Catford & Bromley Synagogue Trust

Analysis

Catford & Bromley Synagogue Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Catford & Bromley Synagogue Trust reported income of £740k and spending of £146k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £740k (+571%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 544%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catford & Bromley Synagogue Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Furniture Project Limited (£740k), Step Development Trust (£741k) and World Mission Society Church of God (£738k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £628k. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 86%. Reserves of £786k would cover about 65 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.