LEEDS JEWISH COMMUNITY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 517835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve poverty, advance education, advance the Jewish religion and for other purposes which are both charitable and beneficial to the persons practising or adhering to the Jewish religion in the City of Leeds and its neighbouring areas

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE BOTH CHARITABLE AND BENEFICIAL TO THE PERSON PRACTISING OR ADHERING TO THE JEWISH RELIGION IN THE CITY OF LEEDS AND THE NEIGHBOURING AREAS.

Area of benefit: CITY OF LEEDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURING AREAS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £8,461 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £49,484. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the independent examiner noted a matter of concern regarding the lack of documentation to clarify the legal and financial relationship with the related party, Leeds Jewish Representative Council.

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 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 05/03/2025, 125 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2020 (received 16/12/2021, 46 days after the 31/10/2021 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

• David Simon Myerson KC
• Jonathan Lewis
• LAWRENCE BRYAN SAFFER
• Sarah Jane Issacs
• Simon Howard Phillips

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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