Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE SHAAREI TORAH TRUST

The charity raises funds to further Orthodox Jewish religious education. It distributes its funds to a Torah Talmudical College and grants bursaries to Rabbinical students.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£988£961£27£12£166£1662.102
31/08/22£841£953£-112£0£139£1391.702
31/08/21£987£898£90£0£251£2513.402
31/08/20£342£572£-231n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£1,123£793£330£0£393£3935.900
31/08/18£542£532£10£0£63£631.400
31/08/17£455£456£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£474£498£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15*£423£425£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14*£633£615£18£4£80£801.600
31/08/13*£500£536£-36£0£62£621.400
31/08/12*£571£564£7£7£98£982.100
31/08/11*£481£519£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£642£522£119£5£129£129300
31/08/09*£682£709£-27£3£10£100.200
31/08/08*£510£514£-4£2£37£370.900
31/08/07*£387£361£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06*£316£320£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£320£333£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04*£319£298£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 14.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 41 years

ADMIN@YST613.CO.UK

01617403129

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

  • GABRIEL RECHNITZER
  • JOSEPH SHLOMO KNOPFLER
  • RABBI GABRIEL KNOPFLER
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/12/1983, number: 326442
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 32 days late, AR14: 120 days late, AR13: 443 days late, AR12: 342 days late, AR11: 222 days late, AR10: 362 days late, AR09: 222 days late, AR08: 15 days late, AR07: 197 days late, AR06: 53 days late, AR05: 29 days late, AR04: 34 days late,
Main office

Yeshivas Shaarei Torah
38-40 Upper Park Road
SALFORD
M7 4GZ

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATION 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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