Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HASKEL SOCIETY FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 

Provides for the recreational and academic needs of the special children of the Gateshead Jewish Community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£849£772£78£8£625£6259.7520
31/03/22£594£678£-84£9£547£5479.7460
31/03/21£658£614£43£15£632£63212.3460
31/03/20£614£524£90£35£588£58813.5370
31/03/19£388£379£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£274£328£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£219£221£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£241£172£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£510£88£422£4£477£47765.240
31/03/14£108£63£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£25£18£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£6£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£10£19£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£9£22£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£19£24£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£42£33£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£57£42£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£28£56£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£40£35£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£91£84£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 69%
Liabilities/Income: 161%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 31 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 52 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1992, number: 1015297
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

14 Hartington Street
Gateshead
NE8 4EN

Objectives

A)TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND FOR THE NEED OR AND FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.B) TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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