ALLERTON HEBREW CONGREGATION CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1169737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALLERTON HEBREW CONGREGATION

To advance the Jewish religion for the public benefit by providing and maintaining a synagogue for prayer, creating social and cultural activities, creating programmes of Jewish learning and education, providing for burial in accordance with the Orthodox tradition, contributing to welfare and charitable purposes in connection with the Jewish religion

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN OF A SYNAGOGUE FOR PRAYER AND TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM AS PRESCRIBED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI OF THE UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH2) TO CREATE AND DEVELOP SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND TO THE WIDER JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL AND MERSEYSIDE3) TO CREATE PROGRAMMES OF JEWISH LEARNING AND EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER BODIES TO FURTHER AID AND STRENGTHEN THE PRACTICE OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM4) TO PROVIDE PLOTS AND BURIAL RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX TRADITION5) TO CONTRIBUTE TO WELFARE AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE JEWISH RELIGION

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
£220k
Latest spending
£212k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £8,950 for the year, primarily due to an exceptional bank fraud loss of £18,500. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity continues as a going concern with unrestricted reserves of £523,604 and designated reserves of £366,090.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: build sufficient reserves to continue operating viably as a congregation into the medium future period (held: £524k)
“Gur congregation is an ageing community and the principal aim of the trustees is to build sufficient reserves to continue operating viably as a congregation into the medium future period.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£220k£212k
31/12/2024£198k£207k
31/12/2023£177k£174k
31/12/2022£160k£171k
31/12/2021£152k£146k

Common questions

Is ALLERTON HEBREW CONGREGATION CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £8,950 for the year, primarily due to an exceptional bank fraud loss of £18,500. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity continues as a going concern with unrestricted reserves of £523,604 and designated reserves of £366,090. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.