Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

THE FORUM CHARITABLE TRUST 

To advance education in the Jewish Faith. The relief of poverty amongst the Jewish community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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*£9£3£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£16£12£4n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£25£14£10n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£8£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£25£422£-397£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£94£28£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£75£315£-240£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£55£385£-330£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£399£145£254£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£227£108£119£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£171£86£85£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£197£118£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£176£98£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£278£101£177£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£102£95£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£244£71£173£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£41£97£-56£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

01914901002

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/02/1998, number: 1067980
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR14: 305 days late, AR13: 58 days late, AR12: 55 days late, AR11: 221 days late, AR09: 360 days late, AR08: 27 days late, AR07: 112 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

90 BEWICK ROAD
GATESHEAD
NE8 1RS

Objectives

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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