Maidenhead Synagogue Limited

Analysis

Maidenhead Synagogue Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05512194). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Maidenhead Synagogue Limited reported income of £695k and spending of £621k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £441k to £695k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Maidenhead Synagogue Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Lifespring Ministries (£693k), Thrive Together Birmingham (£695k) and First Love Foundation Limited (£693k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and trading 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £98k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £296k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.