Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 9

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

GOLDEN YEARS

To promote the relief and social inclusion of elderly people particularly,but not exclusively, from the orthodox Jewish community by any charitable means,in particular but not exclusively by:a) The provision of training;b) The provision of social,recreational and cultural activities or events; andc) The provision of advisory and support services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 12 years

goldenyearsnw@gmail.com

02084553145

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/01/23		£26	£29	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/01/22		£44	£28	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/01/21		£45	£25	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/01/20		£38	£28	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/01/19		£31	£27	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/01/18		£19	£22	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17		£30	£29	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/16		£33	£32	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/15	*	£43	£29	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/14		£26	£19	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/13		£1	£2	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£29,980
City Bridge Trust	£27,000
Sport England	£5,300

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Body & Mind Programme
£5,300	17/01/2023	This project will target elderly men, who are 70+ years old, from the Orthodox Jewish community in Hackney. The sessions at a local community centre will consist of gentle keep fit classes, taught by ....more This project will target elderly men, who are 70+ years old, from the Orthodox Jewish community in Hackney. The sessions at a local community centre will consist of gentle keep fit classes, taught by a experienced trainer, followed by a lecture which will cover a variety of topics. The classes will run for 40 weeks over the course of the year. The keep fit classes will include cardio and strength, as well as posture and balance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Paint away !
£9,980	09/12/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a range of social and arts-based activities for older people in Barnet. The project aims to encourage older people to restart face to face social and craft ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of social and arts-based activities for older people in Barnet. The project aims to encourage older people to restart face to face social and craft activities to reduce isolation and loneliness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Golden Years Covid 19 support
£10,000	29/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to deliver activities and food to older people. The project aims to provide essential support to isolated vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Golden Years
£27,000	09/09/2019 36	£27,000 over three years (£9,000 x 3) towards the salary of part-time Co-ordinator towards a programme of exercise and creative activities for older members of the Orthodox Jewish community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Happy, healthy & creative
£10,000	07/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of social activities for older people from the Jewish community, with the aim to improve levels of wellbeing and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Skills Exchange programme&Discussion Club
£10,000	11/10/2017 12	This project will host skills exchange activities to bring together all generations and help break down social barriers, developing positive community relationships and reducing isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy body happy mind
£10,000	10/12/2014 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Step N Go!
£10,000	30/09/2010 12	This is a project by a community group in Barnet which will use the funding to provide a programme of exercise and creative activities for older members of the Orthodox Jewish community. This will ....more This is a project by a community group in Barnet which will use the funding to provide a programme of exercise and creative activities for older members of the Orthodox Jewish community. This will provide a forum for beneficiaries to improve their mental and physical wellbeing through engaging in gentle physical exercise and stimulating artistic activities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANITA GEFILHAUS Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: ROKACH FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, HOLDVILLE LIMITED, KEREN AMHA LIMITED,

LEA WEINGARTEN

REBETZIN RACHEL EHRENTREU Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: TORAH & CHESED LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2012, number: 1145523

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR15: 41 days late,

Main office

90 PRINCES PARK AVENUE
LONDON
NW11 0JX

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING;B) THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS; ANDC) THE PROVISION OF ADVISORY AND SUPPORT SERVICES.2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE JEWISH FAITH IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE LOCAL

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