REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1047611
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Finanaal Statements
for the Year Ended 5 April 2024
for
MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNErr CHARITABLE TRusr
Melinek Fine LLP
Chartered Accountants
First Floor, Winston Hou
349 Regents Park Road
London
N3 IDH

MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNE￿ CHARrrABLE TRusr
Contents of the Financial Ststements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
Page
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examiner's Report
ststement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Ststements
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MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNE￿ CHARrrABLE TRU
Report of the Trustees
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
The trustees present their report wtth the financial ststements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2024. The
trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and ReFQrting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finanoal Reporknng Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND AcfIviTIES
Objertives and aims
The trust was established to make grants for charitable purposes in any part of the wodd as the trustees shall think fit at
their discretion. The trustees have p)wer to pay or apply the whole or any part of the income or capital of the trust fund
to any purwse body organisation(s) or object(s) which under the law of England shall be recognised as exclusively
charitable.
Public benefit
In applying such income and capitsl, the tnjstees are supportive of such charitable causes that are for public benefit.
Each year the trustees review their objectives to ensure their aims are met. In carrying out this review, the trustees
have considered the Charity Commissioners, general guidan￿ on public benefit.
Grantmaking
The trustees receive applications for grants and consider each one of the applications at their meetings.
The tru5tees' general policy is to aim to distribute each year the income as it arises but from time to time they may also
distribute capitsl.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
During the year the trustees have made donations amounting to £27,625 (2023: £44,170).
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial posttion
The net movement in funds for the year amounted to a surplus of £28,481 (2023: £748 deficit). All funds are
unrestrirted and amounted to £333,655 (2023: £305.174) at the balan￿ sheet date. Gains on investments, both
realised and unrealised, amounted to £17,149 {2023: £12,268 loss).
Investment policy and objectives
The trustees have very wide ￿)werS of investment and have appointed London & Capitsl Pic as their investment
managers.
London & Capital PIC manage the investments on a di￿retIonary basis.
The major part of the income of the charity is derived from its investments. The investment managers, obiecttve 15 to
maximise total retum wth due regard to risk. The trustees regularly ￿￿eW w￿h the investsnent managers the income
requirement and capital base.
Reserves policy
The Charity's powers to invest its fund5 are set out in the Charitvs goveming instrument. Any monies not immediately
required for the furtherance of the Charity's objects may invested at the discretion of the Trustees. There are no
restrictions on the Trustees, wwer to invest funds.
The Charity is not a functional Charity having operati)nal staff and fixed overheads therefore the Trustees consider that
it is not necessary to set a reserves policy.
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonab]e eXp￿ctation that the Charity has adequate resources
to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this rea￿n they continue to adopt the going concern
basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adopb.on of the going concern basis can be
found in the Accounting Pollcies.
FUTURE PLANS
The TruSt￿S intend to continue their policy of making grants to the charitable purwses which fall within the objects of
the Charity.
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MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNErr CllARfTABLE TRusr
Report ofthe Trust
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
srRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is contrdled ty its govemiro ¢thi[￿L a Ileaj of ljust aTMJ C￿5b￿￿eS an unin￿[￿rated charity.
RecruilJnent and appointment of new trustees
Under the temis of the CE&l, the ￿ttl0r, m￿h3ej Pennet¢ has the to appjint new Tnjstees durirrfJ his lrfth'me
and thereats the wwer vests wth the Trustees. New TrusLees may be aprxinted u￿r a Ceed signed and approv8
by the exisb'ng Tnjstees. Tr exiskn'r#J Trustees are restM)ngtde for ￿ ind1￿￿$￿ of any new Trustees which would
involve havtng an awaraEss c( a Trustee's resForGits'libes, the goveming d￿￿M￿lt, administrative prc(edures, a￿1 the
histy and philosophy of the Chanty.
Organisational structure
The Trustees are responsible fcr #rategy arKI F()IKy arKJ rrojor decisfv)ns a￿ ta￿ ty the Trusiees. Day to day
acLiwties a￿ CO￿￿11n3ted by the Ch3riWs administrators, as it anpbys rK) stsff.
The Trustees exami￿ ffoior rtsks that the Charity fa￿ every financial year ar#J have dwelopey systems to rTh)n￿or and
control tsse risks to mrti'gate any impatt ty rroy have on the Charity in futu￿.
The TruSt￿S have systems in place to Id￿tify any conflicts cf interest that may ¢xcur. When a conflti (A interest arises,
the relevant Trustee agrtrs to wthdftw fFDm any dI￿u5￿0n and deci&on makiry.
Risk management
At the bme of approviTrJ the financial Staten￿ts, ttE tru*ts have a reax)natle eX[￿tiOn that the charity has
adequate resources to continue in operati¢mal e￿S￿e for ￿ fore￿￿tle futurE. Thus the trustees continue to adopt
the going concem basis c< accounting in preparir¥J the financial State￿ents.
REFERENCE AND ADMINIsfRATIVE DEfAILS
Registered Charity number
1047611
Principal address
Bedegars Lea
Kenwcxxl Close
London
NW3 7JL
Trustees
Mr M E*nnett
Mrs L V Bennett
Independent Examiner
Danny Fine, FCA
Mdinek Fine LLP
CharteJed Acc¢Juntants
First Floor, Winston Fksu
349 Regents Park Ro•J
London
N3 IDH
Approved by order of the bckird of
lot4
.. and sb3n8J on ILS tehalf by:
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Independent Examinees Rewt to the Trustees
MI(IIAEL AND LESLEY BENNErr (XARIfABLE TRusr
Independent examiner's report to the truste￿ of Mithael and Lesley Bennett Charitable Trust
I report to the charity tnjSt￿ on my examination of the accounts of Michael and Wey knnett Charitable Trust (the
Trust) for the year end81 5 April 2024.
ResponsSbllitles and basls of report
As the charity trustees of ￿ Trust you are rEstNJnsitJe the ￿er13ratiOn of the accryjnts in aCCordar￿e with the
r8]uirEments of the Chaiities Act 2011 ('￿ ACV).
I rep)rt in restett of my examination cl Tn￿5 &counts c3nEd under knK)n 145 cff the Att aThl in carrying out
my examination I have fdbKed all am)licable Directi￿S given by the Chaiity Ccrnrrissicn UfKler 145{5Xb) of the
ACL
Independent examinevs ststement
I have completed my eXaminatic￿. I c￿fIrM that ￿ material matters have ccffie to rrry attffition in conrEcb¢M with the
examinatiC￿ giving me cause to klieve that in any materral rew..
accounting records were r*)t kept in rew of ￿ Trust as rquired by ￿KIn 130 of the Att; or
the accwnts do ￿t accortl Trmth those reccyds;
the accounts do not coryty with the applKable requIre￿nts cC￿eMing the fom cortent of ￿COUnts set
out in the Charities (Acc¢JJnts and Ret¥Jts) Regulab'ons 2008 other than any r4UIren￿nt that the accounts gtve
a true arjd fair view which is nct a mats consdered as Part of an indewlert eXBMInati￿.
I have rn contrrns and have Con￿ across no cther n￿tte￿ in ￿nectIOn with the eyamination to which attention
should be drawn in this in ordu to enatje a pro￿ under*andiTrJ ￿ the accounts to te reached.
Danny Fine, FCA
Melinek Fine LLP
Chartered ACC￿ntsnts
First Fl¢)y, Winston Ho
349 Regents Park Road
London
N3 IDH
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MICHAEL AND LESiEY BENNErr CNARrrABLE TRUST
ststement of Thnancial Activities
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
2024
Unrestricted
fu
2023
Totsl
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENfs FROM
tbnabons and legacies
42,488
61,625
InveSt￿Trt income
477
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Raisrrfj funds
1,502
645
Charitable activities
Advance￿Ent of the arts, culture and hunwntbes
Community developrrent
AdVan￿rrent of health
Advancerrent of education
Advancetrent of religi
Other charitable ￿tiVitieS
1,000
11,350
10,625
3,200
1,450
13,300
20,120
8,150
2,400
200
Totsl
Net gainsl(losses) on investrnents
NEf INCOMEI(EXPENDrruRE)
28,481
(748)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought fO￿al[l
305,174
305,922
TOTAL FUNDS C4RRIED FORWARD
333 655
305 174
The Th)tes fcfm part cf these financial siatenEnts
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MI(>IAEL AND LESLEY BENNErr OlARifABLE TRusr
Balan￿ Sheet
5 APRIL 2024
2024
un￿ricted
2023
Totsl
funds
FIXED ASSErs
Investrn￿ts
288,075
269,561
CURRENT ASSErs
tkbtors
Cash at bank
49,248
40,750
50,580
44,103
CREDrroRS
Amounts falling due wtthin one year
(5,tM)O)
(8,490)
NEf CURREMf ASSErs
TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURREKf LIABILMES
333,655
305,174
NEf ASSETS
333 655
305 174
FUNDS
Unrestncted funds
333 655
305 174
TOTAL FUNDS
333 655
305 174
The financial Statem￿rtS w
t( i&¢+
,' approv&l by tre Bc4ird of Tnj&￿s and aut￿1581 for issue (
n its by:
Mr M EenneLt - Trust
The rK)tes forni part of trtse financpl statan￿ts
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MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNErr CHARThABLE TRUST
Notes to the Financial Statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APIUL 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The ffinancial statements of the charity, which is a public tenefft entity under FRS 102, have l￿ell prepared in
accordan￿ with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. 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) (effective l January 2019),, Financial
Reporting Standard 102 The Finanaal ReFDrting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the
Charities Art 2011. The financial statements have ￿en prepa￿ under the historical cost convention, with the
exception of investsnents which are induded at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, It is
probable that the income will be recewed and the amount can be meayjred reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities a￿ ￿OgnISed as exFenditure as y)on as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the
charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and
the amount of the obligation can be measured reliab￿. Expenditu￿ is accounted for on an accruals basis and has
been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be direttly
attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of
resources.
Grants offeraj subj'ert to condiknons which have not nEt at the year end date are noted as a commitment
but not accnjed as expenditure.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charrtable acbvibes.
Fund accounting
Unrestritted funds can Ee used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the dIsC￿tion of the trust￿.
Restricted funds can only be used for parkncular restrittd purposes within the obj'ects of the charity.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for patticular re*iLted Pu￿Se$.
Further explanation of the nature and pur￿￿ of each fund is induded in the notes to the financial ststements.
INVEsrmEl￿ INCOME
2024
2023
Curr asset inv income
477
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MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNE￿ CHARrrABLE TRusr
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
RAISING FUNDS
Investment management costs
2024
2023
Portfolio management
645
GRAPtrs PAYABLE
2024
2023
Advancement of the arts, culture and humanities
Community development
Advancement of health
Advancement of education
Advancement of rel￿10n
1,000
11,350
10,625
3,200
13,300
20, 120
8,150
2,400
200
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was £27,625 (2023: £44,170). A gjmmary of grants made to
institutions during the year is as follows:
Name of institution
Amount (£)
Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care
Community Security Trust
United Jewish Israel Appeal
Holocaust Educational Trust
The Central British Fund for World Jewish relief
Heart ￿lIS Foundation
United Synagogue
The Royal Free Charrty
Magen David Adom UK
Other immaterial donations
3,600
3,500
2,000
2,000
1,450
1,325
1,000
1,000
1,000
10,750
Total
27,625
TRusfEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs
There were no trustees, remuneration or other beneftts for the year ended 5 April 2024 nor for the year ended
5 April 2023.
Trustees. expenses
There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 5 April 2024 nor for the year ended 5 April 2023.
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MICHAEL AND LESLEY BENNErr CHARrrABLE TRUST
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
srAFF cosrs
There were no staff costs for the year ended 5 Wil 2024 nor for the year ended 5 April 2023.
FIXED ASSEf INVESTMENTS
Listed
investments
MARKEf VALUE
At 6 April 2023
Additions
Revaluations
269,561
1,366
At 5 April 2024
288 075
NET BOOK VALUE
At 5 April 2024
288 075
At 5 April 2023
269 561
There were no invesbnent assets outside the UK.
Cost or valuation at 5 April 2024 is represented ty..
Listed
investments
Valuation in 2023
Cost
13,514
274 561
288,075
DEBTORS: AMOUPtrs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Other debtors
40,750
CREDtroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Other creditors
io.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During the year, the Charity recelved donations totalling £33,990 (2023: £49,300) from Michael Bennett, a
Trustee. Included in other creditors is £2,300 (2022: £2,300) due to Michael BennetL
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