Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4
Pension deficit: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE LIBERAL JEWISH SYNAGOGUE

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue maintains a place for public religious worship, provides and conducts religious services, provides religious education for children and adults, facilities for the solemnisation of marriages, civil partnerships, mixed faith blessings and also for burials and cremations. The Synagogue also facilitates and encourages inter-faith activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,445,097 available, equivalent to 48 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
There is a pension deficit of £233,000

Established: 9 years

www.ljs.org

ljs@ljs.org

02072865181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£2,005	£1,867	£138	£0	£8,212	£7,445	47.8	26	250
31/12/21	£2,097	£1,843	£255	£0	£8,378	£7,613	49.6	25	215
31/12/20	£2,053	£1,932	£122	£0	£7,730	£7,035	43.7	49	200
31/12/19	£2,711	£2,027	£684	£0	£7,608	£7,176	42.5	54	200
31/12/18	£1,827	£1,798	£30	£0	£6,786	£6,641	44.3	55	200
31/12/17	£1,758	£1,925	£-167	£0	£6,834	£2,678	16.7	58	0
31/12/16	£1,605	£1,645	£-39	£0	£6,888	£2,673	19.5	63	0
31/12/15	£8,410	£1,567	£6,842	£10	£6,834	£2,664	20.4	13	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 47.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Religious Activities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

26 employees
250 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Pears Foundation - Grant to Liberal Jewish Synagogue
£20,000	31/01/2020 24	Drop-in for Asylum Seeker Familes
Pears Foundation - Grant to Liberal Jewish Synagogue
£20,000	03/10/2017 24	Asylum Seekers Drop-In Centre
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to The Liberal Jewish Synagogue
£3,000	09/12/2016	£3,000 (up to 7.5 days) to undertake an eco-audit, excluding 1 day for an update of sustainable cemetery management systems.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-80

ANTHONY SEFTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

BENITA PLAX Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Manager

DAVID HOWARD ADAMS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business And Leadership Coach

DAVID NICHOLAS RIGAL MBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Civil Servant

GABRIELLE LAZARUS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Home Maker

HARRIETT FAITH GOLDENBERG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Counsellor

JENNIFER NATHAN MBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NECESSITOUS LADIES' FUND,

SCOTT DINWIDDIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Attorney

SIMON VAN SOMEREN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Writer

SUSAN BOLSOM-MORRIS Appointed: 2018

TSVETYANA PETROVA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Humanistic Counsellor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2014, number: 1159292
Registered at Companies House on 02/07/2014, number: 09113305

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Liberal Jewish Synagogue
28 St. Johns Wood Road
St Johns Wood
LONDON
NW8 7HA

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-(1)TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION BY TEACHING AND PRACTISING THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF LIBERAL JUDAISM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY;(A)PROVIDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND PROVIDING FACILITIES AND TEACHING LEADING TO KABBALAT TORAH (CONFIRMATION);(B)PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A PLACE FOR PUBLIC RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND TO PROVIDE, ARRANGE AND CONDUCT RELIGIOUS SERVICES;(C)PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGES CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS AND MIXED-FAITH BLESSINGS AND FOR BURIALS AND CREMATIONS;(D)TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OTHER RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE COUNCIL MAY DECIDE IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PURPOSE; AND(2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY FURTHERING THE UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH CULTURE AND OBSERVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND BY FACILITATING AND ENCOURAGING INTER-FAITH AND INTER-CULTURAL EXCHANGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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