CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1083889
The Birchas Moshe Trust Unaudited Financial Statements
5 April 2022
The Birchas Moshe Trust
Financial Statements
Year ended 5 April 2022
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 4 |
| Statement of financial activities | 5 |
| Statement of financial position | 6 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 7 |
The Birchas Moshe Trust
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 5 April 2022
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2022.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name The Birchas Moshe Trust Charity registration number 1083889 Principal office 46a Clapton Common Springfield Park London
The trustees
Mr A. Feldman Mr J Feldman Mr S. Feldman Independent examiner Dr P P Smulovitch Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London NW11 0DH
Structure, governance and management
The Birchas Moshe Trust is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission and is constituted by Trust Deed. The trustees named above have served throughout the year, their appointment having been governed by the Trust Deed of the charity. The charity is managed by the trustees who are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation and for establishing policy. The Board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing trustee.
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2022
Objectives and activities
The principal objectives of the charity throughout the year have been
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1). The advancement of the orthodox jewish faith
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2). The advancement of orthodox jewish religious education
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3). The relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity amongst members of the jewish faith, and
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4). Such other purposes as are charitable according to English Law.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
The governors have considered the guidance published by the Charity Commission and believe that the charity in carrying out its objectives, fully complies with these requirements.
In particular the provision of funding for education in accordance with the principles of traditional Judaism and the support of associated communal charitable institutions such as synagogues and homes for the elderly and infirm automatically gives rise to a public benefit. Each year the governors review the objectives and activities of the charity to ensure that they continue to reflect these aims. In carrying out this review the governors have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
Achievements and performance
The trustees consider that the performance of the charity this year has been most satisfactory.
Financial review
During the year, the charity's funds have been applied in furtherance of its objectives and the day to day running of the charity.
In the year to 05 April 2022, incoming resources amounted to £66000 (2021 £58000) and resources expended amounted to £73800 (2021 £53800).
At the 5 April 2022, the charity had a total unrestricted fund balance of £4839 (2021 £2959).
There have been no changes in the accounting policies of the charity during the year.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The trustees actively review the risk which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that the bank facilities available, combined with an annual review of the controls over key financial systems, will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees have also examined other operational and business risks faced by the Charity and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
Plans for future periods
The trust will continue to seek funding to enable it to carry out its objects on a similar or higher level.
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2022
Funds held as custodian trustee
RESERVES POLICY
The trustees consider that prudence demands that they build up and therefore maintain sufficient reserves to fund the cost of the annual charitable expenditure.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 25 January 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Mr S. Feldman Trustee
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Birchas Moshe Trust
Year ended 5 April 2022
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Birchas Moshe Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 5 April 2022.
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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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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.
Dr P P Smulovitch Independent Examiner
Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London NW11 0DH
25 January 2023
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 5 April 2022
| 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
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| Unrestricted | ||||
| funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 58,000 |
| Investment income | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total income | 66,002 | 66,002 | 58,003 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 6,7 | 73,800 | 73,800 | 53,800 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total expenditure | 73,800 | 73,800 | 53,800 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds | (7,798) | (7,798) | 4,203 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 2,959 | 2,959 | (1,244) | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total funds carried forward | (4,839) ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
(4,839) ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
2,959 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Statement of Financial Position
5 April 2022
| 5 April | 2022 | |||
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| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 562 | 6,560 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 10 | 5,401 | 3,601 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Net current liabilities | (4,839) | 2,959 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | (4,839) | 2,959 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Net liabilities | (4,839) | 2,959 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | (4,839) | 2,959 | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| Total charity funds | 11 | (4,839) ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
2,959 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 25 January 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr S. Feldman Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 5 April 2022
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 46A Clapton Common,, London,, E5 9BA.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2022
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:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
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:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2022
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.
Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.
For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.
Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
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| Funds | 2022 | Funds | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations | |||||
| Donations received | 66,000 | 66,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 5. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2022 | Funds | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Bank deposit interest | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶ |
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2022
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2022 | Funds | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable Donations | 72,000 | 72,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Support costs | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| 73,800 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
73,800 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
53,800 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
53,800 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undertaken | Total funds | Total fund | ||
| directly Support costs | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable Donations | 72,000 | – | 72,000 | 52,000 |
| Governance costs | – | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| 72,000 | 1,800 | 73,800 | 53,800 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
8. Independent examination fees
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
9. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 5,400 | 3,600 |
| Other creditors | 1 | 1 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| 5,401 | 3,601 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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The Birchas Moshe Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2022
11. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At | ||||
| 6 | April 2021 | Income | Expenditure | 5 April 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 2,959 | 66,002 | (73,800) | (4,839) | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| At | At | ||||
| 6 | April 2020 | Income | Expenditure | 5 April 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | (1,244) ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
58,003 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
(53,800) ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
2,959 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
12. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | 562 | 562 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (5,401) | (5,401) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| Net liabilities | (4,839) | (4,839) |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | 6,560 | 6,560 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (3,600) | (3,600) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| Net liabilities | 2,960 | 2,960 |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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