ETZ CHAIM SHUL
To promote religious worship in accordance with the Jewish faith, to promote the study of the Jewish religion and the advancement of the Jewish faith, and the advancement of such other charitable purposes as the directors may from time to time determine.
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 ETZ CHAIM IN NW LONDON, 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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported total income of £163,857 and total charitable expenditure of £124,268, resulting in a net income surplus of £39,589 for the year. Unrestricted funds increased to £44,823, which the trustees consider adequate given future commitments. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no material matters identified by the examiner.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Trustees
- Jacob Freifeldchair
- Jacob Israel Meisner
- URI NATHANIEL GOLDBERG
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £164k | £124k |
| 31/12/2024 | £46k | £55k |
| 31/12/2023 | £50k | £74k |
| 31/12/2022 | £91k | £52k |
Common questions
Is ETZ CHAIM SHUL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £163,857 and total charitable expenditure of £124,268, resulting in a net income surplus of £39,589 for the year. Unrestricted funds increased to £44,823, which the trustees consider adequate given future commitments. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no material matters identified by the examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS | 2 | £52k |
| GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED | 1 | £285k |
| TSEDOKO LIMITED | 1 | £43k |
| MOSDOS HATORAH PNEI MENACHEM LTD | 1 | £31k |
| STERVON LTD | 1 | £30k |
| STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED | 1 | £30k |
| YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITED | 1 | £25k |
| TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- K K EITZ CHAIM
- ETZ CHAIM KOLLEL LTD
- SHAR HAMELECH
- ACHIM CHARITY
- ESHA' ATUL ISLAM
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETZ CHAIM SHUL | £164k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| K K EITZ CHAIM | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ETZ CHAIM KOLLEL LTD | £100k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SHAR HAMELECH | £654k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACHIM CHARITY | £130k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ESHA' ATUL ISLAM | £951k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |