CHESHIRE REFORM CONGREGATION LIMITED

Charity number: 1124560
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the Jewish religion by the provision and maintenance of a Synagogue for the purpose of public worship, marriages, burials and social, welfare, youth and other activities for its members and others and for such other charitable purposes as the Board shall determine.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £435,021
Total expenditure: £394,975

People

8 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Lancashire
  • Manchester City
  • Stockport
  • Trafford
  • Warrington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 June 2008: Standard registration
  • 20 November 2014: Funds received from 234762 CHESHIRE REFORM CONGREGATION
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Menorah Synagogue (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Cathy Schindel Knowles Chair 09 August 2018
None on record
Dr Leslie Paul Fertig Trustee 06 July 2025
None on record
Belinda Jane Carp Trustee 06 July 2025
None on record
IAN PAUL AVERY Trustee 06 July 2025
THE WATERHOUSE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Reuben Leon Saffer Trustee 29 December 2024
None on record
Dr Laura Jane Rachel Cohen Trustee 05 April 2022
None on record
David Leno Balsamo Trustee 08 December 2020
None on record
Henry Robert Fox Trustee 01 July 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £365.72k £357.12k £452.68k £476.85k £435.02k
Total expenditure £387.76k £374.03k £426.10k £463.98k £394.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 November 2024 287 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 NOVEMBER 2007 as amended on 08 Dec 2020 as amended on 14 Mar 2023 as amended on 23 Dec 2025

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SYNAGOGUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP, MARRIAGES, BURIALS AND SOCIAL WELFARE, YOUTH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Contact information

Address:
198 ALTRINCHAM ROAD
MANCHESTER
M22 4RZ
Phone:
01614287746
Email:
office@menorah.org.uk
Website:

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