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2024-05-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1046309

Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch Unaudited Financial Statements 31 May 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2024

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

Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 May 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch
Charity registration number 1046309
Principal office Beis Menachem
Park Lane
Salford
M7 4JD
The trustees Rabbi Y A Cohen
D Hickson
S Weis
Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

Structure, governance and management

Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch is constituted under a trust deed dated 2 May 1995 as amended on 2 July 2017. It was registered as a charity on 2 August 2004 with a charity number being 1046309.

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 Rabbi M Cohen 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 and other direct charitable activities. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations or engaging in direct charitable activity.

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

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the furtherance of orthodox Jewish education, relief of poverty and any other charitable activity as the trustees may from time to time and in their absolute discretion think fit.

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 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 and direct charitable activity paid out for each object. The grants and direct activity 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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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

Achievements and performance

During the year the charity received £403,468 (2023: £437,544) in donations and other income. The charity paid out £488,658 (2023: £190,667) by way of direct costs, grants and support costs. These payments were all made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity maintains a synagogue and community centre on its premises from where it carries out its educational activities and community work. Additionally, the charity paid out grants in furtherance of its charitable objects. During the year most of these went towards education. A breakdown between direct costs, grants and support costs can be found in the notes to the accounts. Mivzoim is a term used to reflect projects and community activities in line with the objects of the charity.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

All other office costs are borne by a local benefactor and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.

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

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

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

There was an overall net deficit and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £85,190 (2023: gain of £246,877).

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity reflects the profile and standing within the local community. 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 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 financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the net current assets of the charity.

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of this income and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £43,354 (2023: £183,201), with £18,823 in the restricted fund and the balance in the unrestricted fund.

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

The trustees' annual report was approved on 7 March 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Rabbi Y A Cohen Trustee

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Year ended 31 May 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch ('the charity') for the year ended 31 May 2024.

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

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

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

7 March 2025

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 May 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 354,741 21,789 376,530 437,540
Charitable activities 5 26,935 26,935
Investment income 6 3 3 4
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Total income 381,679 21,789 403,468 437,544
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 486,869 1,789 488,658 190,667
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Total expenditure 486,869 1,789 488,658 190,667
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Net (expenditure)/income (105,190) 20,000 (85,190) 246,877
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Transfers between funds 11,177 (11,177)
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Net movement in funds (94,013) 8,823 (85,190) 246,877
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 931,438 10,000 941,438 694,561
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Total funds carried forward 837,425 18,823 856,248 941,438
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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 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Statement of Financial Position

31 May 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 15 812,894 758,237
Current assets
Debtors 16 9,987 2,055
Cash at bank and in hand 69,771 193,235
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79,758 195,290
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 36,404 12,089
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Net current assets 43,354 183,201
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Total assets less current liabilities 856,248 941,438
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Net assets 856,248 941,438
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 18,823 10,000
Unrestricted funds 837,425 931,438
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Total charity funds 18 856,248 941,438
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 7 March 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Rabbi Y A Cohen Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2024

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 Beis Menachem, Park Lane, Salford, M7 4JD.

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 main judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported is the valuation of the freehold property. This is updated to fair value based on information supplied by independent valuers.

Foreign currencies

Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to the statement of financial activities.

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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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Fixtures and fittings - 15% straight line Equipment - 15% straight line

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

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.

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.

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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

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 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 354,741 354,741
Grants
Mains Grants 20,000 20,000
CST 1,789 1,789
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354,741 21,789 376,530
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 426,193 426,193
Grants
Mains Grants 10,000 10,000
CST 1,347 1,347
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426,193 11,347 437,540
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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

5. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from provision of education 26,935 26,935
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6. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 3 3 4 4
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Mivzoim and educational activity 394,725 1,789 396,514
Support costs 92,144 92,144
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486,869 1,789 488,658
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Mivzoim and educational activity 171,779 1,347 173,126
Support costs 17,541 17,541
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189,320 1,347 190,667
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Mivzoim and
educational activity 151,974
244,540
91,124 487,638 189,649
Governance costs
1,020 1,020 1,018
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
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151,974
244,540
92,144 488,658 190,667
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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
Staff costs 374
Premises 35,957 35,957 6,271
Communications and IT 909 909 1,419
General office 52,730 52,730 8,487
Finance costs 1,529 1,529 (30)
Governance costs 1,020 1,020 1,020
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92,145 92,145 17,541
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10. Analysis of grants
2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions
OYY Lubavitch Boys School 87,956 96,567
Yad Veachisomoch L'Chaim 7,855
Educational grants 5,000
Shir Chesed 30,000
Grants to institutions < 2,000 8,770 11,313
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131,726 115,735
Grants to individuals
Grants to individuals 112,814 28,987
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Total grants 244,540 144,722
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11. Net (expenditure)/income
Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 1,158 3,568
Foreign exchange differences 1,529 (30)
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12. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,020 1,020
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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

13. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 44,861 374
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The average head count of employees during the year was 3 (2023: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

15. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Fixtures and
property fittings Equipment Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 June 2023 755,800 24,805 3,531 784,136
Additions 51,624 708 3,483 55,815
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At 31 May 2024 807,424 25,513 7,014 839,951
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Depreciation
At 1 June 2023 24,805 1,094 25,899
Charge for the year 106 1,052 1,158
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At 31 May 2024 24,911 2,146 27,057
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Carrying amount
At 31 May 2024 807,424 602 4,868 812,894
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At 31 May 2023 755,800 2,437 758,237
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The trustees revalued the freehold property of the charity in the previous year on advice from a local property management company. The trustees consider the current fair value of the freehold property to be £807,424.

16. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Stripe - YLM 17
Other debtors 9,970 2,055
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9,987 2,055
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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 1
Trade creditors 13,348 9,397
Accruals and deferred income 2,040 2,692
Social security and other taxes 597
Loans 19,247
Other creditors 1,171
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36,404 12,089
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18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 June 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 931,438 381,679 (486,869) 11,177 837,425
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At At
1 June 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2023
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 694,561 426,197 (189,320) 931,438
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Restricted funds
At At
1 June 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants
received 10,000 21,789 (1,789) (11,177)
18,823
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At At
1 June 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 May 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants
received 11,347 (1,347) 10,000
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Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 812,894 812,894
Current assets 60,935 18,823 79,758
Creditors less than 1 year (36,404) (36,404)
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Net assets 837,425 18,823 856,248
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 758,237 758,237
Current assets 185,290 10,000 195,290
Creditors less than 1 year (12,089) (12,089)
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Net assets 931,438 10,000 941,438
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20. Related parties

Rabbi Y A Cohen and D Hickson, trustees of the charity, are also trustees of OYY Lubavitch Boys School. During the year, the charity donated £87,956 to OYY Lubavitch Boys School.

21. Taxation

Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch 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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