International Christian Embassy Jerusalem UK (Charity)

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UK Christian Zionist CIO supporting ICEJ Aid projects in Israel, including aliyah and bomb shelters

International Christian Embassy Jerusalem UK (Charity)

Logo ICEJ Villa Sherksy Jerusalem.jpg
Type CIO
Founded 2020-05-05 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1189369
Headquarters Billinge WN5
Area served Throughout England, Israel, Scotland
Key people David Elms (chair)


International Christian Embassy Jerusalem UK (Charity) is a charitable incorporated organisation (constitution 17 February 2020) registered on 5 May 2020; register areas are England, Israel and Scotland.[1] It is the UK charity of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem; its objects include tours "to enlighten people about the Jewish roots of the Christian faith", Christian–Jewish cohesion, Holocaust education and humanitarian projects in Israel, "including ... assisting those fleeing hardship and religious persecution to emigrate to Israel" (PDF p.4).[2] Its eight trustees are David Elms (chair), Mark Jonathan Starbuck, Michael Kerry, Wendy Joy Hogarth, Joanne Ruth Lokuta, Leonard John Grates, Jonathan Croft and Timothy John Collis, with a principal office in Billinge WN5; three are directors and one the secretary of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (United Kingdom) Limited (06655025) (PDF p.3–4).[1][2][3] In the year to 31 July 2025 income was £210,050 and expenditure £265,213 (PDF p.10).[2]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "“To advance the Christian religion in the United Kingdom for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, conferences and the public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature on Christianity and the arrangement of spiritual and educational tours to enlighten people about the Jewish roots of the Christian faith”.“To contribute towards a better society in the United Kingdom by promoting social cohesion and better understanding between the Christian and Jewish communities and to contribute to the spiritual and moral education of children and young adults by a comprehensive Holocaust Education Programme”.“To support humanitarian projects in all sectors of society in Israel, including the relief of poverty, education and assisting those fleeing hardship and religious persecution to emigrate to Israel""[1]

The register describes its activities as: "ICEJ UK (Charity) operates throughout the UK and provides speakers, prayer meetings. lectures and conferences at various venues. It arranges Biblical tours of Israel and works with Jewish and Christian communities in this country to improve understanding between faiths. In Israel it provides aid to Arabs, Druze, Bedouin and Jewish communities to enhance their lives."[1]

Register classifications: Education/training, Disability, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity.[1]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout England, Israel, Scotland.[1]

Trustees

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]

Trustees of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem UK (Charity) (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
David Elms 2020-05-05 Yes —
Mark Jonathan Starbuck 2020-05-05 Millbrook Christian Centre (1050451)
Michael Kerry 2020-05-05 —
Wendy Joy Hogarth 2020-05-05 —
Joanne Ruth Lokuta 2021-03-01 —
Leonard John Grates 2021-03-01 Teach All Nations - Europe (1163588)
Jonathan Croft 2023-07-08 Kingdom Faith Church (278746); Kingdom Faith Church London (1131257); Kingdom Faith Yorkshire Trust (1131253); Matthew Trust UK (1123347)
Timothy John Collis 2024-12-02 —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2021-01-12 David Elms (chair); Mark Jonathan Starbuck – also trustee of Millbrook Christian Centre; Wendy Joy Hogarth; Peter Bentley; Michael Kerry [4]
2021-07-04 Mark Jonathan Starbuck (from 05 May 2020) – also trustee of Millbrook Christian Centre; Joanne Ruth Lokuta (from 01 March 2021); Wendy Joy Hogarth (from 05 May 2020); Peter Bentley (from 05 May 2020); David Elms (chair) (from 05 May 2020); Leonard John Grates (from 01 March 2021); Michael Kerry (from 05 May 2020) [5]

Jonathan Croft is also a register trustee of Kingdom Faith Church, Kingdom Faith Church London, Kingdom Faith Yorkshire Trust and Matthew Trust UK; Mark Jonathan Starbuck of Millbrook Christian Centre; Leonard John Grates of Teach All Nations - Europe.[1] Companies House lists David James Elms, Leonard John Grates, Michael Kerry and William Brian Silvester as active directors of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (United Kingdom) Limited, with Timothy Collis as secretary since 14 February 2025.[3]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2021-07-31 £106,823 £78,515
2022-07-31 £503,263 £172,674
2023-07-31 £196,989 £291,473
2024-07-31 £264,371 £304,297
2025-07-31 £210,050 £265,213

Source: register annual-return history.[1]

Funding in Israel

  • FY2025 gifts £137,854 (restricted £132,854), mainly via "trusted partner ICEJ Aid": help for Ukrainian Jews to "escape the war"; funds "to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel" from transit camps in Gondar; assisted living for Holocaust survivors in Haifa; a bomb shelter "near the border"; the ICEJ AID "Israel in Crisis" fund (trauma recovery and rebuilding destroyed communities, including a youth centre and a music therapy centre); and children's homes and a women's refuge in Tel Aviv (PDF p.6, 15).[2]
  • Planned activity included a UK tour to the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem (October 2025) and a Biblical Tour of Israel (November 2025) (PDF p.8).[2]

Israeli partners

ICEJ Aid, the aid arm of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem; the accounts do not name the Israeli institutions it funds.[2]

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
Assisted living for Holocaust survivors in Haifa, and children's homes and a women's refuge in Tel Aviv (partner projects) – inside Israel's pre-1967 lines.[2] Low
Bomb shelter "in a high-risk area near the border" and "rebuilding destroyed communities" – no place is named.[2] Not established

Support for the IDF: No IDF funding is stated. Funds were given to ICEJ Aid to "purchase another bomb shelter to be placed in a high-risk area near the border" – civil-defence equipment whose location is not given (PDF p.6).[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;[6] 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.[7][8][9][10] 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.[11]
  • Trustees paid through the connected company. "1 trustee received a salary of £19,339 and 1 trustee received £17,262 for services provided to International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (United Kingdom) Limited", and the charity paid that company £21,727 for administration services (PDF p.16–17).[2][3]
  • Fundraising costs close to grants. Costs of raising donations were £103,682 (£110,164 including gifts and tours), against gifts of £137,854 passed on, of which £132,854 restricted (PDF p.15).[2]
  • Political activity. The charity reports that it "continued to stand in solidarity with Israel", held vigils and rallies for hostages, ran a joint event with Glasgow Friends of Israel with "a hostage family member as keynote speaker", and that trustees accepted invitations from the Israeli Embassy (PDF p.5).[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).[12] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[13]

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.[14]

Grants recorded by 360Giving

No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[15]

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. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (UK sanctions ID RUS1127) does not appear among this charity's trustees or officers.[16]

Land and property

The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[17]

US counterparts (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)

Organisation EIN Latest filing year Revenue (US$) Expenses (US$)
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem[18] 621279378 2023 7,263,301 6,306,434

These US organisations share the name or beneficiary of the UK charity; no financial flows between them and the UK charity were established.

Parliament

Hansard exact-phrase searches for "International Christian Embassy Jerusalem", "ICEJ" returned 0 contributions in total.[19]

Web archive

  • icej.org.uk: 1 yearly captures, first 2021-12-07, last 2021-12-07.[20]

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 "Recently registered" and "Other regulators: No information available".[4]

See also

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Charity Commission, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem UK (Charity) (1189369): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 15 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Companies House, Company 06655025 (International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (United Kingdom) Limited): officers Find and update company information, viewed 15 October 2026. (active directors David James Elms, Leonard John Grates, Michael Kerry and William Brian Silvester; secretary Timothy Collis since 14 February 2025, succeeding Wendy Joy Hogarth).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Register entry 1189369, full print (capture of 20210112) UK Government Web Archive.
  5. ↑ Register entry 1189369, full print (capture of 20210704) UK Government Web Archive.
  6. ↑ 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-12 charities, all retrieved successfully on 15 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. The pages showed reporting status – "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)" for 22 charities, "Removed charity" for Mifal Tzedukas and Keren Yaacov Limited, and "Charity reporting is up to date (256 days late)" for Friends of Eidah Chareidis Orthodox Council of Jerusalem.
  7. ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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").
  12. ↑ 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-12 charity names found no matching Scottish registration (the only hits were unrelated names: Madrasatul Imam Mohammad Zakariya and Harris Kaufman Trust).
  13. ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 15 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-12 charity names returned zero results).
  14. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'International Christian Embassy Jerusalem' The Gazette, searched 15 October 2026.
  15. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1189369 360Giving, queried 15 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-12 screening covered 390 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages and archived accounts (UK Government Web Archive), Companies House officers of the six charitable companies and of related companies named in the accounts (Millage Limited, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (United Kingdom) Limited and Ezer Bekovoid Limited), and trustees, examiners, donors 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 words in organisation names ("Trust", "Limited", "Foundation", "Society", "International") and surname-only coincidences (Green, Anderson, Weiss, Frank, Grace, Friedman, Fox, Ward); lists downloaded October 2026.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ International Christian Embassy Jerusalem – Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica, viewed 15 October 2026.
  19. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "International Christian Embassy Jerusalem" Hansard, queried 15 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
  20. ↑ Internet Archive CDX index for icej.org.uk Wayback Machine, queried 15 October 2026.
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