ChArlty number: 1037099 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Trustee's report and financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2024 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Contents Page Legal aiid administrative inforniation Truslees report Indep¢ndent exuminers, repori Staleincnl of fii)aiicial activities B4lancc sliccl Nole.s to the finaiicial slaleTncnts 9-14 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Legal and administrative information Charity number 103 7099 Business address Lyiiton Avenue London W13 OEB Trustee The charity has be¢ii givei) a dispeiisalioii by Ilie cliarity coinmissioii froin publi5hiiig tl)e iianies of its trustees. Independent Examlner Arvind Joshi FCA, CTA. DChA Lcvy + Partners Lin)ited Chartercd Accouiitanls 7-8 Ritz Paradc Western Avenue 4ondun Bankers National Weslmi115ter E3ai)k PIC l Tlie Mall Ealing London W5 2PL Sanlaiider Bootle Merseyside LE30 4GB Page I Ealing Liberal Synagogue Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 Tl)e ti-ustees preseiil tlleir report aiid Ilie fiiiai)cial stalemei)Is for Ilie year elided 31 Marcli 2024. Slruclurc, governance and Inanagemcnt Edliiig Liberal Synagogiie (ELS) is govLrned hy its Constilutloll diid Riiles as r¢vi8ed al an ACJM on 15th November 2020. 115 propei1y diid affaii's ai'¢ under Ilic govei'iidli¢L aiid coiilrol of a Coiiiioil. The Counoil consisls of a Pre5idei)1, 2 Vice-Presidcnl.8, ex ufficio the Miiiisler {R6ibbil, Ilie Chair and 9 Ordinary Meiiibcrs, Tlie Couiicil lias IhL pnwer to ilPPOlllt Ihe Miiiislei. aiid other einployees, iiolably the Administi'alor. LLS'S propcrty is vested iii Ihe orricial Cu51udiaii. F.I.S is 4ffiliated lo Liheral Jiidaism. Objectives Iii suiiiniary Ilicse al'e., al TIIL l< dvaiiceinenl of Libci-al Jiidaisi b} Provisioii of I'cli&yioLl% servicL% cl Provi%ioi) ()f plaL¢ uf woi'ship d) Pi'ovi.%ioii i)f' sei-vices aiid cll) l-li)ly Dilj -S¢'l'VICLS W¢I-C 41$ Lisiial w'ell altcnded along willi v¥iy sii¢Les.%fiil Siiccot 'Pets serviLL. Iii I'-cl)I'Liaiy we inlroduLLd (i Kabh1¢ IRI Expi'Lss 7.1)uiii sei-vicc, a fiftceii-lniiiute serviLL Ilial lakes i)1 I¢L 011 Ilie second Frid¢ly of each moiiih. Followiiig IIIL Lveiits of OLtobei' 7th, a specidl peaci service wa5 held aiid W<15 Cxll'eimely well atlei)dLd. Page 2 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 F,(IuLation C.liedci- coiiliiiues Io I'llli every fui-tiiighi dLlI'ing lei'm tinie. 'I'lie 'CJaiiiii)g Coi)fidence in I l¢brew' pi'ogramiiie coiitiiiues lo floLirisli, Iviih good attendanLC and eiigagcinenl iii sei'vice.q, iiiLliidiiig I'eadiiig fi-om the Torah. SoLiallWellarclPHstoral Tli¢ niajor social evei)l of Ilie yeai. was a coiicerl that Inok place nii OLlober 8th as parl of oui. L¢lcbralioiis to iiiai'k Ilie 80th Anllivei'sary of Il)e Syiiagoglie, li was mosl filliiig that Iliis was giveii by oiii. choir, oiie of whom has LoiilribLIILd lo oiir Higli I loly Day sci'vices fc)i- alinost 25 yeai's. Tlicy perloi-nicd ali eiil¢itainiiig pi-ogi'amnie o r'soiigs Ii'oin the Musicals,. Dcsi)ite IhL cvenls of th¢ i?I'eceding day, Ihc decisioii 1¥I1.8 made to go aheacl (Iiid the conLcit Ivas Iniich appi'¢'¢iated by cveiyone who atleiidcd. TLILI)lic)Iie Lkills, biitliday Ldl'd.% and expi'essions ol. syiiii?ailiy lo 0111- bereaved Incmbers ai'L pi'ovided by vai'i<)Iis IiLIp¢i's. Oiii. R(Il)bi ¢onliniiLd lo Lall and visit moiiihci's (if the coiiiiiiiii)ily, lt I Iii)11)L aii(l iii hospildl, lo iiieel a variety of P aiii)oiiil¢.d iii Aii&?u.%121122. We regularly work willi Ili¢ sanie iiidividii&il IILl1-Ils wl)() al'e all allLiilive. pii)li'5SIOlll¢1 rf11id li'iLiid ly. WL, Cl)i)liiiiic lo I'c¢¢iv¢ ti &yoveriiiii¢iil gi'ftiil loiv411.ds se¢iii'iiy Losls (ll'li). We LoiiliiiLIL' lu I'Lc¢ive VL'ry good SLlllI)oi'l ai)(l ¢i)gJagJeii7¢111 fi'(Trin IrJLdl WL'SI AI'L'4l11()lice ol'lieers Lettings Credlive Miiids Niii'series ICMNI ren)%lll OLir 8olc I'eguldf %OLirLe nf rciital ii)Lonie. I'he cui'i'ciil lease wilh C.MN expires iii .luly 202.5, aiid iiiilia I discussiul) wilh ('MN about 2L Iiew lease look place iii Jaiiuary. General Admlnistration I Cominunicatiun.s Our very ablc Adniiii i51ralor iiiifortulliitely l)ad lo lake a proloiiged period of sick leave towards tlie ei)d of the year. Despite this, slie was able lo ¢ontiiiue with esseiilial office woi'k (iii particular orgaiiisiiig the AGM and seiidiiig out 2024125 subsci'iplioii i)oticesl. Regular E-bulleliiis coiiliiiue to be seiil all members Page 3 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 Liberal Judaism ELS is affiliated lo Liberal Jlidaisni. wl)icli lias 39 coniimuiiilie5 111 the UK, Ilie Republic of Ii'elaiid aiid Deiiniai'k. Interfaith ELS is represented oli the Hounslow and Ealing iiilei-faith forlims. Holiiislow Friends nf Faitli (HFOF) is a loiig-esldblislied voluntary oi'ganisatioii which, as Lisual, worked willi the local CoiinLi I lo orgaiii&e Il)e Holo¢aiisl Memni'ial Day CIVIL event. Tu LLlebratc Inlerfaiih w¢¢k in February, HFof oi'gani.8cd tree p14nliiig in ihe gdrden% ofihe local Mosqiie, Gurdwara aiid Egyptian C'opli¢ Lhui'll), The dniiu¢il Walk of Pea¢¢ and Fricndship took i)Idce i n June, FIFOF works closely witl) Ihc C.OLiiILiI aiid Melrop(Ilitan Police lo Inonilor in¢idcnt.s of Rcligious Faith Hal¢ ¢riiMes, as docs ()ui' Syiiago&JuL work Llosely will) oiii. taiih liaison c)fficcr. Our Rdblii r¢gb(Ildrly hol(15 SeSSiO11S ill Ilie Syiiagyoguc. for SLhoolchi Idi'cii of Imaiiy diffei'eiil faiths l(> leari) abolit Judaisin as part of Ih¢ir Reli&FlOUS Ediicdlioii. Publlc beneflt 'I)L -1 I'LI%IL¢S Lonfii'in Ilial 117cy li¢ive I'L,f¢i'i'¢d lo thi btii idliiice cc)nt(IIIIL'd iii Ilic C'liJril)i LIiiiiiiiissioi)'5 Lici7if¢11 glLiid¢l1lL'L' on Finii neial rLvie .qliare ()r Ilic Losls 01. lili lilics, rcpairs aiid i)Idiiilenai)ce. Divi(ILiids froiii our invLsliiieiils coiiliiiue to pi'ovidc our Iliird-liigliesl .8nui'c¢ of iiicoiii¢. Couiicil ¢oiitii)ue8 lo kecp tlicir p¢i'foi'iiidiice aii(I value Liiidei- rv&?Iilar review. Total exp¢i)ditur¢ for Ilie year was £4,453 nioi'e thai) iii Ilie previnus y¢ai'. Tliis is mainly due lo an inci'¢asc iii Ilic aniouiil SPLnl ()ii reiydirs aiid niaiiilciian¢e aiid a Sibjnificaiil I'ise in (lie I,ihei'al Jiidai.sin Rabbinic salaiy sLales. 'fiie £9,961) %1)enl on I'epliicing oui. dooi's appears as a cost in oiir laiigible fixed ass¢ts. OvLI-all, ii)Lome foi- the yeai. ex¢eedL(I cxpendilLir¢ by £5,614. This compares favoiirably iyiili th¢ 8111'pliis of £1.291 ili 2Q?212.3 and Il)e deficit of£8.862 in 2021122. Nevortheless. nicinbei'ship anniial siibsLI'ipli()11 I'alc5 will coiiliniie lo be inci'eased in keeping with the rale of inflation. Page 4 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 Statement of Trustees Responsibilities Tl)e trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Aiiiiual Report and the finaiicial staleinenls in accordance willi applicable law and United Kii)gdom Accountiiig Stai)dai'ds (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Praclicel. select suitable accoui)ling policies and tl)en apply Ilieiii consisleiitly; observ¢ the methods and principles in 11)e Charities SORP. niake judgenieiits and estimoles that are reasoiiable aiid prudeiit. slate wliLllier applicable UK Accolinling Stai)dards liave b¢¢ii follow¢d, subje¢t lo ai)y Inal¢'rial departures disclosed ai)d explained iii the fii)aiicial .qlalemeiils' ai)d pr¢parc Ilie fiiiancial btaiemenls oli the going coiicerii basiy uiilcss il is iiiapproprialc lo prcsunie Ilial the cl)61rity will continue iii op¢rali<)n. The Iru5tees Rre I'e.8ponsible fur k¢Lping pi'upei. aCLounting I'L'¥OI'(Is ihal disclosc willi I'easonabl¢ #CCLiracy al Ic ny limc th¢ finaiiLial posiliun uf the churily aiid lo eiiabl¢' Ihein lo ensLII'L 111411 (lie linanLial SliilLiiiLnls Lomply wilh Ilie Cliarilics Acl 201 I, thc appl icable Charities Iilcloiinls ￿1)d Rep()11s} IlugJiiliiiiLlliS. and the piovisioiis ol-the cli¢irily's consliliilion. They ai'v also rc5P()nsible fur safeguariling the assets of the L,Iiill'ity clll(I liikin¥ reas()Iliil)le .%lep8 for IliL I)I'LVL'nlion and delertion of fi'alid and otliei. ii'i'egiilarilies. ApprDvcd by Ihc Cuuniil on 29 OLlob¢r 2024 and signcd on ihcir behalt. by.. Trustee Page 5 Ealing Liberal Synagogue Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of Ealing Liberal Synagogue. I I'epoi't oil the accouiTrt5 of Eal ii)g Liberal Syi)agogiie for the year elided 31 March 2024 wh ich are set out 011 pages 2 10 Respective responsibilitie5 of trustee.s and tndependent exam iner Tlie cl)ai'ily's Ii-uslces dl'c re5poiisible for the pi'epar8tioi) of Il)e aLeouiils. Tlie cliai'ity's ti-ustees coiisider Il)al ali audit is iiol I'equired foi. this yeai. uiidei. sectioi) 144 01. the Lliai'ilies Act 2011 {"tlie- Cliai'iliLS Act } ai)d Iliat ai) indepeiid¢iil exaininatioii is needed, 11 is iiiy I'esponsibi lity lo.. examine thi siccounls Lindei. seclioii 145 of the Chariiies Act, lo f()1 low the pi-ocedui'es laid dowii in the geiiei'al Dii'eciions given by the Chai'ily Coiiiiiiis8ioiI liii)dci' seclioii 145{5)Ih) of Ihc Chcll'ltics ALI. and lo slaiL wh¢lher pai1iuiilar Inallii's l)ave Lome lo my allei)tioii. Basi5 of independent LxAminLbr's report My exdmiii¢ilioii wa4 cai'i'iLd (iul 111 ¢tccorddiice willi Ilie CJenL'I'il r)ii'e¢ti01i4 givci) by Ilic f.liarily Commi.%sioii, Ali LX¢l1ll11l¢llioii iiicliidLS cl revi¢w ofili¢¥ i Lcoiinliiig? rccoiil4 kci)I by IIIL. LIIAI'iI}' ii8 21)2.11)8 (19,.367) 711.613 14. Funds Cjaln on revgluAtlon of tAngible flxed assets At l April Incomlng Outgoing 2023 resources resources At 31 March 2024 Charity fiJi)ds 707,8S9 145.g511 1140.?161 {1,8801 711,613 Page 14