Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MENORAH FOUNDATION 

Objectives of Menorah Foundation are:- To advance Orthodox Jewish Education, including, in particular, but without prejudice, as to the generality of the aforegoing, providing financial support support to the Menorah Foundation School- To advance the religion of the Jewish Faith in accordance with Orthodox practice- Other purposes as recognised by the law of England and Wales as charitable
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/08/22*£1,488£1,376£112£0£2,474£2,4092100
31/08/21£978£1,048£-70£10£2,362£2,31226.500
31/08/20£996£1,087£-90£0£2,432£2,38226.300
31/08/19£1,212£981£231£0£2,522£2,47230.200
31/08/18£973£977£-4£0£2,710£2,71033.300
31/08/17£983£849£135£40£2,714£2,71438.400
31/08/16£1,479£683£797£0£2,580£2,58045.300
31/08/15£615£743£-128£3£1,783£1,78328.800
31/08/14*£927£921£6£3£1,911£1,91124.900
31/08/13*£609£599£10£3£1,904£1,90438.100
31/08/12*£780£600£180£3£1,894£1,89437.900
31/08/11*£864£599£265£3£1,715£1,71534.400
31/08/10*£986£627£359£3£1,449£1,44927.700
31/08/09*£727£649£78£3£1,090£1,09020.200
31/08/08*£630£571£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£709£500£209£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£652£411£241£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£483£445£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£447£413£35£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 21 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 15.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 29 years

adrian@adrianjacobs.co.uk

02082034195

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Barnet,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/1995, number: 1044649
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 102 days late, AR14: 14 days late, AR13: 90 days late, AR12: 330 days late, AR11: 367 days late, AR10: 732 days late, AR09: 1097 days late, AR08: 922 days late, AR07: 540 days late, AR06: 757 days late, AR05: 272 days late, AR04: 165 days late,
Main office

13 BEAUFORT GARDENS
LONDON
NW4 3QN

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATION INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS TO THE GENERALITY OF THE AFOREGOING PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MENORAH FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF FINCHLEY ROAD LONDON NW11 (2) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS OF THE JEWISH FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX PRACTICE (3) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS CHARITABLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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