Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE GERALD AND GAIL RONSON FAMILY FOUNDATION 

THE CHARITY IS A GRANT MAKING TRUST APPLYING FUNDS TO CHARITABLE CAUSES AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 19 years

jtrent@hwfisher.co.uk

02073887000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
31/12/22£23,230£11,373£11,857£0£443,190£0n/a30
31/12/21£48,197£3,360£44,837£0£343,420£0n/a00
31/12/20£547£12,058£-11,511£0£217,145£59,44959.200
31/12/19£50,352£3,736£46,615£0£211,720£61,94819900
31/12/18£12,391£10,567£1,823£0£131,986£30,67434.800
31/12/17£563£2,028£-1,465£0£97,533£18,24610800
31/12/16£603£1,538£-936£0£91,669£17,163133.900
31/12/15£969£1,490£-521£130£52,790£9,66577.900
31/12/14£28,965£1,060£27,905£141£40,766£40,766461.500
31/12/13£1,464£951£512£84£11,798£11,798148.800
31/12/12£951£1,078£-127£57£11,105£11,105123.600
31/12/11£1,055£1,271£-216£74£11,305£11,305106.700
31/12/10?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/09£497£970£-473£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£9,626£990£8,636£57£14,143£14,143171.300
31/03/07£5,871£850£5,021£87£5,438£5,43876.800

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 72%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 3 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2005, number: 1111728
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

H W Fisher & Co
Acre House
11-15 William Road
LONDON
NW1 3ER

Objectives

1.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE: (A) TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH (WHEREVER RESIDENT): 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY; 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES; 4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; 5. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE; 6. THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT; 7. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY INCLUDING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH FROM EXTERNAL THREATS OF BIGOTRY, ANTI-SEMITISM AND TERRORISM; 8. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND 9. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION; AND (B) TO PROMOTE ALL OTHER PURPOSES (OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED AT 1.2(A) ABOVE) WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW AS THE TRUSTEES MAY TIME TO TIME DECIDE. 1.3 THE INCOME OF THE TRUST SHALL BE PAID OR APPLIED AND THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST MAY BE PAID OR APPLIED AS FOLLOWS:-(A) AS TO 80% OF THE TRUST FUND THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE PAID OR APPLIED THE INCOME THEREOF IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 1.2(A) ABOVE IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND THE TRUSTEES MAY PAY OR APPLY PART OR ALL OF THAT 80% OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 1.2(A) ABOVE AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT; AND(B) AS TO 20% OF THE TRUST FUND THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE PAID OR APPLIED THE INCOME THEREOF IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 1.2(B) ABOVE IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND THE TRUSTEES MAY PAY OR APPLY PART OR ALL OF THAT 20% OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 1.2(B) ABOVE AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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