Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THORNBIRCH 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
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

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 composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £8,245 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Established: 37 years
(39 years as a company)

02088009677

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£975£966£9£0£-8£-8-0.100
31/03/22£612£619£-7£0£-17£-17-0.300
31/03/21£650£644£6£0£-10£-10-0.200
31/03/20£680£750£-69£0£-15£-15-0.200
31/03/19£415£507£-92n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£915£736£179£0£146£1462.400
31/03/17*£240£661£-421£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£825£541£284£0£388£3888.600
31/03/15*£556£488£68£3£104£1042.600
31/03/14*£156£484£-328£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£765£621£144£4£364£364700
31/03/12*£549£629£-80£4£220£2204.210
31/03/11*£525£432£93£7£300£3008.300
31/03/10*£465£336£130£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£337£434£-97£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£293£232£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£252£243£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£256£295£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£236£183£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£205£230£-25£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 268%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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: 56-91
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1986, number: 292991
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/06/1984, number: 01828560
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: 42 days late, AR13: 59 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR11: 53 days late, AR10: 59 days late, AR07: 60 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 5 days late,
Main office

136 CLAPTON COMMON
LONDON
E5 9AG

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH. (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY. (C) FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY THE ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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