JEWISH BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICE

Charity Number: 1047473
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

JBCS was set up to protect and preserve mental health and the relief of suffering and distress caused through bereavement by: Offering bereavement counselling to the Jewish community, individuals, children, young people and families; Providing advice and support on bereavement issues; Providing training to individuals and organisations on bereavement.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £130,116
Total expenditure: £162,257

People

4 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 June 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KEITH DAVID Simons MBE Chair
THE PINNER JEWISH YOUTH CENTRE
Received: On time
THE TOWERS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Maxine Levi Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Geoffrey Grodner Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
JOHN ALAN SILVER Trustee 28 September 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £83.57k £170.56k £152.39k £132.44k £130.12k
Total expenditure £91.44k £110.44k £120.62k £109.21k £162.26k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 17 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 December 2020 45 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 December 2020 45 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED ADOPTED 18/05/95

Charitable objects

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY BEREAVEMENT IN PARTICULAR BY (A)THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING TO BEREAVED MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (B) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OR WHO WISH TO BECOME BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLORS (C) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESOURCE FOR THE PROVISION TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OF ADVICE, INFORMATION RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF BEREAVEMENT AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE THE LONDON AREA

Contact information

Address:
Jewish Bereavement
PO Box 875
EDGWARE
Middlesex
HA8 4WX
Phone:
02089513881
Email:
enquiries@jbcs.org.uk
Website:

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