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WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1133190 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to provide a centre for Jewish worship and study and tofurther religious and charitable undertakings appropriate to this; the charity is based in the City of Westminster in London but is not limited to this area in the sphere of its charitable activity.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall deficit of £28,500 for the year, which included a non-cash depreciation charge of £23,349. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £259,002 comfortably exceeded the stated policy target of £171,380, and the trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25% of annual subscriptions and unrestricted donations net of Gift Aid, calculated on a three year rolling basis (held: £259k)
“With effect from 31 December 2020, the Trustees set a reserves policy creating a target for its free reserves of 25% of annual subscriptions and unrestricted donations net of Gift Aid, calculated on a three year rolling basis.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee received a grant of £485 for Jewish education; trustee owed £525 on interest-free loan; trustee received £Nil for teaching services.
“During the year, a trustee received a grant of £485 (2023: £Nil) to continue Jewish education. At the reporting date, a trustee owed £525 (2023: £825) to the charity.” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee received a grant of £485 to continue Jewish education.
“During the year, a trustee received a grant of £485 (2023: £Nil) to continue Jewish education.” — page 39
“Related parties donated £21,740 to the charity during the year (2023: £23,459).” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related parties donated £21,740 to the charity.
“During the year, a trustee received a grant of £485 (2023: £Nil) to continue Jewish education.” — page 39
“Related parties donated £21,740 to the charity during the year (2023: £23,459).” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee owed £525 to the charity (interest-free loan).
“During the year, a trustee received a grant of £485 (2023: £Nil) to continue Jewish education.” — page 39
“Related parties donated £21,740 to the charity during the year (2023: £23,459).” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Kent House (Knightsbridge) Limited
“The charity’s freehold property is owned, in a nominee capacity only, by the charity’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kent House (Knightsbridge) Limited” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£158k
Reserves (reported)
£449k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% 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: 12.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2022£1.1m£990k
31/12/2021£1.1m£935k
31/12/2020£934k£844k

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall deficit of £28,500 for the year, which included a non-cash depreciation charge of £23,349. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £259,002 comfortably exceeded the stated policy target of £171,380, and the trustees confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.

Who funds WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE as a grant recipient include H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST, BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATION, CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£34k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30kJewish community support
THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£13k
THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£13k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£11k
THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3kJewish community support
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kJewish community support
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kJewish community support

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROSE FOUNDATION2£15k
SOUTH HAMPSTEAD CHARITABLE TRUST1£794k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£357k
STANLEY AND ZEA LEWIS FAMILY FOUNDATION1£148k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£125k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£100k
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£68k
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION1£65k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE£1.3m——above—no doubt
THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS FY2025£4.1m——below—no doubt
UNITED SYNAGOGUE FY2024£47.2m——unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY FY2024£260k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTCLIFF CHAREDI SYNAGOGUE FY2024£103k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0below—no doubt

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