MISGAV

Registered charity 1125362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MISGAV GIVING ADULTS SPECIAL MOMENTS

In 2021 Misgav's trustees decided to change Misgav's structure to a charitable company. A successor charity was established, registered as Misgav UK Ltd (charity reg. no. 1211067). On 01/04/25, Misgav's operations and assets were transferred to the successor charity.

Objects

1) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH PROVISION BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH PROVISION BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, ENABLING THEM TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BECOME INTEGRATED INTO GENERAL SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DOMESTIC SKILLS.3) TO PROVIDE RESPITE BREAKS TO PARENTS/CARERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.4) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£862k
Latest spending
£864k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit in unrestricted income, causing free reserves to decrease slightly to £186,880. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves stands at 2.6 months of running costs, which they deem sustainable while they undertake ambitious new projects.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £187k; policy: 3-6 months’ running costs)
“the cash value of reserves this year decreased slightly to £186,880, but due to increase of annual expenditure, now stands at 2.6 months’ of running costs.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£862k
Total spending
£864k
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reserves (reported)
£183k
Employees
100

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£862k£864k
31/03/2024£745k£742k
31/03/2023£646k£648k
31/03/2022£424k£456k
31/03/2021£356k£253k

Common questions

Is MISGAV financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit in unrestricted income, causing free reserves to decrease slightly to £186,880. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves stands at 2.6 months of running costs, which they deem sustainable while they undertake ambitious new projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2024£15kHolistic Mental Health help for marginalised disabled women
Hackney Council05/09/2023£20kGrant to MISGAV
London Borough of Hackney05/09/2023£20kGrant to MISGAV
London Borough of Hackney09/05/2023£40kGrant to MISGAV
Hackney Council09/05/2023£40kGrant to MISGAV
London Borough of Hackney20/04/2023£20kGrant to MISGAV
Hackney Council20/04/2023£20kGrant to MISGAV
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£10kHolistic Mental Health help for marginalised disabled women
Postcode Lottery26/03/2022£25kMisgav leisure, employment, MH support programmes
City Bridge Foundation26/03/2021£235kGrant to Misgav
UK government29/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Hackney Council28/10/2019£20kGrant to MISGAV
London Borough of Hackney28/10/2019£20kGrant to MISGAV
Greater London Authority01/10/2019£5kFit2gether!
Greater London Authority01/08/2019£5kFit 'n Free
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2019£10kRainbows
UK government01/01/2019£8kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2015£10kProject Grow Cook Eat!
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2014£10kShining Stars!
City Bridge Foundation18/04/2013£57kGrant to Misgav
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2012£10kProject Move It!
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2010£10kProject Live! Aspire!

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IGIVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MISGAV£862k—0below—no doubt
IGIVE FY2025£358k—0unclear—no doubt
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£379k—0above—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MISHAN L'CHOLEH FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
COLLEL CHIBATH YERUSHALAYIM, RABBI MEIR BAAL HANES TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MIZRACHI (UK) ISRAEL SUPPORT TRUST FY2024£1.5m——below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.