Registered charity · London
The Belsize Square Synagogue
- 28 trustees
- Income £1.5m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- James Ernest Anthony StraussChair · since 2013
- Adam David DavisTrustee · since 2014
- Adam David NathanTrustee · since 2013
- Adam HurstTrustee · since 2025
- Adam Philip BuchlerTrustee · since 2023
- Annette Marion NathanTrustee · since 2013
- Carol CohenTrustee · since 2019
- David Michael PollinsTrustee · since 2017
- Dilys KIM TauszTrustee · since 2013
- Dr Claire Susan WalfordTrustee · since 2013
- Dr Jocelyn Asher Simon BrookesTrustee · since 2013
- Francis JosephTrustee · since 2024
- Frederick Allan LehmannTrustee · since 2014
- Jacqueline Ann AlexanderTrustee · since 2016
- James RossiterTrustee · since 2025
- Jeannie CohenTrustee · since 2022
- Joseph Samuel HackerTrustee · since 2016
- Justyn Jacob TrennerTrustee · since 2013
- Michael Horowitz QCTrustee · since 2017
- Nick VinerTrustee · since 2020
- Oliver Charles JeromeTrustee · since 2023
- Patricia HirschovitsTrustee · since 2013
- Peter GoodmanTrustee · since 2025
- Richard Gerard PollinsTrustee · since 2013
- Robert Walter Simon NothmanTrustee · since 2013
- Sarah Dorabella PercivalTrustee · since 2017
- Simon Alexander CohenTrustee · since 2023
- Tanya Anne MagasinerTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities
- Where
- Camden
- Website
- www.synagogue.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Belsize Square Synagogue
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.5m£1.4m
- 2024£1.4m£1.4m
- 2023£1.3m£1.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.1m£1.2m
- 2021£1.1m£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE JEWISH RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM AS EXPRESSED IN THE TRADITIONS OF WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES TRANSMITTED BY THE FOUNDERS OF THE SYNAGOGUE.
Board analysis
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.
28 trustees on the board
- James Ernest Anthony Strauss Chair since 2013
- Adam David Nathan since 2013
- Adam Hurst since 2025
- Annette Marion Nathan since 2013
- Adam David Davis since 2014
- Adam Philip Buchler since 2023
- Carol Cohen since 2019
- Dilys KIM Tausz since 2013
- David Michael Pollins since 2017
- Dr Claire Susan Walford since 2013
- Dr Jocelyn Asher Simon Brookes since 2013
- Frederick Allan Lehmann since 2014
- Francis Joseph since 2024
- Jeannie Cohen since 2022
- Justyn Jacob Trenner since 2013
- Jacqueline Ann Alexander since 2016
- James Rossiter since 2025
- Joseph Samuel Hacker since 2016
- Michael Horowitz QC since 2017
- Nick Viner since 2020
- Oliver Charles Jerome since 2023
- Patricia Hirschovits since 2013
- Peter Goodman since 2025
- Richard Gerard Pollins since 2013
- Robert Walter Simon Nothman since 2013
- Sarah Dorabella Percival since 2017
- Simon Alexander Cohen since 2023
- Tanya Anne Magasiner since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- James Ernest Anthony Strauss Chair since 2013
- Adam David Nathan since 2013
- Annette Marion Nathan since 2013
- Adam David Davis since 2014
- Carol Cohen since 2019
- Dilys KIM Tausz since 2013
- David Michael Pollins since 2017
- Dr Claire Susan Walford since 2013
- Dr Jocelyn Asher Simon Brookes since 2013
- Frederick Allan Lehmann since 2014
- Justyn Jacob Trenner since 2013
- Jacqueline Ann Alexander since 2016
- Joseph Samuel Hacker since 2016
- Michael Horowitz QC since 2017
- Nick Viner since 2020
- Patricia Hirschovits since 2013
- Richard Gerard Pollins since 2013
- Robert Walter Simon Nothman since 2013
- Sarah Dorabella Percival since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (23)
- Adam David Nathan since 2013
- Annette Marion Nathan since 2013
- Adam David Davis since 2014
- Adam Philip Buchler since 2023
- Carol Cohen since 2019
- Dilys KIM Tausz since 2013
- David Michael Pollins since 2017
- Dr Jocelyn Asher Simon Brookes since 2013
- Frederick Allan Lehmann since 2014
- Francis Joseph since 2024
- Jeannie Cohen since 2022
- Justyn Jacob Trenner since 2013
- Jacqueline Ann Alexander since 2016
- James Rossiter since 2025
- Joseph Samuel Hacker since 2016
- Oliver Charles Jerome since 2023
- Patricia Hirschovits since 2013
- Peter Goodman since 2025
- Richard Gerard Pollins since 2013
- Robert Walter Simon Nothman since 2013
- Sarah Dorabella Percival since 2017
- Simon Alexander Cohen since 2023
- Tanya Anne Magasiner since 2026
Portfolio (5)
- James Ernest Anthony Strauss Chair since 2013
- Adam Hurst since 2025
- Dr Claire Susan Walford since 2013
- Michael Horowitz QC since 2017
- Nick Viner since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
10.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1144866
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/11/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 07831243 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07876340059 · office@synagogue.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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