Bournemouth Reform Synagogue

Analysis

Bournemouth Reform Synagogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Bournemouth Reform Synagogue reported income of £813k and spending of £237k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £209k to £813k (+289%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 233%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bournemouth Reform Synagogue sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chertsey Street Baptist Church Trust (£812k), Al-Madani Educational Trust Gloucester (£813k) and Redeemer Church London (£811k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 14%, charitable activities 9.0% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,782. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 65 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.