Cheshire Reform Congregation Limited

Registered charity 1124560 Registered since 2008

Operates: Manchester City, Stockport, Trafford, Cheshire East, Lancashire, Warrington, Cheshire West & Chester

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

3.8y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Cathy Schindel Knowles Chair since 2018
Henry Robert Fox since 2019

12.9y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

IAN Paul Avery since 2025

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 8Education/training 7Religious Activities 7Amateur Sport 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 11Business services 2Construction 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

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incomespending£435k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

The Waterhouse Foundation 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

The Elmley Foundation Similar size; both Arts and culture
Brick Lane Music Hall Charity Similar size; both Arts and culture
Paul Smith's Foundation Similar size; both Arts and culture
National Association for Gallery Education Similar size; both Arts and culture
Sound Connections Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.menorah.org.uk
Email	office@menorah.org.uk
Phone	01614287746
Address	MENORAH SYNAGOGUE, ALTRINCHAM ROAD, MANCHESTER, M22 4RZ

Finances

£435,021 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£365,716	£387,757
2022	£357,122	£374,027
2023	£452,679	£426,101
2024	£476,854	£463,980
2025	£435,021	£394,975

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

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.

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 as amended on 30 Apr 2026 as amended on 05 Jul 2026

Trustees (8)

8trustees

69median age

3aged 70+

Cathy Schindel Knowlesage band 75-79 Chair since 2018
Belinda Jane Carpage band 55-59 since 2025
David Leno Balsamoage band 70-74 since 2020
Dr Laura Jane Rachel Cohenage band 60-64 since 2022
Dr Leslie Paul Fertigage band 65-69 since 2025
Henry Robert Foxage band 45-49 since 2019
IAN Paul Averyage band 65-69 since 2025
Reuben Leon Safferage band 70-74 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Cheshire Reform Congregation Limited · 06438680 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 27/11/2007

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

The Waterhouse Foundation 1 shared trustee

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