CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1091068
The Delman Charitable Trust Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2025
HAFFNER HOFF LTD
Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
The Delman Charitable Trust
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
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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 Delman Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name The Delman Charitable Trust Charity registration number 1091068 Principal office 45 Broom Lane Salford Manchester M7 4FF The trustees M de Lange R de Lange A Henry Independent examiner D Schwarz FCCA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
Structure, governance and management
Delman Charitable Trust is a charitable trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 7 March 2002 and is a registered charity, number 1091068.
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 Delman Charitable Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities
The objectives of the charity are the relief of poverty, education, the support of charitable institutions and other charitable objects.
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
The Trust Deed authorises the Trustees to make and hold investments using the general funds of the charity and the charity has invested in various joint property syndicates to provide a steady income for the beneficiaries as above. All the investments are in the United Kingdom.
Achievements and performance
During the year, the charity received donations of £48,125, and investment income of £3,230.
During the year the charity made grants totalling £55,000 in furtherance of its objectives.
There was a net movement and expenditure of funds of (£4,727) in the year.
Financial review
As at 31 March 2025 the charity held reserves of £256,661 (2024: £261,456).
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 to enable distributions to continue even if the charity were to experience temporary income difficulties.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 5 January 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
M de Lange Trustee
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Delman Charitable Trust
Year ended 31 March 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Delman Charitable Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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 - matter of concern identified
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
5 January 2026
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 48,125 | 48,125 | 122,235 |
| Investment income | 5 | 3,230 | 3,230 | 3,019 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 51,355 | 51,355 | 125,254 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 6,7 | 56,082 | 56,082 | 57,082 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 56,082 | 56,082 | 57,082 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds | (4,727) | (4,727) | 68,172 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 295,121 | 295,121 | 226,949 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 290,394 | 290,394 | 295,121 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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 Delman Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Investments | 13 | 33,733 | 33,665 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 14 | 1,338 | 21,894 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 292,465 | 276,704 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| 293,803 | 298,598 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 37,142 | 37,142 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net current assets | 256,661 | 261,456 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 290,394 | 295,121 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 290,394 | 295,121 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 290,394 | 295,121 | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total charity funds | 16 | 290,394 ================================ |
295,121 ================================ |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 5 January 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
M de Lange Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
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 45 Broom Lane, Salford, Manchester, M7 4FF.
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 Delman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
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
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.
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.
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds |
Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 |
Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations | |||||
| Donations | 48,125 | 48,125 |
122,235 | 122,235 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 5. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds |
Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 |
Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income from investment properties | 3,230 | 3,230 |
3,019 | 3,019 | |
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ||
| 6. | Expenditure on charitable activities | by fund type | |||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds |
Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 |
Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Charitable activities | 55,000 | 55,000 |
56,000 | 56,000 | |
| Support costs | 1,082 | 1,082 |
1,082 | 1,082 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 56,082 | 56,082 |
57,082 | 57,082 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 7. | Expenditure on charitable activities | by activity type | |||
| Grant funding | Support |
Total funds | Total fund | ||
| of activities | costs |
2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Charitable activities | 55,000 | 272 |
55,272 | 56,272 | |
| Governance costs | – | 810 |
810 | 810 | |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 55,000 | 1,082 |
56,082 | 57,082 | ||
| ============================ | ======================= | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 8. | Analysis of support costs | ||||
| Analysis of | |||||
| support costs | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| General office | 272 | 272 | 272 | ||
| Governance costs | 810 | 810 | 810 | ||
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |||
| 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 | |||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= |
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
9. Analysis of grants
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Grants to institutions | ||
| Ahavas Chesed Trust | 10,000 | – |
| Ahavas Sholom Trust | – | 10,000 |
| B C G C T | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Bnos Yisroel Schools | 10,000 | – |
| Broom Foundation | – | 1,500 |
| Chareidim Beis Shaymesh | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Edupoor | – | 3,500 |
| Friends of Beis Soroh Schenirer | 5,000 | – |
| Friends of Merkaz Hatorah Belz Machnovka | 5,000 | – |
| Neetzoz | – | 5,000 |
| Rabbinical Research | 5,000 | – |
| Rosecare Foundation | – | 1,000 |
| Success Stories | – | 5,000 |
| T T T | – | 10,000 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 55,000 | 56,000 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Total grants | 55,000 ============================ |
56,000 ============================ |
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 religion and the advancement of religious education.
10. Independent examination fees
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 810 | 810 |
| ============== | ============== |
11. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).
12. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
13. Investments
| Other | |
|---|---|
| investments | |
| £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |
| At 1 April 2024 | 33,665 |
| Additions | 3,230 |
| Disposals | (3,162) |
| ---------------------------- | |
| At 31 March 2025 | 33,733 |
| ============================ | |
| Impairment | |
| At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 | – |
| ============================ | |
| Carrying amount | |
| At 31 March 2025 | 33,733 |
| ============================ | |
| At 31 March 2024 | 33,665 |
| ============================ |
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
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.
14. Debtors
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| HMRC Gift Aid | 1,338 | 21,894 | |
| ======================= | ============================ | ||
| 15. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 810 | 810 | |
| Other creditors | 36,332 | 36,332 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 37,142 | 37,142 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ |
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The Delman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
16. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At | |||
| 1 April 2024 | Income | Expenditure | 31 March 25 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 295,121 | 51,355 | (56,082) | 290,394 |
| ================================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | |
| At | At | |||
| 1 April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 31 March 24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 226,949 | 125,254 | (57,082) | 295,121 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | |
| Analysis of net assets between funds | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2025 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Investments | 33,733 | 33,733 | ||
| Current assets | 293,803 | 293,803 | ||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (37,142) | (37,142) |
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| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 290,394 | 290,394 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | |||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Investments | 33,665 | 33,665 | ||
| Current assets | 298,598 | 298,598 | ||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (37,142) | (37,142) |
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| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 295,121 | 295,121 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ |
17. Analysis of net assets between funds
18. Related parties
During the year aggregate donations of £42,500 were received from trustees and related parties.
Additionally, Mr M De Lange, a trustee loaned £36,332 to the charity on an interest free basis in a previous year. This is still outstanding at the year end.
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