CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1090276
The Bolel Charitable Trust Unaudited Financial Statements 30 June 2023
HAFFNER HOFF LTD
Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
The Bolel Charitable Trust
Financial Statements
Year ended 30 June 2023
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 to 2 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 3 |
| Statement of financial activities | 4 |
| Statement of financial position | 5 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 6 to 11 |
The Bolel Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 30 June 2023
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name The Bolel Charitable Trust Charity registration number 1090276 Principal office 161 Bewick Road Gateshead Tyne & Wear NE8 1TY The trustees Dr S Bolel Mrs S Bolel Mr R Roberts Mr L Spitzer (Retired 25 February 2025) Independent examiner D Schwarz FCCA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
Structure, governance and management
The charity is constituted under a Trust Deed dated 4 June 2001 and is a registered charity, number 1090276.
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 Bolel Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2023
Objectives and activities
The objectives of the charity are to apply the income, and all or such part or parts of the capital, for support of the poor and needy for educational purposes, and for or towards such other charitable purposes and to make donations to such charitable institution or institutions as such time or times and in such a manner 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 Powers and Policy and Objectives
Under its Deed of Trust, the charity has the power to make any investment which the Trustees see fit. The Trustees regularly review the Charity's position and needs in respect of the investment policy.
Achievements and performance
During the year the charity received £41,972 from donations and income from its investment property, and distributed £73,542 in accordance with its objectives and for support costs.
Financial review
As at 30 June 2023 the charity held free reserves of £15,810 (2022: £50,850).
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 policy of the charity to maintain a low level of free reserves, making grants to institutions when funds are available and maintaining the investment property on a regular basis.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 26 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Dr S Bolel Trustee
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Bolel Charitable Trust
Year ended 30 June 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Bolel Charitable Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 30 June 2023.
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.
D Schwarz FCCA Independent Examiner
2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
26 February 2025
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 30 June 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 23,292 | 23,292 | 29,127 |
| Investment income | 5 | 18,680 | 18,680 | 16,016 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 41,972 | 41,972 | 45,143 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on raising funds: | ||||
| Investment management costs | 6 | 2,332 | 2,332 | 2,744 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 74,680 | 74,680 | 33,905 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 77,012 | 77,012 | 36,649 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds | 35,040 | 35,040 | 8,494 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 230,850 | 230,850 | 222,356 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 195,810 | 195,810 | 230,850 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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 6 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Position
30 June 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
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| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Investments | 14 | 180,000 | 180,000 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 15 | 12,500 | 265 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 6,829 | 53,384 | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| 19,329 | 53,649 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 16 | 3,519 | 2,799 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| Net current assets | 15,810 | 50,850 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 195,810 | 230,850 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 195,810 | 230,850 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Unrestricted funds: | ||||
| Revaluation reserve | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||
| Other unrestricted income funds | 175,810 | 210,850 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total unrestricted funds | 195,810 | 230,850 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total charity funds | 17 | 195,810 | 230,850 | |
| ================================ | ================================ |
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:
Dr S Bolel Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 30 June 2023
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 161 Bewick Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 1TY.
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:
- 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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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2023
3. Accounting policies (continued)
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 property is initially recorded at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure.
Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in income or expenditure.
If a reliable measure of fair value is no longer available for an item of investment property, it shall be transferred to tangible assets and treated as such until it is expected that fair value will be reliably measurable on an on-going basis.
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2023
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 | |
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| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||||
| Donations | 23,292 | 23,292 | 29,127 | 29,127 |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
5. Investment income
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income from investment properties | 18,680 | 18,680 | 16,016 | 16,016 |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
6. Investment management costs
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Agent commission | 2,187 | 2,187 | 2,069 | 2,069 |
| Repairs | 145 | 145 | 675 | 675 |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |
| 2,332 | 2,332 | 2,744 | 2,744 | |
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ======================= |
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
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| Funds | 2023 | Funds | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | 73,542 | 73,542 | 32,526 | 32,526 |
| Support costs | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,379 | 1,379 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 74,680 | 74,680 | 33,905 | 33,905 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2023
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Grant funding | Support |
Total funds | Total fund | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of activities | costs |
2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Charitable activities | 73,542 | 418 |
73,960 | 33,186 | |
| Governance costs | – | 720 |
720 | 719 | |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 73,542 | 1,138 |
74,680 | 33,905 | ||
| ============================ | ======================= | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 9. | Analysis of support costs | ||||
| Analysis of | |||||
| support costs | Total 2023 | Total 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| General office | 418 | 418 | 660 | ||
| Governance costs | 720 | 720 | 719 | ||
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |||
| 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,379 | |||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | |||
| 10. | Analysis of grants | ||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Grants to institutions | |||||
| A A C | 1,500 | – | |||
| B C R Seminary | – | 5,000 | |||
| Friends Of Keren Hatzdoko | – | 1,000 | |||
| GJPS Trust | – | 1,000 | |||
| Keren Hatzdoko Gateshead | 1,350 | 1,600 | |||
| Sunderland Kollel | – | 1,150 | |||
| Tov Vochesed | – | 5,000 | |||
| Y A M F | 61,288 | 10,701 | |||
| Other Grants | 9,404 | 7,075 | |||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||||
| 73,542 | 32,526 | ||||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||||
| Total grants | 73,542 | 32,526 | |||
| ============================ | ============================ |
The above grants were made to institutions 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.
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2023
11. Independent examination fees
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 720 | 720 |
| ============== | ============== |
12. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2022: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: 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 | |
|---|---|
| properties | |
| £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |
| At 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023 | 180,000 |
| ================================ | |
| Impairment | |
| At 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023 | |
| Carrying amount | |
| At 30 June 2023 | 180,000 |
| ================================ | |
| At 30 June 2022 | 180,000 |
| ================================ |
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Investment properties
The investment property is stated at market value as per the trustees valuation at the year end.
15. Debtors
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Other debtors | 12,500 | 265 | |
| ============================ | ============== | ||
| 16. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 3,284 | 2,564 | |
| Other creditors | 235 | 235 | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| 3,519 | 2,799 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= |
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The Bolel Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2023
17. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Income | Expenditure | 30 June 23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 210,850 | 41,972 | (77,012) | 175,810 | |
| Revaluation reserve | 20,000 | – | – | 20,000 | |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 230,850 | 41,972 | (77,012) | 195,810 | ||
| ================================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ||
| At | At | ||||
| 1 July 2021 | Income | Expenditure | 30 | June 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 202,356 | 45,143 | (36,649) | 210,850 | |
| Revaluation reserve | 20,000 | – | – | 20,000 | |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 222,356 | 45,143 | (36,649) | 230,850 | ||
| ================================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ||
| Analysis of net assets between funds | |||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Investments | 180,000 | 180,000 | |||
| Current assets | 19,329 | 19,329 | |||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (3,519) | (3,519) | |||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||||
| Net assets | 195,810 | 195,810 | |||
| ================================ | ================================ | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Investments | 180,000 | 180,000 | |||
| Current assets | 53,649 | 53,649 | |||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (2,799) | (2,799) | |||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||||
| Net assets | 230,850 | 230,850 | |||
| ================================ | ================================ |
18. Analysis of net assets between funds
19. Related parties
Dr S Bolel, a trustee of the charity, donated £10,000 during the course of the year.
20. Taxation
The Bolel Charitable Trust is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.
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