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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND 

CARRYING OUT HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT RELATING TO HOUSING, EDUCATION AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS TO THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS IN THE AREAS IN WHICH WE OPERATE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
30/04/23?£878£803£75£30£393£1892.8450
31/03/22£805£834£-29£16£318£1812.6350
31/03/21£886£812£73£10£347£2213.3350
31/03/20£561£573£-12£11£274£2054.3350
31/03/19£609£629£-20£12£286£2444.7350
31/03/18£605£642£-36£13£306£2414.530
31/03/17£683£700£-17£19£342£2684.620
31/03/16£670£563£106£20£360£280620
31/03/15£591£502£89£95£253£168420
31/03/14£434£379£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£325£286£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£217£200£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£117£116£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£77£25£53£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 48%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 52.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk

office@friendsoftheholyland.org.uk

01926512980

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Israel, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 50 volunteers

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
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Friends of the Holy Land
£2,000 30/07/2021
Funding to support a group of children with special educational needs located in a school just outside of Bethlehem.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2009, number: 1130054
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Friends of the Holy Land
Farmer Ward Road
KENILWORTH
CV8 2DH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN EACH CASE IN ISRAEL,PALESTINE, JORDAN AND CYPRUS (TOGETHER THE HOLY LAND) BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OFEDUCATION AND TRAINING IN, AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO, SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONALESTABLISHMENTS AND PARISHES, PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, RUN BY THE LATIN PATRIARCHATEOF JERUSALEM, FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN THE HOLY LAND; ANDTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN THE HOLY LAND BY FINANCIAL SUPPORT,ORGANISATION OF SELF-HELP PROJECTS, PURCHASE OF GOODS AND ARTEFACTS OF ALL KINDS FROMMEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOR RE-SALE BY THE CHARITY AND THROUGH ANY OTHERMEANS BY WHICH THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE CAN BE IMPROVED

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISRAEL, PALESTINE, JORDAN AND CYPRUS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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