Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -14 ?

BELZ FOUNDATION LTD 

general charitable purposes in particular the relief of poverty within the Jewish community, advancement of the orthodox Jewish religion and of education, both within the UK and overseas. Also, the relief of poverty hardship and distress and the preservation and protection of good health, in particular among persons suffering as a result of disability or need.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£818£822£-4£0£4£40.100
31/03/22£1,186£1,181£5£0£9£90.100
31/03/21*£1,371£1,399£-28£0£4£4000
31/03/20£1,512£1,543£-31£0£32£320.200
31/03/19£1,667£1,697£-30£0£63£630.400
31/03/18*£1,627£1,556£71£0£93£930.700
31/03/17*£1,541£1,535£6£0£22£100.100
31/03/16*£30£17£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£7£3£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£1£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£15£4£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£94£105£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£51£46£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£317£313£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£52£59£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£507£509£-1£1£0£0-000

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 98%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

02088006599

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Israel,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 - Always S.A.F.E. - (Safe And Friendly Environment)
£10,000 24/06/2015
12
An anti-bullying skills training programme for children and young people including training for volunteers and youth leaders. This will empower youth leaders and volunteers to empathise and support ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-59
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2005, number: 1112150
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/04/2005, number: 05423453
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
17 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 144 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 252 days late,
Main office

1 Belz Terrace
LONDON
E5 9SN

Objectives

(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE ELDERLY OR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, BOTH WITHIN THE UK AND OVERSEAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(IV) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR AMONG PERSONS SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY OR NEED, BY THE PROVISION OF RESPITE HOLIDAYS OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UK AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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