Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

MITZVAH DAY UK CHARITABLE TRUST 

PROJECT MANAGES AND ORGANISES ONE DAY OF MASS SOCIAL ACTION, INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 55,000 VOLUNTEERS. MANY OF ITS VOLUNTEERS ARE DRAWN FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, BUT ITS ACTIVITIES ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 16 years

www.mitzvahday.org.uk

info@mitzvahday.org.uk

02037479960

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookInstagramX

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£189£181£8n/an/an/an/an/a55,000
31/12/21£175£140£35n/an/an/an/an/a25,000
31/12/20£188£141£47n/an/an/an/an/a26,000
31/12/19£189£188£1n/an/an/an/an/a25,000
31/12/18£200£225£-25£0£0£0n/a025,000
31/12/17£196£192£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£176£188£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£193£168£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£134£124£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£117£115£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£171£154£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£120£104£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/09£60£54£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, Ukraine, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 55,000 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Pears Foundation - Grant to Mitzvah Day UK
£40,000 29/03/2021
Core Funding
Camden Giving - Mitzvah Day
£2,500 08/06/2020
7
N/A
Pears Foundation - Grant to Mitzvah Day UK
£40,000 24/03/2020
12
Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Mitzvah Day UK
£40,000 26/02/2019
12
Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Mitzvah Day UK
£40,000 28/02/2018
12
Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Mitzvah Day UK
£40,000 07/02/2017
12
Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Mitzvah Day UK
£30,000 22/09/2015
15
Core funding
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2008, number: 1125682
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

3RD FLOOR
207 REGENT STREET
LONDON
W1B 3HH

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING VOLUNTEERING IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great