EDGWARE SEPHARDI BET HAMEDRASH

Registered charity 1197604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESBH

The charity has three key objectives: 1 To advance the Jewish religion for the benefit of the public, pastoral care, and outreach work within the local community. 2 Support of the local community but not exclusively through the provision of poverty relief, and mental health services. 3 To advance the heritage of eastern Jewish communities through the preservation and education.

Objects

THE CHARITY HAS THREE KEY OBJECTIVES:1. TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SYNAGOGUE, JEWISH EDUCATION, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PASTORAL CARE, AND OUTREACH WORK WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY2. SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF POVERTY RELIEF, FINANCIAL SUPPORT & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.3. TO ADVANCE THE HERITAGE OF EASTERN JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PRESERVATION & EDUCATION OF EASTERN JEWISH HERITAGE AND CULTURE, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF IRAQI ORIGIN

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)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £45,041 at the end of the year, up from £14,723 in the previous period, driven by incoming resources of £230,954 against charitable expenditure of £200,636. The charity holds no restricted funds and has no current liabilities, resulting in net assets equal to its total funds. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 25/03/2025, 53 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 14/02/2024, 14 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jason Ibrahimchair
• Ariel Cohen · trustee of 1 other charity
• Saul Cohen

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

Operates in: Barnet

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