CharKty nllmbeT: 1037099 Ealing Liberal SyDagogue Trustee's report and flnAn¢lal 8tatemeDts For the year ended 31 M2r¢h 2023
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Egiing LibernR Syagogne Rep)rt of the Trnstees For the year ended 31 Mareh 2023 Struetury governance management Ealin8 l>traI SyDaBosue (ELS) is 8ov¢rned by its constitit0n & Rules &$ revrsed at an AGM on 15th November 2020. Its PrOty and affairs ate uttder the goven)aDce control of a CowKil. The Councd co51sts of a Pr¢$idenL 2 Vace Presidents, ex officio the Mtllister (Rabbil, the Chair 9 ordiDAry members. The Cowteil bas the p)wer to appoint th¢ Millister and oth¢r employees, tablY the Ad[nitor. ELS8 prowty i8 Ve1 in the Official Custodian. ELS 1$ affiliated to Lfftberal JudatsTL. ObJeetlves a) The adYatt¢ement of Liberal Jwlail b) Provision of religious servictt.. C) Provisiott of pb¢¢ of wOrsp. d) Provision of setvkces aNI ¢Lgsge4 for ckn'ldrw. e) Arranwn8 for burial aThJ cremation of ts)er" Enabling solemtiisatiOD of rnarria Perfor18 Ottm reb"0. Commun And elwritsblt duties jhing a FthD)rial Welfare h) Cry out other activitt.es ttlatsve to above. Aehlevements and perfonnan¢e Membenblp mar 2023 Mrth 2021 128 28 Full members Friends Young adults Affiliat¢8 Total 26 161 Despite our best efforts thj a hcajthy int¢rest in th¢ ¢omnytsw. our numbts5 continuc fall. Some of our more eld¢rly member8 have p888ed away and pmibty the CO of is discournw new membu3 frorn joining. We ¢ontsnue lo follow up on every ellquiry. and Organi various services arml Activities de8i8ned to poteJ)tt'&l new members. Servlees Throughout th¢ year we have provided SI)bal aThl Fe#ivai #tvic¢8 Ix>th in the Syiwgu¢ aThJ on Zoom. Synagogue yervic&8 are in gcn¢rai nwlii-a¢ce&s so that coogregaots can attelld atsl fity parti'¢ipal¢ ¢ither on-line or in person at the Syna808ue. Shabbat service# are held Friday evenings and our Havurn wper5. h¢ld on the fityt Friday of e4¢h nth in th¢ Syna808ue. are particul¥rly popular with members. The High Holy Day Services were as usual w¢ll attended along wath a very successfijl S¢Ot.PeL1. wvice. thwlljg the y¢aT we celebratrd two Barnv4h8 tch were greatly enjoyed by and visitOTS alike. The highlight of the year Wds the 80th Antiiyersary Service wh¢re we w¢r¢ joina by 2 fornr rabbis along with the CEO of Libcral SUdatS our 2 lo¢aJ MP$. Lty mayor of Ealm8 ard local CourKillors. Thi4 w&8 an event wtll hv¢ Ion8 in the meEnOry of aIl wlx) attend
Ealing lleral Synagogue Report of the Trnste For the year ended 31 Marcb 2023 Edmcation We also led a llutnber of sessTrorts for JJDder 5's on Shabb8t mornxw. Tr'Gamwg Cofjfi in Hebrew programme contsueS to and participants have tskell part ill a number of services r¢adiD8 the Torah at our 80th Annt'versary Service. Th¢ origjnal cobort from our Begintm Hebr•¢ bave now progressed to join the'Gainin8 The two nk)st sigmficant 8oci&I evellts thT8 year a fircu8 in the S7, orgawsed by our Rabbi and the ¢¢lebratiott of ELS'8 80th Attm"vtrs. The Circus was J very special Chan1n event when ow Rabbi, her husband and a troupe of talented performers delighted us with their Circ Sk"[1 using the hi8w of the famous Blumenfelds. aD oriwal Jewth circus family. as the narrative. The everf played to & paeked Siffjago8ue audie< al has thequently b¢cn f¢d on the BBC Sunday Morning Live pT0me. The 80th Antiiversary Service, d¢ribed abov4 w&5 fr>llowed by a bvffet luttch wtth Spa118 witie. Nearly ] of our members were able to &tt¢nd as WTII as past and w frietknts A 4)ecial anniversary CCert by our choir is pla¢ed for iater in the year. (hw popular annual Quiz ha6 restartrd and w8$ elljoy by all who took patt Telephon¢ call& birthday cards and exptessiot)s of sympathy to our beweaved m¢uthrs ar¢ provided by Yarious helpK8. Ow Rabbi continued to take care ofthe many ppknl nee4Js of the CODJmwty. T¢a Ch the Rabbi, ELS Prell Lon8.StaRdirt8 problems Trith the vntral h¢atin8 bave Dow been rewived by prMdth8 a xepwate eltrIC w4t¢r heater in addition to the new l)oiler and replacement radiatorJ. The mairt thJor5 to the Synagogue building Itave been identified &s n¢&th'n8 replacell an applicatson htt8 beett to the NLPS Tnjst fw 8 graw wwards this. Health & Sgfetylmalntenance Tbe atinual gas safety. fjre exttn8wsher, ccrv and pegt control cbeck4 Carri out io athjition to routitte S¢¢urlty suppb.er itiformed us in ju 2022 th they would be DO Iou8¢r able to Servi our TwUÉreM du¢ to our IIKats'oll and their lack of p)st-¢ovid They ad to to provid¢ Ver UDtil t1 ofjY. A reIer for s#utity service8 W&8 put out a number of offtrs ttceivoj. A new supph'er w8s appoint¢d strrtl iu Au. ThÉs relationship been su¢¢¢s5ful kn date with a very g)d l¢v¢l of guardmg IxiJJg provided to EIS. We have again re¢eived 8 grnnt low security costs the CST The build8 CODtinue8 to be protect1 by CCTV 8nd monitQTed 81rn The comtity cotitinuH to Tcc¢ive gwd SUP[ atbl from th¢ local 11¢¢. tAd¥[lY over th¢ High Holy D&y¥. IttIng$ After prolonged dI$S1O0$ and involvenllt of an ltyJepeth¢ Svrveyor, * tThi r¢Dt was eventually ad wtth Cteatiyc MirMI8 Nurseri&8 {CMN). A40rt from a smgle kttmg fora yoga session aLMI biJt of the ball for electio purposes. CMN remain our sole re3[ source of rental tn¢onY. Negotiations for a Dew le&se with CMN will start iti late 2023. Pw3
Ealing Lil)erAI Synagogue Report of the Trnstees For the year ended 31 Ilrth 2023 Ceneral Admknlstratlon wide variety of probl¢LI that irlblY arisc from to lime. she asststrd with Ihc otr-(ff events referred to above. CommDDi¢alioR Regular E.bulletin$ ar¢ sent to all memtu& with hatd ciyies beitt8 provida on requesL Llberal Judalsm .'ELS is affiliated to Judw"sftK vknich 39 ComrtiLl iti the UK th¢ Republic of Irelwl and D¢nu Interfalth ELS is represen1 ID both the Houllslow atyj Eakn8 Interfwth conn.¢ Hounslow FrJ$ of Faith 18 8 long48tablished volurLtary org8nJ8alion which or88llLW jOiDt actIticS 8lld works closely wtth th¢ Police and Hounslow Couneil. Among rt5 4CtxYitt'es were an llntrrf"th watk visiw placu of wY)rship. Holocaust memorial ¢v¢nC WDununity Iftar meal, talk on Hurnw and a conllThmity 8trden projecL In Febrnary. th¢ leadw of Eaiing Council invited all the Faith leadern in the Bor0 to a meetiti8 to diseuss ways of workmg together and openin8 up CommC8tiM This growl i8 facilitated by 8 couwil officer who has beell encouraging faith kadern to put their peT8p into Coun¢it and Health Services. Repre8entaiives of lo1 Tnt¢rfaith groups took p8rt in ragearch conducted by our Rjbbi attath tkn launch of a publieauon of ber At the Museum of Home. They ajso attaed 8yWO8ue events incl1an8 our CbaDuk4h ¢elebratio Publle benefit The Trwtees confinn that they bave r¢ferred to the gukn cont.rI in the awity a)Duon'$ 8ener&] guidan on public benefit when revieWU the chan'ws objects.ves aTrJ a¢tsvities m plm"n8 futtwe activities. It is the judgerneut of the TnL8tees that a¢tiiti¢s ID piirsuit of the above objextives fiY the pthlic benefit te$4 which Ihey have kept in nJJnd in plamu'ng prograll)mes for the clwity.
Eallng Liberal Synagogue Report of the Trnstees For the year ended 31 March 2023 Fkntttlal revlew Thi"s yearfs ille0ll of £137,054 was £3.731 le&8 than in tbe previous year. Ahknuth metie subscriptions been increased by 3°A at the AGM in NoveDther 2021 (in keepmg with the previow yeatrs rate of illflats"ox). a fall i membership numbers of over 60A IJvibIy resul& tn a in subscription income. There w&$ also a siwfieant f8ll in a01 doDated for the High Holy Day A1. There w&8 8 welcome iticrnge iti wt from CST to help cov¢r our incr¢ed 5U[ity costs. and alw. Aftera two.yearabseDce. A of Ev¢nts iD¢on¥ (from th¢'Circus in the Syllago8u& ¢tZ afternfy)n). The apparent decrease ID ir¢ome from Hall L¢ttin8S ts exp1alld by a cFw)ge in the way in vknicb 0WanCe b&q been madc for CMN'S reimbul5ent of th¢ir sbare of the Costs of uiilitw {8 electricity and water). In previous years. tbis repayrnent inclwled in the rentsl in¢onK recthveoj froDI CMN. With the large increase in energy Costs. this would COD5iderably exaggerat¢ the amtyjnt Of1 incon. Hall L• ioMe therefore Low no IoD8er includ¢5 the8¢ P4yment4 which are inste&l ed as a creAit for our own utilty cLts. whh ae¢orthD8ly now app¢4r to hav¢ par4doxi¢alty decreasa Overnll expenth'ture for the year w•s £13.883 less than itt the previous yetr. This is lryty due to ¥ ¢ombin4¢ion iu the apparent fall in utiltty costs r¢frrred to above. plw the ex¢eptioJ)al Professiond and Legal fees that twj been illcurred in Our inve5trtW which had fallen dram&tic8lly in Val at the stsrt of the Covid-19 othaK have now r¢cov¢T•J %ryrti]ally ba¢k to their prepandCC l¢vel th"videDth from them conbnue to provid¢ our third4iBh¢st Bource of Our maan CQDttrnS fly th¢ next fll)awial year will be restore thscription Ioe I1 also to obtsRD toward the antiCItrd £IO,(KKJ cost of replacing ow Synagogx nmin doors rIed to &tKve Ulldtr ELS premLSCS. Sttement of Trustees Re4bon$lbllltles The trSlee8 are respoosible for prerArillg the Tntees' Attrtu Rert the flaI 8thtetnenty iu CrdBDQC applible law and UDited Kingthm A¢till Stsndards (Uti1t Km8dom Getrnlly Acc¢o¢d AwuntsD8 Practice). Select Suitsble A¢¢ounting policiey and then apply them state wlth applicable UK Aecouw Staadgrds have be followrt subjert to any matt"al departures di8eloseAI C(KLti7ll in operati financial ty)sttion of the charity atMI to enable them to thai the fmancTal th¢en*nts conjply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable CltaTiti&4 (Accounts and Reports) Regutats"ons. aThJ thE pfoviSiOTLS of thc charitys corItUtiOn. They are Olso resporjsible for safrguardiog the ats of the clwity and taknng rrasollable SW for the prevention and det¢ctiot] of fraud otheT irregulariti. ges
Ealing Liberal Synagogue Rert of the Trnstees For the year ended 31 March 2023 Approved by the CouDcil on 21 November2Q23 and ott their bd•lfbT. TTh8tee ir Il<Jbv P•ge 6
Ealing LEberal Synagogue Independent examlner'$ r¢port to the trnste on the uDa•dlted fina121 $tAtsments of Eaung Liberal Synagogu I rep)rt on the a¢wunts of FaliD8 Liberal SlIagO8Ue for the year Cd 31 Marth 2023 Thtiicb aTe set out otj Pages 2 to 15. Respeetive responslblllties oftrustees Independent euminer Th¢ charity's tnjSS are responsible for the preparation of the aixounts. The trIJstS coDsider that all &uth"É is not required for this year utth s¢¢tiOD 144 ofthe Charities Act 2011 fthe- Ctrorities Act.) that an llmlependent exaÉnination is lleedl Il is my respmibility to.. . examille the accounts wthr gKtiOD 145 of the Cbarities ACL . to follow the pllKedur¢s laid dowll irl the general DreCtI given by the Cbmty Cotillnon (under section 145(SKb) of the CbaTities Aei, and . to state whether parttcul8T matt¢Tr have my Bagis of independent eMmlner'¥ r¢port My examination was cam¢d out in a¢¢ordance th¢ Genernl Directions Ven by the Charity conlltilIti An examination inchth 8 review of the #CCOUDting rw)rds kept by the d4rty8Tr1 a ¢omp8ri6on of the accounts prea¢nted with th(se records. It also irKludes con8ideTation of any urt[ imS or disclosurt4 in the Ounts. seekn.ng of expiattatitin8 froTU you as Inle¢S coAcemin8 any ch matters. The prOCedts uDdeen do not provide all the evidence thai would be reqed in an a.1 a1 CO1Wql1lY NJ opinion 18 given #s to w¢ther the accounts present a In and f8ir view and the report is limited to thwe set out in the stement below. (i) whictrl gives tne reall#b]e caw¢ to b¢liev¢ that mAt¢nal res the requiranents: tr) keep Proper accoitttttng IordS iti aecordattee etion 130 of the cti.e; Ind to prepare Tthch accord with the accountsn8 records end to comply with the a¢¢ounting requireD]en of th¢ Chan"tie8 A bave not beth n*( or (li) wbicty ij my OPiDi0 atteniioD Should be drnwn in order to enlbk • prop¢r WM]ernd1ng of th¢ accounts to be Ytached. ArYRlld L oshi FC& DChA Levy + Partners Limiied Chartered Aceouutant 7-8 Ritz Parade Western Avettue London W5 3RA Date: 21 November 2023
Ealing Liberal Synagogue Statement of financlal aetmtles For the year ended 31 March 2023 21123 Totsl 311113f22 Total Income Voluntary iticome A¢tivits'es for generntiD8 fim&8 73.320 47.899 15.835 78.781 47,605 14J99 Total In¢ome 137.054 140.785 EIpendlure Direct Syna8ogu¢ expenditur¢ Oovernance cos 82,068 53.696 76.669 72.978 Totsl expendltsre 135,764 149.647 Net movemeut ID funds before other recognl8e41 galnj and 108 1290 {8.862) Other re¢ognlsed Kalus •nd lowe8 9,819 19,329 Nd movement In futtds 11,109 10,667 Totsl futyls brought fonwd 696.750 686,084 To¢AI funds Cared fornard 707,859 696,751 The ttotes OD pageJ l(1 to is form •A lll¢egral part of IheJe fiAti¢l sttrmen&
Ealing LiberAI Syn•gogue Balance sheet as At 31 March 2023 31103t22 NIJ FlIed 488ets Tangible as8ets 405251 294.048 406.565 284229 699299 65K).794 Cmrrent assets 48 3.174 19.470 Debtors Casb at bank and in Iw 10 27.129 27J37 22.692 Crediton: amounts falllng due wlthln one y (1&77T) (16,736) Net current auets 8560 5.956 Net i&sets 707.859 696.750 The funds of the charlty: Unrestricted ineome funds Revjluation reserve 13 307.859 296,730 4(.( To¢al ¢harlty fuDd• 707.859 696,750 The fmanciaI stat¢1llts wrre Approvtyj by the Trust ii8ned OD behalfof th¢ Cow31 by.. Trustee Dt•: 21 November 2023. The ttotes pages 10 to IS 4n llllegral prt of th#e fittticiAI SttellnIS
Ealing Liberal Synagogue Notes to financi41 statements For the year ended 31 March 2023 Accounting polkle8 Tr principal cOut8 li¢l¢S ar¢ b¢low. The 11¢1¢5 h&ve been 8pplied ¢oDsistcntly policies to th05¢ 8pplied prffiow41y. 1.1. Baits of a¢¢ooDtlllg The financial ststeEtMts have beeD pretAr&l in aCrd with the Sthtem¢nt of RKommended Practice.. Accountin8 and Rcportin8 by Charitiu tryanD8 their Ots in accord¢ with the Financial Rcportin Stsndard applicable IA the UK Republi¢ of Ir¢land (FRS 102) on 16 July 2014 a1 ihc Financial lieportm8 Standatd opplicabk in the Uwd Krn a1 R¢thh¢ of Tr¢laThJ (FRS 102) aTrl the Clwities Act 2011. The clwity Consti a th11c benefft entity defiDryI by FRS 102. 1.1 lo¢omthg re8ource4 All incomillg res0W¢ are iticlwlcd in the statem1 of financi artIViti wh¢n th¢ ¢barity is ¢ntitkd to the iTrcom¢ and the amouoi ean be quantified fgAth reasonabk ewacy. The followiD8 q)ecifi¢ policies or¢ applied to Particular cat¢80ri¢$ of uome.. Voluntary is received by way of 8TaDt& donations a1 gifts aod is included in fijll in the stst¢ of fu¢1 activities when ttceiTAble except wbw)ti0ty 2ty1 Gift kn"d T¥x claim4 which r¢cogm8ed on rec¢ived basi& Grants where ¢4b'tl¢m¢nt IB Dot wndition81 on the delivery of 3 8pxific perfonnance by the Donated services a1 facilities are Incl at the value to cban'ty wlKre this can be qUalfied. The value of 8eN¢eq wvtded by volunteers hos not be¢n included. sold. Iwome from InV¢8tsnts is Incl tti the year iti vthieh it i¥ rtceiv2ble. IJ. Resource8 e4bended Expenditure is reco8nJsed on att Inl bfisis a8 a liability ia IncurreAt Expefyliturt includ any VAT lch cannot be W recoyerni and is reP)rt as part of the ¢xpayJittw¢ to it lat¢s. for fiuwlraw purpoBu Iluding the dwitys Shop. Charitable cxpenditur¢ wnyRses thos¢ by the clwity in the delivery of it& a¢ts"vitse8 atsj wi¢e¥ for its beneficiaries. It iwlud¢s both costs that be auced dVAly io aaivttie8 those costs of an i¥¥]irect necessary to 3up]kn thenL IA Tangible Ilxed Assets and depredxtion Tangtble fixed assets are 5tatcd at COBt kn allted d¢pre¢iation. Depl&tiOn is providrd at rdt&s calcu]at¢d lo vrrile off the cost or valuatioD le&5 residual vajue of each ¢1 over its expecta useful life, follow5.' Land And budd]ngs Fixtur&s, fittings and rywtptmtt . Pge l•
Eallog Llberal SyDagogue Notes to flnalld statements For th¢ year ended 31 Mgr¢h 2023 Is. lllvestments IDvestsnellts held as fixed ass¢ts 8re st8trd at fair vatue. l.& Sto¢k Sknck is at the low ofcost atsl net re4li8abk vah. 1.7. Going ¢oncern The financ1 StyTnts bave been preparnl on the asswnption that the charity is abl¢ to ¢rry ott opertion5 as a Voluntary Income 2(123 Tot•1 2022 Totsl Subscriptiorjs tJ Cemetery Sehe7rY onnual fee TL% recov¢rabk on subscriptions 44.620 6J54 12,081 5.482 2.447 548 1.548 240 47.358 6,446 11,987 6.790 5.028 160 417 595 High Holiday appol High Holy Day Vi$itoTs CST ContributicffjB 73.320 78,781 A¢dvltles for geAerAthig funds 2023 Tot*1 2022 Tot4J Hall lettmgs Events 44,869 3.030 47,605 47.899 47.603 Investment Income 2•23 Tot•1 2022 15,835 14,399 15,835 14.399 Pale 11
Ealing Liberal Synagogue Nokn to flnncl81 ststements For the year ended 31 March 2023 Dlrtt syll0£e e4dIre 2023 To¢AI 2022 44J22 10,884 6,653 2.196 2,687 173 5,034 2.766 7.353 42,244 10,501 6,224 2.100 1.974 U Capitatioll LJ Ce]rW Scheme Religi¢)tt sclwl High HolidAy and other S¢rvic¢s costs Chan"ty donatiODS 8JxI gifts Security Costs 3,455 5,852 4.319 82,068 76,669 Governance eosts 2Q23 T•tl 2022 TotAI Wages & 8alan¢8 Heatin& li8hung & water iiepairs & rnaiDtcnance Asbestos decontamwtiOD 20256 4.759 6,917 27.092 10.410 7.712 1.350 1,780 1,450 8,848 5,705 2.424 (1.711) 543 738 988 701 293 472 Insurance Cleaning Accountan¢y & payToII fee8 Prnf¢ssional- Le8al fees SubscripiioDs CoEtwuter expewes Telephone Waste colleetiou ¢( Sundries Bank Charges Health and Safety 5,050 2,265 5.155 574 610 756 288 296 1,641 1.313 53.696 72,979 Pge 12
Ealing Liberal SyDagogue Ntstes to Ilnandal statements For the year ended 31 MAr¢h 2023 Employment ¢08ts 2023 2022 Wages and sa]ati 64.578 69,336 Number of emplfryees Th¢ averw monthly tth of ettylow thrxtigthe PT. uleulated on the b•sis of full tim¢ ¢quiva]ettt8, as follows,, 2023 2022 7.1. TTU8tees' reMunetl0nj nd be•eflts TrLteeB' received no rex0)b of expeAqe8 dunu8 the ye4r. {2022.. Nil). and Flthre bwlldlngs fittlngs and fr•ehold ¢qulpmtmt Tttngibl¢ fixed 499ets Totsl Cost At l April 2022 and At 31 March 223 22221 422221 Depredaik)n At l April 2022 Charye for the year 15.657 ,313 15,657 1,313 At 31 Marcb 2 16.970 16,970 Net book values At 31 Mh 2023 400,OtKI 5251 405251 Ai 31 Mah 2022 6,564 406.564 The Cbaritys freebold latml and buildings tre rev81 f810n1lly at the end. * £400.0(M) OTA the open llwke¢ value. It was prtviously va[1 prof1{)[kIlly in Septethr 2tK16 at £275,¢KM) on open market value. Pw13
Eillg Liberal SyDagogue Notes to financlal statements For the ye¥4r ended 31 MAr¢h 21n3 Flxed #t lllvestments Totsi At l April 2022 GoiJJl(Ltsss) ott iDVC¥tnKEts 284.229 9,819 At 31 March 2023 294,048 io. Debtor• Yeor ended 31103123 YeAr ended 31103n2 3.174 Year ended JAIIJ3123 Ye#r eDded 31103122 11. Credltorj: amouttts falllng due wlthin one yr 278 9,372 5.364 1,722 Subscriptiow n¥¢ived in advarKe Rent dept 11,476 5,411 1,8 18,777 16,736 12. Related party tr#DsArtloni 13. AtyS of betweeD funds Total fwidl FuThJ bala at 31 March 2023 as r¢pre5eD*d by.. T&)8tble fixed as Investment a&gets 405.251 294.048 27.337 {18,777) OJErent liabilitie¥ 707,859 Page 14
F.aling Liheral Synagogue Notes to financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2023 Funds Gain OD reviluation of t9nglble rixed assets At l April Incorning OutgoiNg 2022 resourtes resources At 31 MAreh 2023 Charity fvnds 696.750 137.054 1135.764} 9.819 707.8S9 Pa%e 15