North Western Reform Synagogue

Analysis

North Western Reform Synagogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12336110). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, North Western Reform Synagogue reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £3.9m to £2.9m (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, North Western Reform Synagogue sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The General Assembly of the True Jesus Church, United Kingdom (£2.9m), Cliff College (£2.9m) and HMC (UK) (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, charitable activities 19% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £250k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £649k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.