Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

MELCREN LIMITED

To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity only provides its support via other charities
There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £15,390 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 42 years

02088008141

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£629	£637	£-9	£0	£-15	£-15	-0.3	0
31/03/22		£434	£431	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£282	£322	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£357	£440	£-84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£791	£810	£-19	£0	£113	£113	1.7	0
31/03/18	*	£915	£878	£37	£0	£132	£132	1.8	0
31/03/17	*	£900	£1,036	£-136	£0	£95	£95	1.1	0
31/03/16	*	£1,108	£992	£116	£0	£231	£231	2.8	0
31/03/15	*	£1,160	£1,102	£58	£5	£114	£114	1.2	0
31/03/14	*	£433	£782	£-349	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	*	£925	£920	£6	£6	£405	£405	5.3	0
31/03/12	*	£770	£690	£81	£4	£400	£400	7	1
31/03/11		£651	£574	£77	£6	£319	£319	6.7	0
31/03/10	*	£605	£497	£108	£4	£242	£242	5.8	0
31/03/09		£456	£423	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08	*	£352	£340	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07	*	£319	£396	£-76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06		£360	£299	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£275	£261	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	*	£229	£255	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	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: 2021%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-91

MRS M WOSNER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Company Director

MR E ENGLANDER (Chair) Appointed: 1981, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: WYCHVILLE LIMITED, RIDGESAVE LIMITED, THORNBIRCH LIMITED, KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED, COLLEL CHIBATH YERUSHALAYIM, RABBI MEIR BAAL HANES TRUST, MENACHEM GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ZECHARIA CHARITABLE TRUST, FRIENDS OF MOSDOS BELZ MACHNOVKA,

MRS N WEISS Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED, BEIS BRUCHA LTD, MISHON,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/09/1982, number: 284834
Registered at Companies House on 26/02/1981, number: 01547554

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 52 days late, AR13: 59 days late, AR12: 19 days late, AR10: 20 days late, AR08: 60 days late, AR07: 253 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 5 days late,

Main office

84 DARENTH ROAD
LONDON
N16 6ED

Objectives

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH. 2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY. 3) FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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