South Manchester Synagogue

Analysis

South Manchester Synagogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06525914). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, South Manchester Synagogue reported income of £587k and spending of £542k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £510k to £587k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Manchester Synagogue sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Father's House Church (£587k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mary Bredin, Canterbury (£588k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Oldham (£586k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, trading 17%, charitable activities 12% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 101 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.