Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE MOVEMENT FOR REFORM JUDAISM

The objectives of the Movement are to promote and foster Judaism and to promote any charitable purpose calculated to further the welfare of the Jewish people in the United Kingdom, in Israel or elsewhere in the world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£2,823£2,754£70£135£1,954£1,5126.624200
31/12/22£2,738£2,555£184£64£1,884£1,4576.8230
31/12/21£1,834£1,916£-82£104£1,701£1,2057.5221
31/12/20£1,821£1,929£-108£147£1,783£1,2597.8241
31/12/19£3,128£3,269£-141£164£1,890£1,5145.6281
31/12/18£3,557£3,513£45£212£2,031£1,6595.7250
31/12/17£4,181£3,788£393£215£1,987£1,6075.1250
31/12/16£3,535£3,448£87£239£1,594£1,2864.5250
31/12/15£3,430£3,386£44£368£1,507£3941.4260
31/12/14£3,611£3,489£122£338£1,463£3851.3260
31/12/13*£3,687£3,244£443£326£1,340£3801.4220
31/12/12£3,559£3,290£269£302£897£2851250
31/12/11£4,114£3,486£628£314£628£2480.9300

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.reformjudaism.org.uk

admin@rjuk.org

02083495723

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Jewish congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Levy Foundation - Core funding contribution
£1,000 13/01/2020
To support the national umbrella organisation of 41 autonomous synagogue communities and promotes Reform values and practices in the wider world
Joseph Levy Foundation - Core funding contribution
£3,000 31/12/2018
12
Core funding contribution to the national umbrella organisation of 41 autonomous synagogue communities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-79
  • DANIEL ROBERT BENJAMIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Barrister
  • GABRIELLE SUZANNE MANDELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Ceo
  • IAN MICHAEL LANCASTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Independent Authentication Consultant
  • JOELL OVADIA ERIC LESKIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Jewish Community Professional
  • JUDY RUTH WELEMINSKY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • KATHRYN ANNE HIRST Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Barrister
  • MELVIN PEDRO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MICHELE RUTH SAFFER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • NICHOLAS ALEKSANDER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • PAUL ANTHONY LANGSFORD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Corporate Design Consultant
  • RABBI ROBYN ASHWORTH-STEEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Rabbi
  • ROBERTO LAMPL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investment Manager
  • ROY SAATCHI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Media Consultant
  • RABBI KATH VARDI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Rabbi
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2011, number: 1139806
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/11/2010, number: 07431950
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Small charity
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 59 days late,
Main office

STERNBERG CENTRE
80 EAST END ROAD
LONDON
N3 2SY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER JUDAISM AND TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE CALCULATED TO FURTHER THE WELFARE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN THE UK, IN ISRAEL OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK, IN ISRAEL OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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