Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR 

the advancement of Orthodox Jewish religious education throughout the world and in particular by supporting the charitable activities of the college (Yeshivas Torah Ohr, Rechov Sorotzkin, Mattersdorf).
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

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 is completely male

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£569£459£110£0£123£1233.200
31/03/22£206£203£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£485£486£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£283£394£-110n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£332£214£118n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18£198£202£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£172£177£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£208£201£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£164£176£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£131£140£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£123£196£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£134£84£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£169£461£-292£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£515£250£264£1£337£33716.200
31/03/09?*£551£485£66£1£73£731.800
31/03/06£389£316£73£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: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 165.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

02082091113

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Israel,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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 01/04/2005, number: 1108790
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR17: 272 days late, AR15: 40 days late, AR14: 266 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 118 days late,
Main office

37 THE RIDGEWAY
LONDON
NW11 8QP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE (YESHIVAS TORAH OHR, RECHOV SOROTZKIN, MATTERSDORF).THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE INCLUDING PAYMENTS BY WAY OF GIFT OR LOAN (WITH OR WITHOUT INTEREST) TO INDIVIDUAL PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS QUALIFY AS OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE AS DETERMINED BY ENGLISH LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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