whose LinkedIn page says he now works as a senior consultant for the [[Starwood Capital Group]]".<ref name="Guardian2024">Matthew Weaver, [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/20/elon-perry-jewish-chronicle How the Elon Perry fabrication scandal shook the Jewish Chronicle] ''The Guardian'', 20 September 2024, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> |
Kandel signed the accounts of [[Jewish Chronicle Media Limited]] for the year to 31 December 2025 on 23 February 2026.<ref name="JCMLAccounts2025">Jewish Chronicle Media Limited, ''Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025'', filed at Companies House, company no. 12562281.</ref> | Kandel signed the accounts of [[Jewish Chronicle Media Limited]] for the year to 31 December 2025 on 23 February 2026.<ref name="JCMLAccounts2025">Jewish Chronicle Media Limited, ''Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025'', filed at Companies House, company no. 12562281.</ref> | ||
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Kandel has been the sole director of [[The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC]] since 21 September 2024, and its person with significant control from the same date. He holds 75% or more of its voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors. He succeeded Robbie Gibb, who had formed the company in June 2021.<ref name="CHCICPSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13455174/persons-with-significant-control The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC: persons with significant control] accessed 7 November 2026.</ref><ref name="CHCICOfficers">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13455174/officers The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC: officers] accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> He signed the company's 2025 accounts, which show £1,639,767 cash at bank and £923,000 owed to "other creditors" at 31 December 2025.<ref name="CICAccounts2025">The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13455174/filing-history/MzU0NjMwNjc2NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0 Accounts and CIC 34 report for the year ended 31 December 2025] Companies House, filed 24 September 2026, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> | Kandel has been the sole director of [[The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC]] since 21 September 2024, and its person with significant control from the same date. He holds 75% or more of its voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors. He succeeded Robbie Gibb, who had formed the company in June 2021.<ref name="CHCICPSC">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13455174/persons-with-significant-control The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC: persons with significant control] accessed 7 November 2026.</ref><ref name="CHCICOfficers">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13455174/officers The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC: officers] accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> He signed the company's 2025 accounts, which show £1,639,767 cash at bank and £923,000 owed to "other creditors" at 31 December 2025.<ref name="CICAccounts2025">The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13455174/filing-history/MzU0NjMwNjc2NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0 Accounts and CIC 34 report for the year ended 31 December 2025] Companies House, filed 24 September 2026, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> | ||
| − | == Companies == | + | == Company appointments == |
| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| + | |+ Companies House appointments of Jonathan Neil Kandel (4 in all: 2 as director, 2 other; read 7 November 2026) | ||
| + | ! Company (number) !! Role !! Appointed !! Resigned !! Company status | ||
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| + | | [[Clifford Chance LLP]] (OC323571) || LLP Member<ref name="CHOffJonathanNeilKandel2">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/uhtPWTkbL30P73-adaCocYoSa60/appointments Jonathan Neil KANDEL: appointments] (1 appointment), accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> || 1 May 2008 || 22 October 2011 || Active | ||
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| + | | [[Kirkland & Ellis LLP]] (OC425451) || LLP Member<ref name="CHOffJonathanNeilKandel3">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/sGBYeEMgUkOeOEPj_XkPGsE0n14/appointments Jonathan KANDEL: appointments] (1 appointment), accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> || 10 January 2023 || 31 January 2024 || Active | ||
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| + | | [[Jewish Chronicle Media Limited]] (12562281) || Director<ref name="CHKandelAppts" /> || 12 August 2024 || — || Active | ||
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| + | | [[The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC]] (13455174) || Director<ref name="CHKandelAppts" /> || 21 September 2024 || — || Active | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | The table lists every appointment on the Companies House officer records cited; it does not cover company registers outside the United Kingdom. Companies House holds these appointments under 3 separate officer records in the same name and month of birth; the additional records are included where career details or co-officers corroborate the identity. His Kirkland & Ellis profile lists him as a partner of Clifford Chance from 2008 to 2011 and head of tax at Weil, Gotshal & Manges from 2011 to 2015 before he became a tax partner at Kirkland & Ellis in London.<ref name="KirklandBio">Kirkland & Ellis, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230501015458/https://www.kirkland.com/lawyers/k/kandel-jonathan Jonathan Kandel] (archived 1 May 2023), accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> | ||
| + | Other recorded roles: | ||
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! Company !! Role !! From !! To | ! Company !! Role !! From !! To | ||
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| [[Jewish Chronicle Media Limited]] (12562281) || Person with significant control<ref name="CHJCMLPSC" /> || 12 August 2024 || current | | [[Jewish Chronicle Media Limited]] (12562281) || Person with significant control<ref name="CHJCMLPSC" /> || 12 August 2024 || current | ||
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| [[The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC]] (13455174) || Person with significant control<ref name="CHCICPSC" /> || 21 September 2024 || current | | [[The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC]] (13455174) || Person with significant control<ref name="CHCICPSC" /> || 21 September 2024 || current | ||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 7 November 2026
British director and person with significant control of Jewish Chronicle Media Limited, publisher of The Jewish Chronicle
| Jonathan Kandel
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| Image |  Jonathan Kandel |
| Born | June 1974 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Company director |
| Known for | Person with significant control of Jewish Chronicle Media Limited |
Jonathan Neil Kandel is a British company director. Since 12 August 2024 he has been the only registered person with significant control of Jewish Chronicle Media Limited, the publisher of The Jewish Chronicle, holding 75% or more of its shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors.[1] He is also a director of the company.[2] In both roles he replaced Robbie Gibb, who had led the consortium that bought the paper in 2020.[3]
The Jewish Chronicle
On 2 July 2024 The Jewish Chronicle announced "the next phase of its conversion to a charitable structure, with ownership of the newspaper vested in a trust and control exercised by the trustees". It said that Lord Austin of Dudley, Rabbi Joseph Dweck and Kandel would join the board, and that Sir Robbie Gibb would "depart as a Director and divest his shares".[3]
Writing in The Guardian on 20 September 2024, Matthew Weaver reported that the Charity Commission had "no record of an application for charitable status" from the paper. He also reported that the only apparent change at Companies House was Gibb's replacement as person with significant control by Kandel, whom he described as "a former tax lawyer whose LinkedIn page says he now works as a senior consultant for the Starwood Capital Group".[4]
Kandel signed the accounts of Jewish Chronicle Media Limited for the year to 31 December 2025 on 23 February 2026.[5]
The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC
Kandel has been the sole director of The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC since 21 September 2024, and its person with significant control from the same date. He holds 75% or more of its voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors. He succeeded Robbie Gibb, who had formed the company in June 2021.[6][7] He signed the company's 2025 accounts, which show £1,639,767 cash at bank and £923,000 owed to "other creditors" at 31 December 2025.[8]
Company appointments
| Company (number) | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Company status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Chance LLP (OC323571) | LLP Member[9] | 1 May 2008 | 22 October 2011 | Active |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP (OC425451) | LLP Member[10] | 10 January 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Active |
| Jewish Chronicle Media Limited (12562281) | Director[2] | 12 August 2024 | — | Active |
| The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC (13455174) | Director[2] | 21 September 2024 | — | Active |
The table lists every appointment on the Companies House officer records cited; it does not cover company registers outside the United Kingdom. Companies House holds these appointments under 3 separate officer records in the same name and month of birth; the additional records are included where career details or co-officers corroborate the identity. His Kirkland & Ellis profile lists him as a partner of Clifford Chance from 2008 to 2011 and head of tax at Weil, Gotshal & Manges from 2011 to 2015 before he became a tax partner at Kirkland & Ellis in London.[11] Other recorded roles:
| Company | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Chronicle Media Limited (12562281) | Person with significant control[1] | 12 August 2024 | current |
| The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC (13455174) | Person with significant control[6] | 21 September 2024 | current |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Companies House, Jewish Chronicle Media Limited: persons with significant control accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, Jonathan Neil Kandel: appointments accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 JC Reporter, Jewish Chronicle converts to charitable structure The Jewish Chronicle, 2 July 2024, accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Matthew Weaver, How the Elon Perry fabrication scandal shook the Jewish Chronicle The Guardian, 20 September 2024, accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Jewish Chronicle Media Limited, Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, filed at Companies House, company no. 12562281.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Companies House, The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC: persons with significant control accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC: officers accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ The JC Media and Culture Preservation Initiative CIC, Accounts and CIC 34 report for the year ended 31 December 2025 Companies House, filed 24 September 2026, accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Jonathan Neil KANDEL: appointments (1 appointment), accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Jonathan KANDEL: appointments (1 appointment), accessed 7 November 2026.
- ↑ Kirkland & Ellis, Jonathan Kandel (archived 1 May 2023), accessed 7 November 2026.