Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE GESHER TRUST

Gesher is a unique independent all through school for children aged 4 to 16. We opened in September 2017 and provide a specialist learning environment for children with special educational needs. These include language, communication and social pragmatic difficulties and those associated with ADHD and specific learning difficulties. We have a specialism in autism spectrum challenges.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
31/08/23		£4,743	£4,627	£117	£68	£2,541	£2,286	5.9	47	37
31/08/22		£2,823	£2,719	£103	£18	£2,425	£2,275	10	49	41
31/08/21		£3,490	£2,022	£1,467	£45	£2,321	£2,266	13.4	29	0
31/08/20		£1,690	£1,651	£39	£43	£854	£747	5.4	25	0
31/08/19		£1,657	£1,400	£257	£118	£815	£621	5.3	17	0
31/08/18		£1,197	£925	£272	£0	£558	£319	4.1	6	0
31/08/17?		£412	£331	£82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16		£227	£26	£201	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15	*	£7	£4	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 65%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 10 years

www.gesherschool.com

admin@gesherschool.com

02078845102

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
BBC Children in Need	£47,000
Joseph Levy Foundation	£20,000
DCMS	£15,667

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	11/03/2022	Joining the Dots
Joseph Levy Foundation - Core funding contribution
£20,000	05/07/2021 12	Contribution to fundraising appeal to develop and open a secondary school in London for children with special educational needs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Gesher Trust
£47,000	09/09/2020 18	COVID19 - This grant will fund increased therapeutic staff hours and a safeguarding portal for young people with special educational needs who are experiencing increased anxieties due to Covid-19. The activity will improve their emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£15,667	25/06/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-78

ALISON LUISE DURBAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Marketing Director

HOWARD ZETTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Solicitor

LEE RICHARD JOSEPH PORTNOI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

MICHAEL KUTNER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Solicitor

SARAH SULTMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

STEVEN MICHAEL DANIELS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Services Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2015, number: 1160465
Registered at Companies House on 17/09/2014, number: 09223197

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR15: 182 days late,

Main office

Gesher School
Cannon Lane
PINNER
Middlesex
HA5 1JF

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, CARRYING ON, MANAGING AND DEVELOPING A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE JEWISH FAITH. (4.1 OF GOVERNING DOCUMENT)IN CASE OF DISPUTE, REFERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE JEWISH FAITH IS A REFERENCE TO THOSE PRINCIPLES AS UNDERSTOOD BY THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE. (4.2 OF GOVERNING DOCUMENT).

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