Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

MW (CL) FOUNDATION 

To pursue the objects of the charity with all the resources available to the charity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,201,672 available, equivalent to 158 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
30/11/22£509£244£266£0£3,202£3,202157.600
30/11/21£307£244£63n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/20£569£253£316£0£3,667£3,66717400
30/11/19£550£277£273£0£3,340£3,340144.900
30/11/18£280£278£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/17£253£328£-75£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£311£258£54£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£319£252£66£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£204£273£-70£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13*£211£168£43£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£148£179£-31£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£203£216£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£706£40£665£6£2,846£2,84685100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 157.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

02084582933

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
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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

Age Range of Trustees: 65-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2010, number: 1134917
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2009, number: 07069161
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 1 days late,
Main office

38 PRINCES PARK AVENUE
LONDON
NW11 0JT

Objectives

(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AROUND THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT,INCLUDING AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS, OR BY GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONSWORLD-WIDE THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION(2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS OR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS M NEEDAND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP(3) TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION WORLD-WIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE OF JEWISH LAW (SHULCHAN ARUCH)

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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