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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1056294

Ahavas Shalom Trust Unaudited Financial Statements

5 April 2021

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Ahavas Shalom Trust

Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2021

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

Ahavas Shalom Trust

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 5 April 2021

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2021.

Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Ahavas Shalom Trust
Charity registration number 1056294
Principal office 7 Brantwood Road
Salford
Manchester
M7 4EN
The trustees
J Adler
H Feldman
J Gertner
Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

Structure, governance and management

Ahavas Shalom Trust is constituted under a trust deed dated 23 May 1996 as amended by a deed dated 12 April 2011. It is a registered charity with a charity number being 1056294.

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 an administrator 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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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the general charitable purposes where the trustees have discretion as to the charities selected.

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 charities objects.

The policy is to assist in the furtherance of Jewish education and religion, relieve 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 objects. 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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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

Achievements and performance

The charity received £190,659 in donations during the year as well as £6,916 from Synagogue and Mikvah income. The charity also received various covid grants totalling £19,700.

There was additional income for the charity in the year relating to office rental and JRS amounting to £13,708.

The charity paid out £166,218 by way of grants and £42,499 by way of direct expenses of the Synagogue and Mikvah operated by the charity. Support costs and governance costs of £38,487 were also incurred during the year.

Included in support costs is a payment of £35,225 that was paid out following an HMRC enquiry.

The grants and costs have been categorised for ease of reference and a full list of grants is available upon a written request to the trustees. These grants and costs were made in line with the stated objects of the charity as analysed below.

Grants paid out are in line with the objects of the charity in that they are either for educational, relief of poverty or religious purposes and have been categorised in the following way:-

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

Fundraising costs for the year amounted to £11,016.

There were no related party transactions in the reporting period.

There was net expenditure and net movement in funds during the year amounting to £27,236.

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity reflects the profile and standing within the local community. Overall the year was a good one in terms of income generated from donations and grants paid out.

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.

Coronavirus

The going concern of the charity has not been materially affected by the coronavirus. The charity received various covid grants as mentioned above. The charity also received a £50,000 bounce back loan during the year. So, despite increased costs associated with coronavirus, the charity was able to sustain itself and the trustees are confident that the charity will be able to continue for the foreseeable future.

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 stand at £18,417, all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 4 February 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

J Adler Trustee

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Ahavas Shalom Trust

Year ended 5 April 2021

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Ahavas Shalom Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 5 April 2021.

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

4 February 2022

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 5 April 2021

2021 2020
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 210,359 210,359 73,908
Charitable activities 5 6,916 6,916 6,292
Investment income 6 1 1 3
Other income 7 13,708 13,708 482
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Total income 230,984 230,984 80,685
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities 8 11,016 11,016 877
Expenditure on charitable activities 9,10 247,204 247,204 80,995
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Total expenditure 258,220 258,220 81,872
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (27,236) (27,236) (1,187)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 476,925 476,925 478,112
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Total funds carried forward 449,689 449,689 476,925
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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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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Statement of Financial Position

5 April 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 17 481,242 470,060
Current assets
Debtors 18 6,850 6,850
Cash at bank and in hand 17,850 5,945
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24,700 12,795
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 19 6,283 5,930
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Net current assets 18,417 6,865
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Total assets less current liabilities 499,659 476,925
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year 20 50,000
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Net assets 449,659 476,925
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds:
Revaluation reserve 100,000 100,000
Other unrestricted income funds 349,689 376,925
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Total unrestricted funds 449,689 476,925
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Total charity funds 21 449,689 476,925
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 4 February 2022, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

J Adler Trustee

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

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2021

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 7 Brantwood Road, Salford, Manchester, 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.

Fair value

Debtors and creditors are fairly stated.

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 held by the charity are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

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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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

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:

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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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

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 Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 190,659 190,659 73,908 73,908
Grants
Main’s grant 9,700 9,700
HMRC Covid Support Grant 10,000 10,000
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210,359 210,359 73,908 73,908
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Charitable activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Synagogue & Mikvah income 6,916 6,916 6,292 6,292
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Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 1 1 3 3
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5. Charitable activities

6. Investment income

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

7. Other income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Office rental income 4,973 4,973 482 482
JRS 8,735 8,735
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13,708 13,708 482 482
============================ ============================ ============== ==============
Costs of other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Costs of other trading activities -
Membership schemes and social
lotteries 11,016 11,016 877 877
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Grants to individuals 103,281 103,281
Grants to institutions 62,937 62,937
Synagogue functions and sundry 27,474 27,474 51,099 51,099
Educational expenditure 15,025 15,025 28,228 28,228
Support costs 38,487 38,487 1,668 1,668
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247,204 247,204 80,995 80,995
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8. Costs of other trading activities

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

10. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2021 2020
£ £ £ £ £
Grants to individuals
103,281
35,225 138,506 218
Grants to institutions
62,937
62,937
Synagogue functions
and sundry 27,474
2,064 29,538 51,350
Educational expenditure 15,025
15,025 28,228
Governance costs
1,198 1,198 1,199
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42,499
166,218
38,487 247,204 80,995
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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

11. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2021 Total 2020
£ £ £
General office 37,287 37,287 469
Governance costs 1,200 1,200 1,200
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38,487 38,487 1,669
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12. Analysis of grants
2021 2020
£ £
Grants to institutions
ABS Training 3,000
Amud Hatzdoka 8,500
Ateres Yoel 1,750
Bederech Kovod 1,660
Bnos Margulis 2,000
Friends of Wiznitz 6,400
Grants less than £1000 1,912 20
Kollel Meleches Machsheves 1,075
Kupas Rashbi 2,250
Netzach Charity Trust 3,600
Three Pillars 2,000
TTT 29,800
Yesamach Levav 1,480
Yeshuos Shabbos 8,500
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62,937 11,010
Grants to individuals
Medical grants 2,000
Relief of poverty grants 11,085 800
Religious grants 92,088 6,600
Educational Grants 108
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103,281 9,400
-------------------------------- ----------------------------
Total grants 166,218 20,410
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13. Net expenditure
Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):
2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 472 218
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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

14. Independent examination fees

2021 2020
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,200 1,200
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15. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was 3 (2020: 3). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2021 2020 No. No. Number of staff - educational researchers 3 3 ============== ==============

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2020: Nil).

16. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

17. Tangible fixed assets

Land and
buildings Equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 6 April 2020 470,129 1,451 471,580
Additions 9,960 1,694 11,654
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At 5 April 2021 480,089 3,145 483,234
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Depreciation
At 6 April 2020 1,520 1,520
Charge for the year 472 472
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At 5 April 2021 472 1,520 1,992
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Carrying amount
At 5 April 2021 479,617 1,625 481,242
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At 5 April 2020 470,129 (69) 470,060
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Debtors
2021 2020
£ £
Other debtors 6,850 6,850
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18. Debtors

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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

19. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2021 2020
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,200 930
Other creditors 5,083 5,000
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6,283 5,930
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2021 2020
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 50,000
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20. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

21. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 06 At 05
Apr 2020 Income Expenditure Apr 2021
£ £ £ £
General funds 376,925 230,984 (258,220) 349,689
Revaluation reserve 100,000 100,000
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476,925 230,984 (258,220) 449,689
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At 06 At 05
Apr 2019 Income Expenditure Apr 2020
£ £ £ £
General funds 378,112 80,685 (81,872) 376,925
Revaluation reserve 100,000 100,000
-------------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------
478,112 80,685 (81,872) 476,925
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Ahavas Shalom Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2021

22. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 481,242 481,242
Current assets 24,700 24,700
Creditors less than 1 year (6,283)
(6,283)
Creditors greater than 1 year (50,000)
(50,000)
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Net assets 449,659 449,659
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 470,110 470,110
Current assets 12,745 12,745
Creditors less than 1 year (5,930)
(5,930)
Creditors greater than 1 year
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Net assets 476,925 476,925
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23. Taxation

Ahavas Shalom Trust 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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