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North London trust, working as In Harmony, that funds the Centre for Creativity in Education and Cultural Heritage, an Israeli amuta running Jewish–Arab school coexistence programmes; it granted £9,618 in 2024/25 after receiving a £50,000 legacy

CCECH UK

Type Trust
Founded 2007-07-23 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1120197
Headquarters London N3
Area served Israel
Key people Yvonne Richards (chair)
Website www.ccech.org


CCECH UK (working name In Harmony) was established by a trust deed of 20 January 2007, amended by a supplemental deed of 30 June 2007, and registered on 23 July 2007; its principal address is in London N3.[1][2] Its objects are education about the beliefs, practices, culture and heritage of different ethnic, religious or national groups and the promotion of religious harmony; it "provides grants to support education promoting coexistence, principally in Israel", to the "Centre for Creativity in Education and Cultural Heritage ('CCECH') which is a registered Amutah in Israel (reference number 58-020-118-4)" (PDF p.5).[1][2] The trustees named in the accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 are Simon Freeman (chair until 21 July 2024), Hemda Garelick, Sara Graff (treasurer, appointed 21 July 2024), Yvonne Richards (chair, appointed 21 July 2024) and Sharon Schamroth; Robin Ellison resigned on 21 July 2024 (PDF p.2).[2] Receipts were £59,189, including a £50,000 legacy received on 22 May 2025 and donations of £9,189; grants to CCECH were £9,618 (2023/24: £7,423) and cash rose to £50,940 (PDF p.5, 8–9).[2] CCECH's website describes it as a "registered non-profit making organisation in Israel, founded in 1991 by Dr. Simon Lichman", and its donations page names "In Harmony - CCECH UK Charity no. 1120197".[3][4]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD CONCERNING THE BELIEFS, PRACTICES, CULTURE, HISTORY, FOLK LAW, HERITAGE AND ETHNICITY OF DIFFERENCE ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS OR NATIONAL GROUPS;B) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;C) TO FURTHER OR PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WITHIN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES."[5]

The register describes its activities as: "CCECH UK raises funds to support coexistence educational activity principally in Israel and principally supporting the work of the Centre for Creativity in Education and Cultural Heritage (CCECH), a registered "Amutah" in Israel"[5]

Register classifications: Education/training.[5]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel.[5]

Trustees

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[5]

Trustees of CCECH UK (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
Simon Freeman not recorded Hgs U3A (1182530)
Hemda Garelick not recorded —
Sharon Schamroth not recorded —
Yvonne Richards 2024-07-21 Yes —
Sara Graff 2024-07-21 —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2021-01-07 Simon Freeman (chair) – also trustee of Progress Educational Trust; Hemda Garelick; Robin Charles Ellison – also trustee of Magen David Adom UK, Lung Cancer Research, The Cancer Treatment and Research Trust; Sharon Schamroth [6]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-06-30 £24,805 £25,714
2022-06-30 £5,423 £3,019
2023-06-30 £3,934 £4,600
2024-06-30 £6,676 £7,423
2025-06-30 £59,189 £9,628

Source: register annual-return history.[5]

Archived accounts

Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:

  • Accounts for the year ended 30/06/2014[7]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/06/2015[8]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/06/2016[9]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/06/2017[10]
  • Accounts for the year ended 30/06/2018[11]

Funding in Israel

  • Year to 30 June 2025: grants to CCECH £9,618 (2023/24: £7,423) (PDF p.5, 8).[2]

Israeli partners

Centre for Creativity in Education and Cultural Heritage (CCECH), an amuta registered in Israel (58-020-118-4), founded in 1991 by Dr Simon Lichman (PDF p.5).[2][3]

Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF

Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.

Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
Finding Confidence
Neither the accounts nor CCECH's website, as fetched, names a place in Israel where CCECH works.[2][3] Not established

Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]

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;[12] 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.[13][14][15][16] 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.[17]
  • Contradictory trustee statement. The report says "All trustees served throughout the period covered by this report", although it also records one trustee resigning and two being appointed on 21 July 2024, within the year (PDF p.2, 4).[2]

Other registers and records

Scotland and Northern Ireland

No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).[18] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[19]

The Gazette

Searches of The Gazette for "CCECH UK" found no notice; a search for its working name "In Harmony" returned only notices concerning other bodies and people (such as Living in Harmony Spas Limited). No insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.[20]

Grants recorded by 360Giving

No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[21]

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.[22]

Land and property

The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[5] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[23]

Parliament

Hansard exact-phrase searches for "CCECH UK", "In Harmony" returned 106 contributions in total; those not listed above were not established to concern this charity.[24]

Web archive

  • ccech.org: 3 yearly captures, first 2011-06-01, last 2014-05-17.[25]

The UK Government Web Archive holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[6]

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charity Commission, CCECH UK (1120197): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Charity Commission, CCECH UK (1120197): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CCECH, About Us Centre for Creativity in Education and Cultural Heritage (Google Sites), viewed 16 October 2026.
  4. ↑ CCECH, Donations Centre for Creativity in Education and Cultural Heritage (Google Sites), viewed 16 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 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, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Register entry 1120197, full print (capture of 20210107) UK Government Web Archive.
  7. ↑ CCECH UK accounts, year ended 2014-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  8. ↑ CCECH UK accounts, year ended 2015-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  9. ↑ CCECH UK accounts, year ended 2016-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  10. ↑ CCECH UK accounts, year ended 2017-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  11. ↑ CCECH UK accounts, year ended 2018-06-30 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200107).
  12. ↑ 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-21 charities, all retrieved successfully on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. Twenty registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)" and the J S and N Hodari Charitable Trust "Charity reporting is up to date (33 days late)"; the other four (Friends of the Israel Aged, Eizer Le'Zedoko, Truevine Christians International and the Olive Tree Reconciliation Fund) showed "Removed charity".
  13. ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
  15. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
  16. ↑ 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).
  17. ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
  18. ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-21 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
  19. ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-21 charity names returned zero results).
  20. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'CCECH' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
  21. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1120197 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
  22. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-21 screening covered 246 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the five charitable companies, and trustees, examiners and other people named in the accounts and sources read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Levy, Cohen, Phillips, Smith) or generic words in organisation names (Limited, Trust, International).
  23. ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in 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.
  24. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "CCECH" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
  25. ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for ccech.org Wayback Machine, queried 16 October 2026.
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