The Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust - Revision history

Israel Charity Bot: Relink UK charity 258306 to Jerusalem Foundation in the UK (Jerusalem Foundation pages tidy, approved by David)

2026-10-21T17:34:22Z

Relink UK charity 258306 to Jerusalem Foundation in the UK (Jerusalem Foundation pages tidy, approved by David)

Israel Charity Bot: Link 5 trustee/officer name mention(s) to their profile pages (first mention per section)

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Link 5 trustee/officer name mention(s) to their profile pages (first mention per section)

Israel Charity Bot: Link David Miller of Powerbase as David Miller (plain David Miller is a different person); this bot's own lines only

2026-10-21T05:47:12Z

Link David Miller of Powerbase as David Miller (plain David Miller is a different person); this bot's own lines only

Israel Charity Bot: Add Category:Charities supporting the Israel Defense Forces

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Add Category:Charities supporting the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Charity Bot: Add section on support for the Israeli military (amounts, years, recipients from filed accounts) and prior scrutiny

2026-10-20T22:16:14Z

Add section on support for the Israeli military (amounts, years, recipients from filed accounts) and prior scrutiny

Israel Charity Bot: Add 2013–14 and 2014–15 accounts (UK Government Web Archive copies): trustees, income, Israel-related donations, findings

2026-10-20T17:46:27Z

Add 2013–14 and 2014–15 accounts (UK Government Web Archive copies): trustees, income, Israel-related donations, findings

Israel Charity Bot: Add trustees, income and Israel-related grants 2011–2013 with graded findings from filed Charity Commission accounts; existing content kept

2026-10-20T16:11:47Z

Add trustees, income and Israel-related grants 2011–2013 with graded findings from filed Charity Commission accounts; existing content kept

David: /* Trustees */

2024-01-30T10:09:30Z

Trustees

David: /* Contact */

2024-01-30T10:02:19Z

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David: David moved page Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust to The Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust

2024-01-27T11:46:06Z

David moved page Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust to The Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust

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-| £36,000 in 2013–14 to the [[Jerusalem Foundation]], whose UK accounts list projects in occupied East Jerusalem (graded on its page).<ref name="UG_260378_20140405" /> || Low – via a UK intermediary
+| £36,000 in 2013–14 to the [[Jerusalem Foundation in the UK|Jerusalem Foundation]], whose UK accounts list projects in occupied East Jerusalem (graded on its page).<ref name="UG_260378_20140405" /> || Low – via a UK intermediary
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 | No other itemised donation in the 2011–2015 accounts is to a recipient located beyond the Green Line.<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AC2013" /><ref name="UG_260378_20150405" /> || Not established

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 ==Filed accounts 2010–11 to 2014–15: trustees, Israel-related grants and findings==
-The trustees named in the accounts for the years to 5 April 2011, 2012 and 2013 are Michael L. Phillips, Mrs Ruth Phillips, [[Martin David Paisner|Martin D. Paisner]], Paul Phillips and Gary Phillips. The accounts state that the trust "is connected through common trustees to The Phillips Family Charitable Trust", to which it gave £80,000 in each of 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13.<ref name="PR_AC2011">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2011, filed with the Commission ([https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/260378/accounts-and-annual-returns register]).</ref><ref name="PR_AC2012">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2012, filed with the Commission.</ref><ref name="PR_AC2013">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2013, filed with the Commission.</ref> The 2005 accounts record that the trust took its present name under "a deed of amendment dated 25 February 2005".<ref name="PR_AC2005">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2005, filed with the Commission.</ref> It is not connected, on any document read, with The Morris and Sally Phillips Charitable Trust, a Banbridge (Northern Ireland) Christian trust.
+The trustees named in the accounts for the years to 5 April 2011, 2012 and 2013 are Michael L. Phillips, Mrs Ruth Phillips, [[Martin David Paisner|Martin D. Paisner]], [[Paul Simon Phillips|Paul Phillips]] and [[Gary Mark Phillips (trustee, The Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust)|Gary Phillips]]. The accounts state that the trust "is connected through common trustees to The Phillips Family Charitable Trust", to which it gave £80,000 in each of 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13.<ref name="PR_AC2011">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2011, filed with the Commission ([https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/260378/accounts-and-annual-returns register]).</ref><ref name="PR_AC2012">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2012, filed with the Commission.</ref><ref name="PR_AC2013">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2013, filed with the Commission.</ref> The 2005 accounts record that the trust took its present name under "a deed of amendment dated 25 February 2005".<ref name="PR_AC2005">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2005, filed with the Commission.</ref> It is not connected, on any document read, with The Morris and Sally Phillips Charitable Trust, a Banbridge (Northern Ireland) Christian trust.
 Income was £290,997 (2010–11), £304,828 (2011–12) and £338,360 (2012–13), mostly investment and rental income; donations were £293,947, £270,857 and £223,005.<ref name="PR_AC2011" /><ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AC2013" />
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 === 2013–14 and 2014–15 ===
-The accounts for the years ended 2014-04-05 and 2015-04-05 were read from copies of the Charity Commission files held by the [[UK Government Web Archive]].<ref name="UG_260378_20140405">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105162006/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends78/0000260378_AC_20140405_E_C.pdf The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2014-04-05] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20160105).</ref><ref name="UG_260378_20150405">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160701183317/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends78/0000260378_AC_20150405_E_C.pdf The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2015-04-05] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20160701).</ref> The trustees in both years were Michael L. Phillips, Ruth Phillips, [[Martin David Paisner|Martin D. Paisner]], Paul Phillips, Gary Phillips and Carolyn Mishon. Total incoming resources were £419,908 (2013–14) and £400,436 (2014–15). The trust gave £80,000 (2013–14) and £95,000 (2014–15) to The Phillips Family Charitable Trust, "connected through common trustees".<ref name="UG_260378_20140405" /><ref name="UG_260378_20150405" />
+The accounts for the years ended 2014-04-05 and 2015-04-05 were read from copies of the Charity Commission files held by the [[UK Government Web Archive]].<ref name="UG_260378_20140405">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105162006/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends78/0000260378_AC_20140405_E_C.pdf The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2014-04-05] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20160105).</ref><ref name="UG_260378_20150405">[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160701183317/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends78/0000260378_AC_20150405_E_C.pdf The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2015-04-05] ''UK Government Web Archive'' (capture of 20160701).</ref> The trustees in both years were Michael L. Phillips, Ruth Phillips, [[Martin David Paisner|Martin D. Paisner]], [[Paul Simon Phillips|Paul Phillips]], [[Gary Mark Phillips (trustee, The Phillips & Rubens Charitable Trust)|Gary Phillips]] and [[Carolyn Louise Mishon|Carolyn Mishon]]. Total incoming resources were £419,908 (2013–14) and £400,436 (2014–15). The trust gave £80,000 (2013–14) and £95,000 (2014–15) to The Phillips Family Charitable Trust, "connected through common trustees".<ref name="UG_260378_20140405" /><ref name="UG_260378_20150405" />
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 '''Grants.''' The trust gave £2,500–£2,600 a year in 2010–11 to 2012–13, and £13,750 in 2014–15, to [[UK Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers|UK Friends of AWIS]], whose registered objects are the relief of need and suffering of serving and discharged Israeli soldiers and their families.<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="UG_260378_20150405" />
-'''Prior scrutiny.''' In February 2024 [[David Miller]], writing for ''PressTV'' (critical), named the trust among about twenty charities that had donated to UK Friends of AWIS, and it is listed on the Powerbase page [[UK AWIS - supporters]].<ref name="IDF_PRESSTV">[[David Miller]], [https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2024/02/01/719268/How-British-charities-aiding-Israeli-genocide-Gaza How British ‘charities’ are aiding Israeli genocide in Gaza] ''PressTV'', 1 February 2024 (critical).</ref> No Charity Commission inquiry or warning concerning the trust was found.
+'''Prior scrutiny.''' In February 2024 [[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]], writing for ''PressTV'' (critical), named the trust among about twenty charities that had donated to UK Friends of AWIS, and it is listed on the Powerbase page [[UK AWIS - supporters]].<ref name="IDF_PRESSTV">[[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]], [https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2024/02/01/719268/How-British-charities-aiding-Israeli-genocide-Gaza How British ‘charities’ are aiding Israeli genocide in Gaza] ''PressTV'', 1 February 2024 (critical).</ref> No Charity Commission inquiry or warning concerning the trust was found.
 ==See also==

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 *Phone:	0207 487 5757
-==Filed accounts 2010–11 to 2012–13: trustees, Israel-related grants and findings==
+==Filed accounts 2010–11 to 2014–15: trustees, Israel-related grants and findings==
 The trustees named in the accounts for the years to 5 April 2011, 2012 and 2013 are Michael L. Phillips, Mrs Ruth Phillips, [[Martin David Paisner|Martin D. Paisner]], Paul Phillips and Gary Phillips. The accounts state that the trust "is connected through common trustees to The Phillips Family Charitable Trust", to which it gave £80,000 in each of 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13.<ref name="PR_AC2011">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2011, filed with the Commission ([https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/260378/accounts-and-annual-returns register]).</ref><ref name="PR_AC2012">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2012, filed with the Commission.</ref><ref name="PR_AC2013">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2013, filed with the Commission.</ref> The 2005 accounts record that the trust took its present name under "a deed of amendment dated 25 February 2005".<ref name="PR_AC2005">[[Charity Commission]], The Phillips and Rubens Charitable Trust (260378): report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2005, filed with the Commission.</ref> It is not connected, on any document read, with The Morris and Sally Phillips Charitable Trust, a Banbridge (Northern Ireland) Christian trust.
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-Sources: the 2012 and 2013 accounts (2011 figures are comparatives in the 2012 accounts).<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AC2013" /> Donations under £2,500 are given only as a total. Accounts for the years to 5 April 2014 and 2015 have not been obtained.
+Sources: the 2012 and 2013 accounts (2011 figures are comparatives in the 2012 accounts).<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AC2013" /> Donations under £2,500 are given only as a total.
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-| No itemised donation in the 2011–2013 accounts is to a recipient located beyond the Green Line.<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AC2013" /> || Not established
+| £36,000 in 2013–14 to the [[Jerusalem Foundation]], whose UK accounts list projects in occupied East Jerusalem (graded on its page).<ref name="UG_260378_20140405" /> || Low – via a UK intermediary
 |}
-'''Support for the IDF:''' Donations of £2,500–£2,600 a year to UK Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers (registered charity 1084272), whose registered objects are "THE RELIEF OF NEED AND SUFFERING OF SERVING AND DISCHARGED ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES".<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AWIS">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'', rows for charity 1084272, governing document table dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Grade: High for the recipient's purpose.
+'''Support for the IDF:''' Donations of £2,500–£2,600 a year in 2010–11 to 2012–13, and £13,750 in 2014–15,<ref name="UG_260378_20150405" /> to UK Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers (registered charity 1084272), whose registered objects are "THE RELIEF OF NEED AND SUFFERING OF SERVING AND DISCHARGED ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES".<ref name="PR_AC2012" /><ref name="PR_AWIS">[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]], ''Register of Charities public extract'', rows for charity 1084272, governing document table dated 14 October 2026.</ref> Grade: High for the recipient's purpose.

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 ==Trustees==
-*[[Martin Paisner]]
+{| class="wikitable"
-*[[Michael Phillips]]
+! Name !! Role !! Date of Appointment !! Other Trusteeships
-*[[Ruth Phillips]]
+|-
-*[[Paul Phillips]]
+| [[Martin Paisner]] CBE MA LLM || Trustee ||  || [[Devonshire Street Charitable Foundation]] | [[The Peter Cruddas Foundation]] | [[The Denise Cohen Charitable Trust]] | [[The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation]] | [[The Shirley Young Charitable Trust]] | [[The Schmidt-Bodner Charitable Trust]] | [[Hadassah Medical Relief Association U.K.]] | [[The Ruth and Jack Lunzer Charitable Trust]] | [[The Stella and Alexander Margulies Charitable Trust]] | [[The Sybil Shine Memorial Trustless]] | [[Yoni Jesner Foundation]] | [[The Rosenblatt Family Charitable Trust]] | [[The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK) Trust]] | [[Janet Wolfson De Botton Charitable Trust]] | [[The Cissie Rosefield Charitable Trust]] | [[The Bluston Charitable Settlement]] | [[The Potel Charitable Trust]] | [[The Barnett and Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable Trust]] | [[The Adrienne and Leslie Sussman Charitable Trust]] | [[The Adler Trust]] | [[The Latchman Family Charitable Trust]] | [[The Paisner Charitable Trust]] | [[The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust]] | [[Shaare Zedek Uk]] | [[Worcester College Oxford Endowment Trust]] | [[The Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust]] | [[The Stuart Young Foundation]]
-*[[Gary Phillips]]
+|-
-*[[Carolyn Mishon]]
+| [[Gary Mark Phillips]] || Trustee ||  ||   [[The Maccabi Foundation]]
 ==Activities==

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