CATFORD & BROMLEY SYNAGOGUE TRUST

Registered charity 1105859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATFORD & BROMLEY SYNAGOGUE

To promote the Orthodox Jewish religion under the auspices of the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY IT FOR THE OBJECT OF PROMOTING THE JEWISH RELIGION (FOR FURTHER INFO SEE TRUST DEED)

Area of benefit: CATFORD, LONDON

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £594,890 for the year ended December 2025, reversing previous annual deficits. Total unrestricted and restricted funds carried forward amounted to £796,909, with unrestricted funds held at £785,846. The trustees noted that the charity's principle assets, including the synagogue and minister's residence, are held free of mortgage.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~64.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carole Deborah Abrahams
• Dr John Grabinar
• Jonathan Stephen Franks
• Steven Harry Landes
• The Trustees of the Catford and Bromley Synagogue Charity

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

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