Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Large legacies income: +2
Strong growth: +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

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

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 a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	*	£598	£1,446	£-848	£17	£3,240	£890	7.4	1	0
30/09/22		£978	£1,649	£-671	£0	£4,389	£920	6.7	1	0
30/09/21		£1,441	£1,196	£245	£0	£4,577	£869	8.7	1	0
30/09/20		£1,695	£2,438	£-743	£0	£4,309	£560	2.8	1	0
30/09/19		£5,197	£438	£4,759	£19	£5,083	£330	9	1	0
30/09/18		£732	£673	£58	£22	£321	£269	4.8	2	0
30/09/17		£520	£536	£-16	£20	£270	£208	4.7	2	0
30/09/16		£503	£772	£-269	£27	£288	£202	3.1	2	0
30/09/15		£518	£572	£-54	£15	£541	£212	4.4	2	0
30/09/14		£718	£450	£269	£35	£598	£220	5.9	2	0
30/09/13		£603	£845	£-242	£16	£330	£280	4	2	0
30/09/12		£523	£344	£179	£9	£577	£288	10.1	1	0
30/09/11		£569	£587	£-17	£27	£393	£333	6.8	1	0
30/09/10		£212	£230	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/09?		£683	£761	£-78	£17	£424	£372	5.9	1	0
31/12/08		£1,515	£1,395	£120	£18	£502	£341	2.9	1	0
31/12/07		£183	£196	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£134	£153	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£319	£349	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£2,068	£2,071	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 25 months
Quick Ratio: 70.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

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 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Ben-Gurion University
£210,000	08/06/2023 24	Equipment for research in structural characterisation of materials
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: 31-81

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

GIDEON HARBOUR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

HAROLD PAISNER Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Solicitor

HENRY CHARLES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

LOUIS ZLOTOWSKI-MERRAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

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

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 1 days late,

Main office

TC Citroen Wells Ltd
3 Dorset Rise
LONDON
EC4Y 8EN

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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