THE UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Registered charity 504336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Synagogal. The Charity runs a synagogue for the Jewish community of Newcastle upon Tyne

Objects

(A) THE MAINTAINING, ERECTING, FOUNDING AND CARRYING ON IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PLACES OF WORSHIP FOR PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE, RITES AND DOCTRINES OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND FOR THESE PURPOSES THE DECISION OF THE CHIEF RABBI SHALL BE FINAL.(B) THE GIVING OF INSTRUCTION IN RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS TO PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION IN CONFORMITY WITH THE SAID RITES INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF HEBREW CLASSES, JEWISH SCHOOL AND JEWISH NURSERY SCHOOL. (C) THE PROVISION OF MEANS OF BURIAL OF PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION. (D) THE PROVISION OF SHECHITA AND KASHRUS SERVICES. (E) THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION. (F) CONTRIBUTING TO OTHER ECCLESIASTICAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE JEWISH RELIGION. (G) THE CARRYING OUT OF SUCH OTHER ACTS AS ARE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £103,500 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by reduced membership and donations against high maintenance costs for its building. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £214,739 are considered sufficient to meet charitable expenditure for approximately 24 months, though the finance committee notes that future solvency may depend on the proceeds from the sale of surplus land.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~57.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

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

• ANTHONY JOSEPHS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barry Speker OBE DL
• Dr RICHARD GRANT
• HOWARD BARRY GOLD

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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• HEALTHWORKS NEWCASTLE income £2.1m
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