SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 248945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Synagogue's membership consists of a congregation observing the Jewish religion. Its objective is to provide and maintain a place for the purpose of public worship and promote religious, educational and charitable activities. In planning our activities for the year we keep in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit at our Executive Committee meetings

Objects

A) A SYNAGOGUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE SEPHARDI RITES. B) FACILITIES FOR THE CONSECRATION OF MARRIAGES ACCORDING TO JEWISH RITES, C) FACILITIES FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. D) THE DISPENSATION OF SEDACA (RELIEF TO THE POOR). E) THE SERVICES OF MINISTERS IN THE HOME WHERE CUSTOMARY. F) FACILITIES FOR BURIAL IN CONSECRATED GROUND. G) SUPPORT FOR SUCH MEASURES CALCULATED TO PROMOTE THE OBSERVANCE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION IN GENERAL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document contains only Docusign Envelope IDs and does not include any financial statements, trustee reports, or other narrative content. Consequently, no information regarding the charity's financial health, reserves, or operations can be extracted.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Holland Park Synagogue (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexis Serero
• Cedric Boghanim
• David Sweiry
• Jeremy Benamou
• LEON PHILIP SASSOON
• Laura Victoria Behar
• Laurence Jeffrey Julius
• Naomi Green
• Paul Arwas
• Ruth Finkel

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

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