Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (SCIO)
Progressive Jewish congregation in Edinburgh, registered as a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SC035678)
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| Type | Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) |
| Founded | 12 September 2004 |
| Registration ID | SC035678 (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator); CS000237 (Companies House) |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | 10/1 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh EH3 6AS (trustee address) |
| Location | Edinburgh |
| Area served | Edinburgh and the East of Scotland |
| Services | Advancement of religion |
| Registration | Scotland (OSCR) |
| Key people | Mark Solomon (Rabbi); Gillian Raab (Secretary) |
| Website | www.eljc.org |
Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (SCIO) is a Liberal Jewish congregation in Edinburgh, registered as a Scottish charity, number SC035678. The Scottish Charity Register lists it as a charity from 12 September 2004, as an unincorporated association, and records that it became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 23 July 2012. The register gives its address, a trustee address, as 10/1 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh EH3 6AS, its staff as one, and its object as "to advance, promote and support the progressive branch of the Jewish reliigon [sic] in Edinburgh and the East of Scotland".[1] Companies House lists it as a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation with number CS000237.[2]
Activities
According to its trustees' report for 2024–25, its rabbi, Mark Solomon, was on sabbatical leave for the first six months of 2025, when most services were led by lay readers. It holds at least one Shabbat service each week, and its cheder and Saturday morning services meet at St Mark's Unitarian Church. It publishes a quarterly newsletter, Etrog, and employs a part-time administrator. The report notes that Liberal Judaism, to which it was affiliated, and the Movement for Reform Judaism have come together to form the Movement for Progressive Judaism, to which it is now affiliated.[3]
Trustees
The register lists no trustees.[1] The trustees' report lists the trustees elected at the annual general meeting of 22 February 2026, and was signed by Gillian Raab (secretary) and Nick Silk on 28 May 2026.[3]
| Name |
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| Jennifer Andriacchi |
| Sue Bard |
| Jonathan Broadie |
| Marjory Broadie |
| Oliver Davidson-Richards |
| Helen Ford |
| Leo Kaminski |
| Barrie Levine |
| Samara Leibner |
| Maurice Naftalin |
| Gillian Raab |
| Helen Searle |
| Nick Silk |
| Han Smith |
Finances
The accounts for 2024–25 show receipts of £39,557, including membership subscriptions of £25,776, and payments of £43,977 including VAT, of which the rabbi's fees and expenses were £19,145. A Gift Aid payment of £8,403.35 was received from HMRC on 9 October 2024. The Kol Nidrei appeal collected £4,232 in the year, which was distributed to four charities. The independent examiner was Gershon Mendick FAIA.[4]
| Financial year ended | Income | Expenditure |
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| 31 August 2022 | £40,542 | £34,659 |
| 31 August 2023 | £51,114 | £44,876 |
| 31 August 2024 | £37,104 | £38,123 |
| 31 August 2025 | £39,557 | £43,997 |
See also
- Jewish charities in Scotland
- Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation (EHC) SCIO
- Glasgow Reform Synagogue SCIO
- Liberal Judaism (UK)
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (SCIO) (SC035678) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 30 October 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- ↑ Companies House, SUKKAT SHALOM EDINBURGH LIBERAL JEWISH COMMUNITY (SCIO) (CS000237) Find and update company information, accessed 30 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (SCIO), Trustees' annual report and accounts, 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, published on the Scottish Charity Register by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 30 October 2026.
- ↑ Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (SCIO), Accounts, 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, published on the Scottish Charity Register by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 30 October 2026.