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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£433k

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £841,769 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in total funds from £2,176,623 to £1,334,854. Unrestricted reserves stood at £250,474, which the trustees consider appropriate given future commitments, though they note the need to actively pursue funding to maintain financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: sponsored services, assets, events and pledges

“During the year, Beis Gavriel received £433,378 (2023: £832,501) for sponsored services, assets, events and pledges from both members and attendees of the synagogue.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 (held: £250k)

“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 FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees are actively pursuing sources of funding in order to ensure that there are sufficient reserves to provide financial stability and flexibility.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Fees of £4,811 paid to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by trustee Mr P Davidoff, for bookkeeping and administrative services.

“During the year the charity paid fees of £4,811 (2023: £6,125) for bookkeeping, administrative and support services to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by Mr P Davidoff, a trustee of the charity. This is to cover part time administrative support to minimise costs for the organisation. The charity considered the Charity Commission's guidance on payments to trustees and are satisfied the amounts paid are at arm's length and in the best interest of the charity.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 8

“During the year the charity paid fees of £4,811 (2023: £6,125) for bookkeeping, administrative and support services to DAS Accounting & Partners (UK) LLP, an entity controlled by Mr P Davidoff, a trustee of the charity. This is to cover part time administrative support to minimise costs for the organisation. The charity considered the Charity Commission's guidance on payments to trustees and are satisfied the amounts paid are at arm's length and in the best interest of the charity. Trustees' expenses There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2023) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06778461

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.

DAVIDOFF, Pesach — director, appointed 22/12/2008on trustee list
FREUNDLICH, Menachem Mendel — director, appointed 22/12/2008on trustee list

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 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (18/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

PESACH DAVIDOFFchair
MENACHEM MENDEL FREUNDLICH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£433k	£1.3m
31/12/2023	£833k	£420k
31/12/2022	£503k	£361k
31/12/2021	£408k	£252k
31/12/2020	£103k	£177k

Common questions

Is THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £841,769 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in total funds from £2,176,623 to £1,334,854. Unrestricted reserves stood at £250,474, which the trustees consider appropriate given future commitments, though they note the need to actively pursue funding to maintain financial stability. Its FY2024 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 FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUES, LYNWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUES	FY2021	£3k
LYNWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	—
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION	1	£3.9m
KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£188k
CARLEE LTD	1	£50k
YESODEY HATORAH SCHOOLS	1	£41k
SIVA CHARITABLE FUND	1	£33k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	1	£5k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB.

HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB income £163k
BRIGHTON AND HOVE HEBREW CONGREGATION income £322k
BEIS HAMEDRASH OHR CHODOSH LIMITED income £225k
OIRAYSA LIMITED income £103k
YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE income £169k
UTRY income £998k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED	£433k	—	0	within	—	noted
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB FY2025	£163k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON AND HOVE HEBREW CONGREGATION FY2024	£322k	—	0	unclear	—	material uncertainty
BEIS HAMEDRASH OHR CHODOSH LIMITED FY2025	£225k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OIRAYSA LIMITED FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£169k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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