Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

JEWISH BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICE

JBCS was set up to protect and preserve mental health and the relief of suffering and distress caused through bereavement by:Offering bereavement counselling to the Jewish community, individuals, children, young people and families;Providing advice and support on bereavement issues;Providing training to individuals and organisations on bereavement.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£132	£109	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/21		£152	£121	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/20		£171	£110	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/19	*	£84	£91	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/12/18		£90	£101	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/12/17		£107	£94	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£83	£82	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£104	£90	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£96	£94	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£64	£60	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£91	£59	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£58	£56	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£53	£38	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£44	£48	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	*	£49	£44	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£16	£31	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£31	£40	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£41	£36	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£34	£22	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

www.jbcs.org.uk

enquiries@jbcs.org.uk

02089513881

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,980	03/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service
£20,000	19/06/2020	£20,000 as a contribution towards the costs of the project outlined in your application.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARBARA SHAPIRO Appointed: 2011

JOHN ALAN SILVER Appointed: 2011

KEITH DAVID SIMONS MBE (Chair), Other trusteeships: THE TOWERS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PINNER JEWISH YOUTH CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/06/1995, number: 1047473

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR19: 45 days late, AR15: 0 days late, AR08: 340 days late, AR07: 19 days late,

Main office

Jewish Bereavement
PO Box 875
EDGWARE
Middlesex
HA8 4WX

Objectives

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY BEREAVEMENT IN PARTICULAR BY (A)THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING TO BEREAVED MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (B) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OR WHO WISH TO BECOME BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLORS (C) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESOURCE FOR THE PROVISION TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OF ADVICE, INFORMATION RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF BEREAVEMENT AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE THE LONDON AREA

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