Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4

CHIEF RABBINATE TRUST 

Securing the services of the Chief Rabbi for the benefit of synagogues which recognise the Chief Rabbi's authority;Providing financial support to the Office of the Chief Rabbi;Facilitating the role of the Chief Rabbi in promoting and expounding beliefs and practices in accordance with Jewish Law and tradition to all members of the Jewish faith and others in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 21 years

www.chiefrabbi.org

info@chiefrabbi.org

02083436301

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

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
31/12/22£871£776£94£0£760£75411.600
31/12/21£436£617£-182n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£595£447£148£0£847£80521.600
31/12/19*£795£941£-146£0£700£630800
31/12/18£808£513£294£0£846£75517.700
31/12/17£607£426£181£0£551£51114.400
31/12/16£631£461£170£0£370£3308.600
31/12/15£367£527£-160£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£534£246£289£5£360£36017.6100
31/12/13*£642£917£-275£9£92£921.2100
31/12/12£750£820£-70£14£367£3675.4110
31/12/11£972£1,006£-34£24£399£3994.8110
31/12/10£748£704£45£18£453£4537.750
31/12/09£791£833£-42£30£378£3785.490
31/12/08£907£940£-34£23£67£630.890
31/12/07£835£829£5£21£101£1011.590
31/12/06£723£707£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£741£703£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£712£693£19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 7.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£45,000 07/02/2022
Core Funding for Social Responsibility
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£60,000 26/11/2021
Office of Chief Rabbi - staff post
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£20,000 16/10/2020
12
Core Funding - staff post
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£88,000 20/06/2019
12
Ben Azzai Study Trip to Ghana
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£85,000 27/06/2018
12
Ben Azzai Programme and Staff Post
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£43,000 20/09/2017
12
Ben Azzai project
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£30,000 12/09/2017
12
Core funding: restricted
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£60,000 27/09/2016
12
Ben Azzai Programme
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£30,000 19/07/2016
12
Contribution to External Affairs Director post
Pears Foundation - Grant to Office of the Chief Rabbi
£30,000 27/05/2015
12
External Affairs Director post
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-76
  • MICK DAVIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2003, number: 1095878
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/12/2002, number: 04614285
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 51 days late, AR13: 23 days late,
Main office

Office of the Chief Rabbi
305 Ballards Lane
LONDON
N12 8GB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:1. TO SECURE THE SUCCESSION TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI;2. TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF THE CHIEF RABBI FOR THE BENEFIT OF SYNAGOGUES WHICH RECOGNISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF RABBI;3. TO FACILITATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF RABBI;4. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI; AND5. TO FACILITATE THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF RABBI IN PROMOTING AND EXPOUNDING BELIEFS AND PRACTICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH JEWISH LAW AND TRADITION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH AND OTHERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ALL MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH AND OTHERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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