KINGSTON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE

Registered charity 270792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as K L S

To advance Liberal Judaism, to provide, arrange and conduct religious education and to pursue any other charitable purpose.Provide and maintain a Synagogue, conduct religious sevices and within this environment provide education to adults and children. Involve the Synagogue actively in the life of the local community and provide and promote interfaith co-operation within the local community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£308k

Latest spending

£241k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £307,600 against expenditure of £240,996, resulting in a net movement in funds of £68,153. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £217,412, with free reserves (unrestricted funds less tangible fixed assets) at £123,430, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least six months of expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is well-placed to manage risks and continue operating for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months of expenditure (held: £123k)

“The trustees consider this level together with the level of typical monthly expenditure to ensure that sufficient funds are available to cover at least six months of expenditure.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Steven Farrerchair
Barbara Richards
Brian Plaskow
Dr Alexander Heinz
Emily Zinkin
Joshua Wuggenig
Philip Hyman
Raymond Stone
Robyn May Harris
Sara Alston · trustee of 1 other charity
Shimon Morad
Tina Higgins

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£308k	£241k
31/12/2023	£266k	£237k
31/12/2022	£210k	£228k
31/12/2021	£166k	£164k
31/12/2020	£181k	£152k

Common questions

Is KINGSTON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £307,600 against expenditure of £240,996, resulting in a net movement in funds of £68,153. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £217,412, with free reserves (unrestricted funds less tangible fixed assets) at £123,430, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least six months of expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is well-placed to manage risks and continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)	2	£18k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND	1	£13k
JEWISH JOINT BURIAL SOCIETY	1	£5k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£5k
THE APELT AND LAZARUS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE.

EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE income £331k
THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE income £301k
THE LIBERAL JEWISH SYNAGOGUE income £1.9m
THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE income £965k
SOUTH LONDON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE income £218k
THE FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGSTON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE	£308k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EAST LONDON & ESSEX LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£331k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE FY2025	£301k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIBERAL JEWISH SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£1.9m	£80,000 - £90,000	2	above	—	no doubt
THE NORTHWOOD AND PINNER LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£965k	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH LONDON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE FY2025	£218k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	within	—	no doubt

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