THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1167285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Synagogue is established to advance religion in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of Liberal Judaism

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£435k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general funds decreased slightly to £102,054, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position stable, supported by significant restricted fund growth driven by building donations, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £102k)
“It is the policy of the Synagogue that unrestricted funds should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TTCA Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Finchley Progressive Synagogue (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£435k
Reserves (reported)
£102k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 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 (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.0m£435k
31/12/2023£855k£487k
31/12/2022£514k£392k
31/12/2021£395k£380k
31/12/2020£458k£390k

Common questions

Is THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general funds decreased slightly to £102,054, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position stable, supported by significant restricted fund growth driven by building donations, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TTCA Ltd.

Who funds THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE as a grant recipient include THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£10kTogether Across Communities

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE£1.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025£965k£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE FY2025£301k——unclear—no doubt
EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
FINCHLEY REFORM SYNAGOGUE FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
BAIS HAMEDRASH OHEL YAKOV LTD FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt

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