CONGREGATION OF ADEN JEWS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Registered charity 252022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADEN JEWS CONGREGATION - LONDON

Providing and maintaining a synagogue for public worship and advancing religious, educational and charitable activities.

Objects

THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUDAISM IN PUBLIC WORSHIP, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND CHARIRABLE ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND NORTHERN IRELAND

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£297k
Latest spending
£255k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £42,120 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total net assets increasing to £1,730,019. The majority of these assets are held in restricted funds (£1,151,556), while unrestricted funds stood at £578,463. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income (87% of income)
“Other income 3 258,958” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Our policy is to utilise any reserves for future commitments and projects which include: - Work on the fabric of the buildings - Creating a fund for future building work (reserves figure: £1.7m)
“Policy on reserves Our policy is to utilise any reserves for future commitments and projects which include: - Work on the fabric of the buildings - Creating a fund for future building work” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
“Supporting documentation, including invoices, was not available for inspection for a sample of payments selected during the course of my examination. Although the payments could be traced to the charity's accounting records and bank statements, the absence of supporting documentation limited the evidence available to corroborate the nature and validity of those transactions. This represents a weakness in the charity's record-keeping procedures and should be addressed by the trustees to ensure that adequate supporting records are retained and made available for future independent examinations.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Payments made to trustees Mr S Moses (£13,320), Mr S Joseph (£8,360), and Mr J Nassim (£9,175) for religious services, cleaning services, and repair/renewal services respectively.
“Mr S Moses The total payments made during the year to the member of council were £13,320 (2024: £11,725). The amount of £12,600 (2024: £11,725) was for religious services and £720 (2024: ENil) was for commission. Mr S Joseph The total payments made during the year to the member of council were £8,360 (2024: £10,050). The amount of £8,360 (2024: £9,120) was for cleaning services and £Nil (2024: £930) was for commission. Mr J Nassim The total payments made during the year to the member of council were £9,175 (2024: ENil). The amount of £9,175 (2024: £Nil) was for repair and renewal services.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to trustees for services
“Mr S Moses The total payments made during the year to the member of council were £13,320 (2024: £11,725). The amount of £12,600 (2024: £11,725) was for religious services and £720 (2024: ENil) was for commission. Mr S Joseph The total payments made during the year to the member of council were £8,360 (2024: £10,050). The amount of £8,360 (2024: £9,120) was for cleaning services and £Nil (2024: £930) was for commission. Mr J Nassim The total payments made during the year to the member of council were £9,175 (2024: ENil). The amount of £9,175 (2024: £Nil) was for repair and renewal services.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Weakness in record-keeping procedures identified by examiner
“Supporting documentation, including invoices, was not available for inspection for a sample of payments selected during the course of my examination. Although the payments could be traced to the charity's accounting records and bank statements, the absence of supporting documentation limited the evidence available to corroborate the nature and validity of those transactions. This represents a weakness in the charity's record-keeping procedures and should be addressed by the trustees to ensure that adequate supporting records are retained and made available for future independent examinations.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • 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 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2023 (received 06/06/2024, 6 days after the 31/05/2024 due date); year ending 31/07/2022 (received 14/07/2023, 44 days after the 31/05/2023 due date); year ending 31/07/2021 (received 01/09/2022, 93 days after the 31/05/2022 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£297k£255k
31/07/2024£293k£278k
31/07/2023£224k£217k
31/07/2022£260k£180k
31/07/2021£181k£101k

Common questions

Is CONGREGATION OF ADEN JEWS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £42,120 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total net assets increasing to £1,730,019. The majority of these assets are held in restricted funds (£1,151,556), while unrestricted funds stood at £578,463. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION LEEDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONGREGATION OF ADEN JEWS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM£297k—0unclear—no doubt
UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION LEEDS FY2025£714k——unclear—no doubt
ASSEMBLY OF GOD (KING'S CHRISTIAN CENTRE) FY2025£104k—0above—no doubt
(TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH) ADATH YISROEL SYNAGOGUE FY2024£957k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSEMBLY OF GOD INTERNATIONAL SHEKINAH FY2025£206k——unclear—no doubt
ADASS YESHURUN SYNAGOGUE FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt

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