Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -11

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
2 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -8

FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL OPERA TRUST

FIO raises money for the young singers at the Meitar studio and helps them with their training and education for their career

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£11,536	£4,821	£6,715	9
31/03/22	*	£3,226	£185	£3,041	3
31/03/21	*	£11,180	£13,161	£-1,981	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://friendsofisraelopera.org/

BEA@FRIENDSOFISRAELOPERA.ORG

02076479904

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Israel, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID BUCHLER (Chair) Appointed: 2017

PHILIP SILVERT Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2020, number: 1191429

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR22: 56 days late, AR21: 421 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL OPERA TRUST on 13/02/2023

Main office

FIO
64 North Row
LONDON
W1K 7DA

Objectives

TO AID, IMPROVE, DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF OPERA IN ISRAEL IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

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