Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 19

THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS

To promote and foster Judaism by the provision and maintenance of a public place of worshipTo promote and co-ordinate the religious instruction of JewsTo provide such other charitable purposes for the public benefitTo promote educational, cultural, charitable and communal activitiesTo provide burial and funeral facilities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£3,980	£3,714	£266	£58	£7,521	£6,286	20.3	48	250
31/12/22	£3,577	£3,099	£478	£51	£7,255	£6,110	23.7	59	300
31/12/21	£3,059	£2,690	£369	£71	£6,777	£5,732	25.6	65	350
31/12/20	£3,403	£3,138	£265	£122	£6,408	£5,293	20.2	64	400
31/12/19	£3,734	£3,366	£368	£155	£6,144	£5,182	18.5	68	400
31/12/18	£3,621	£3,428	£193	£114	£5,776	£4,825	16.9	70	0
31/12/17	£3,393	£3,396	£-3	£72	£5,925	£5,057	17.9	71	0
31/12/16	£3,131	£3,215	£-84	£41	£5,830	£4,778	17.8	30	0
31/12/15	£2,932	£2,564	£368	£246	£5,696	£4,618	21.6	32	0
31/12/14	£2,989	£2,436	£553	£257	£5,360	£4,250	20.9	27	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 20.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years

www.wls.org.uk

admin@wls.org.uk

02075350280

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Jewish congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Israel, Throughout London,

Who it helps

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

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Rayne Foundation	£128,000
Rothschild Foundation	£100,500
Pears Foundation	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to West London Synagogue
£500	01/03/2023	Cost of living supplementary grant
Pears Foundation - Asylum Seeker Drop-In Centre
£10,000	13/06/2022 12	Asylum Seeker Drop-In Centre
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to West London Synagogue
£100,000	17/11/2021	Funding for the continuation of the synagogue’s outreach programmes for asylum seekers and rough sleepers to 2023.
Pears Foundation - Grant to West London Synagogue
£20,000	31/01/2020 24	Asylum Seeker Drop-In Centre
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The West London Synagogue of British Jews
£128,000	02/12/2019 24	£128,000 over two years towards Interfaith and Social Care Programmes, including the Asylum drop-in
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The West London Synagogue of British Jews
£5,000	21/06/2018 12	Towards the Wall of Memory at West London Synagogue
Pears Foundation - Grant to West London Synagogue
£20,000	03/10/2017 24	Asylum Seekers Drop-In Centre
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The West London Synagogue of British Jews
£150,000	28/09/2017 24	Towards Interfaith and Social care programmes.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (20)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-78

ALINA WEISMANN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Health Consultant

ALISON OLIVIA EDELSHAIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Consultant

AMANDA WARNER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Gp

ANNA JEAN STRANG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

ANTONY PIERRE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

BRADLEY LOUIS ALTBERGER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investor

CAROLINE BEATRIX JACQUELINE LANDAU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

CLARISSA DATNOW Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Interior Designer

FRANCINE ALTARAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: N/A

GARY IAN SKOVRON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JULIET MARBER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

LENKA TALYA KOHLI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

MATTHEW ROSEDALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance

MONICA JANKEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

OLIVER KURER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Administrator

RICHARD MALCOLM SLOWE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer

RUTH CORB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Journalist

SAM ELLIOT GOODMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Barrister

VIVIEN SOPHIA FEATHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

WENDY FLORA POLLECOFF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2014, number: 1155821
Registered at Companies House on 20/06/2013, number: 08578248

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF
BRITISH JEWS
33 SEYMOUR PLACE
LONDON
W1H 5AU

Objectives

The objects of the charity (Objects) are:I. to promote and foster the Jewish religion by the provision and maintenance of a public place of worship consistent with the principles, practices, values and traditions of reform Judaism;II. to promote and co-ordinate the education and religious instruction of Jews; andIII. such other charitable purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the benefit of the Jewish people in the UK, in Israel or elsewhere in the world, which are charitable according to the laws of England and Wales.

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