Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
    • CC Inquiry: -2Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION 

    Receives income from investments and donations and makes grants to charitable organisations
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • The Charities Commission has initated an Inquiry into this charity (see details below)
    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    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
    31/01/23£698£450£248£0£5,532£5,532147.400
    31/01/22£729£534£195£0£5,284£5,284118.800
    31/01/21£1,791£1,058£734£0£5,649£5,64964.105
    31/01/20£740£736£4£0£3,812£3,81262.100
    31/01/19£362£256£106n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/01/18*£318£320£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/01/17£2,341£1,871£471£0£3,174£3,17420.400
    31/01/16£373£358£15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/01/15*£323£200£123£0£0£0n/a00
    31/01/14*£777£186£592£2£2,415£2,415155.900
    31/01/13*£877£11£866£1£1,293£1,2931439.300
    31/01/12*£428£1£427£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: 46%
    Liabilities/Income: 687%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 147.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 40 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.6
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 13 years

    admin@theknightlandfoundation.org

    020 7309 3800

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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
    Where it operates
    • Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 37-68
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2011, number: 1143110
    • Registered at Companies House on 18/02/2011, number: 07535303
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Public Reports
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    12 returns made; AR18: 60 days late, AR15: 85 days late, AR14: 63 days late, AR13: 18 days late, AR12: 61 days late,
    Main office

    Lower Ground Floor
    139 Osbaldeston Road
    London
    N16 6ND

    Objectives

    THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, AMONGST THE ELDERLY OR IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES OR PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULOD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS. TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, STUDY SESSIONS,LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF JEWISH PUPILS ACCORDING TO THE TENETS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE FACILITIES NEEDED FOR SUCH PURPOSES TO PROMOTE ANY PURPOSE THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE AND THAT IS LEGALLY CONSIDERED CHARITABLE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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