Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

FRIENDS OF BNEI AKIVA (BACHAD) 

To foster and promote education (including education in the Jewish religion) for Jewish youth in the UK and in Israel
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/09/22£542£430£112£17£2,318£2,31864.600
30/09/21£88£215£-127n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£449£337£112n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£329£346£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£175£384£-209£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£372£393£-22£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£222£265£-43£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£120£121£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£212£189£23£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£168£167£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£147£157£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£142£160£-18£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£96£96£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£130£63£68£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£208£160£48£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£207£600£-393£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£537£222£315£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 104%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 64.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

bachad@bauk.org

02082091319

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2005, number: 1109706
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2005, number: 05373032
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR07: 125 days late, AR06: 350 days late,
Main office

2 HALLSWELLE ROAD
LONDON
NW11 0DJ

Objectives

(1) TO FOSTER PROMOTE AND ORGANISE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE JEWISH RELIGION) AND ALSO THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF JEWISH YOUTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN ISRAEL AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) WITH A VIEW TO JEWISH YOUTH BEING RENDERED FIT FOR LIFE IN ISRAEL AND ELSEWHERE.(2) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF ANY INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE RELIGIOUS OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING OF JEWISH YOUTH WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE.(3) TO EDIT PRINT AND PUBLISH AND TO ASSIST OR COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS IN EDITING PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ANY BOOKS PERIODICALS OR OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN THE ENGLISH, HEBREW OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER CALCULATED TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE THE JEWISH RELIGION OR ANY BRANCH OF EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF JEWISH YOUTH.(4) GENERALLY BY SUCH MEANS (WHETHER OR NOT SIMILAR TO ANY OF THOSE IN THIS CLAUSE BEFORE MENTIONED) AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED EXPEDIENT AND WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION THE EDUCATION OF JEWISH YOUTH AND THE TRAINING OF SUCH YOUTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND IN ISRAEL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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