Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Grant maker support: +9

BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED 

The activities of the charity are to relieve the effects of sickness, poor physical and mental health and old age for people of the Jewish community in North London by assisting with the provision of support, facilities and services.
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 low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

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
Established: 23 years

www.bikurcholim.co.uk

reception@bikurcholim.co.uk

02088007575

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£3,551£3,740£-189£180£801£7582.4148447
31/03/22£2,981£3,510£-529£74£991£9133.1161460
31/03/21£3,451£3,427£24£49£1,519£1,4084.9174445
31/03/20£2,643£2,638£5£33£1,496£1,3506.1174449
31/03/19£2,600£2,389£211£26£1,491£1,3126.6181416
31/03/18£2,541£2,510£31£40£1,280£1,0675.11830
31/03/17£2,445£2,510£-65£13£1,249£1,0014.81680
31/03/16£2,117£2,017£99£25£1,314£1,0336.11600
31/03/15£2,067£1,993£74£35£1,215£8995.4900
31/03/14£2,414£2,145£269£37£1,141£7914.4920
31/03/13£2,254£2,349£-95£66£872£6463.3950
31/03/12*£2,507£2,228£279£65£967£8064.3930
31/03/11*£2,297£2,162£135£46£687£6873.8920
31/03/10£2,337£2,072£265£50£552£5523.2850
31/03/09£1,806£1,608£198£25£287£2872.1670
31/03/08*£1,450£1,428£22£35£90£900.8840
31/03/07*£1,114£1,104£9£18£67£670.7560
31/03/06*£949£929£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05?*£578£577£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04*£497£489£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 148 employees
  • 447 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

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
Power to Change£82,948
DCMS£24,988
Hackney CVS£15,530
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Power to Change - COM-TECH - Bikur Cholim
£82,948 04/10/2023
360G-ptc-gr-18705COM-TECH - Bikur Cholim
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,000 31/01/2023
Food packages for people with health issues
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Living with Covid
£10,530 30/06/2022
Hackney Giving Living with Covid Outreach grant supporting Charedi, Orthodox Jewish communities
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£24,988 17/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - SPARKS
£9,956 27/04/2018
12
This project will produce a magazine to support children and young people who are living with illness in their family, helping them to develop positive relationships and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - La Briut Continuation
£317,788 21/03/2018
60
This project aims to improve confidence, health and wellbeing and relationships and reduce isolation amongst disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community in the Stamford Hill and wider ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bikur Cholim Ltd
£87,300 23/11/2017
36
£87,300 over three years (£29,100; £28,800; £29,400) for the salary of an Older People's Carers Support Worker (24 hpw) and towards associated project costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - La'briut
£296,252 12/07/2012
60
This is an expansion of an existing project that provides practical health and social care services alongside volunteering and employment opportunities for the Charedi (Orthodox Jewish) residents ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-61
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2001, number: 1085965
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/05/2000, number: 04001168
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR07: 48 days late, AR06: 413 days late, AR05: 214 days late, AR04: 56 days late,
Main office

GROUND FLOOR
2A NORTHFIELD ROAD
LONDON
N16 5RN

Objectives

(1) THE RELIEF OF THE EFFECTS OF SICKNESS, POOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND OLD AGE FOR PEOPLE OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY IN NORTH LONDON BY ASSISTING WITH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT FACILITIES AND SERVICES (2) FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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