Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

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Supporting Orthodox Jewish religious education, the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Religion and the relief of poverty by grant-making to institutions and individuals and allowing the use of a building as a school.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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*£5,394£4,637£757£16£3,732£3,7329.702
31/03/22£2,964£2,668£296£10£2,974£2,96413.302
31/03/21£4,217£7,022£-2,805£32£2,678£2,6784.602
31/03/20£4,696£5,554£-858£75£5,483£5,48311.802
31/03/19£3,173£3,206£-33£25£5,346£5,3462002
31/03/18*£3,458£3,141£317£51£5,379£5,37920.500
31/03/17£2,225£1,986£239£6£2,862£2,86217.300
31/03/16£2,750£2,716£34£20£2,203£2,2039.700
31/03/15£1,742£1,798£-56£10£2,139£2,13414.200
31/03/14£1,517£1,316£201£6£1,701£1,70115.500
31/03/13£837£791£46£4£1,500£1,50022.800
31/03/12£1,095£685£410£2£1,454£1,45425.400
31/03/11£1,004£914£91£4£1,044£1,04413.700
31/03/10£714£756£-42£2£953£95315.100
31/03/09£580£600£-20£2£1,015£1,01520.300
31/03/08£1,478£833£645£3£1,009£1,00914.500
31/03/07£1,199£1,210£-11£4£790£7907.800
31/03/06£597£568£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,148£999£149£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£600£388£212£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 70%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 56 years

02088060017

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Haringey, Israel, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Come Play Outside
£10,000 04/02/2022
The funding will be used to build a play area for children. The project aims to provide a safe fun play area for children who are from low-income homes and living in tiny quarters with no garden or ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Weekend Trip
£10,000 13/08/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-86
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/04/1968, number: 255685
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1968, number: 00929964
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR18: 70 days late,
Main office

First Floor
94 Stamford Hill
London
N16 6XS

Objectives

TO FURTHER THOSE PURPOSES BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE BY ENGLISH LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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