Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Good reserves management: +3
Pension deficit: -1
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT

The Company is established as a Learned Society to advance public education through promoting research in the humanities, social sciences and related subjects in the countries of the Levant, and the dissemination of the useful results of such research.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £105,611
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£850	£962	£-112	£62	£418	£311	3.9	18	0
31/03/22		£837	£911	£-75	£191	£530	£323	4.3	13	0
31/03/21		£895	£895	£0	£180	£604	£338	4.5	14	0
31/03/20		£984	£803	£181	£123	£604	£287	4.3	15	0
31/03/19		£924	£865	£58	£110	£423	£216	3	13	1
31/03/18		£894	£906	£-11	£64	£381	£204	2.7	13	0
31/03/17		£851	£798	£54	£41	£392	£218	3.3	13	0
31/03/16	*	£908	£867	£41	£18	£339	£165	2.3	13	0
31/03/15		£870	£868	£2	£76	£339	£203	2.8	14	0
31/03/14		£919	£830	£88	£76	£336	£170	2.5	13	0
31/03/13		£884	£865	£19	£82	£248	£97	1.3	12	0
31/03/12		£825	£754	£71	£76	£229	£101	1.6	10	0
31/03/11		£717	£736	£-19	£81	£158	£73	1.2	10	0
31/03/10		£753	£816	£-64	£64	£177	£42	0.6	9	0
31/03/09		£695	£704	£-9	£61	£241	£95	1.6	9	0
31/03/08		£686	£649	£37	£57	£250	£106	2	9	0
31/03/07		£555	£557	£-3	£54	£213	£118	2.5	9	0
31/03/06		£538	£510	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£482	£450	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£477	£460	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.cbrl.ac.uk

info@cbrl.ac.uk

02079695296

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

18 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-75

ANDREW KERIM ARSAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Professor

BAHAR BASER OZTURK Appointed: 2023

GRAHAM PHILIP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Professor

TIMOTHY ALEXANDER INSOLL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Lecturer

REV DAVID LONGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Rector

SEAN MICHAEL HIRD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

JOHN SHAKESHAFT (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

NADIA NASER-NAJJAB Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Academic

DR ROBERT BEWLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Archaeologist, Other trusteeships: THE MARY ROSE TRUST, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH CENTRE LTD,

KAMAL BADRESHANY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Academic, Other trusteeship: THE DURHAM PALESTINE EDUCATIONAL TRUST,

TOM THOMSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: THE SAINT JOHN'S WOOD SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL CHARITABLE FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1998, number: 1073015
Registered at Companies House on 19/05/1998, number: 03566646

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

10 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE
LONDON
SW1Y 5AH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH PROMOTING RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND RELATED SUBJECTS IN CONNECTION WITH CYPRUS, ISRAEL, JORDAN, LEBANON, PALESTINE, SYRIA AND ADJACENT TERRITORIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CYPRUS, ISRAEL, JORDAN, LEBANON, PALESTINE, SYRIA AND ADJACENT TERRITORIES.

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