Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL TRUST 

The objective of the trust is to create the UK's first truly inclusive, state-funded Jewish secondary school.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £34,886,078 available, equivalent to 140 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 19 years

www.jcoss.org

admin@jcoss.barnet.sch.uk

07773138968

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£1,804£2,999£-1,195£0£34,886£34,886139.600
31/03/22£1,438£2,590£-1,152£0£36,075£0n/a00
31/03/21£1,573£1,944£-371£0£37,227£0n/a00
31/03/20£1,459£2,719£-1,261£0£37,598£0n/a00
31/03/19£1,422£2,287£-865£0£38,859£0n/a00
31/03/18£1,844£2,147£-303£0£39,724£0n/a00
31/03/17£2,163£2,212£-50£0£40,026£0n/a00
31/03/16£1,420£2,014£-593£0£40,076£0n/a00
31/03/15£1,322£2,435£-1,113£27£40,709£0n/a00
31/03/14£916£2,034£-1,118£33£41,822£0n/a00
31/03/13£1,635£1,983£-348£102£42,940£0n/a00
31/03/12£1,593£1,889£-296£55£43,288£0n/a00
31/03/11£16,630£1,641£14,989£72£43,585£0n/a00
31/03/10£19,818£549£19,269£182£28,595£0n/a00
31/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/08£1,099£938£162£53£247£2473.200
31/03/07£604£527£77£12£85£851.900
31/03/06£97£89£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 139.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 15.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
Pears Foundation - Grant to JCoSS
£75,000 03/03/2016
12
One-off grant for social action co-ordination

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2005, number: 1107705
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/12/2004, number: 05313603
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE MOSS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST on 25/08/2022
Main office

J C O S S
Castlewood Road
Cockfosters
BARNET
EN4 9GE

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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