Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

LOUGHTON, CHIGWELL & DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE

The object of Loughton and Chigwell District Synagogue is the advancement for the public benefit of the Jewish religion according to the precepts of traditional Orthodox Judaism by the maintenance of regular Sabbath and other religious services, Hebrew and religion classes and of such other activities as may promote the religious, spiritual and general welfare of people of the Jewish faith in, but

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£295,392	£289,147	£6,245	30
31/12/21	£296,122	£303,794	£-7,672	44
31/12/20	£187,630	£173,299	£14,331	40

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://www.loughtonsynagogue.co.uk/

admin@loughtonsynagogue.com

02085080303

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Jewish congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest,

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 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Loughton and Chigwell District Synagogue
£6,000	09/03/2023	to support a synagogue providing food for older or vulnerable people and families in and around Loughton
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Loughton and Chigwell District Synagogue
£8,000	09/12/2021	to support the costs of food deliveries for older and vulnerable people throughout Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	03/09/2021	Youth Leadership Program
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Loughton and Chigwell District Synagogue
£7,800	23/07/2020	towards the cost of running a meal delivery service for vulnerable people in Epping Forest during COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DEBORAH SHULTON Appointed: 2020

JEFFREY PHILLIP WITZENFELD Appointed: 2023

LESLIE GILBERT Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL GOLDSTONE Appointed: 2020

PHILLIP LEIGH (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: EPPING FOREST HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST, ESSEX JEWISH NEWS CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2020, number: 1188590

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

LOUGHTON SYNAGOGUE
BORDERS LANE
LOUGHTON
IG10 1TE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE PRECEPTS OF TRADITIONAL ORTHODOX JUDAISM, BY THE MAINTENANCE OF REGULAR SABBATH AND OTHER RELIGIOUS SERVICES, HEBREW AND RELIGION CLASSES AND OF SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY PROMOTE THE RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL AND GENERAL WELFARE OF PEOPLE OF THE JEWISH FAITH IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOUGHTON, ESSEX, AND ITS ENVIRONS.

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