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2020-12-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1043614

Chasdei Devorah Unaudited Financial Statements 31 December 2020

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Chasdei Devorah

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2020

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Statement of financial position 8
Notes to the financial statements 9

Chasdei Devorah

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Chasdei Devorah
Charity registration number 1043614
Principal office 15 Brantwood Road
Salford
Manchester
The trustees
Mrs G Klein
Mrs Y Weiss
Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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Chasdei Devorah

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Structure, governance and management

Chasdei Devorah is constituted under a deed dated 07 November 1994. It is a registered charity number 1043614, registered on the 25 January 1995.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust Deed and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Mrs Y Weiss on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Chasdei Devorah

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are to provide relief of poverty, sickness and the distress arising there from and in particular to assist families during emergency situations.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity has established its grant making policy to achieve its objects for the public benefit. The charity invites applications for funding through contacting local philanthropists to contribute towards projects that both the trustees and the philanthropists feel are appropriate for the charity's objects.

The policy is to assist relief of poverty, and to alleviate hardship wherever possible. Each application and request is considered on its own merit.

The application of the funds by way of grants is to either institutions or individuals.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

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Chasdei Devorah

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Achievements and performance

The charity received £18,455 in donations as well as £10,000 from a Covid grant during the year.

The charity spent £7,060 was paid out by way of domestic care grants.

The charity also spent £19,261 on mental health and marriage guidance issues as well as £600 on support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity has low governance costs. Other costs were kept low and were borne by a local benefactor. The governance costs incurred relate to professional fees incurred during the year.

There were no investments made during the year.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year are as detailed in the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

There were no fundraising costs incurred during the year.

Related party transactions in the reporting period are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

There was net income and net movement in funds during the year amounting to £1,534.

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Chasdei Devorah

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity reflects the profile and standing within the local community.

Overall the year was acceptable in terms of income generated from donations and grants.

The impact for future year's expenditure is self evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. The trustees wish to keep reserves as low as possible in order to maximise paying out grants.

The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal.

The free reserves, being the net current assets of the charity, amounted to £3,004, all of which are unrestricted.

Coronavirus

The trustees have considered the impact of coronavirus on the charity and have assessed that going concern is not an issue.

The trustees are monitoring the situation and will report on this subject next year.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 13 October 2021 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mrs G Klein

Trustee

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Chasdei Devorah

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Chasdei Devorah

Year ended 31 December 2020

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Chasdei Devorah ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

13 October 2021

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Chasdei Devorah

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 December 2020

2020 2019
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 18,455 10,000 28,455 14,900
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Total income 18,455 10,000 28,455 14,900
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 5,6 15,475 11,446 26,921 17,164
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Total expenditure 15,475 11,446 26,921 17,164
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Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement in funds 2,980 (1,446) 1,534 (2,264)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 24 1,446 1,470 3,734
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Total funds carried forward 3,004 3,004 1,470
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Chasdei Devorah

Statement of Financial Position

31 December 2020

2020 2019
Note £ £ £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 3,604 1,950
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 600 480
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Net current assets 3,004 1,470
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Total assets less current liabilities 3,004 1,470
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Net assets 3,004 1,470
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 1,446
Unrestricted funds 3,004 24
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Total charity funds 13 3,004 1,470
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 13 October 2021, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mrs G Klein Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2020

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 15 Brantwood Road, Salford, M7 4EN.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 18,455 18,455
Covid Grant 10,000 10,000
Grants
National Lottery Main Grant
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18,455 10,000 28,455
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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

4. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2019
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 5,000 5,000
Covid Grant
Grants
National Lottery Main Grant 9,900 9,900
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5,000 9,900 14,900
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020
£ £ £
Domestic care 7,060 7,060
Mental health & marriage guidance 7,815 11,446 19,261
Relief of poverty
Support costs 600 600
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15,475 11,446 26,921
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2019
£ £ £
Domestic care 8,470 8,470
Mental health & marriage guidance 5,990 5,990
Relief of poverty 1,474 1,474
Support costs 240 990 1,230
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8,710 8,454 17,164
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5. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

6. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Domestic care
7,060
7,060 8,470
Mental health &
marriage guidance 19,261
19,261 6,740
Relief of poverty
1,474
Governance costs
600 600 480
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19,261
7,060
600 26,921 17,164
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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

7. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2020 Total 2019
£ £ £
General office 750
Governance costs 600 600 480
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600 600 1,230
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8. Analysis of grants
2020 2019
£ £
Grants to individuals
Domestic care grants 7,060 8,470
Relief of poverty grants 1,474
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7,060 9,944
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Total grants 7,060 9,944
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9. Independent examination fees
2020 2019
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 600 480
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10. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2019: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2019: Nil).

11. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

12. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2020 2019
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 600 480
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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

13. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Jan 2020 Income Expenditure Dec 2020
£ £ £ £
General funds 24 18,455 (15,475)
3,004
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At 01 At 31
Jan 2019 Income Expenditure Dec 2019
£ £ £ £
General funds 3,734 5,000 (8,710)
24
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Restricted funds
At 01 At 31
Jan 2020 Income Expenditure Dec 2020
£ £ £ £
Grants received fund 1,446 10,000 (11,446)
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At 01 At 31
Jan 2019 Income Expenditure Dec 2019
£ £ £ £
Grants received fund 9,900 (8,454)
1,446
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14. Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020
£ £
Current assets 3,604 3,604
Creditors less than 1 year (600)
(600)
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Net assets 3,004 3,004
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2019
£ £
Current assets 1,950 1,950
Creditors less than 1 year (480)
(480)
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Net assets 1,470 1,470
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15. Related parties

Mrs G Klein, trustee of Chasdei Devorah, is also a trustee of MW (GK) Foundation.

During the year MW (GK) Foundation donated £11,000 to Chasdei Devorah.

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Chasdei Devorah

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

16. Taxation

Chasdei Devorah is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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