Yedidim UK Foundation
Charitable company registered for young people's work in Israel that has filed no accounts since the year to July 2018 and has faced three Gazette strike-off notices
| Yedidim UK Foundation
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable company |
| Founded | 2014-03-10 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1156076; company 08139517 |
| Headquarters | London NW11 (register); registered office in Finchley, London N3 (Companies House) |
| Area served | Israel |
Yedidim UK Foundation is a charitable company (08139517) incorporated on 11 July 2012 and registered as a charity on 10 March 2014; its register address is in London NW11 and Companies House gives a registered office in Finchley, London N3.[1][2] Its objects concern young people's recreation and skills, including "THE TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS PEER MENTORS"; its only recorded area of operation is Israel and the register classifies it as making grants to organisations.[3] The register lists Michael Marks and Simon Maurer as trustees from 1 October 2017; Companies House lists Michael Stephen Marks and Simon Ely Maurer as directors from that date, and as former directors Clive Benjamin Braude (2012–2017), Abraham Alexander Prager and Ayala Sarah Prager.[3][2] The latest accounts, for the year to 31 July 2018, were filed at Companies House on 13 May 2019: donations were £43,870 (2017: £35,104) and spending £39,401 (charitable £39,051 and other costs £350), and funds rose from £1,952 to £6,421.[4] They were examined by Joey Joseph of Joseph Kahan Associates and signed by M S Marks on 9 May 2019, and do not name any activity, beneficiary or country.[4] The register shows reporting "overdue by 1599 days".[5]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:I. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.II. THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.III. THE TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS PEER MENTORS."[3]
The register describes its activities as: "The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interests of social welfare designed to improve their conditions of life.The provision of support and activities which develop their skills capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as responsible individuals.The training of professional young adult volunteers to serve as peer mentors."[3]
Register classifications: Education/training, Recreation.[3]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Israel.[3]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[3]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Marks | 2017-10-01 | — | |
| Simon Maurer | 2017-10-01 | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-02 | Simon Maurer (from 01 October 2017); Michael Marks (from 01 October 2017) | [6] |
Companies House officers
Companies House lists 7 current and former officers of the charitable company (08139517), 2 of them active.[7]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-31 | £43,870 | £39,401 (latest figures held in the charity record; no annual-return history in the extract) |
Source: register annual-return history.[3]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2016[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2017[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/07/2018[10]
Funding in Israel
- Year to 31 July 2018: charitable spending of £39,051; the accounts do not say where it was spent.[4]
Israeli partners
No Israeli partner is named. The register lists Israel as the only area of operation.[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.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No place in Israel is named in the register entry or the 2018 accounts.[4] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated in the register entry or the 2018 accounts.[1][4]
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, although reporting is shown as overdue;[5] 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.[11][12][13][14] 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.[15]
- Overdue filings and strike-off proposals. Companies House shows the accounts made up to 28 July 2019 as overdue (due by 28 July 2020) and the confirmation statement as overdue, and the company's status as "Active — Active proposal to strike off"; first Gazette notices for compulsory strike-off were published on 19 September 2017, 17 April 2018 and 17 November 2020.[2][16]
- Contradictory description. The 2018 accounts say "The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company".[4]
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).[17] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[18]
The Gazette
Companies House records first Gazette notices for compulsory strike-off on 19 September 2017, 17 April 2018 and 17 November 2020; the strike-off action was suspended on 7 October 2017 and 12 December 2020 and discontinued on 15 October 2016, 28 November 2017 and 25 April 2018, and the company's status is "Active — Active proposal to strike off".[16][2][19]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[20]
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.[21]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[3] No title registers were purchased.[22]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Yedidim UK Foundation", "Yedidim UK" returned 0 contributions in total.[23]
Web archive
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 overdue by 397 days" and "Other regulators: No information available".[6]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charity Commission, Yedidim UK Foundation (1156076): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Companies House, YEDIDIM UK FOUNDATION (08139517) Find and update company information, overview and officers, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 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, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Companies House, Yedidim UK Foundation: accounts for the year to 31 July 2018 (filed 13 May 2019; scanned document read by OCR) Find and update company information, downloaded 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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-24 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; only Dalaid (1064655) showed one.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Register entry 1156076, full print (capture of 20210702) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ Company 08139517: officers Companies House, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Yedidim UK Foundation accounts, year ended 2016-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ Yedidim UK Foundation accounts, year ended 2017-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ Yedidim UK Foundation accounts, year ended 2018-07-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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").
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Companies House, YEDIDIM UK FOUNDATION (08139517): filing history Find and update company information, viewed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-24 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-24 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Yedidim UK Foundation' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1156076 360Giving, queried 16 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-24 screening covered 264 name strings: the 25 charity names and their other names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers and other people named in the accounts and websites read for this batch, and the Companies House officers of the charitable companies; the only hits were generic words (such as "Trust", "Foundation", "Company Limited" in the names of corporate formation agents) and surname-only matches, which were rejected; no person matched. Screened 16 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 "Yedidim UK Foundation" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).