NORWICH HEBREW CONGREGATION
The Charity is the Norwich Hebrew Congregation. This is is a traditional Anglo Jewish congregation providing religious services and facilities for individuals of the Jewish faith. The Congregation has a synagogue and a communal hall and provides a programme of educational and cultural events and school visits for the residents of Norwich and the surrounding district.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE PREMISES, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR THE WORSHIP OF THE JEWISH RELIGION, THE PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON THE JEWISH SABBATH, HIGH HOLY DAYS AND OTHER JEWISH FESTIVALS, THE PROVISION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE JEWISH FAITH FOR THE RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND ACTING AS A FOCUS FOR JEWISH CULTURE, TRADITIONS, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.”
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total charity funds were approximately £355,000 as of 31 October 2025. The trustees hold a general reserve to secure running costs for up to 10 years. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation as a going concern are disclosed.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)”
“General Reserve is held to secure running costs for Synagogue and Congregation for up to 10 years”
Policies the charity declares
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/09/2024)
Trustees
- Dr Marian Prinsley DLchair
- ADRIAN POSSENER
- Alan Jason Joseph
- Alan Roy Gluckman
- BARRY COLEMAN LEVETON
- Deborah Carpenter
- Dr Andrew Martin Sluckin
- Dr Peter Richard Prinsley MP
- Fay Cadywould
- John Bernard Cadywould
- Margaret Simons
- Oren Jason Margolis
- Stella Koenick
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £59k | £68k |
| 31/10/2024 | £91k | £95k |
| 31/10/2023 | £69k | £81k |
| 31/10/2022 | £56k | £32k |
| 31/10/2021 | £290k | £431k |
Common questions
Is NORWICH HEBREW CONGREGATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total charity funds were approximately £355,000 as of 31 October 2025. The trustees hold a general reserve to secure running costs for up to 10 years. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation as a going concern are disclosed.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- NORTH HENDON SYNAGOGUE
- NOTTINGHAM HEBREW CONGREGATION
- THE NORRICE LEA CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
- PRESTWICH HEBREW CONGREGATION
- SALE & DISTRICT HEBREW CONGREGATION
- READING HEBREW CONGREGATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORWICH HEBREW CONGREGATION | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH HENDON SYNAGOGUE | £209k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAM HEBREW CONGREGATION | £120k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NORRICE LEA CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | £25k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PRESTWICH HEBREW CONGREGATION | £427k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SALE & DISTRICT HEBREW CONGREGATION | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |