The Gould Charitable Trust
Trust settled in 1993 by Sidney Gould, with £725,558 of funds, that gave £96,600 in 2024/25 without naming any recipient; its accounts list five trustees against three on the register and contain inconsistent investment figures
| The Gould Charitable Trust
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 1994-04-11 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1035453 |
| Headquarters | 50 Wildwood Road, London NW11 6UP (register and trustees' report); the accounts' information page gives London NW3 |
| Area served | Throughout London, Israel, Philippines |
The Gould Charitable Trust ("The Gould Charitable Trust of 18 December 1993") was constituted by a deed of settlement of 18 December 1993 between Sidney Gould as settlor and Lawrence Jonathan Gould, Simon Hilary Gould and Matthew Stephen Gould, and registered on 11 April 1994.[1][2] Its register address is 50 Wildwood Road, London NW11 6UP and its areas of operation are London, Israel and the Philippines.[3] The register says its "Main aim is to provide funds to charities which provide self-help."[3] The register lists three trustees, Simon Hilary Gould, Matthew Stephen Gould and Lawrence Jonathon Gould; the accounts list five, "Jean Gould, Sidney Gould, Lawrence Gould, Simon Gould and Matthew Gould".[3][1] In the year to 5 April 2025 income was £29,780 (2024: £35,756), mainly dividends and interest of £28,497; spending was £97,050, of which donations were £96,600 (2024: £105,622); after net investment losses of £64,562, funds fell to £725,558 (2024: £857,390), held as listed investments of £661,558 and cash of £64,000.[1] The accounts were examined by Caroline Harvey FCCA CTA of Fisher Phillips LLP and signed on 28 January 2026.[1]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES"[3]
The register describes its activities as: "Main aim is to provide funds to charities which provide self-help."[3]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training.[3]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Throughout London, Israel, Philippines.[3]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[3]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Hilary Gould | not recorded | — | |
| Matthew Stephen Gould | not recorded | — | |
| Lawrence Jonathon Gould | not recorded | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-16 | Lawrence Jonathon Gould; Simon Hilary Gould; sidney gould; Matthew Stephen Gould | [4] |
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-05 | £28,344 | £49,080 |
| 2022-04-05 | £38,778 | £86,738 |
| 2023-04-05 | £42,245 | £75,250 |
| 2024-04-05 | £35,756 | £106,247 |
| 2025-04-05 | £29,780 | £97,050 |
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 05/04/2015[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 05/04/2016[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 05/04/2017[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 05/04/2019[8]
Funding in Israel
The accounts for the years to 5 April 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 list donations by recipient (note 4, PDF p.8); the 2025 accounts name no recipient of the £96,600 given that year (2024: £105,622).[8][9][1] Israel-related donations in those years were:
| Recipient as named in the accounts | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "UJIA" / "UJ1A" (OCR), United Jewish Israel Appeal | 25,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 27,000 |
| "Beit Halochem" / "But Halechem" / "Bert Halochem", Beit Halochem UK | 4,000 | 500 | 1,500 | 2,500 |
| Friends of Hebrew University, British Friends of the Hebrew University | 500 | 500 | 500 | – |
| New Israel Fund | 200 | 300 | 400 | – |
| "Stand with us", StandWithUs UK | 200 | 250 | – | – |
| Hadassah UK | – | 1,000 | – | – |
| Youth Aliyah Child Rescue | 500 | – | – | – |
| Tel Aviv Foundation | – | – | 3,000 | – |
Sources: accounts for each year, note 4 (PDF p.8; printed page 6 in 2019, 2022 and 2023).[8][9]
Israeli partners
No Israeli body is paid directly; the Israel-related donations go to UK charities, except that the 2022 accounts give "Tel Aviv Foundation" without further detail.[9]
Support for the Israeli military
Grants. The trust gave £8,500 in four years to Beit Halochem, which the accounts spell three ways: £4,000 in 2018–19 ("Beit Halochem"), £500 in 2020–21 and £1,500 in 2021–22 ("But Halechem") and £2,500 in 2022–23 ("Bert Halochem") (note 4, PDF p.8 in each).[8][9] Beit Halochem UK raises funds for centres run for disabled veterans of the Israel Defense Forces (see its page). No other grant to a recipient linked to the Israel Defense Forces appears in these lists.[8][9]
Prior scrutiny. No Charity Commission inquiry or Official Warning, and no complaint or report by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, the Islamic Human Rights Commission or Declassified UK, concerning this charity's support for soldiers was found (checked October 2026).
Activity beyond the Green Line
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.[1][9] | Not established |
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;[10] 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]
- Trustee lists differ. The accounts name five trustees (J B Gould, S Gould, L J Gould, S H Gould and M S Gould); the register lists three.[1][3]
- Inconsistent investment figures. For 2024 the statement of financial activities shows net investment losses of £3,400, while the trustees' report and investment note give a 2024 gain of £20,927. The 2024 balance-sheet column shows £857,540 and net current assets of £857,690 against funds of £857,390.[1]
- Two addresses. The accounts give the same street address as London NW3 on the information page and London NW11 in the trustees' report.[1]
- Unnamed recipients. No donee of the £96,600 given in 2024–25 is named (earlier accounts list recipients; see Funding in Israel), and the sentence "The trust made donations of £96,600 (2024:" is cut off.[1]
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).[16] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[17]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette for the charity's name returned only Companies House filing lists; no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.[18]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[19]
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.[20]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[3] No title registers were purchased.[21]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "The Gould Charitable Trust", "Gould Charitable Trust" returned 0 contributions in total.[22]
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 up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[4]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Charity Commission, The Gould Charitable Trust (1035453): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file). Latest accounts on the register (year to 5 April 2025): archived copy, Wayback Machine, 29 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Gould Charitable Trust (1035453): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 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 Register entry 1035453, full print (capture of 20210116) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ The Gould Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2015-04-05 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ The Gould Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2016-04-05 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ The Gould Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2017-04-05 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 The Gould Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2019-04-05 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200105).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Charity Commission, The Gould Charitable Trust (1035453): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; accounts for the years to 5 April 2021, 5 April 2022 and 5 April 2023, note 4 "Charitable donations" at PDF p.8 in each, downloaded October 2026.
- ↑ 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-26 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none showed one.
- ↑ 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").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-26 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-26 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Gould Charitable Trust' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1035453 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-26 screening covered 224 name strings: the 25 charity names and their other names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers, examiners and other people and organisations 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 in company names (such as "Company Directors Limited") 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 "Gould Charitable Trust" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).