Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH BELZ MACNIVKA

The primary purpose of the charity is to support the charitable activities of the Mercaz Hatorah Belz Mcnivka in Jerusalem, Israel. Other charitable activities include the relief of poverty, hardship and distress amongst residents of Israel and the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
30/06/23		£7,492	£7,872	£-380	£145	£208	£0	n/a
30/06/22		£8,896	£8,541	£354	£48	£588	£0	n/a
30/06/21		£7,762	£7,665	£98	£2	£234	£0	n/a
30/06/20		£9,684	£9,723	£-39	£4	£136	£0	n/a
30/06/19		£9,221	£9,386	£-164	£2	£176	£0	n/a
30/06/18		£10,916	£10,813	£103	£7	£340	£340	0.4
30/06/17		£11,303	£11,362	£-60	£9	£237	£237	0.2
30/06/16		£9,190	£9,306	£-116	£89	£296	£296	0.4
30/06/15		£8,269	£8,017	£252	£5	£412	£412	0.6
30/06/14		£6,743	£6,682	£62	£8	£160	£160	0.3
30/06/13	*	£5,673	£6,013	£-340	£5	£98	£98	0.2
30/06/12	*	£4,691	£4,341	£349	£4	£438	£438	1.2
30/06/11	*	£3,265	£3,220	£45	£4	£89	£89	0.3
30/06/10	*	£1,366	£1,341	£25	£3	£44	£44	0.4
30/06/09	*	£1,034	£1,015	£19	£0	£19	£19	0.2

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 20

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

office.mhbm@gmail.com

020 8809 9666

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Belgium, Israel, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

ELOZER YONAH BRANDER (Chair)

MENACHEM LIEBER

CHAYE GITEL KRAUTWIRT Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: Beis Aharon TT Activity Centre,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2008, number: 1126075

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR13: 23 days late, AR12: 135 days late, AR11: 491 days late, AR10: 600 days late, AR09: 482 days late,

Main office

83-95 Bethune Road
London
N16 5ED

Objectives

a) The prevention and relief of poverty, hardship or distress within the United Kingdom and abroad, to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty in need by making grants of money.b) The advancement of Jewish education within the United Kingdom and abroad, by assisting organisations supporting the work of education establishments or associated with them by making grants to educational institutions to cover a financial shortfall.c) The advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion within the United Kingdom and abroad, by raising awareness and understanding of religious beliefs and practices. It will support organisations such as synagogues and organisations which enable Jewish people to observe the requirements of their faith by making grants of money. The trustees shall hold the capital income of the trust fund upon trust to apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital as such time or times and in such manner as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit for or towards such of the objects of the charity as the trustees may from time to time at their absolute discretion determine including payments by way of give or loan (with or without interest) to individual persons in any part of the world provided that such persons qualify as objects of the charity as determined by English Law including payment to the organisation for its charitable activities.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

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