UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital

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Elstree charitable company, whose directors include the barrister Jonathan Arkush, that sent £38,452 in 2025/26 to the Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel in Petah Tikva

UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital

Logo Schneider Childrens Medical Center 2010.jpg
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, the hospital the charity funds (2010)
Type Charitable company
Founded 2009-01-22 (registered)
Registration ID Registered charity 1127678; company 06764170
Headquarters Elstree WD6
Area served Barnet, Enfield, Hertfordshire, Israel


UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital is a charitable company (06764170) whose memorandum and articles were incorporated on 2 December 2008; it was registered on 22 January 2009 and its principal address and registered office are in Elstree WD6.[1][2] Its objects include relieving sickness among children in Israel "through the provision of financial assistance to the Schneider Children's Medical Centre and other hospitals in Israel", and "the charity primarily provides financial assistance to the Schneider Children's Medical Centre of Israel" (PDF p.4).[1][2] The register says that during the year "payments were sent for the purchase of five separate items, all of which had been specially requested by the hospital".[1] The trustees named in the accounts for the year to 31 March 2026 are Dr D P Lipkin, Z Behrman, J Arkush OBE and S R Asher (appointed 21 July 2025), with C J Roberts as secretary; the independent examiner is Jeffrey Zinkin FCA (PDF p.3).[2] Donations were £58,689 (2025: £56,546), fundraising costs £15,324 and charitable spending £38,486, and funds rose from £18,302 to £23,181 (PDF p.7).[2] Jonathan Arkush, a barrister at Enterprise Chambers, is listed by the Bar Standards Board as "Mr Jonathan Harry Samuel Arkush OBE", the name under which he is a register trustee.[3][4][5]

Objects and activities

The charity's registered objects read: "(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS SICKNESS OR SUFFERING BY APPROPRIATE CHARITABLE(WHETHER MEDICAL, REHABILITATIVE, FINANCIAL OR OTHER) ASSISTANCE BY PROVISION OFMEDICAL AID TO THE NEEDY IN ISRAEL(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONG CHILDREN IN ISRAEL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIALASSISTANCE TO THE SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTRE AND OTHER HOSPITALS INISRAEL PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN(C) TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN RESIDING IN ISRAEL THROUGH THE PROVISION OFFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTRE AND OTHERHOSPITALS IN ISRAEL TOWARDS THE COSTS OF BUILDING NEW MEDICAL HOSPITALS,MAINTAINING EXISTING MEDICAL HOSPITALS AND ASSISTING TOWARDS THE COST OFEQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR SUCH HOSPITALS(D) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING TO MAKE GRANTS OR PAYMENTS TO CHARITABLEASSOCIATIONS TRUSTS SOCIETIES OR CORPORATIONS FOR OR WHOSE OBJECTS INCLUDE THECHARITABLE PURPOSES HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED"[5]

The register describes its activities as: "Fundraising for the purpose of sending money to the Schneider Childrens Medical Center of Israel for the purchase of medical equipment. During this financial year, payments were sent for the purchase of five separate items, all of which had been specially requested by the hospital"[5]

Register classifications: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives.[5]

Areas of operation recorded on the register: Barnet, Enfield, Hertfordshire, Israel.[5]

Trustees

Jonathan Arkush OBE, a director and trustee (headshot from Enterprise Chambers' website)

Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[5]

Trustees of UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital (register, October 2026)
Trustee Appointed Chair Other trusteeships
David Philip Lipkin not recorded —
Jonathan Harry Samuel Arkush 2021-05-03 —
Zena Behrman 2021-05-03 Martelle Limited (283776)
Stuart Roger Asher 2025-07-21 —

Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)

Trustees shown in archived register pages
Capture date Trustees listed Source
2010-07-05 Adrian Whiteson; Alan Grant; David Philip Lipkin; Norman Rosenbaum [6]
2010-07-06 Adrian Whiteson; Alan Grant; David Philip Lipkin; Norman Rosenbaum [7]
2014-01-04 Adrian Whiteson; Alan Grant; David Philip Lipkin; Norman Rosenbaum [8]
2021-07-03 Jonathan Harry Samuel Arkush (from 03 May 2021); Norman Rosenbaum; Alan Grant; David Philip Lipkin; Zena Behrman (from 03 May 2021) – also trustee of Martelle Limited [9]

At Companies House the active directors are Jonathan Arkush and Zena Behrman, with Cynthia Joy Roberts as secretary; Dr Lipkin and Mr Asher, trustees in the accounts and on the register, are not listed as directors.[10][5] The Friends of Schneider website lists the UK trustees as Dr Alan Grant, Dr David Lipkin, Norman Rosenbaum, Mrs Zena Behrman and Jonathan Arkush.[11] Zena Behrman is also a register trustee of Martelle Limited (283776).[5]

Companies House officers

Companies House lists 10 current and former officers of the charitable company (06764170), 3 of them active.[12]

Finances

Income and expenditure, five most recent reported years
Financial year end Income Expenditure
2022-03-31 £50,490 £48,394
2023-03-31 £66,820 £72,001
2024-03-31 £157,955 £140,295
2025-03-31 £56,546 £62,199
2026-03-31 £58,689 £15,324

Source: register annual-return history.[5]

Historical finances (UK Government Web Archive)

Income and spending shown on archived register pages
Financial year end Income (£) Spending (£) Source
31 Mar 2010 66,962 56,218 [13]
31 Mar 2011 38,429 30,473 [13]
31 Mar 2012 72,085 76,387 [13]
31 Mar 2013 527,521 536,489 [13]

Archived accounts

Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:

  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2010[14]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2011[15]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2012[16]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2013[17]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[18]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[19]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[20]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[21]
  • Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[22]

Funding in Israel

A newer building of the Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, the hospital the charity funds
  • Year to 31 March 2026: "Schneiders Children's Medical Centre of Israel" £38,452 (PDF p.10).[2]

Israeli partners

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, whose website gives its address as 14 Kaplan Eli'ezer Street, Petah Tikva.[2][23]

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.

Evidence of activity beyond the 1949 armistice line
Finding Confidence
The hospital's own website places it in Petah Tikva.[23] High

Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]

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;[24] 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.[25][26][27][28] 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.[29]
  • Inconsistent figures. The report gives total income as £58,839 while the statement of financial activities shows £58,689; and the grants note gives the prior-year grant to the hospital as £38,424 while the report gives £51,238 (PDF p.4, 7, 10).[2]
  • Undated examiner's report. The independent examiner's report is undated (PDF p.6).[2]

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).[30] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[31]

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.[32]

Grants recorded by 360Giving

No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[33]

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.[34]

Land and property

The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[5] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[35]

Parliament

Hansard exact-phrase searches for "UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital", "Schneider Children's Hospital" returned 0 contributions in total.[36]

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 (on time)" and "Other regulators: No information available".[9]

External links

  • No current official website.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charity Commission, UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital (1127678): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Charity Commission, UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital (1127678): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
  3. ↑ Bar Standards Board, Mr Jonathan Harry Samuel Arkush OBE Barristers' Register, viewed 16 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Enterprise Chambers, Jonathan Arkush OBE enterprisechambers.com, viewed 16 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 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.
  6. ↑ Register entry 1127678, contact and trustees (capture of 20100705) UK Government Web Archive.
  7. ↑ Register entry 1127678, contact and trustees (capture of 20100706) UK Government Web Archive.
  8. ↑ Register entry 1127678, contact and trustees (capture of 20140104) UK Government Web Archive.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Register entry 1127678, full print (capture of 20210703) UK Government Web Archive.
  10. ↑ Companies House, UK FRIENDS OF THE SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (06764170) Find and update company information, overview and officers, viewed 16 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Friends of Schneider, UK Friends of Schneider Children's Hospital fos.org.il, viewed 16 October 2026.
  12. ↑ Company 06764170: officers Companies House, viewed 16 October 2026.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Register entry 1127678, financial history (capture of 20140104) UK Government Web Archive.
  14. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2010-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140104).
  15. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2011-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140104).
  16. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2012-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140104).
  17. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2013-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20140104).
  18. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
  19. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
  20. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
  21. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
  22. ↑ UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200104).
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Friends of Schneider, Contact fos.org.il, viewed 16 October 2026.
  24. ↑ 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-21 charities, all retrieved successfully on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" section; none was shown for any of them. Twenty registered charities showed "Charity reporting is up to date (on time)" and the J S and N Hodari Charitable Trust "Charity reporting is up to date (33 days late)"; the other four (Friends of the Israel Aged, Eizer Le'Zedoko, Truevine Christians International and the Olive Tree Reconciliation Fund) showed "Removed charity".
  25. ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
  26. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
  27. ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
  28. ↑ 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).
  29. ↑ 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").
  30. ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-21 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
  31. ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-21 charity names returned zero results).
  32. ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Schneider Children's' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
  33. ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1127678 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
  34. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-21 screening covered 246 name strings: the 25 charity names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, Companies House officers of the five charitable companies, and trustees, examiners and other people named in the accounts and sources read for this batch; matching on surname plus forename tokens, reviewed manually. No forename-and-surname match for any person was found; token matches were surname-only coincidences (for example Levy, Cohen, Phillips, Smith) or generic words in organisation names (Limited, Trust, International).
  35. ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in 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.
  36. ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Schneider Children's" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).
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