Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE INTERLINK FOUNDATION 

Interlink supports the Orthodox Jewish voluntary sector in building the capacity of organisations and representing them to public bodies.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static
Established: 24 years

www.interlink-foundation.org.uk

admin@interlink-foundation.org.uk

02088022469

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£917£988£-71£8£344£3444.2148
31/03/22£1,030£1,124£-95£3£414£4144.4226
31/03/21£1,346£1,199£147£7£509£4704.7235
31/03/20£944£916£28£7£362£3364.4215
31/03/19£798£796£1£9£334£3345255
31/03/18£637£668£-32£10£332£3326250
31/03/17£796£765£31£6£389£3856230
31/03/16£860£768£92£7£357£3575.6210
31/03/15£808£741£67£13£265£2103.4110
31/03/14£700£716£-16£22£199£1863.1110
31/03/13£539£489£50£14£214£1694.1110
31/03/12£414£412£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£457£404£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£399£358£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£406£416£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£422£456£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£568£525£43£18£112£42180
31/03/06*£398£398£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£390£390£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£351£357£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 8 volunteers

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£519,990
Comic Relief£335,617
City Bridge Trust£294,007
Sport England£227,504
Hackney Council£105,000
Trust for London£60,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Help us to help ourselves
£10,000 12/05/2023
The funding will be used to enable the organisation to deliver one-two-one development training and advocacy work for community groups and individuals. The project aims to improve access to services ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Co-orDi-Nation
£499,990 21/12/2022
This funding will support Interlink Foundation working in partnership with Mesila AICS Teen Action and Sunbeams to boost the employability skills and training opportunities for Jewish Orthodox young ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to The Interlink Foundation
£35,000 21/03/2022
Project to strengthen Charedi Community's Voluntary Sector in Hackney and develop partnerships internally and externally
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling charities to flourish
£10,000 28/10/2021
The funding will be used to provide training and legal advice to charities in the Jewish community. The project aims to help organisations to improve their governance including policies around areas ....more
Hackney Council - Grant to The Interlink Foundation
£35,000 10/12/2020
12
This project will promote cohesion and prevent the marginalisation of Hackney's Charedi community in line with Hackney's sustainable community strategy.
Hackney Council - Grant to The Interlink Foundation
£35,000 09/12/2020
Core funding grant
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Interlink Foundation
£44,007 28/09/2020
towards the costs of a covid-related information and advice service for the Orthodox Jewish community in London as outlined in your application
Sport England - Active Ageing
£227,504 02/03/2020
57
Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Comic Relief - Changing Minds
£335,617 21/01/2020
36
The project will bring together 4 organisations to provide mental health support to children and young people within the Charedi Jewish community who are currently struggle to access mainstream ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Interlink Foundation
£250,000 30/10/2019
60
£250,000 over five years (5 x £50,000) towards the salary of a FTE Development Officer and related running costs of a project supporting capacity building, and resilience amongst Charedi ....more
Trust for London - Interlink Foundation
£60,000 02/10/2019
24
The funding is for a project to strengthen the voice of Orthodox Jewish community groups. Funds will pay for staff and consultancy to; organise social activists within & beyond their community, ....more
Sport England - Active Ageing
£220,607 29/09/2017
57
Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Ageing. This project is a Multi-Skill Coaching project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Speak Up!
£9,150 08/03/2017
12
This project will provide public relations and community advocacy training to Orthodox Jewish community groups. This will enable them to promote their work and engage with social and digital media.
Pears Foundation - Grant to The Interlink Foundation
£15,000 20/02/2017
12
Core funding
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Interlink Foundation
£80,000 26/11/2015
24
£80,000 over two years (2 x £40,000) towards the salary and related running costs of a project supporting partnership and collaboration amongst Charedi organisations in North London.
Sport England - Sport Access Barnet
£123,730 16/10/2015
36
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sport Access Barnet'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Interlink Community Services Project - Broughton Park area
£337,820 01/12/2014
36
Not Available
Sport England - Sport Access
£247,493 24/10/2013
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sport Access'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2000, number: 1079311
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/10/1999, number: 03852756
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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; AR08: 15 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 54 days late, AR04: 81 days late,
Main office

FOURTH FLOOR OFFICES
97 STAMFORD HILL
LONDON
N16 5DN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY AND, IN PARTICULAR SUPPORT OF VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE AND EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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