THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1160487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NPLS, The Ark Synagogue

The advancement of Liberal Judaism Providing, maintaining and carrying on a place of worship and arranging to conduct religious services Providing, arranging for and conducting religious education. Providing for the solemnisation of marriages Providing for burial and cremation Providing communal, cultural activities and care in the community

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF LIBERAL JUDAISM (AND THE SYNAGOGUE SHALL BE AFFILIATED TO LIBERAL JUDAISM). TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND CARRY ON A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND ARRANGE AND CONDUCT RELIGIOUS SERVICES. TO PROVIDE, ARRANGE AND CONDUCT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGE. TO MAKE PROVISION FOR BURIAL AND CREMATION. TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER RELIGIOUS RITES AND CHARITABLE DUTIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO DETERMINE.

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

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Latest income

£947k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £3,989,069 at year-end, representing 13 months of expenditure against a policy target of six months. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£32,396 for the year, primarily due to the disbursement of the Yom Kippur Appeal and the release of a refurbishment provision, though total net assets remained stable at £5,075,563.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“In the band £80,001 - £90,000” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income

£947k

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£6k

Reserves (reported)

£721k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/07/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alex Haffner
Deborah Ann Boffey
Diana Rose
Dr Nicola Ruth Connor
Laurence Julian Blake
Leo Kevin Mindel
Leon Kahn
PAUL VICTOR MORTON
Sheena Porter

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

Operates in: Harrow · Hertfordshire · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£947k	£1.0m
31/03/2025	£965k	£1.0m
31/03/2024	£872k	£788k
31/03/2023	£764k	£753k
31/03/2022	£1.1m	£730k

Common questions

Is THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £3,989,069 at year-end, representing 13 months of expenditure against a policy target of six months. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£32,396 for the year, primarily due to the disbursement of the Yom Kippur Appeal and the release of a refurbishment provision, though total net assets remained stable at £5,075,563. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

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
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)	2	£18k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND	1	£13k
JEWISH JOINT BURIAL SOCIETY	1	£5k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£5k
THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE.

THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE income £301k
THE LIBERAL JEWISH SYNAGOGUE income £1.9m
EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE income £331k
THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE income £1.0m
LIBERAL JUDAISM (ULPS) income £1.8m
KINGSTON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE income £308k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE	£947k	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE FY2025	£301k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIBERAL JEWISH SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£1.9m	£80,000 - £90,000	2	above	—	no doubt
EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£331k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE FY2024	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIBERAL JUDAISM (ULPS) FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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