Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

BEREST CHARITIES

The advancement of the orthodox jewish faithThe advancement of orthodox jewish religious educationThe relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity amongst members of the jewish faithOther charitable activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • 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
05/04/23*£150£161£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£145£114£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£86£77£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20£50£88£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/19£266£232£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18*£278£308£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17*£145£134£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£183£153£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15£149£162£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14*£150£138£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13*£206£189£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12*£140£183£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11*£112£115£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10*£114£125£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09*£92£56£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

02088093385

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Jewish religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • EPHRAIM GOTTESFELD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Property Developer
  • MALCOLM STERN Appointed: 2016
  • MR B FELDMAN (Chair), Occupation: Company Director
  • MS E FELDMAN
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2008, number: 1123148
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 106 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR14: 58 days late, AR13: 161 days late, AR12: 267 days late, AR11: 220 days late, AR10: 127 days late, AR09: 72 days late,
Main office

5 PORTLAND AVENUE
LONDON
N16 6HA

Objectives

1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH AND4 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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