CCEW Charity Commission profile

OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES

Registered charity 309720 · organisation 309720

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
5 July 1973
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01109384
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£816,348
Latest expenditure
£1,223,835
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: University of Oxford, Centre for Linguistics & Philology, Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ochjs.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of research and education in the field of Hebrew and Jewish Studies

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£816,348
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,223,835
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£714,994
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,193,865
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£891,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,404,976
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
3 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
3 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,461,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,441,112
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£609,610
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,065,249

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£816,348
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,223,835
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
14 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£714,994
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,193,865
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
24 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£891,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,404,976
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
3 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,461,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,441,112
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
26 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£609,610
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,065,249
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
253780
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
148951
Income Investments
388941
Income Other
24676
Income Total Income And Endowments
816348
Income Legacies
869
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£113,347
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,110,488
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1223835
Expenditure Investment Management
68455
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
51191
Expenditure Support Costs
51191
Expenditure Depreciation
8167
Gain Loss Investment
-46436
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-166320
Gain Loss Other
-1662
Reserves
£394,145
Assets Total Fixed
11941072
Assets Own Use
300835
Assets Long Term Investment
11640237
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£473,118
Assets Total Liabilities
£250,848
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,163,342
Creditors One Year Total Current
250848
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£394,145
Funds Endowment
11173638
Funds Unrestricted
620625
Funds Restricted
369079
Funds Total
12163342
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
14 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
210689
Income Other Trading Activities
19336
Income Charitable Activities
94880
Income Investments
390089
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
714994
Income Legacies
1957
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£109,682
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,084,183
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1193865
Expenditure Investment Management
70968
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
46943
Expenditure Support Costs
46944
Expenditure Depreciation
8167
Gain Loss Investment
-60180
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
389857
Reserves
£1,186,096
Assets Total Fixed
12480450
Assets Own Use
309002
Assets Long Term Investment
12171448
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£374,530
Assets Total Liabilities
£69,733
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,785,247
Creditors One Year Total Current
69733
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£254,768
Funds Endowment
11410597
Funds Unrestricted
1186096
Funds Restricted
188554
Funds Total
12785247
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
24 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
281765
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
147004
Income Investments
439586
Income Other
23468
Income Total Income And Endowments
891823
Income Legacies
102937
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£125,773
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,279,203
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1404976
Expenditure Investment Management
77242
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
49422
Expenditure Support Costs
49422
Expenditure Depreciation
8166
Gain Loss Investment
-1348883
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-356530
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£313,558
Assets Total Fixed
12671166
Assets Own Use
317169
Assets Long Term Investment
12353997
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-80673
Assets Other Assets
£492,470
Assets Total Liabilities
£147,324
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,935,639
Creditors One Year Total Current
147324
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£395,388
Funds Endowment
11178072
Funds Unrestricted
1650744
Funds Restricted
106823
Funds Total
12935639
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
3 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
828500
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
139882
Income Investments
469040
Income Other
24209
Income Total Income And Endowments
1461631
Income Legacies
553480
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£118,778
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,322,334
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1441112
Expenditure Investment Management
86172
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
50952
Expenditure Support Costs
11060
Expenditure Depreciation
8167
Gain Loss Investment
-880613
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
141423
Reserves
£469,306
Assets Total Fixed
14391110
Assets Own Use
325335
Assets Long Term Investment
14065775
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-108185
Assets Other Assets
£664,701
Assets Total Liabilities
£109,750
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,837,876
Creditors One Year Total Current
109750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£566,784
Funds Endowment
12447213
Funds Unrestricted
2266620
Funds Restricted
124043
Funds Total
14837876
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
26 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
74073
Income Other Trading Activities
22299
Income Charitable Activities
80901
Income Investments
432337
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
609610
Income Legacies
2422
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£117,388
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£947,861
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1065249
Expenditure Investment Management
85107
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
44118
Expenditure Support Costs
10954
Expenditure Depreciation
8167
Gain Loss Investment
1230575
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-8167
Reserves
£241,303
Assets Total Fixed
15258109
Assets Own Use
295002
Assets Long Term Investment
14963107
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-32171
Assets Other Assets
£541,376
Assets Total Liabilities
£190,248
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,577,066
Creditors One Year Total Current
190248
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£469,190
Funds Endowment
12940810
Funds Unrestricted
241303
Funds Restricted
2394953
Funds Total
15577066
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1973-07-05T00:00:00
Charity Name
OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-04-19T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
274072
Assoc Registered Charity Number
274072
Assoc Charity Name
DAVID HYMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH APRIL 1973, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 15 DECEMBER 1998 AND 3 APRIL 2003.
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF HEBREW JEWISH STUDIES, WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL IN THESE OBJECTS BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE STUDIES OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE, HEBREW LITERATURE AND SUBJECTS WHICH ARE, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ANCILLARY THERETO AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE AND FACILITIES FOR POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH IN HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES AND TRANSLATION OF HEBREW AND OTHER WORKS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
101868
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
OXFORD CENTRE FOR POST-GRADUATE HEBREW STUDIES

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Risk management
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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Investment
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures