Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Large legacies income: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

BEN GURION UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

1. To advance or assist in the advancement of the charitable educational aims and activities of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev situated in Beersheva in the State of Israel ("the University")2. Through or in association with the University, to promote or assist in promoting such charitable purposes connected with the advancement of education in the state of Israel or elsewhere.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
30/09/22	£978	£1,649	£-671	£0	£4,389	£920	6.7	1
30/09/21	£1,441	£1,196	£245	£0	£4,577	£869	8.7	1
30/09/20	£1,695	£2,438	£-743	£0	£4,309	£560	2.8	1
30/09/19	£5,197	£438	£4,759	£19	£5,083	£330	9	1
30/09/18	£732	£673	£58	£22	£321	£269	4.8	2
30/09/17	£520	£536	£-16	£20	£270	£208	4.7	2
30/09/16	£503	£772	£-269	£27	£288	£202	3.1	2
30/09/15	£518	£572	£-54	£15	£541	£212	4.4	2
30/09/14	£718	£450	£269	£35	£598	£220	5.9	2
30/09/13	£603	£845	£-242	£16	£330	£280	4	2
30/09/12	£523	£344	£179	£9	£577	£288	10.1	1
30/09/11	£569	£587	£-17	£27	£393	£333	6.8	1
30/09/10	£212	£230	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/09?	£683	£761	£-78	£17	£424	£372	5.9	1
31/12/08	£1,515	£1,395	£120	£18	£502	£341	2.9	1
31/12/07	£183	£196	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	£134	£153	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£319	£349	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£2,068	£2,071	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 30 months
Quick Ratio: 26.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 46 years

02073042000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

International education & child welfare

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Israel,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

1 employee

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
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Ben-Gurion University
£150,000	10/06/2021	Equipment for research in molecular engineering
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Ben-Gurion University
£195,000	11/06/2020	Equipment for metabolomics research
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Ben-Gurion University
£210,000	14/06/2018	Equipment for research into high intensity lasers
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Ben-Gurion University
£228,000	16/06/2017	Equipment for Single Cell Analysis

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-80

GIDEON HARBOUR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

LOUIS ZLOTOWSKI-MERRAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

ANN BERGER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

HAROLD PAISNER Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Solicitor

HENRY CHARLES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE ERIC CHARLES CHARITABLE TRUST, LINDENLEAF CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/1978, number: 276203
Registered at Companies House on 04/07/1978, number: 01376848

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

CITROEN WELLS & PARTNERS
DEVONSHIRE HOUSE
1 DEVONSHIRE STREET
LONDON
W1W 5DR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE OR ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL AIMS OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV SITUATE AND ESTABLISHED IN BEERSHEVA IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL ('THE UNIVERSITY') AND THROUGH OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WHETHER IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL OR IN THE U. K. OR ELSEWHERE AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND MANNER AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISRAEL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE

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