Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES

The advancement of research and education in the field of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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
31/07/23*£892£1,405£-513£49£12,936£1,65114.1100
31/07/22£1,462£1,441£21£33£14,838£2,26718.9100
31/07/21£610£1,065£-456£32£15,577£2412.790
31/07/20£956£1,221£-264£31£14,571£2,6442690
31/07/19*£2,106£1,382£724£37£15,949£2,65823.190
31/07/18£1,044£1,215£-171£61£14,711£2,38723.6150
31/07/17£1,086£1,295£-209£77£14,568£2,32821.6160
31/07/16£1,438£1,426£13£71£13,687£2171.8160
31/07/15£2,659£1,553£1,106£160£13,444£2792.2140
31/07/14£1,532£2,368£-836£235£9,936£-1,311-6.6260
31/07/13£2,253£2,110£143£348£10,673£-489-2.8290
31/07/12£1,434£1,882£-447£388£9,560£-814-5.2280
31/07/11£2,058£2,169£-111£383£10,042£-936-5.2260
31/07/10£2,170£2,073£97£330£9,611£-726-4.2410
31/07/09£1,684£2,188£-504£273£8,707£-757-4.2250
31/07/08£3,589£2,157£1,432£300£9,839£-335-1.9460
31/07/07£1,555£1,914£-359£298£8,711£1170.7270
31/07/06£1,569£1,794£-226n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£1,628£1,827£-199n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£2,064£2,217£-153n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 13%
Reserves/Spending: 14.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 51 years

www.ochjs.ac.uk

enquiries@ochjs.ac.uk

01865610422

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 53-77
  • ANNE WEBBER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Charity Director
  • DANIEL PATTERSON Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Tv Producer
  • DAVID JOHN LEWIS Appointed: 1992, Occupation: Company Director
  • DR LAURENT MIGNON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: University Lecturer In Turkish
  • DR SONDRA LESLIE HAUSNER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Associate Professor
  • LORD STANLEY FINK, Occupation: Chief Executive Public Company
  • PROF JAS ELSNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor
  • PROFESSOR HUGH GODFREY MATURIN WILLIAMSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: University Professor
  • PROFESSOR MARTIN GOODMAN, Occupation: University Professor
  • PROFESSOR JUDITH OLSZOWY SCHLANGER Appointed: 2018
  • PROFESSOR YAACOV YADGAR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: University Professor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1973, number: 309720
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/04/1973, number: 01109384
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 24 days late, AR19: 64 days late,
Main office

University of Oxford
Centre for Linguistics & Philology
Walton Street
Oxford
OX1 2HG

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF HEBREW JEWISH STUDIES, WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL IN THESE OBJECTS BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE STUDIES OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE, HEBREW LITERATURE AND SUBJECTS WHICH ARE, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE AND FACILITIES FOR POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH IN HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES AND TRANSLATION OF HEBREW AND OTHER WORKS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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