BOURNEMOUTH REFORM SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1040356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNMOUTH REFORM SYNAGOGUE

JEWISH RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES. PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP TOGETHER WITH PASTORAL AND WELFARE SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY AND RELIGION CLASSES FOR THE YOUNG.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £577,409 largely due to a £613,950 profit on the disposal of its leasehold property. Excluding this gain, the charity reported a deficit of £38,054, with the Trustees noting that membership income is declining while maintenance costs may increase. Despite these operational challenges, free reserves stood at £1,060,558, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet charitable objectives and in line with their policy of maintaining three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~69.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barry Goldbartchair
• Anita Marsh
• DEBORAH TENDLER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Simons
• SYLVIA ELKINS
• Susan Sinkinson

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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