Gainsborough Trust
The Gainsborough Trust (registered charity 1008543) is a UK-based charitable trust that names Modi'in Illit (also known as Kiryat Sefer) in its objects and activity summary. Modi'in Illit is the largest Israeli settlement city in the West Bank by population. B'Tselem has treated the turning of Modi'in Illit into a municipality as part of Israel’s settlement policy in the occupied West Bank.[1][2]
The trust also records activities in Israel (as well as England and Wales in the activity wording). Area of benefit on the governing document is England and Israel; the register’s “where it operates” field is Israel.[3][4]
People
Trustees (current register)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other charities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Daniel Marks | Trustee | Not stated | None on record |
| Susan Merle Marks | Trustee | Not stated | None on record |
Board of directors circa 2015
The same two names appear on the Commission register in 2026, with no other current trusteeships listed.
Contact
Current (Commission register):
- 1 Hendon Hall Court, Parson Street, London NW4 1QY
- Phone: 020 8203 3847
- No website listed[4]
Address circa 2015:
- 7 Garrick Avenue
- London
- NW11 9AR
See also
- Modi'in Illit
- British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer
- Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques
- Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator
- British Jewish charities investigated by the Charity Commission
Notes
- ↑ B'Tselem, B'Tselem's position on turning Modi'in Illit into a municipality, 4 November 2005, accessed 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Charity Commission, GAINSBOROUGH TRUST Register of Charities, accessed 15 September 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Gainsborough Trust (legacy register view), accessed 12 May 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charity Commission, GAINSBOROUGH TRUST - 1008543 Register of Charities, accessed 15 September 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Trustees GAINSBOROUGH TRUST Register of Charities, accessed 15 September 2026.