GIVE US A CHANCE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 19 July 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £567,450
Latest expenditure: £402,406
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 74 CASTLEWOOD ROAD, LONDON, N16 6DH

02 Activities

What the charity does

The main activity of the Charity is to make grants to organisations whose objectives are the alleviation of poverty amongst the Jewish community and the furtherance of Jewish religious education.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £567,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £402,406

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £383,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,223

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £260,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £287,313

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £232,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,791

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £269,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £252,709

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £567,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £402,406
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £383,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,223
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £260,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £287,313
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £232,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,791
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £269,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £252,709
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: No
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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 567450
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 567450
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £402,406
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 402406
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 397839
Expenditure Governance: 4567
Expenditure Support Costs: 4567
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £55,341
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £56,781
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,440
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £55,341
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1440
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £26,831
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 55341
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 55341
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GIVE US A CHANCE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-07-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 3RD JULY 2001. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28TH FEBRUARY 2006.
Charitable Objects: 3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION, JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 3.1.2 OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE . 3.1.3 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, PROGRAMMES AND TRAINING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH FOR THEIR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS AND ASSIST THEM IN GROWING TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR QUALITY AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED..
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures