CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1088757
The New Hall Charitable Trust Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2024
HAFFNER HOFF LTD
Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
The New Hall Charitable Trust
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 to 3 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 4 |
| Statement of financial activities | 5 |
| Statement of financial position | 6 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 7 to 14 |
The New Hall Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name The New Hall Charitable Trust Charity registration number 1088757 Principal office Enfield House Bury Old Road Salford Manchester M7 4QX The trustees E Reich Y Reich M Friedman Independent examiner A L Haffner ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
Structure, governance and management
The New Hall Charitable Trust is constituted by Deed of Trust dated 5 January 2001 and is a registered charity, number 1088757.
The Charity is run by the trustees who all act in an honorary capacity. A new trustee would receive copies of the previous years' Annual Report and Accounts and a copy of the Charity Commission leaflet 'The Essential Trustee : What you need to know'.
Risk Management
The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Both manual and automated checks are regularly invoked, particularly those relating to the operations and finance of the charity. The trustees are satisfied that these systems and procedures mitigate any perceived risks.
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The objectives of the charity are for the charitable purposes of such bodies associations or organisations as shall at the date of payment or application be established for charitable purposes only according to the law of England and Wales and whose principal objects shall be the relief of poverty amongst jewish persons or the advancement of the jewish religion or to pay or apply the same to or for the charitable purposes of such other bodies associations or organisation as shall at the date of payment or application be established for charitable purposes only according to the law of England and Wales or to pay or apply the same for such other objects as shall be charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the trustees shall think fit upon such conditions (if any) and in such manner in all respects as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit
Public Benefit Policy
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.
Grant Making Policy
Grants are made to charitable institutions and organisations which accord with the objects of the charity.
Investment Policy
It is the policy of the Charity to maintain cash reserves so as to be able to take advantage of any investment opportunities that arise. This policy is regularly reviewed by the trustees and their investment advisors, who advise as to safe investments and when to sell properties and as to rent reviews.
Investment performance
The investments of the charity have all performed well, particularly as compared to returns from bank deposits for which returns are far lower and do not allow for a capital growth potential.
The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions. These property investment returns are not at the expense of any exposure of loan to value covenants that would put these investments at risk.
Achievements and performance
During the year the charity made grants totalling £210,012 in furtherance of it objectives. Included in this figure are £31,447 worth of grants paid to individuals for relief of poverty purposes and hardship.
Financial review
As at 31 March 2024 the charity held free reserves of £269,296, (2023-£423,540).
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. It is the charity's policy to maintain cash reserves of approximately four to six months of their average annual grants, to enable the charity to continue making grants.
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees' annual report was approved on 26 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
E Reich Trustee
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The New Hall Charitable Trust
Year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The New Hall Charitable Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 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.
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.
A L Haffner ACA Independent Examiner
2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
26 February 2025
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 29,183 | 29,183 | 22,350 |
| Investment income | 5 | 57,883 | 57,883 | 54,777 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 87,066 | 87,066 | 77,127 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on raising funds: | ||||
| Investment management costs | 6 | 23,233 | 23,233 | 16,444 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 211,898 | 211,898 | 200,567 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 235,131 | 235,131 | 217,011 | |
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| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net expenditure and net movement in funds | 148,065 | 148,065 | 139,884 | |
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| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 946,004 | 946,004 | 1,085,888 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 797,939 | 797,939 | 946,004 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= |
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 14 form part of these financial statements.
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Investments | 14 | 695,206 | 689,027 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 15 | 103,849 | 128,849 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 183,593 | 317,509 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| 287,442 | 446,358 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 16 | 18,146 | 22,818 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net current assets | 269,296 | 423,540 | ||
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 964,502 | 1,112,567 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than | ||||
| one year | 17 | 166,563 | 166,563 | |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 797,939 | 946,004 | ||
| ================================ | ========================================= | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 797,939 | 946,004 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total charity funds | 18 | 797,939 | 946,004 | |
| ================================ | ================================ |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 26 February 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
E Reich Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 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 Enfield House, Bury Old Road, Salford, Manchester, M7 4QX.
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 did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported at the year end.
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.
Incoming resources
All income is 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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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources (continued)
- 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.
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, non-charitable 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.
Investments
Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.
Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.
Investment property
Investment properties are included in the accounts at their market value. Any gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.
Investments in joint property syndicates
This represents capital introduced by the company into the syndicates plus accrued surpluses less deficiencies but without revaluing the syndicate properties.
Some of the syndicates in which the company is a participator have borrowings which are secured on the syndicate properties.
The company accounts for its syndicate investments under the 'equity accounting' basis and thus the company's share of such borrowings are not included in these accounts.
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity 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, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||||
| Donations | 29,183 | 29,183 | 22,350 | 22,350 |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
5. Investment income
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Rent | 43,327 | 43,327 | 41,259 | 41,259 |
| Syndicate surplus | 14,556 | 14,556 | 13,518 | 13,518 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 57,883 | 57,883 | 54,777 | 54,777 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
6. Investment management costs
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Service charge | 7,242 | 7,242 | 6,114 | 6,114 |
| Loan interest | 14,829 | 14,829 | 8,727 | 8,727 |
| Insurance | 531 | 531 | 1,044 | 1,044 |
| Sundry | 631 | 631 | 559 | 559 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 23,233 | 23,233 | 16,444 | 16,444 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | 210,012 | 210,012 | 198,343 | 198,343 |
| Support costs | 1,886 | 1,886 | 2,224 | 2,224 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 211,898 | 211,898 | 200,567 | 200,567 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Grant funding | Support |
Total funds | Total fund | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of activities | costs |
2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | 210,012 | 234 |
210,246 | 198,917 |
| Governance costs | – | 1,652 |
1,652 | 1,650 |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 210,012 | 1,886 |
211,898 | 200,567 | |
| ================================ | ======================= | ================================ | ================================ | |
| Analysis of support costs | ||||
| Analysis of | ||||
| support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| General office | 234 | 234 | 574 | |
| Governance costs | 1,652 | 1,652 | 1,650 | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| 1,886 | 1,886 | 2,224 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= |
9. Analysis of support costs
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
10. Analysis of grants
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Grants to institutions | ||
| Ahavas Sholom Trust | – | 12,630 |
| Asser Bishvil | 5,430 | – |
| B C G C T | 7,000 | – |
| Bederech Kovod | 10,068 | 7,600 |
| Beis Malka | 7,000 | 3,100 |
| Beis Midrash Lemoros | 13,350 | 12,000 |
| Beis Ruchel Schools | – | 5,360 |
| Bemosh | – | 10,000 |
| Bnos Margulis | – | 15,000 |
| Chasdei Shlomo | 7,672 | – |
| Further Grants | 66,010 | 45,053 |
| Holdentime | 5,000 | – |
| Keren Chochmas Shlomo | – | 5,000 |
| KH Dsatmar | 15,000 | – |
| Kollel Gaon Yaakov | 5,000 | – |
| Kollel Nachlas Dovid | – | 5,100 |
| Revach Vehatzolo | – | 7,500 |
| Shir Chesed Beis Yisroel | – | 17,000 |
| Stonewhite | 15,000 | – |
| T T T | 5,555 | – |
| Tov Vochesed | 7,680 | – |
| Tree Life Club | 8,800 | – |
| TT Yetev Lev | – | 18,000 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 178,565 | 163,343 | |
| Grants to individuals | ||
| Relief Of Poverty Grants | 31,447 | 35,000 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Total grants | 210,012 | 198,343 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
The above grants were made to institutions and individuals and went towards the following purposes; the relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious education.
11. Independent examination fees
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 1,650 | 1,650 |
| ======================= | ======================= |
12. Staff costs
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
12. Staff costs (continued)
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
13. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
14. Investments
| Investment | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| properties | investments | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |||
| At 1 April 2023 | 480,353 | 208,674 | 689,027 |
| Additions | – | – | – |
| Disposals | – | (8,377) | (8,377) |
| Fair value movements | – | 14,556 | 14,556 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| At 31 March 2024 | 480,353 | 214,853 | 695,206 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | |
| Impairment | |||
| At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 | – | – | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Carrying amount | |||
| At 31 March 2024 | 480,353 | 214,853 | 695,206 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | |
| At 31 March 2023 | 480,353 | 208,674 | 689,027 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Investment properties
The investment properties are stated at market value as per the trustees valuation at the year end.
Investments in joint property syndicates
Other Investments are joint property syndicates. This is comprised of capital introduced by the charity into the syndicates plus accrued surpluses less deficiencies but without revaluing the syndicate properties.
15. Debtors
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 2,155 | 2,155 |
| HMRC gift aid repayable | 688 | 688 |
| Other debtors | 101,006 | 126,006 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 103,849 | 128,849 | |
| ================================ | ================================ |
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 4,039 | 4,040 |
| Other creditors | 14,107 | 18,778 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 18,146 | 22,818 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Bank loans and overdrafts | 166,563 | 166,563 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
17. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
The bank loans are secured.
18. Analysis of charitable funds Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At | ||||
| 1 | April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 31 March 24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 946,004 | 87,066 | (235,131) | 797,939 |
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| At | At | ||||
| 1 | April 2022 | Income | Expenditure | 31 March 23 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 1,085,888 | 77,127 | (217,011) | 946,004 |
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| ========================================= | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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The New Hall Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
19. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 695,206 | 695,206 |
| Current assets | 287,442 | 287,442 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (18,146) | (18,146) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (166,563) | (166,563) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 797,939 | 797,939 |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 689,027 | 689,027 |
| Current assets | 446,358 | 446,358 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (22,818) | (22,818) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (166,563) | (166,563) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 946,004 | 946,004 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
20. Related parties
Included in Other Creditors is an amount of £14,107 (2023: £18,778 ) owing to M Friedman, a trustee of this charity. This loan is interest free and repayable on demand.
21. Taxation
The New Hall Charitable 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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