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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION

THE PROMOTION IN GENERAL OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS WELFARE OF JEWISH STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ORDINARILY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL MEAN GREAT BRITAIN, AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND EIRE).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
30/06/23£842£957£-114£51£1,130£1,01712.812450
30/06/22£667£661£6£69£1,244£1,13820.710450
30/06/21£674£519£155£58£1,238£1,02323.78300
30/06/20*£1,083£767£316£55£1,082£97215.21180
30/06/19£1,130£1,187£-57£45£766£6286.41280
30/06/18*£1,122£1,297£-175£72£823£7517150
30/06/17£885£1,107£-222£53£998£95710.4170
30/06/16£792£894£-101£79£1,220£1,19516.1150
30/06/15*£559£676£-116£116£1,316£1,25822.330
30/06/14£1,103£760£342£217£1,433£1,40722.250
30/06/13£375£1,018£-643n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£608£1,931£-1,322£142£1,707£1,70710.690
30/06/11*£691£1,304£-613£123£3,035£2,50623.190
30/06/10£794£1,398£-604£168£3,557£4734.1100
30/06/09£1,378£1,508£-129£46£4,157£4,15733.180
30/06/08£2,114£1,143£970£120£2,645£1,45015.260
30/06/07*£1,131£999£132£44£1,730£5376.580
30/06/06£1,175£804£372n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£835£798£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04*£867£639£229n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 12.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 13.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years
(69 years as a company)

www.ujs.org.uk

info@ujs.org.uk

02074243288

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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
Pears Foundation - Grant to Union of Jewish Students
£30,000 14/02/2022
Core Funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Union of Jewish Students
£30,000 25/09/2020
12
Core Funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Union of Jewish Students
£30,000 14/10/2018
12
Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Union of Jewish Students
£30,000 02/11/2017
12
Core funding_x000D_
Pears Foundation - Grant to Union of Jewish Students
£30,000 08/06/2016
12
Core funding (£20K) and Project Funding for Speaker Series (10K)
Pears Foundation - Grant to Union of Jewish Students
£30,000 01/07/2015
12
Core funding and project funding for Speaker Series

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 20-59
  • ADAM ROSE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer
  • ANNA BLOCH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Relations
  • CAROLYN BOGUSH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
  • DANIEL DANGOOR (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Property Investment Executive
  • DANIEL GRABINER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • ELANA DWEK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Alumni Relations And Stewardship
  • HANNAH ROSE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Student
  • HARRY ISAACS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student Representative
  • JACQUELINE MARY HORN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • JUDITH FLACKS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Campaigns
  • LARRY SHULMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • LOUISE GOLDBERG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Benefits Manager
  • SAMANTHA BERKOFF Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ujs President
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/10/1962, number: 313503
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/03/1955, number: 00546659
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 54 days late, AR18: 8 days late, AR15: 54 days late, AR11: 65 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
Main office

Union of Jewish Students (UJS)
Amelie House
Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus
221 Golders Green Road
LONDON
NW11 9DQ

Objectives

THE PROMOTION IN GENERAL OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS WELFARE OF JEWISH STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ORDINARILY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL MEAN GREAT BRITAIN, AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND EIRE).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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