Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON

The objects of the charity are: i) The advancement of the Jewish religion and Jewish religious education in accordance with the principles of Chabad Lubavitch ii) The relief of poverty in particular but not exclusively by providing training and advisory services to poor people to enable them to acquire skills equipping them for life and for earning a livelihood iii) The advancement of education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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 rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

Established: 13 years

www.chabadbloomsbury.org

info@jewishstudentcentre.org

020 7060 9770

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22		£591	£595	£-4	£0	£1,071	£1,071	21.6	3	40
31/12/21		£398	£407	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20		£620	£411	£209	£0	£830	£809	23.6	2	20
31/12/19		£453	£441	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/18		£548	£497	£51	£0	£609	£609	14.7	4	0
31/12/17		£972	£379	£594	£0	£559	£559	17.7	1	0
31/12/16		£348	£391	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£309	£310	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£255	£249	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£106	£107	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£40	£32	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£62	£65	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 56%
Liabilities/Income: 228%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 21.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Camden, City Of Westminster,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

3 employees
40 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 London Community Foundation - Grant to Chabad Lubavitch Of Bloomsbury - Central London
£7,485	15/12/2020 5	1. Food packages for 50 people over a duration of 3 months. 2. Mental health sessions to help people with stress of continued covid social restrictions.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,935	11/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-66

YOSEF YITZCHOK KOPFSTEIN Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Manager

YISROEL YEHUDAH WEISZ Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: MENUCHA V'SIMCHA,

ALAN LAWRENCE LEE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE ARNOLD LEE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ISRAEL LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2011, number: 1140342
Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2010, number: 07442727

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR11: 16 days late,

Main office

85-89 Great Titchfield Street
LONDON
W1W 6RJ

Objectives

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF CHABAD LUBAVITCH(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO POOR PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO ACQUIRE SKILLS EQUIPPING THEM FOR LIFE AND FOR EARNING A LIVELIHOOD(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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