Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

2 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 0

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
30/09/23		£748	£801	£-53	£7	£188	£188	2.8	2
30/09/22		£707	£872	£-165	£1	£241	£241	3.3	2
30/09/21		£783	£517	£266	£5	£406	£406	9.4	2
30/09/20		£583	£680	£-96	£4	£139	£139	2.5	2
30/09/19	*	£1,046	£857	£189	£1	£236	£94	1.3	3
30/09/18	*	£580	£837	£-257	£30	£47	£-48	-0.7	3
30/09/17	*	£1,054	£1,042	£12	£22	£304	£166	1.9	3
30/09/16	*	£1,555	£1,625	£-70	£8	£292	£208	1.5	2
30/09/15	*	£1,164	£840	£324	£211	£362	£289	4.1	3
30/09/14	*	£524	£566	£-42	£236	£38	£38	0.8	3
30/09/13		£598	£570	£28	£198	£80	£80	1.7	3
30/09/12		£512	£482	£30	£222	£52	£52	1.3	3
30/09/11		£172	£285	£-113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/10	*	£252	£158	£94	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/09	*	£1,906	£1,966	£-60	£152	£40	£40	0.2	2
30/09/08		£1,892	£1,848	£45	£116	£100	£100	0.7	2
30/09/07		£783	£836	£-53	£160	£69	£69	1	2
30/09/06		£4,123	£4,061	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/05		£790	£747	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/04		£823	£855	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 29.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.bfbiu.org

info@bfbiu.org

07985388457

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

International education & child welfare

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Israel,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

2 employees

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 Bar-Ilan University
£255,000	10/06/2021	Equipment for research in molecular engineering
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Bar-Ilan University
£188,400	11/06/2020	Equipment for metabolomics research
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Bar-Ilan University
£216,000	16/06/2017	Equipment for Single Cell Analysis

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

DAVID GRADEL

ROMIE TAGER KC (Chair), Occupation: Q C, Other trusteeship: SOLEV CO LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1964, number: 314139

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 74 days late, AR18: 104 days late, AR17: 44 days late, AR16: 55 days late, AR15: 95 days late, AR14: 9 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR09: 17 days late,

Main office

110 Chandos Avenue
Whetstone
London
Greater London
N20 9DZ

Objectives

1)TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF AND AT BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY RAMAT GAN ISRAEL ('THE UNIVERSITY') AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO BUILD UP SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS2) TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR AND TOWARDS THE ERECTION EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LECTURE ROOMS, LIBRARIES, LABORATORIES, AND OTHER ROOMS AND BUILDINGS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY ITS STAFF, AND STUDENTS OR ANY OF THEM.(3) TO PAY ALL OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES INCURRED OR TO BE INCURRED BY THE UNIVERSITY IN OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE UNIVERSITY IN A PROPER AND EFFICIENT MANNER AND IN REPAIRING, RENEWING, EXTENDING OR CREATING OR IMPROVING THE BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND CONVENIENCES IN THE GROUNDS THEREOF.(4) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION FOR AND AT THE UNIVERSITY AND ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISRAEL

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