THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED

Registered charity 1129679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEIS GAVRIEL CHABAD LUBAVITCH, Machne Israel Loan Fund

Synagogue, education and reflief of poverty

Objects

I TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITHII TO ADVANCE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONIII TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITHIV TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT O THE PUBLIC AND ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£287k
Latest spending
£734k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £447,004 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,334,854 to £887,850. Unrestricted reserves stood at £291,460, which the trustees consider appropriate given future commitments. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis due to winding up or ceasing activities, but the accounts do not explicitly state this; rather, they confirm the accounts are not audited but examined.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level, which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity. (reserves figure: £291k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserve of the charity, at a level, which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Fees of £3,178 paid to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by trustee Mr P Davidoff.
“During the year the charity paid fees of £3,178 (2024: £4,061) for bookkeeping, administrative and support services to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by Mr P Davidoff, a trustee of the charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee-controlled business
“During the year the charity paid fees of £3,178 (2024: £4,061) for bookkeeping, administrative and support services to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by Mr P Davidoff, a trustee of the charity.” — page 14
“Other creditors include an amount of £6,462 owed to (2024: £18,990 owed by) a charity which has a trustee in common with the charity.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Owed to charity with common trustee
“During the year the charity paid fees of £3,178 (2024: £4,061) for bookkeeping, administrative and support services to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by Mr P Davidoff, a trustee of the charity.” — page 14
“Other creditors include an amount of £6,462 owed to (2024: £18,990 owed by) a charity which has a trustee in common with the charity.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £333k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£833k
Total spending
£420k
Reserves (reported)
£185k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£287k£734k
31/12/2024£433k£1.3m
31/12/2023£833k£420k
31/12/2022£503k£361k
31/12/2021£408k£252k

Common questions

Is THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £447,004 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,334,854 to £887,850. Unrestricted reserves stood at £291,460, which the trustees consider appropriate given future commitments. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis due to winding up or ceasing activities, but the accounts do not explicitly state this; rather, they confirm the accounts are not audited but examined. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MARTIN MASSEY LEGACY LTD, FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUES, LYNWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARTIN MASSEY LEGACY LTDFY2025£10k
FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUESFY2021£3k
LYNWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH SALFORD SYNAGOGUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED£287k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH SALFORD SYNAGOGUE FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH HENDON SYNAGOGUE FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE FY2025£226k—0above—no doubt
SPRINGFIELD SYNAGOGUE FY2025£27k——unclear—no doubt
CENTRAL HENDON MIKVAH FY2025£69k—0unclear—no doubt

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