Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST 

Supporting those in financial hardship and the Talmudical College of Viznitz in London.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £1,990 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
01/04/23*£763£747£16£0£-2£-2-003
01/04/22£553£624£-71£0£-18£-18-0.303
31/03/21*£555£517£38£0£53£531.203
31/03/20£246£231£15n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£119£132£-13n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18£117£103£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£167£143£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£87£87£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£95£94£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£52£52£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£46£71£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£104£123£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£72£52£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£83£85£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£56£56£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£82£94£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£100£95£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£179£178£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£181£193£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£135£118£17£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: 105%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

02088808910

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Israel,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Weekly Club
£10,000 01/03/2012
12
This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use the funding to run a Saturday club with recreational activities for young Orthodox Jewish males. This will enable beneficiaries to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1999, number: 1073284
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 87 days late, AR21: 60 days late, AR06: 301 days late,
Main office

8 JESSAM AVENUE
LONDON
E5 9DU

Objectives

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIONB) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND EDUCATION GENERALLYC) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY ANDD) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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