THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS
Registered charity 1155821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To promote and foster Judaism by the provision and maintenance of a public place of worshipTo promote and co-ordinate the religious instruction of JewsTo provide such other charitable purposes for the public benefitTo promote educational, cultural, charitable and communal activitiesTo provide burial and funeral facilities
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £618,000 for the 14-month period ended 28 February 2025, primarily due to a change in billing dates that resulted in lower reported membership income. The trustees report that the charity has no free reserves as they are tied up in buildings, but confirm the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“WLS does not have any free reserves, as defined by the Charity Commission, as the reserves are tied up in the Synagogue buildings.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and connected persons
“During the 14 months to February 2025, the trustees and persons connected to them made aggregate donations of £36,605 (2023: £76,830). The West London Synagogue received a donation of £18,000 (2023: £16,230) from The Kobler Trust. Andrew Stone, the President of the Synagogue, is a trustee of the Kobler Trust.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West London Synagogue (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Keren Segel — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- James Davies — Director of Operations (source)
- Nick Bernstein — Director of Finance (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£63k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alina Weismann
- Amanda Warner
- Antony Pierre
- Clarissa Datnow
- Emma India More Nisbett
- Giorgios Mourtzilas
- Marie Sarah van der Zyl OBE
- Matthew Rosedale
- Naomi Goode
- Oliver Kurer
- Sarah Griffin
- Sir Jonathan Cohen KC
- Suzanne Henrietta Korel OBE
- Wendy Flora Pollecoff · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Israel · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £618,000 for the 14-month period ended 28 February 2025, primarily due to a change in billing dates that resulted in lower reported membership income. The trustees report that the charity has no free reserves as they are tied up in buildings, but confirm the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE TOMORO FOUNDATION, THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST, The Marks Family Charitable Trust.
Known funders
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