Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE WIENER HOLOCAUST LIBRARY

The Wiener Library is one of the world's leading archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, its unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony. It is dedicated to supporting research, learning, teaching and advocacy about the Holocaust and genocide, their causes and consequences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,724,139 available, equivalent to 30 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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
31/12/22	*	£1,339	£1,512	£-172	£82	£7,116	£3,724	29.6	24	30
31/12/21		£1,328	£1,200	£128	£76	£7,898	£4,026	40.3	20	2
31/12/20		£2,007	£996	£1,011	£67	£7,395	£3,864	46.6	18	24
31/12/19		£1,009	£1,110	£-101	£78	£6,331	£3,744	40.5	19	35
31/12/18		£782	£1,033	£-251	£81	£6,241	£3,684	42.8	17	32
31/12/17		£1,152	£1,150	£1	£88	£6,584	£3,773	39.4	17	0
31/12/16		£954	£947	£6	£112	£6,521	£3,638	46.1	16	0
31/12/15		£1,266	£829	£436	£99	£6,362	£3,513	50.8	14	0
31/12/14		£2,600	£800	£1,800	£117	£5,896	£3,450	51.7	13	0
31/12/13		£719	£761	£-42	£92	£4,096	£3,476	54.8	13	0
31/12/12		£1,912	£617	£1,295	£88	£4,071	£3,408	66.3	11	0
31/12/11		£1,546	£492	£1,054	£108	£2,775	£669	16.3	11	0
31/12/10		£1,508	£453	£1,055	£77	£1,721	£305	8.1	11	0
31/12/09		£532	£321	£212	£50	£666	£303	11.3	11	0
31/12/08		£541	£523	£18	£40	£454	£88	2	11	0
31/12/07		£663	£550	£113	£60	£436	£115	2.5	12	0
31/12/06		£531	£450	£81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£467	£424	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£428	£401	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 29.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 10.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 57 years
(66 years as a company)

www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org

info@wienerholocaustlibrary.org

02076367247

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

24 employees
30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£95,552
Pears Foundation	£50,000
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Wiener Library Holocaust International Tracing Service Archive
£17,552	27/01/2022	To support UK citizens access the International Tracing Service Archive (now known as the Arolsen Archive)
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Holocaust Awareness Raising
£78,000	17/05/2021	To raise awareness on social media channels and through community engagement via Foundation Stones
Pears Foundation - Grant to The Wiener Holocaust Library
£50,000	27/11/2020 24	Core Funding
The Foyle Foundation - Learning
£20,000	23/04/2020	towards development of the new website
Pears Foundation - Grant to The Wiener Holocaust Library
£40,000	03/09/2018 24	Core funding
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Wiener Library Institute of Contemporary History
£6,900	04/07/2017	On British Soil: Victims of Nazi Persecution on the Channel Islands
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Wiener Library
£10,000	01/06/2017	World leading extensive archive on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony.
Pears Foundation - Grant to The Wiener Library
£40,000	01/02/2017 24	Core funding
Dulverton Trust - the November Pogrom 1938 (Kristallnacht) project
£10,000	25/02/2014	the November Pogrom 1938 (Kristallnacht) project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Wiener Library Institute of Contemporary History
£1,000,000	21/05/2013	Keeping Truth Alive: Building a sustainable future for the Wiener Library

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-86

ANDREAS PAUL WESEMANN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Banker

AREND EGBERT DIKKERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Consultant

CATHERINE COLLOMS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Affairs

DR ZOE WAXMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None

FRANK HARDING Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE HEATH AND HAMPSTEAD SOCIETY, THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES (AJR),

HOWARD STEVEN LEWIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE CATHERINE LEWIS FOUNDATION,

JONATHAN GLAZER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Film Director

LIZZIE MARX Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Phd Student

PROFESSOR PHILIP SPENCER, Occupation: Professor

ANTHONY DAVID LANDES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Non-Executive Director, Other trusteeships: THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/1967, number: 313015
Registered at Companies House on 09/01/1958, number: 00596820

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 13 days late,

Main office

29 Russell Square
LONDON
WC1B 5DP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, PARTICULARLY THE STUDY AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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