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| − | '''[[The Tel Aviv Foundation]]''' is a trust (deed of 11 December 1985) registered on 20 January 1986; Israel is its only register area.<ref name="EXTRACT">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'' (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification), extract dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Its object is to advance the aims of the Tel Aviv Foundation, an Israeli non-profit, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The trustees are [[Simon Ross]] (chairman), [[Neville Eisenberg]], [[Amina Harris]] and Dov I Shamir, and its address is 48 Priory Road, London NW6 4SJ. The trustees' report says that the [[Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation]] (TAFI) "has close links with the Office of the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo", that the UK charity acts as its agent, and that the UK charity is "legally and operationally independent" (PDF p.2, 4–5).<ref name="ACC">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/293477/accounts-and-annual-returns The Tel Aviv Foundation (293477): accounts and annual returns] ''Register of Charities''; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).</ref> In 2024 income was £302,320, from the [[Paicolex Trust]], the [[Archie Sherman Charitable Trust]], the Raphael and Marika Levy Benevolent Fund, an individual and AR& | + | '''[[The Tel Aviv Foundation]]''' is a trust (deed of 11 December 1985) registered on 20 January 1986; Israel is its only register area.<ref name="EXTRACT">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'' (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification), extract dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Its object is to advance the aims of the Tel Aviv Foundation, an Israeli non-profit, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The trustees are [[Simon Ross]] (chairman), [[Neville Eisenberg]], [[Amina Harris]] and [[Dov Itzhak Shamir|Dov I Shamir]], and its address is 48 Priory Road, London NW6 4SJ. The trustees' report says that the [[Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation]] (TAFI) "has close links with the Office of the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo", that the UK charity acts as its agent, and that the UK charity is "legally and operationally independent" (PDF p.2, 4–5).<ref name="ACC">[[Charity Commission]], [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/293477/accounts-and-annual-returns The Tel Aviv Foundation (293477): accounts and annual returns] ''Register of Charities''; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file). Latest accounts on the register (year to 31 December 2024): [https://web.archive.org/web/20261025142329/https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A17742391&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=293477 archived copy], Wayback Machine, 25 October 2026.</ref> In 2024 income was £302,320, from the [[Paicolex Trust]], the [[Archie Sherman Charitable Trust]], the [[Raphael and Marika Levy Benevolent Fund]], an individual and [[AR&V Investments Limited]]; spending rose to £563,422 (2023: £68,444) (PDF p.4).<ref name="ACC" /> The Israeli foundation gives its address as Shlomo Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv.<ref name="TAF_WEB">Tel Aviv Foundation, [https://www.telavivfoundation.org Home] ''telavivfoundation.org'', viewed 15 October 2026 ("The Tel Aviv Foundation has been the engine of urban hope for Tel Aviv-Yafo for nearly half a century"; "Address: Shlomo Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv").</ref> |
== Objects and activities == | == Objects and activities == | ||
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== Funding in Israel == | == Funding in Israel == | ||
| − | * 2024 grants £554,750: Adopt-a-Neighbourhood £440,550 (the Shapira and Kiriyat Shalom neighbourhoods of Tel Aviv), Hand in Hand Charity £52,000 (after-school care), Mesila Refugee Project £49,800 (migrant workers and refugees in Tel Aviv), [[Israel Emergency Fund]] £10,000 and [[Sourasky Hospital]] £2,400 (PDF p.11, 13).<ref name="ACC" /> | + | * 2024 grants £554,750: Adopt-a-Neighbourhood £440,550 (the Shapira and Kiriyat Shalom neighbourhoods of Tel Aviv), [[Hand in Hand Charity]] £52,000 (after-school care), [[Mesila Refugee Project]] £49,800 (migrant workers and refugees in Tel Aviv), [[Israel Emergency Fund]] £10,000 and [[Sourasky Hospital]] £2,400 (PDF p.11, 13).<ref name="ACC" /> |
=== Israeli partners === | === Israeli partners === | ||
The [[Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation]], Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv, and projects that the accounts place in Tel Aviv neighbourhoods.<ref name="ACC" /><ref name="TAF_WEB" /> | The [[Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation]], Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv, and projects that the accounts place in Tel Aviv neighbourhoods.<ref name="ACC" /><ref name="TAF_WEB" /> | ||
| − | == Activity beyond the Green Line | + | == Support for the Israeli military == |
| + | '''Borderline.''' The accounts describe [[Tel Aviv House]], a community centre that welcomes, among others, "[[Lone soldiers|lone soldiers]]" of the [[Israel Defense Forces]]. The foundation's restricted fund for it held £7,597 at 31 December 2024 (£5,000 received in 2024, nothing spent) (PDF p.12–13).<ref name="ACC" /> A £10,000 grant to the [[Israel Emergency Fund]], spent in 2024, is described as being "to help inhabitants during war" (PDF p.11–13). No grant to the IDF itself is stated.<ref name="ACC" /> | ||
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| + | '''Prior scrutiny.''' No Charity Commission inquiry or Official Warning, and no complaint or report by the [[International Centre of Justice for Palestinians]], the [[Islamic Human Rights Commission]] or ''[[Declassified UK]]'', concerning this charity's support for soldiers was found (checked October 2026). | ||
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Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds. | Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 30 October 2026
UK arm of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation, which works closely with the city's mayor
| The Tel Aviv Foundation
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| Logo |  Shapira Quarter, Tel Aviv. The foundation's 2024 Adopt-a-Neighbourhood grants of £440,550 covered the Shapira and Kiriyat Shalom neighbourhoods of Tel Aviv |
| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 1986-01-20 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 293477 |
| Headquarters | The Tel Aviv Foundation, 48 Priory Road, London, NW6 4SJ |
| Area served | Israel |
| Website | www.telavivfoundation.org |
The Tel Aviv Foundation is a trust (deed of 11 December 1985) registered on 20 January 1986; Israel is its only register area.[1] Its object is to advance the aims of the Tel Aviv Foundation, an Israeli non-profit, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The trustees are Simon Ross (chairman), Neville Eisenberg, Amina Harris and Dov I Shamir, and its address is 48 Priory Road, London NW6 4SJ. The trustees' report says that the Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation (TAFI) "has close links with the Office of the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo", that the UK charity acts as its agent, and that the UK charity is "legally and operationally independent" (PDF p.2, 4–5).[2] In 2024 income was £302,320, from the Paicolex Trust, the Archie Sherman Charitable Trust, the Raphael and Marika Levy Benevolent Fund, an individual and AR&V Investments Limited; spending rose to £563,422 (2023: £68,444) (PDF p.4).[2] The Israeli foundation gives its address as Shlomo Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv.[3]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "TO ADVANCE OR ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHARITABLE AIMS OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE TEL AVIV FOUNDATION (A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED UNDER THE LAWS OF ISRAEL) AND BY ALL SUCH MEANS AS MAY BE CHARITABLE AT LAW TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION FOR THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TEL AVIV, ISREAL OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY INDIGENCE AND DISTRESS."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "To promote and assist eductional, religious and relief projects in Tel Aviv-Yafo."[1]
Register classifications: Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Ross | not recorded | — | |
| Neville Eisenberg | 2012-03-30 | — | |
| Amina Harris | 2012-04-16 | — | |
| Dov Itzhak Shamir | 2019-02-07 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-10 | Michael J Gee; John Neil Davis; Anke Adler-slottke; Doreen Gerson; Shai Carmel; Michael Geiger; Howard Goulden; Gail Seal; Allan Morgenthau; Simon Ross; Lisette Stalbow | [4] |
| 2011-10-01 | Michael J Gee; John Neil Davis; Stanley Salter; Anke Adler-slottke; Doreen Gerson; Shai Carmel; Michael Geiger; Howard Goulden; Gail Seal; Allan Morgenthau; Simon Ross | [5] |
| 2021-07-05 | Anke Adler-slottke; Dov Itzhak Shamir (from 07 February 2019); Amina Harris (from 16 April 2012); Neville Eisenberg (from 30 March 2012); Simon Ross; Marc Worth (from 07 February 2019) | [6] |
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £590,364 | £673,621 |
| 2021-12-31 | £827,671 | £806,759 |
| 2022-12-31 | £925,247 | £1,037,116 |
| 2023-12-31 | £317,610 | £68,444 |
| 2024-12-31 | £302,320 | £563,422 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Historical finances (UK Government Web Archive)
| Financial year end | Income (£) | Spending (£) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2004 | 335,658 | 335,213 | [7] |
| 31 Dec 2005 | 277,700 | 187,657 | [7] |
| 31 Dec 2006 | 562,510 | 643,952 | [7] |
| 31 Dec 2007 | 1,560,551 | 1,535,309 | [7] |
| 31 Dec 2008 | 1,846,292 | 1,716,918 | [7] |
| 31 Dec 2009 | 939,450 | 823,005 | [8] |
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2014[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2015[10]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2016[11]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2017[12]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2018[13]
Funding in Israel
- 2024 grants £554,750: Adopt-a-Neighbourhood £440,550 (the Shapira and Kiriyat Shalom neighbourhoods of Tel Aviv), Hand in Hand Charity £52,000 (after-school care), Mesila Refugee Project £49,800 (migrant workers and refugees in Tel Aviv), Israel Emergency Fund £10,000 and Sourasky Hospital £2,400 (PDF p.11, 13).[2]
Israeli partners
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation, Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv, and projects that the accounts place in Tel Aviv neighbourhoods.[2][3]
Support for the Israeli military
Borderline. The accounts describe Tel Aviv House, a community centre that welcomes, among others, "lone soldiers" of the Israel Defense Forces. The foundation's restricted fund for it held £7,597 at 31 December 2024 (£5,000 received in 2024, nothing spent) (PDF p.12–13).[2] A £10,000 grant to the Israel Emergency Fund, spent in 2024, is described as being "to help inhabitants during war" (PDF p.11–13). No grant to the IDF itself is stated.[2]
Prior scrutiny. No Charity Commission inquiry or Official Warning, and no complaint or report by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, the Islamic Human Rights Commission or Declassified UK, concerning this charity's support for soldiers was found (checked October 2026).
Activity beyond the Green Line
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| All projects named are in Tel Aviv-Yafo, inside the 1949 armistice lines.[2] | Low – Tel Aviv-Yafo |
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;[14] it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.[15][16][17][18] The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.[19]
- Draft accounts filed. Every page of the FY2024 accounts on the register is headed "Draft Financial Statements at 29 August 2025"; the approval date is blank, and the independent examiner's report is undated and leaves the examiner's professional body blank (PDF p.6, 8).[2]
- Late filing. The FY2023 annual return was received on 12 February 2025, 104 days after its due date.[1]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 15 October 2026, downloaded 15 October 2026 and searched by name).[20] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[21]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.[22]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[23]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.[24]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased.[25]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Tel Aviv Foundation" returned 0 contributions in total.[26]
Web archive
- telavivfoundation.org: 26 yearly captures, first 2001-04-01, last 2026-01-01.[27]
The UK Government Web Archive holds 4 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above).
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Charity Commission, The Tel Aviv Foundation (293477): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file). Latest accounts on the register (year to 31 December 2024): archived copy, Wayback Machine, 25 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tel Aviv Foundation, Home telavivfoundation.org, viewed 15 October 2026 ("The Tel Aviv Foundation has been the engine of urban hope for Tel Aviv-Yafo for nearly half a century"; "Address: Shlomo Ibn Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv").
- ↑ Register entry 293477, contact and trustees (capture of 20100710) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 293477, contact and trustees (capture of 20111001) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 293477, full print (capture of 20210705) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Register entry 293477, financial history (capture of 20100710) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Register entry 293477, financial history (capture of 20111001) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ The Tel Aviv Foundation accounts, year ended 2014-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ The Tel Aviv Foundation accounts, year ended 2015-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ The Tel Aviv Foundation accounts, year ended 2016-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ The Tel Aviv Foundation accounts, year ended 2017-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ The Tel Aviv Foundation accounts, year ended 2018-12-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Register of Charities, charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 25 batch-10 charities, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; alerts were shown only for Solev Co Limited (254623) and Lehachyos (1170523).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date), both retrieved 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026, retrieved 15 October 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026, downloaded October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-10 charity names and their other names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each batch-10 charity name returned no relevant result; the search for "Kosov" returned only an unrelated removed charity, Kosova Support Group, showing that the API was answering).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Tel Aviv Foundation' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-293477 360Giving, queried 15 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-10 screening covered 337 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages (UK Government Web Archive), Companies House officers of the charitable companies and of related companies named in the accounts (including Pinlee Investments, Calvert Estates, Kendleville, Pidom Export, Faircastle, Hatzlocho, Localtrent, Ardina, Ridgesave, Portford, Wilkincroft and Pandor Estates), and trustees, lenders, donor companies and grant recipients named in the accounts read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; the only token matches were generic company words ("Services Limited" in the name of a corporate secretary) and surname-only coincidences; lists downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK, accessed October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Tel Aviv Foundation" Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
- ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for telavivfoundation.org Wayback Machine, queried 15 October 2026.