Whitefield Hebrew Congregation

Analysis

Whitefield Hebrew Congregation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09031058). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Whitefield Hebrew Congregation reported income of £740k and spending of £694k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £840k to £740k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Whitefield Hebrew Congregation 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Leicester (£739k), Sir Harold Hood's Charitable Trust (£740k) and Friends of Ezra (£737k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, charitable activities 8.7% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,500. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 40 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.