Warren Karpf
| Warren Michael Karpf
| |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Company director |
| Known for | Chairman, Eastwood Jewish Community Centres (until May 2025) |
Former chairman of Eastwood Jewish Community Centres and former building convener of Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue
Warren Michael Karpf is a company director and Jewish communal official in the Glasgow area. He was chairman of Eastwood Jewish Community Centres (EJCC) until 25 May 2025, and building convener of its sister charity Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue (GNMS) until 22 May 2025.[1][2]
Synagogue and property roles
- Giffnock synagogue council, 2022: Karpf was elected to the council in June 2022, when Jeffrey Jesner was elected chairman.[3]
- Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue: the synagogue's 2025 accounts list "W Karpf" among the trustees, as building convener until he resigned on 22 May 2025.[2] The synagogue's website listed him as building convenor in 2025,[4] and as a member of the management committee in October 2026.[5]
- Eastwood Jewish Community Centres: EJCC's 2025 accounts list "W Karpf" as chairman until he resigned on 25 May 2025. Michael Goodman, previously vice-chairman, became chairman from that date, and Philip Mendelsohn became vice-chairman.[1]
Six-Day War volunteers
In June 2007 Karpf was pictured among Glasgow volunteers from the 1967 Six-Day War at a reunion hosted by Linda Davidson and Kenny Davidson, with David Links, Ivor Tiefenbrun, Evelyn Tiefenbrun, Malcolm Livingstone and others.[6]
Companies House
Companies House lists Warren Michael Karpf, born June 1949, at 10 Newton Grove, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5BX, with these appointments:
- Ruan Investments Ltd (SC040854): secretary, 23 June 1989 – 22 May 2007; director from 26 June 1990.[7]
- Anthony Karpe Ltd (SC058670, now dissolved): director from 23 June 1989; secretary, 23 June 1989 – 3 July 1998, and again from 31 August 2006.[8]
- Michael Warren Ltd (SC146291, now dissolved): director from 8 September 1993; secretary from 31 August 2006.[9]
- The UK Gift Specialist Ltd (SC382051, now dissolved): director and secretary from 16 July 2010.[10]
- Anthony Karpf Ltd (SC414594, now dissolved): director and secretary from 16 January 2012.[11]
Affiliations
- Eastwood Jewish Community Centres – chairman (to 25 May 2025)
- Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue – trustee; building convener (to 22 May 2025); management committee
- Ruan Investments Ltd – director
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eastwood Jewish Community Centres, Trustees' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st August 2025, via Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue, Trustees' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st August 2025, via Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Giffnock Synagogue, officers and council elected June 2022, Facebook, accessed 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue, Management giffnockshul.co.uk, archived 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue, "About us", gnms.org.uk, accessed 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Photograph of the Six-Day War volunteers' reunion, June 2007, Facebook, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Ruan Investments Ltd (SC040854): officers, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Anthony Karpe Ltd (SC058670): officers, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Michael Warren Ltd (SC146291): officers, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, The UK Gift Specialist Ltd (SC382051): officers, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Anthony Karpf Ltd (SC414594): officers, accessed 28 October 2026.