CHELSEA SYNAGOGUE TRUST
Advancement of Jewish Faith
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO THE CHELSEA SYNAGOGUE AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £5,833 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £122,928. The balance sheet shows a positive bank balance of £253,213 and net current assets of £242,056. The trustees state the charity has a strong balance sheet and intends to continue its objectives under prudent financial management.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £1,940 — grants £1,940 (4); 3% of the £77,122 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 04/11/2024, 4 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Daniele Cogoi
- Delphine Long
- Itzhak Rashkovsky
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £128k | £123k |
| 31/12/2024 | £114k | £108k |
| 31/12/2023 | £77k | £74k |
| 31/12/2022 | £90k | £87k |
| 31/12/2021 | £66k | £64k |
Common questions
Is CHELSEA SYNAGOGUE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £5,833 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £122,928. The balance sheet shows a positive bank balance of £253,213 and net current assets of £242,056. The trustees state the charity has a strong balance sheet and intends to continue its objectives under prudent financial management. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| KH D'SATMAR LTD | 2 | £51k |
| GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED | 1 | £1.1m |
| NASOD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £310k |
| LOCALTRENT LIMITED | 1 | £75k |
| YESODEY HATORAH SCHOOLS | 1 | £41k |
| THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £39k |
| THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| ARDINA LIMITED | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE
- CHERNOBEL SHUL
- BIALA SYNAGOGUE TRUST
- THE HECHEL HATORAH SYNAGOGUE TRUST
- (TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH) ADATH YISROEL SYNAGOGUE
- SOUTH HAMPSTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHELSEA SYNAGOGUE TRUST | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE | £169k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CHERNOBEL SHUL | £120k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BIALA SYNAGOGUE TRUST | £1.9m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE HECHEL HATORAH SYNAGOGUE TRUST | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| (TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH) ADATH YISROEL SYNAGOGUE | £957k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |