Finchley Reform Synagogue

Analysis

Finchley Reform Synagogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Finchley Reform Synagogue reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £2.1m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Finchley Reform Synagogue sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Badr Islamic Trust (£2.1m), Youth with a Mission Harpenden (£2.1m) and Universal Pentecostal Church (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, charitable activities 15%, investments 2.5% and trading 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £49k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.