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The Finchley Progressive Synagogue

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Olivia Sopel 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Daniel Porter 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Lesley Clare Urbach 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Mike Rocks 2022-2022 Director View profile
  5. Gordon Maurice Greenfield 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Roy David Balint-Kurti 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Tamara Ellen Joseph 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Ann Pelham 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Melvyn Leigh Newman 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Anjanette Pavell 2018-2020 Director View profile
  11. Christopher John Nash 2018-2021 Director View profile
  12. Cathy Anne Burnstone 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Viktoria Dorosz 2017-2018 Director View profile
  14. Maureen Vivienne Lobatto 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Phillip Mark Nietto Raphael 2017-2021 Director View profile
  16. Simone Laura Lee 2017-2018 Director View profile
  17. Jacqueline Fawcett 2017-2018 Director View profile
  18. Samantha Leonie King 2017-2023 Director View profile
  19. Martin Silk 2017-2018 Director View profile
  20. Josephine Helen Kinchin 2015-2018 Director View profile
  21. Alexander James Kinchin-Smith 2014-2018 Director View profile
  22. Louise Philippa Gellman 2014-2018 Director View profile
  23. Paula Louise Kinchin Smith 2020-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated
23/12/2014
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Finchley Progressive Synagogue

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Alexander James Kinchin-Smith ceased 2017-07-07
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Josephine Helen Kinchin ceased 2018-01-02
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Louise Philippa Gellman ceased 2018-01-02
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Finchley Progressive Synagogue is controlled by Alexander James Kinchin-Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-07-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alexander James Kinchin-Smith.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Employees
0.05
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £9,786 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,786

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7862019-09-19
Board analysis

Board DNA

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

8 directors on the board

2.4y median 1.7y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 1Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
09365956
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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