BRITISH FRIENDS OF GESHER

Charity number: 291846
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GESHER'S MAIN ACTIVITY IS DESIGNING & FUNDING PROJECTS THAT BUILD LINKS, REMOVE BARRIERS & ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN JEWS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS & STRENGTHEN THEIR SHARED IDENTITY. PROGRAMMES REACH A WIDE RANGE OF AGE GROUPS VIA EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, MEDIA INITIATIVES, LEADERSHIP COURSES & MEDIATION TO ENABLE A STRONGER, MORE PROSPEROUS & UNITED JEWISH PEOPLE IN ISRAEL & AROUND THE WORLD.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £52,263
Total expenditure: £50,464

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Israel

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 June 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Gary Carno Trustee 15 January 2025
FRIENDS OF NETIV TEFAHOT
Received: On time
Boris Ben-Ari Trustee 30 June 2015
None on record
GEOFFREY HUGH MELAMET Trustee 15 January 2015
YAD VASHEM UK FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £117.92k £84.41k £59.88k £26.99k £52.26k
Total expenditure £175.50k £88.59k £53.86k £35.47k £50.46k
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 05 April 2024 10 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 10 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 19 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 16 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 24 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 24 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 26 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 26 August 2020 On Time 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29TH NOVEMBER 1984

Charitable objects

THE FUTHERANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF THE JEWISH PUBLIC IN ISRAEL IN PARTICULAR AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN GENERAL BY PROMOTING THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE JEWISH HERITAGE AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS AND MORAL VALUES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEY ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

ISRAEL IN PARTICULAR AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN GENERAL

Contact information

Address:
c/o HMSA Limited
Unit 13, Second Floor,
Olympia House
Armitage Road
LONDON
NW11 8RQ
Phone:
02077249434
Email:
info@gesheruk.org
Website:

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