HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION

Registered charity 1159067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH IN GREATER MANCHESTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: 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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£283k

Latest spending

£289k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,000 for the year ended 31st December 2024, despite efforts to review contracts and reduce debtors. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £270,827, while the charity is actively planning fundraising activities and seeking sponsorships to increase income and decrease expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees (71% of income)

“The Charity’s main source of income is from Membership fees. Membership income contributed was £201,607.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees were concerned that they had to report that the yearend accounts, 31st December 2024 show a deficit of £6,000. This was despite continued reviewing of all contracts and suppliers and where necessary changing suppliers for utilities and other supplies, good housekeeping and a lot of time and effort in trying to reduce debtors.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Edwards Veeder (UK) Limited. 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.

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In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue manchester.ac.uk · 02/10/2025

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN LEVYchair
Dr Bryan Jonathan bennett
Geraldine Paulette Simon
HILARY FOXLER
Suzanne Kaye · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bury · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£283k	£289k
31/12/2023	£288k	£273k
31/12/2022	£270k	£284k
31/12/2021	£252k	£266k
31/12/2020	£277k	£263k

Common questions

Is HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,000 for the year ended 31st December 2024, despite efforts to review contracts and reduce debtors. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £270,827, while the charity is actively planning fundraising activities and seeking sponsorships to increase income and decrease expenses. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Edwards Veeder (UK) Limited.

Who funds HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION as a grant recipient include THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	21/08/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/06/2018	£10k	Community Centre Feasibility

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 BLOOM FOUNDATION	1	£3.9m
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE.

MANCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE income £492k
RICHMOND HILL ST. ANDREWS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £121k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN, HERTFORD income £218k
BRIGHTON AND HOVE HEBREW CONGREGATION income £322k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S NORBITON income £196k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MILL END & HERONSGATE WITH WEST HYDE income £138k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HEATON PARK HEBREW CONGREGATION	£283k	—	unclear	—	noted
MANCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024	£492k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND HILL ST. ANDREWS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN, HERTFORD FY2025	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON AND HOVE HEBREW CONGREGATION FY2024	£322k	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S NORBITON FY2025	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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