Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

NEW NORTH LONDON SYNAGOGUE 

The charity provides religious, educational, and cultural activities for its members and for the wider community within the framework of practice and ethos of Masorti Judaism. It actively encourages its members to participate in raising funds for other charities and to do practical work for these, and to support projects to enhance social justice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,320,346 available, equivalent to 43 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 21 years

www.nnls-masorti.org.uk

office@nnls-masorti.org.uk

02083468560

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
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
31/10/22£2,135£2,038£97£0£7,491£7,32043.189390
31/10/21£1,852£1,776£76£0£7,394£7,20848.772300
31/10/20£1,794£1,741£53£0£7,318£7,13049.168300
31/10/19£1,862£1,711£151£0£7,265£7,14550.126300
31/10/18£1,991£1,856£135£0£7,115£7,00645.324350
31/10/17£1,945£1,676£269£0£6,980£6,71948.1230
31/10/16£1,706£1,528£179£0£6,670£6,45550.7210
31/10/15£1,664£1,466£198£14£6,491£6,30651.6180
31/10/14£1,598£1,421£177£9£6,293£6,16952.1160
31/10/13£1,544£1,316£229£9£6,116£5,96454.4200
31/10/12£1,564£1,308£255£17£5,888£5,71252.4180
31/10/11£2,103£1,167£937£42£5,632£5,50156.6170
31/10/10£1,827£952£875£57£4,695£2413150
31/10/09£1,701£942£758£54£3,821£2172.8150
31/10/08£1,996£858£1,138£40£3,062£2653.7150
31/10/07£1,865£866£998£39£1,924£2553.5120
31/10/06£1,362£884£478£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£689£708£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£690£675£15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 43.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 89 employees
  • 390 volunteers
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
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet,

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
Pears Foundation - Grant to New North London Synagogue
£20,000 03/10/2017
24
Asylum Seekers Drop-In Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-72
  • LISA CAPLAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Financial Adviser
  • NADINE YOUNG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Advertising Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2002, number: 1094668
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2002, number: 04493731
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

80 EAST END ROAD
FINCHLEY
LONDON
N3 2SY

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE A) FIRSTLY, THE SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AND PROMOTION OF THE NEW NORTH LONDON SYNAGOGUE (THE SYNAGOGUE) AND THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF MASORTI (TRADITIONAL) JUDAISM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS MEMORANDUM AND B) SECONDLY, IN SO FAR AS ANY PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE SET OUT IN CLAUSE 3(A), TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER OBJECTS WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON - BARNET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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