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2022-02-28-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03516862 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1070679

PALMCOURT LIMITED (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor First Floor 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS

PALMCOURT LIMITED

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2 to 3
Report of the Independent Auditors 4 to 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Cash Flow Statement 9
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 15

PALMCOURT LIMITED

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

TRUSTEES Berish Berger Shalom Seidenfeld Joshua Sternlicht Joshua Weinberger COMPANY SECRETARY Shalom Seidenfeld REGISTERED OFFICE 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS REGISTERED COMPANY 03516862 (England and Wales) NUMBER REGISTERED CHARITY 1070679 NUMBER AUDITORS Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor First Floor 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS BANKERS National Westminster Bank plc Hackney London E8 1QZ

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PALMCOURT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03516862)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 28 February 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 1 January 2019).

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The information is shown on page 1 of the financial statements and forms part of this report.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims for public benefit

The charity's properties are let rent free to be used as educational facilities, although no rent is charged the occupier is to pay for the maintenance of the properties.

The trustees confirm that they have given due regard the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The charity is reliant on donations. Donation for the year includes gifted properties to which improvements were made and they are now being used for educational purposes.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity. Reserves at the year end stood at £7,071,848 (2021 - £4,341,004) of which £1,407,867 are non-distributable

FUTURE PLANS

The trustees anticipate that the charity will continue on a similar basis in the foreseeable future.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Charity constitution

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 24 July 1998.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The power to appoint new trustees is vested in the board. New trustees are appointed based on personal competence, specialist skills and experience They are inducted into the working of the charity by the current board and are given, in the view of the board, sufficient training to understand the nature of the charity and its working. They are also encouraged to read the Charity Commission's various publications on trustees.

Risk management

The trustees have reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate them.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of Palmcourt Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland"

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PALMCOURT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03516862)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

AUDITORS

The auditors, Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 14 December 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Shalom Seidenfeld - Trustee

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF PALMCOURT LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Palmcourt Limited (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 28 February 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF PALMCOURT LIMITED

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF PALMCOURT LIMITED

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

In performing an audit, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.

We also identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than one for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions misrepresentation or override of internal control.

We obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of charity's internal control.

We evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements

We concluded whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control related matters that we identified during the audit.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Emanuel Meyer FCA BSc (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor First Floor 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS

14 December 2022

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
3
Grantmaking
Support costs
Total
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2022
Unrestricted
fund
£
2,769,001
20,454
17,703
38,157
2,730,844
4,341,004
7,071,848
2021
Total
funds
£
385,161
10,617
49,303
59,920
325,241
4,015,763
4,341,004

The notes form part of these financial statements

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PALMCOURT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03516862)

BALANCE SHEET 28 FEBRUARY 2022

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
8
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
9
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
10
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year
11
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
13
Unrestricted funds:
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
2022
Total
funds
£
7,489,705
-
36,419
36,419
(16,960)
19,459
7,509,164
(437,316)
7,071,848
7,071,848
7,071,848
2021
Total
funds
£
4,809,217
117
26,732
26,849
(46,920)
(20,071)
4,789,146
(448,142)
4,341,004
4,341,004
4,341,004

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 14 December 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

Shalom Seidenfeld - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

2022 2021
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 2,715,528 368,797
Interest paid (6,812) (17,977)
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,708,716 350,820
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (2,680,488) (205,856)
Net cash used in investing activities (2,680,488) (205,856)
Cash flows from financing activities
Loan repayments in year (18,541) (160,616)
Net cash used in financing activities (18,541) (160,616)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
in the reporting period 9,687 (15,652)
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period 26,732 42,384
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the reporting period 36,419 26,732

The notes form part of these financial statements

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2022 2021
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of
Financial Activities) 2,730,844 325,241
Adjustments for:
Interest paid 6,812 17,977
Decrease in debtors 117 -
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (22,245) 25,579
Net cash provided by operations 2,715,528 368,797

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.3.21 Cash flow At 28.2.22
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 26,732 9,687 36,419
26,732 9,687 36,419
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (17,715) 7,715 (10,000)
Debts falling due after 1 year (448,142) 10,826 (437,316)
(465,857) 18,541 (447,316)
Total (439,125) 28,228 (410,897)

The notes form part of these financial statements

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance 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 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. These estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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 received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income received by way of donations is accounted for when received.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised in the year in which they are incurred and includes irrecoverable VAT which is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Raising funds comprise investment management costs relating to the investment properties

Support costs are those incurred to assist the work of the charity but are not direct charitable activities.

Grants are only recognised in the accounts when paid.

Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Going concern

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

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

2022 2021
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
£ £
Donations 2,769,001 385,161

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Grant Support
Direct funding of costs (see
Costs activities note 4) Totals
£ £ £ £
Grantmaking - 20,454 - 20,454
Support costs 10,065 - 7,638 17,703
10,065 20,454 7,638 38,157
4. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Finance costs Totals
£ £ £
Support costs 71 7,567 7,638
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
Finance
2022 2021
Support Total
costs activities
£ £
Bank charges 71 35
Governance costs
2022 2021
Support Total
costs activities
£ £
Auditors' remuneration 2,520 2,160
Auditors' remuneration for non audit
work 2,520 2,160
General expenses 607 -
Legal and professional fees 1,920 -
7,567 4,320
5. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2022 2021
£ £
Auditors' remuneration 2,520 2,160
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 2,520 2,160

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 28 February 2022 nor for the year ended 28 February 2021.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 28 February 2022 nor for the year ended 28 February 2021.

7. AVERAGE STAFF NUMBERS

The average number of staff in the year was Nil (2021 - Nil).

8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 March 2021
Additions
At 28 February 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
At 28 February 2022
At 28 February 2021
9.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Other debtors
10.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12)
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
2022
£
-
2022
£
10,000
-
6,960
16,960
Freehold
property
£
4,809,217
2,680,488
7,489,705
7,489,705
4,809,217
2021
£
117
2021
£
17,715
21,259
7,946
46,920

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

11.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2022
£
Bank loans (see note 12)
241,428
Other loans (see note 12)
195,888
437,316
12.
LOANS
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
2022
£
Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Bank loans
10,000
Amounts falling between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years
10,000
Loan
195,888
205,888
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years
23,489
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal
207,939
13.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
At 1.3.21
in funds
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
4,341,004
2,730,844
TOTAL FUNDS
4,341,004
2,730,844
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
resources
expended
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
2,769,001
(38,157)
TOTAL FUNDS
2,769,001
(38,157)
2021
£
252,254
195,888
448,142
2021
£
17,715
21,264
195,888
217,152
64,100
166,890
At
28.2.22
£
7,071,848
7,071,848
Movement
in funds
£
2,730,844
2,730,844

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PALMCOURT LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2022

13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above
Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.3.20
£
4,015,763
4,015,763
are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
385,161
385,161
Net
movement
in funds
£
325,241
325,241
Resources
expended
£
(59,920)
(59,920)
At
28.2.21
£
4,341,004
4,341,004
Movement
in funds
£
325,241
325,241

14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 28 February 2022.

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