WHITEFIELD HEBREW CONGREGATION

Registered charity 1164798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHC

Religious Services Religious Education Pastoral & Cultural Support Social & RecreationalActivities

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE JEWISH RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUSTOMS, CEREMONIES AND TRADITIONS OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM BY:(A) PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING IN WHITEFIELD A PLACE OF WORSHIP, RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY IN WHITEFIELD. (B) PROVIDING BURIAL FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM. (C) PROMOTING PASTORAL AND CULTURAL SUPPORT AND SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £54,139 in its general fund for the year ended 31 December 2024, following several years of surplus. While unrestricted resources stood at £1,182,237, free reserves adjusted for fixed assets were only £107,073, which the trustees note is below the equivalent of three months' regular expenditure. The trustees acknowledge the need to enhance income levels to safeguard financial sustainability amid rising operational costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALEXANDER WOOLFSTEIN
• DAVID JOSEPH KREBS
• Dr FIONA MAYNARD
• Jennifer Berger
• Robert Miller
• Simon Daniel Phillips
• Whitefield HC

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

Operates in: Bury

Income and spending

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