Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE 

The advancement of Liberal Judaism Providing, maintaining and carrying on a place of worship and arranging to conduct religious services Providing, arranging for and conducting religious education. Providing for the solemnisation of marriages Providing for burial and cremation Providing communal, cultural activities and care in the community
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Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,922,304 available, equivalent to 78 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile 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
31/03/23£764£753£11£0£5,006£4,92278.442100
31/03/22£1,051£730£321£0£4,988£791.342100
31/03/21£808£748£60£1£4,667£4,57373.449100
31/03/20£1,590£786£804£13£4,607£4,5206956200
31/03/19£788£778£9£14£3,803£3,70657.160250
31/03/18£773£805£-32£8£3,794£3,68254.9560
31/03/17£721£657£63£8£3,826£3,71167.8530
31/03/16£4,387£624£3,763£6£3,763£3,64170330

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 78.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

www.npls.org.uk

treasurer@npls.org.uk

01923822592

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 42 employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-71
  • JOANNE DAVIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: School Exam Invigilator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2015, number: 1160487
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/12/2014, number: 09349392
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

18 - 24 Oaklands Gate
Northwood
HA63AA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIBERAL JUDAISM (AND THE SYNAGOGUE SHALL BE AFFILIATED TO LIBERAL JUDAISM). TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND CARRY ON A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND ARRANGE AND CONDUCT RELIGIOUS SERVICES. TO PROVIDE, ARRANGE AND CONDUCT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGE. TO MAKE PROVISION FOR BURIAL AND CREMATION. TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER RELIGIOUS RITES AND CHARITABLE DUTIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO DETERMINE.

Data Sources

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