HENDON ADATH YISROEL CONGREGATION

Registered charity 1187431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing orthodox Jewish faith for the benefit of the public in such ways as are exclusively charitable in English law & by maintaining & managing the Synagogue known as Hendon Adath Yisroel Cong. Brent Street London NW4 as place of worship prayer & religious study & by providing for the religious needs, spiritual education, pastoral needs & welfare of its members

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLISH LAW AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MAINTAINING AND MANAGING THE SYNAGOGUE KNOWN AS 'HENDON ADATH YISROEL CONGREGATION' BRENT STREET LONDON NW4 AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP PUBLIC PRAYER AND RELIGIOUS STUDY AND BY PROVIDING FOR THE RELIGIOUS NEEDS, SPIRITUAL EDUCATION, PASTORAL NEEDS AND WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS AND OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

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
£1.2m
Latest spending
£787k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net movement in funds of £406,846 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total net assets of £2,844,066. However, unrestricted funds stood at a deficit of £23,936, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity secured a new loan facility of £1.75 million in June 2025 to fund refurbishment plans, with £663,794 drawn down during the year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £24k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from connected company
“During the year the charity received donation of £46,500 (2025: £43,000) from Hendon Adath Limited, a connected company.” — page 23
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. 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.

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 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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
£1.2m
Total spending
£787k
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below 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
31/03/2026£1.2m£787k
31/03/2025£2.1m£658k
31/03/2024£1.0m£660k
31/03/2023£803k£688k
31/03/2022£553k£537k

Common questions

Is HENDON ADATH YISROEL CONGREGATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net movement in funds of £406,846 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total net assets of £2,844,066. However, unrestricted funds stood at a deficit of £23,936, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity secured a new loan facility of £1.75 million in June 2025 to fund refurbishment plans, with £663,794 drawn down during the year. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds HENDON ADATH YISROEL CONGREGATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HENDON ADATH YISROEL CONGREGATION as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUST, LPW LIMITED, CHASEHAWK LIMITED, THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2025£705k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2024£380k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£235k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£163k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2021£146k
DAVID TANNEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£36k
LPW LIMITEDFY2025£30k
LPW LIMITEDFY2022£28k
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2022£25k
LPW LIMITEDFY2024£21kAdvancement of education
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£13kGeneral charitable purposes
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE RISHY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9kGeneral charitable purposes
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE RISHY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2022£6k
GARVAN LIMITEDFY2021£3k
GARVAN LIMITEDFY2023£2k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2022£2k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2024£1k
THE SASTA FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
COL-RENO LIMITEDFY2025£1k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£1kCharitable Donations

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2026£20kEcoKitchen Community Upgrade
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2021£10kDisabled Access Conversion

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 MARTIN MASSEY LEGACY LTD1£10k
FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUES1£3k
LYNWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH HENDON SYNAGOGUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HENDON ADATH YISROEL CONGREGATION£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH HENDON SYNAGOGUE FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
ADASS YESHURUN SYNAGOGUE FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
ALLERTON HEBREW CONGREGATION CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025£220kexcess of £60,0001unclear—no doubt
CONGREGATION OF ADEN JEWS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£297k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED FY2025£287k—0unclear—no doubt

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