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EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 1172458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is a congregation following the Jewish religion. It provides a place for ther purpose of publc worship, conducts a range of religious services and activities, provides Jewish education to adults and children, provides nursery education, organises social, educational and cultural events, and provides support within the community.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SYNAGOGUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP, EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE BOARD SHALL 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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Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £168,989 for the year, drawing on reserves to support the deficit. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves were £621,050 at year-end, which is approximately equivalent to three months of expenditure, and the trustees maintain a policy of keeping funds at an adequate level to undertake charitable objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,000 - £160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: £60,000 - £70,000 £70,000 - £80,000 £150,000 - £160,000” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: £60,000 - £70,000 £70,000 - £80,000 £150,000 - £160,000” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% of income)
“Total income received was £2,134,205 (2024: £2,063,390). Income from donations and legacies amounted to £1,391,120 (2024: £1,366,586)” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to maintain its unrestricted funds at an adequate level to enable the synagogue to undertake its charitable objectives (held: £621k)
“It is the policy of the synagogue to maintain its unrestricted funds at an adequate level to enable the synagogue to undertake its charitable objectives.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to close family members of trustees for services
“During the year the synagogue entered into the following transactions with related parties: - amount of £1,010 (2024: £2,806) was paid to close family members of trustees for services provided to the charity.” — page 49
“- expenses amounting to £653 (2024: £983) were reimbursed to council members and related parties.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to council members and related parties
“During the year the synagogue entered into the following transactions with related parties: - amount of £1,010 (2024: £2,806) was paid to close family members of trustees for services provided to the charity.” — page 49
“- expenses amounting to £653 (2024: £983) were reimbursed to council members and related parties.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gerald Edelman LLP. Discloses 6 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £223,415 — grants £223,415 (2); 10% of the £2,134,205 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £158,802 — grants £158,802 (1); 8% of the £2,063,390 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £135,771 — contracts £135,771 (2); 7% of the £1,972,897 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£259k
Reserves (reported)
£621k
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% 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: 12.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.1m£2.5m
31/12/2024£2.1m£2.5m
31/12/2023£2.0m£2.2m
31/12/2022£1.9m£2.1m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £168,989 for the year, drawing on reserves to support the deficit. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves were £621,050 at year-end, which is approximately equivalent to three months of expenditure, and the trustees maintain a policy of keeping funds at an adequate level to undertake charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gerald Edelman LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,000 - £160,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE as a grant recipient include SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2021£5kContribution towards general funding to ensure delivery of core costs.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST1£45k
THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATION1£41k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST1£34k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDGWARE AND HENDON REFORM SYNAGOGUE£2.1m£150,000 - £160,0003above—no doubt
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE FY2025£495k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
THANET AND DISTRICT REFORM JEWISH SYNAGOGUE FY2025£46k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE FY2025£301k——unclear—no doubt

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