Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Large legacies income: +1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE SOCIETY FOR DISTRIBUTING HEBREW SCRIPTURES

Recognising our debt to the Jewish people for the Bble and the need to overcome prejudice, the society publishes and freely distributes the Hebrew scriptures to Jewish people worldwide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,994,126 available, equivalent to 78 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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	*	£541	£463	£78	£0	£2,994	£2,994	77.6	9	0
31/03/22		£473	£465	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	*	£531	£393	£138	£0	£2,876	£2,876	87.8	9	0
31/03/20		£979	£456	£523	£0	£2,720	£2,720	71.5	9	25
31/03/19		£538	£556	£-18	£0	£2,234	£2,234	48.2	9	25
31/03/18		£557	£528	£30	£0	£2,243	£2,243	51	9	0
31/03/17		£490	£463	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£759	£421	£338	£0	£2,158	£2,158	61.5	7	0
31/03/15		£452	£511	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£548	£435	£113	£9	£1,893	£1,881	51.9	7	0
31/03/13		£583	£414	£168	£9	£1,778	£1,778	51.5	5	0
31/03/12		£362	£545	£-184	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£486	£488	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£587	£456	£130	£8	£1,778	£1,778	46.8	9	0
31/03/09		£451	£446	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£520	£408	£111	£12	£1,637	£1,637	48.1	8	0
31/03/07	*	£446	£498	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£440	£444	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£382	£508	£-126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£445	£505	£-61	£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: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 77.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 53 months
Quick Ratio: 99.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 59 years
(72 years as a company)

www.sdhs.co.uk

office@sdhs.co.uk

01462457486

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

9 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-87

AMUDALATU OLORUNTOYIN POPOOLA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Paediatric Infectious Diseases Coordinator

GARETH LUCAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Children'S Book Illustrator

MATTHEW JAMES RAMSEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Plumber

ABIGAIL LAWRENCE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Nurse

DESMOND WIGHTMAN Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Self Employed

GABRIEL BENNETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CHRISTIAN MISSIONS CHARITABLE TRUST,

JOHN HENRY PIKE Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Company Director

DR ALEC RAEBURN PASSMORE (Chair), Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeships: AINSDALE EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST, BALKAN VISION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/1965, number: 232692
Registered at Companies House on 05/01/1952, number: 00503177

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR21: 29 days late, AR07: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HITCHIN CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY on 03/01/2023

Main office

JOSEPH HOUSE
1 BURY MEAD ROAD
HITCHIN
SG5 1RT

Objectives

5.1 THE PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS.5.2 THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SOCIETY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.THE OBJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT AS A PROCLAMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE SCRIPTURES AND WITH THE BELIEFS AS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 7 HEREOF.÷

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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