THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Registered charity 312592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to provide on a non-profit basis a secular and religious education for Jewish boys and girls.

Objects

TO PROVIDE ON A NON-PROFIT BASIS A SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR JEWISH BOYS AND GIRLS BEING CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE GOLDERS GREEN BETH HAMEDRASH CONGREGATION AND FOR SUCH OTHER JEWISH CHILDREN FOR WHOM PLACES MAY BE AVAILABLE AND TO FOSTER AMONG SUCH CHILDREN A LOVE OF TRADITIONAL JUDAISM.

Area of benefit: BARNET AND GREATER LONDON

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)

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £1,074,539 in unrestricted funds against a policy to maintain sufficient funds to pay liabilities as they fall due. The charity reported a net income surplus of £351,047 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £5,281,149. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain unrestricted funds at a level which enables it to pay its liabilities as they fall due (reserves figure: £1.1m)
“It is the policy of the school to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which enables it to pay its liabilities as they fall due. This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration funds.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £267,124 — grants £267,124 (3); 15% of the £1,781,051 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £9,297 — grants £9,297 (1); under 1% of the £1,786,465 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £29,092 — grants £29,092 (2); 2% of the £1,389,155 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
58

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £1,074,539 in unrestricted funds against a policy to maintain sufficient funds to pay liabilities as they fall due. The charity reported a net income surplus of £351,047 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £5,281,149. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Who funds THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, GOLDERS GREEN BETH HAMEDRASH CONGREGATION, CHALFORDS LIMITED, LPW LIMITED, GARVAN LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MENORAH FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
MENORAH FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m£90,000 to £99,9991below—no doubt
THE LEEDS MENORAH SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£153k—0unclear—noted
MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025£41k—0above—no doubt

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