Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 11

Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 20

THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF

World Jewish Relief is the UK Jewish community's international development and humanitarian agency. We tackle Jewish poverty and reach beyond our community. We create opportunities for those out of work to become self-reliant, we bring dignity to the elderly, assistance to refugees and we respond to international disasters.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 39 years

www.worldjewishrelief.org

info@worldjewishrelief.org

02087361250

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£15,919	£16,231	£-311	£2,145	£13,563	£8,015	5.9	49	13
30/06/22	£17,839	£11,171	£6,667	£1,509	£14,020	£6,297	6.8	33	13
30/06/21	£7,367	£7,167	£200	£1,133	£7,157	£5,068	8.5	31	13
30/06/20	£6,310	£7,080	£-770	£1,305	£6,815	£4,233	7.2	32	13
30/06/19	£5,731	£8,309	£-2,578	£1,625	£7,385	£3,776	5.5	35	15
30/06/18	£5,940	£9,218	£-3,277	£1,761	£10,133	£4,880	6.4	36	0
30/06/17	£6,291	£7,964	£-1,673	£1,656	£13,256	£5,752	8.7	37	0
30/06/16	£5,972	£7,622	£-1,650	£1,571	£14,111	£5,463	8.6	32	0
30/06/15	£5,361	£7,364	£-2,003	£1,463	£15,541	£5,078	8.3	25	0
30/06/14	£7,162	£7,304	£-142	£1,509	£16,553	£4,991	8.2	28	0
30/06/13	£7,214	£9,265	£-2,052	£1,284	£16,740	£4,616	6	26	0
30/06/12	£8,124	£9,163	£-1,039	£1,302	£17,555	£5,002	6.6	23	0
30/06/11	£20,502	£7,137	£13,365	£1,159	£18,920	£5,181	8.7	18	0
30/06/10	£7,799	£7,490	£309	£1,144	£5,491	£3,189	5.1	17	0
30/06/09	£6,936	£7,719	£-783	£1,091	£4,913	£2,818	4.4	16	0
30/06/08	£8,519	£9,670	£-1,151	£1,220	£5,830	£3,012	3.7	15	0
30/06/07	£7,688	£7,532	£155	£908	£7,626	£2,587	4.1	13	0
30/06/06	£9,890	£9,371	£519	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	£11,746	£7,303	£4,443	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	£6,480	£5,451	£1,029	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 13.4

Asset Split ?

What it does

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

49 employees
13 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Burma, Colombia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Moldova, Mozambique, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Throughout England, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£500,000
Home Office	£154,492
Pears Foundation	£25,000
LUND TRUST	£22,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Step forward
£500,000	31/08/2023	Funding will be used to continue and expand an employment-readiness and wellbeing project aimed at refugee women working in partnership with Horton Housing Association) Coventry City Council and the ....more Funding will be used to continue and expand an employment-readiness and wellbeing project aimed at refugee women working in partnership with Horton Housing Association) Coventry City Council and the Refugee Council in Leeds. This includes face to face English language and numeracy workshops digital skills financial literacy and wellbeing.
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£22,500	09/01/2023	Towards core costs
Home Office - STEP information videos on employment for refugees
£40,000	05/09/2021	To help refugees into employment more quickly, supporting earlier self-sufficiency in the UK. These information videos will benefit refugees looking for employment in the UK because they will give ....more To help refugees into employment more quickly, supporting earlier self-sufficiency in the UK. These information videos will benefit refugees looking for employment in the UK because they will give up-to-date, key messages on the domestic labour market. These videos will be based on a refugee employment handbook developed by the Specialised Training and Employment Programme (STEP), and will improve the reach of this guidance because video format is more accessible to refugees who are pre-literate in English. This project helps us to meet a commitment in the New Plan for Immigration (NPI) to enhance our support to refugees so they become self-sufficient more quickly. It also supports our commitment in the Home Office Outcome Delivery Plan to help protected individuals integrate into the country and secure employment. The intention is to provide a QR code to refugees during pre-departure Cultural Orientation Training so they can access these videos independently to start preparations for entering the UK workforce. This demonstrates a response to a key recommendation in the most recent Independent Chief Inspectors report to use pre-departure time more effectively to support integration.
Pears Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£25,000	20/07/2021	Funding towards Climate Resilience Programme Officer post
Joseph Levy Foundation - Connections Programme
£3,000	09/11/2020 12	Contribution to the Connections Programme which supports Jewish students in Bosnia and Poland who could not continue their studies without help
Home Office - Refugee Employment Network (REN) Support 2020-21
£114,492	01/10/2020	Secretariat support for the REN is currently provided on a pro bono basis by the Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief (WJR) and a partner, and this inevitably limits the Networks scope to ....more Secretariat support for the REN is currently provided on a pro bono basis by the Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief (WJR) and a partner, and this inevitably limits the Networks scope to expand and develop.We will fund, for 18 months only, the Secretariat function of the REN, to enable formal registration as a legal entity and to significantly progress the activities of the REN and its members. The activities to be undertaken would address the following themes, which have previously been identified as areas for development:To provide Secretariat services for the REN during the period of its formal registration including providing the necessary administration for this, including but not limited to: -Consideration of the most appropriate form of legal registrationdrawing up all the necessary paperwork for formal registrationestablishing governance of and arrangements for all steering group meetings, including circulation of minutes and action points to be trackedmaintaining accurate membership details and contact records in compliance with data protection regulationsIncreasing capacity to support refugee employment among partner members through development of shared:GuidelinesExamples of good practiceTrainingdeveloping and sharing the evidence base of what worksagreeing consistent metrics and evaluation frameworksincreasing employment opportunities for refugees by enhancing employer engagement and support and acting as a hub for thisexpanding membership of the REN, including increasing business participation in membership both for employment and self-employment supportencouraging the direct involvement of refugeesencouraging member organisations in developing relationships with local government and other parts of civil societyThe work aligns with the following Home Office priorities:protecting vulnerable people in the employment context, refugees are vulnerable to exploitationcontrolling migrationmaximising the EU exit opportunities encouraging employers to look to the refugee cohort as the composition of the workforce is reshapedcontributing to prosperity Home Office economists have calculated a benefit to the exchequer of £13,200 for every additional individual gaining full time employment (£4,800 for part time employment)The Integration and Vulnerability Unit is focused on improving the integration outcomes of refugees who we have resettled or recognised through the asylum process. The employment literature review conducted by HO Economists identified having a job as the thing that most makes refugees feel integrated. The work carried out by the REN will improve the employment support that is provided to refugees: the same literature review found that participation in such support programmes increased the likelihood and quality of employment.
Joseph Levy Foundation - Connections Programme
£1,000	13/01/2020	Contribution to the Connections Programme which supports Jewish students in Bosnia and Poland who could not continue their studies without help
Pears Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£20,000	29/03/2019 3	Emergency Relief following Cyclone Idai
Pears Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£20,000	14/10/2018 3	Emergency Relief following Indonesian Earthquake
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£30,000	09/06/2016 12	Towards the provision of work placements and supported employment for Syrian refugees as part of their resettlement.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£20,000	09/06/2016 12	Towards the development of partnerships for the Employment Programme of Syrian Refugees.
Pears Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£50,000	03/06/2015 1	Nepal Earthquake Appeal
Pears Foundation - Grant to World Jewish Relief
£50,000	14/04/2015 1	Ukraine Crisis Appeal

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-64

ALAN ROUSSO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

ANNABEL MAHGEREFTEH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

DAVID JONATHAN SEMAYA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

DINA SHILOH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

ELLIOT DAVID MOSS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Brand Officer

HILDA ROSEMARY WORTH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Magistrate

JAMES DANIEL BILEFIELD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

JEREMY STEVEN NEWMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE JOY AND MALCOLM LYONS FOUNDATION, NORMALYN CHARITABLE TRUST,

KEVIN DAVID SNEADER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Banker

MAURICE HAROLD HELFGOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

PRERNA PRAMOD WADIKAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

RACHEL INGRAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/1985, number: 290767
Registered at Companies House on 31/12/1984, number: 01874886

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

23/05/2023 - Asset transfer in from TZEDEK
12/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from ENSIX CHARITABLE TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from TZEDEK on 23/05/2023
Asset transfer in from ENSIX CHARITABLE TRUST on 12/04/2024

Main office

WORLD JEWISH RELIEF
54 CREWYS ROAD
LONDON
NW2 2AD

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) JEWISH REFUGEES OR ANY OTHER JEWISH PERSONS AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN SUCH MANNER AND ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS (IF ANY) AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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