Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE CENTRE FOR LEBANESE STUDIES

To advance the education of the public by providing an educational establishment to further the study of and research into the historical, economic, geographic and cultural issues relating to and affecting the country of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22		£915	£1,272	£-357	£0	£29	£3	0	2
31/12/21		£912	£815	£97	£0	£358	£274	4	1
31/12/20	*	£801	£685	£116	£0	£261	£261	4.6	10
31/12/19	*	£684	£540	£144	£0	£144	£144	3.2	0
31/12/18	*	£289	£276	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£129	£141	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£99	£120	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	*	£117	£99	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	*	£71	£101	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	*	£135	£182	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12		£182	£153	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	*	£172	£158	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10		£76	£93	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09		£59	£68	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	*	£59	£45	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07		£44	£31	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	*	£102	£82	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 88%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

www.lebanesestudies.com

info@lebanesestudies.com

01223767539

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Lebanon, Oxfordshire, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

BASSEM ZIADE (Chair) Appointed: 2018

EDWARD ASSEILY Appointed: 2018

JAMES WILFRID WATT Appointed: 2023

DALIA SALAAM RISHANI Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE ST PETER'S COLLEGE FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/1988, number: 298375

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR20: 66 days late, AR19: 152 days late, AR18: 78 days late, AR15: 11 days late, AR14: 10 days late, AR13: 26 days late, AR11: 24 days late, AR08: 18 days late, AR06: 299 days late,

Main office

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
184 HILLS ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 8PQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO FURTHER THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORICAL, ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, SOCIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES RELATING TO AND EFFECTING THE COUNTRY OF LEBANON AND LEBANESE PEOPLE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF TEACHIN IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SAME IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING AND INTER ALIA, TO CREATE A LIBRARY OF ARCHIVES AND RECORDS RELATING TO LEBANON, TO ENCOURAGE AND ORGANISE SEMINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS CONCERNING THE SAME AND TO ISSUE BOOKS PAMPHLETS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE CENTRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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