Charities Icw the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Synagogue

Analysis

Charities Icw the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Synagogue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Charities Icw the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Synagogue reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.7m (+19%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charities Icw the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Synagogue sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary (Oblates of Mary Immaculate) (£2.7m), The Film and Television Charity (£2.7m) and Dominican Sisters (Third Order) Congregation of Newcastle Natal (Established at Bushey Heath, Herts) (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 34% and investments 10%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.