Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

CAMP SIMCHA 

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE JEWISH CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND YOUNG ADULTS AFFECTED BY CANCER, LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES OR ANY CHRONIC OR SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19?£3,416£2,954£463£917£2,899£2,76711.220600
31/12/17£2,959£2,183£776£700£2,445£2,28812.6180
31/12/16£1,569£1,818£-249£487£1,687£1,56810.3160
31/12/15£2,581£1,892£689£760£1,917£1,88111.9150
31/12/14£1,364£1,400£-36£350£1,234£1,21410.4130
31/12/13£1,935£1,432£503£319£1,270£1,24410.4100
31/12/12£690£1,007£-316£68£767£7288.7100
31/12/11£1,641£1,019£622£303£1,083£1,0221290
31/12/10£632£690£-58£78£461£4217.390
31/12/09£1,050£820£229£243£519£4827.180
31/12/08£565£613£-48£65£290£2785.470
31/12/07*£800£652£148£248£338£2554.760
31/12/06*£503£335£169£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£158£210£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£16£58£-42£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years
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This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Childhood Trust - At home art therapies for seriously sick children
£8,750 10/12/2019
Camp Simcha's children look forward to their “Arts at Home” sessions. They benefit from individual attention and positive reinforcement they receive during their sessions. Sessions are a positive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Camp Simcha's Hospital Toy Drive 2018
£8,072 04/05/2018
12
This project aims to host an event where donated toys are distributed to children living with cancer and other serious childhood illnesses. This will help to improve emotional wellbeing and develop ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1995, number: 1044685
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 3 days late, AR07: 111 days late, AR06: 63 days late,
Main office

Amelie House
221 Golders Green Road
LONDON
NW11 9DQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE JEWISH CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND YOUNG ADULTS AFFECTED BY CANCER, LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES OR ANY CHRONIC OR SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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