Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

YESHIVAS LEV SIMCHA LIMITED 

The advancement of orthodox Jewish religious education generally and in particular but not exclusively to maintain administer and manage the Talmudic college known as Yeshivas Lev Simcha.and to support families of the community with food and emotional support etc.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £2,911 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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
31/08/22£874£846£28£30£-3£-3-0310
31/08/21£855£942£-87£17£-31£-31-0.4340
31/08/20£831£772£59£2£56£560.9300
31/08/19£666£659£7£13£-3£-3-0.1330
31/08/18£513£531£-18£7£-10£-10-0.2280
31/08/17£459£432£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£387£370£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£337£334£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£309£325£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£321£306£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£348£299£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£253£253£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£226£229£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£281£319£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£211£255£-44£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: 102%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

02088061131

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 31 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 61-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2007, number: 1120748
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/2007, number: 06263604
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR10: 70 days late, AR08: 328 days late,
Main office

74 DURLEY ROAD
LONDON
N16 5JS

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO MAINTAIN ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THE TALMUDICAL COLLEGE KNOWN AS YESHIVAS LEV SIMCHA (GUR TALMUDICAL COLLEGE) CURRENTLY SITUATE AT 17 MARGARET ROAD, LONDON N16 WHERE RABBI JACOB ROSENBAUM IS THE PRINCIPAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CURRENTLY AT 17 MARGARET ROAD, LONDON N16.

Data Sources

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