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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

UNITED SYNAGOGUE 

There are five primary objects of the charity.1 To create and maintain synagogues conforming to the orthodox form of Jewish worship.2 To advance education in Jewish religion.3 To provide burial for same4 Relief of the poor 5 To advance charitable purposes of other Jewish bodies and in general any other charitable purpose in connection with the above.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 gender


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Established: 59 years

www.theus.org.uk

info@theus.org.uk

02083438989

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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£41,956£43,141£-1,185£277£135,988£28,75487712,000
31/12/21£42,049£37,412£4,637£295£137,941£29,6289.57671,000
31/12/20£41,587£37,662£3,925£347£132,503£28,9659.28331,000
31/12/19*£46,722£42,893£3,829£411£128,290£27,7557.88561,000
31/12/18£48,570£40,819£7,751£509£123,740£27,6118.18461,000
31/12/17£54,470£39,562£14,908£485£116,113£27,0378.27990
31/12/16£41,478£36,575£4,903£643£100,751£24,8738.28030
31/12/15£50,627£35,508£15,119£5,068£95,617£22,8277.77810
31/12/14£33,100£32,647£453£616£80,600£12,8604.76600
31/12/13£35,605£30,656£4,949£532£80,147£12,83656370
31/12/12£33,308£30,616£2,692£555£75,198£12,74756230
31/12/11£31,818£29,341£2,477£499£72,231£11,3484.66450
31/12/10£31,208£30,804£404£841£69,913£10,15446030
31/12/09£30,088£27,446£2,642£969£69,509£9,9344.35950
31/12/08£28,498£28,589£-91£488£66,403£8,9423.86260
31/12/07£28,384£25,972£2,412£599£67,410£9,1584.25840
31/12/06£27,118£24,676£2,442£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£28,659£27,825£834£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£22,351£20,106£2,244£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 771 employees
  • 2,000 volunteers

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
Pears Foundation - Grant to South Hampstead Synagogue
£15,000 11/02/2021
Discretionary donation to the Stand Together Programme
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to United Synagogue Refugee Drop In
£10,000 24/11/2020
Towards core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to United Synagogue
£20,000 21/06/2020
18
Asylum Seekers Drop-in Centre
Ministry of Justice - HMPPS - Chaplaincy & Faith Services
£13,500 01/04/2019
Enabling the religious practice of Jewish prisoners and facilitating the provision of pastoral care through Chaplaincy teams
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 31/03/2019
Synagogue accessibility and refurbishment
Pears Foundation - Grant to United Synagogue
£30,000 30/01/2019
12
Study trips to Rwanda
Ministry of Justice - Provision of Jewish Advice and Support for Rastafarian Prisoners
£13,500 01/04/2018
Enabling the religious practice of Jewish prisoners and facilitating the provision of pastoral care through Chaplaincy teams
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to United Synagogue
£1,988,000 17/09/2015
Willesden Jewish Cemetery 'House of Life'
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/06/1965, number: 242552
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 26 days late,
Main office

305 BALLARDS LANE
NORTH FINCHLEY
LONDON
N12 8GB

Objectives

TO FOUND, BUILD,MAINTAIN,CONDUCT,PROMOTE AND DEVELOP WITHIN THE UK, SYNAGOGUES WHICH CONFORM TO THE FORM OF WORSHIP FOR PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION; TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS TO PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FORM OF WORSHIP, AND TO PROVIDE MEANS OF BURIAL FOR PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION; THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION; TO ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF OTHER JEWISH BODIES BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS OR LOANS TO THEM INCLUDING CONTRIBUTING WITH OTHER JEWISH BODIES TO THE MAINTENANCE OF A CHIEF RABBI AND OF OTHER ECCLESIASTICAL PERSONS, AND TO OTHER COMMUNAL DUTIES DEVOLVING ON METROPOLITAN CONGREGATIONS; AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE JEWISH RELIGION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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