Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE WORK AVENUE FOUNDATION

To address the financial difficulties of individuals in the Jewish and wider community by empowering them to become financially self-sufficient through a personalised approach, providing a range of business, training and employment services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

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
31/12/22	£1,118	£1,181	£-63	£38	£611	£573	5.8	15	0
31/12/21	£1,234	£1,023	£211	£22	£674	£532	6.2	14	0
31/12/20	£1,175	£1,575	£-401	£41	£464	£276	2.1	9	0
31/12/19	£1,066	£786	£280	£0	£864	£859	13.1	9	22
31/12/18	£1,193	£972	£220	£0	£585	£578	7.1	10	0
31/12/17	£989	£708	£280	£0	£364	£364	6.2	9	0
31/12/16	£679	£596	£84	£0	£84	£84	1.7	7	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

theworkavenue.org.uk

02083713280

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

15 employees

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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,315	02/10/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Jewish Community Charity Recruitment Fair
£10,000	03/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver a charity recruitment fair. The project aims to create pathways to employment and improve professional networking links.
Pears Foundation - Grant to The Work Avenue Foundation
£30,000	01/02/2016 36	Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to The Work Avenue Foundation
£25,000	01/02/2016 12	Capital grant towards new offices in Barnet

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-74

ALEXANDER BARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

SHRAGA ZALTZMAN Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION, FRIENDS OF HAKSHIVA,

MR MARK MORRIS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

PHILIPPA MINTZ Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

STEPHEN HOWARD JOHN PACK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: AJEX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, JFS DEVELOPMENT CHARITABLE TRUST,

SUSANNAH KINTISH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

NINA SANDLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: GREENAWAY FOUNDATION,

PAUL JULIAN MANN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: WE HUB BUILDING, FRIENDS OF NEFESH B'NEFESH LIMITED, HS & D 2016 FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2015, number: 1164762
Registered at Companies House on 18/05/2015, number: 09595853

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Wohl Enterprise Hub
2B Redbourne Avenue
London
N3 2BS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING I) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND II) ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT

Data Sources