Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD 

The company\charity, which is partly funded by the local authority, provides orthodox jewish education in purpose built premises for children aged 3 and upwards.
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
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
05/04/23£2,368£2,452£-84£4£411£4112930
05/04/22£2,184£2,101£83£0£495£4952.8860
05/04/21£1,651£1,578£73£0£412£4123.1810
05/04/20£1,632£1,697£-65£0£276£2691.9750
05/04/19£1,486£1,513£-27£0£341£3412.7300
05/04/18*£952£952£1£0£288£2883.6700
05/04/17*£761£772£-11£0£287£2874.5750
05/04/16*£685£681£4£0£298£2985.3600
05/04/15£621£600£21£15£294£2945.910
05/04/14£459£440£20£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£345£322£23£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£263£279£-16£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£160£163£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£181£191£-10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£207£209£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£183£203£-20£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£209£199£11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£144£126£18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£145£139£6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£161£140£22£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 24 years

cmz@madasfish.com

02088060017

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 93 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Music & Movement
£10,000 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to provide workshops and opportunities for young boys to socialise. The project aims to support them early and bring groups together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fresh Start
£10,000 30/04/2020
12
The funding will be used to deliver healthy breakfast and lunches and run online educational activities for children from the Jewish community during the coronavirus pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Beginnings
£9,996 14/03/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a breakfast club for children. The club will focus on healthy eating, exercise, reviewing school work and creating a safe environment for children to discuss matters ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CMA
£30,000 11/11/2016
36
This project will fund day trips for children from Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community who lack access to extracurricular activities. Children will experience greater emotional wellbeing, physical ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - All 's well that end's well after school club
£10,000 19/10/2016
12
This project will deliver an after school club for boys from the local Jewish community.
National Lottery Community Fund - “Start right, Become Bright”
£10,000 27/05/2015
12
The group will use the funding to deliver a breakfast club activity for economically disadvantaged young Jewish males. This will improve their health and wellbeing through providing them with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Puzzleplay
£10,000 03/11/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use funding to run a community puzzle club and toy library on Sunday afternoons. This will support young people from disadvantaged ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/2000, number: 1083392
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2000, number: 03942879
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 17 days late, AR17: 41 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR08: 43 days late, AR04: 45 days late,
Main office

26 LAMPARD GROVE
LONDON
N16 6XB

Objectives

TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF JEWISH PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN BY RUNNING A NURSERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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