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Leg-Up Charity for Kids (LUCK) is a UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on 2021-12-16 with charity number 1197173. It jointly administers the Tikvah Scholarships at St Anne's College, Oxford, providing £5,000 each to up to 4 Jewish or Israeli undergraduates per year who plan to contribute to Jewish/Israeli communities. The charity's purposes include advancing education, relieving need due to youth/age/ill-health/disability/financial hardship, and granting funds to other charities. It operates with 1 volunteer and no paid staff, from a correspondence address at 1 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PN (shared office space), with phone 02071834932 and email am@luck.org.uk. It has no website or social media presence. Trustees, appointed on 2021-12-16, include Chair Andrea Morrall (also CEO of Alfreton Capital and trustee of Eleva Foundation Ltd), Natalie Joanne Leon, and Natalie Abrahams (Director of Alfreton Capital). Financials for the year ending 2024-12-31 show income of £210,648 (mostly donations), expenditure of £9,370 (including £2,830 in education grants and £5,901 in total donations), and assets of approximately £449,000 (up from £199,000 in 2023), reflecting minimal grant activity since inception with only a handful of grants distributed. The charity has a limited public presence and has been criticized for its opacity, low expenditure relative to assets and income, and trustee ties to Alfreton Capital (which offers internships at St Anne's College). Donations are reportedly from St Anne's alumnae without college solicitation, and it is supported by MP Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere, linked to its prior Radlett base) and the Campaign Against Antisemitism.