PERSIAN SEPHARDI SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1132415 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance worship in the Sephardi tradition through the organisation and administration of a Jewish Synagogue in such parts of London, the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE WORSHIP IN THE SEPHARDI TRADITION INCLUDING THROUGH THE ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE IN SUCH PARTS OF LONDON, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION FOR THE SEPHARDIC JEWISH COMMUNITY IN SUCH PARTS OF LONDON, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £40,190 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £202,951. The trustees state that these reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL HAKIMIANchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALEX BASSALIAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• SAMUEL GORJIAN

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• WESTCLIFF CHAREDI SYNAGOGUE income £85k
• LONDON SEPHARDI HEBREW CONGREGATION income £115k
• SAFARDI MINYAN income £123k
• NORTH HENDON SYNAGOGUE income £209k
• NORTH SALFORD SYNAGOGUE income £141k
• SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE WELFARE BOARD income £70k

Side by side with its peers

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