David Anthony Berens
| David Anthony Berens
| |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Solicitor; company director |
| Known for | Company secretary of JNF Charitable Trust; director of Likud-Herut UK Ltd |
David Anthony Berens (Companies House date of birth March 1962) is a British solicitor. He was a director of J.N.F. Charitable Trust from 22 October 2012 to 23 May 2023 and its company secretary from 16 October 2013 to the same day. He was a founding director of Likud-Herut UK Ltd and resigned on 20 March 2025. Older filings give his occupation as solicitor. A recurring address is 70 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4QG.[1][2]
JNF
J.N.F. Charitable Trust (00355248) is the charitable company of JNF UK, incorporated in 1939. Berens joined the board on 22 October 2012 and became secretary on 16 October 2013. Both appointments ended on 23 May 2023. The correspondence address on the director filing is 70 Charlotte Street. He is not on the officer list of JNF UK Limited (05562921) or JNF Limited (05478230). Those boards are chaired by Samuel Hayek. Co-directors of the charitable trust during his tenure included Samuel Hayek, Gary Mond, Benjamin Eliezer Perl, Gideon Falter and Alan Kimche.[1][2][3]
Likud-Herut
He was appointed a director of Likud-Herut UK Ltd (11008030) on 11 October 2017, the day the company was formed, with Solomon Unsdorfer, Martin Rankoff and Robert David Fraser. Correspondence address: Wilberforce House, Station Road, London NW4 4QE. He resigned on 20 March 2025, a month before Unsdorfer.[4]
Other appointments
Eleven appointments on the March 1962 file, plus the secretary record on a second ID, plus a two-week LLP membership on a third ID with the same date of birth.
| Company | Number | Status | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White and Blue Ventures Limited | 10813438 | Active | Director | 12 June 2017 | — |
| Lexiro LLP | OC319450 | Active | LLP designated member | 29 April 2006 | — |
| World4Brexit | 12149497 | Dissolved | Director | 9 August 2019 | — |
| Renewal 2030 | 11590899 | Dissolved | Director | 26 September 2018 | — |
| Conservative Way Forward Limited | 05336062 | Dissolved | Director | 1 April 2005 | — |
| Conservative Way Forward Limited | 05336062 | Dissolved | Secretary | 1 April 2005 | — |
| Guardian Trustees & Custodians Limited | 03176000 | Dissolved | Director | 15 May 2000 | — |
| Likud-Herut UK Ltd | 11008030 | Active | Director | 11 October 2017 | 20 March 2025 |
| J.N.F. Charitable Trust | 00355248 | Active | Director | 22 October 2012 | 23 May 2023 |
| J.N.F. Charitable Trust | 00355248 | Active | Secretary | 16 October 2013 | 23 May 2023 |
| The Fitzrovia Partnership, Business Improvement District Ltd | 08235892 | Active | Director | 1 December 2016 | 1 February 2021 |
| Hill Street Registrars Limited | 00697756 | Active | Director | 1 January 1995 | 14 September 2000 |
| Protopapas LLP | OC321914 | Active | LLP member | 16 March 2022 | 29 March 2022 |
The secretary row is officer ID b9JwpE0sfw_GxrQ3SY1L5609Nyk, which carries no date of birth. The Protopapas row is officer ID N8erMU-ngQI0Ox1WK9ABBXLPX6Y, date of birth March 1962. Conservative Way Forward Limited and the two dissolved 2018–19 companies used the Woodstock Road and Charlotte Street addresses already on his law filings.[1][2][5]
See also
Charity trusteeships
| Charity | Role | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNF Charitable Trust (225910) | Director (trustee) | 22 October 2012 | 23 May 2023 | [6] |
Companies
Companies House lists the following appointments for David Anthony Berens.[7]
| Company | Number | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Company status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World4brexit | 12149497 | Director | 9 August 2019 | – | Dissolved |
| Renewal 2030 | 11590899 | Director | 26 September 2018 | – | Dissolved |
| Likud-Herut UK Ltd | 11008030 | Director | 11 October 2017 | 20 March 2025 | Active |
| White And Blue Ventures Limited | 10813438 | Director | 12 June 2017 | – | Active |
| The Fitzrovia Partnership, Business Improvement District Ltd | 08235892 | Director | 1 December 2016 | 1 February 2021 | Active |
| JNF Charitable Trust | 00355248 | Director | 22 October 2012 | 23 May 2023 | Active |
| Lexiro LLP | OC319450 | LLP designated member | 29 April 2006 | – | Active |
| Conservative Way Forward Limited | 05336062 | Secretary | 1 April 2005 | – | Dissolved |
| Conservative Way Forward Limited | 05336062 | Director | 1 April 2005 | – | Dissolved |
| Guardian Trustees & Custodians Limited | 03176000 | Director | 15 May 2000 | – | Dissolved |
| Hill Street Registrars Limited | 00697756 | Director | 1 January 1995 | 14 September 2000 | Active |
Links to Israel and the IDF
David Anthony Berens is recorded as a trustee of JNF Charitable Trust (from 22 October 2012 to 23 May 2023).[6] Support relevant to the Israel Defense Forces documented in the charity's records: grants to the Benji Hillman Foundation (lone soldiers); the Derech Eretz and Haluzit pre-army programmes; the Nachshon pre-army campus; Meitarim Lachish; Matnat Shichrur; and Beit Halochem UK. Amounts and years: Benji Hillman Foundation about £430,000 (2012–20); pre-army programmes about £1.09m (2012–20); Beit Halochem UK £92,131 (2025 report); about £1.61m documented in total.[8] Of the years named in these records, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 fall within David Anthony Berens's recorded tenure.
Notes on identity matching
The Companies House record is linked because the officer appears on the officer list of the charity's own company, under a matching name (born March 1962).
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Anthony BERENS personal appointments, Companies House, officer ID iKLa-mBUomYLfmrgzqGM-sZ70kc, date of birth March 1962.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 David Anthony BERENS personal appointments, Companies House, officer ID b9JwpE0sfw_GxrQ3SY1L5609Nyk.
- ↑ JNF UK Limited people, Companies House, 05562921.
- ↑ Likud-Herut UK Ltd people, Companies House, 11008030.
- ↑ David Anthony BERENS personal appointments, Companies House, officer ID N8erMU-ngQI0Ox1WK9ABBXLPX6Y.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Companies House, JNF Charitable Trust (00355248) – officers, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, David Anthony BERENS – appointments (officer ID iKLa-mBUomYLfmrgzqGM-sZ70kc; 11 appointment(s); date of birth March 1962), accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, JNF Charitable Trust (225910): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities, accessed 21 October 2026.