**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1096405** ## **Report of the Trustees and** **Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **for** **Chabad Retreat Centre** Freedman Frankl & Taylor Chartered Accountants Reedham House 31 King Street West Manchester M3 2PJ **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** |||**Page**| |---|---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1|to 2| |**Independent Examiner's Report**||3| |**Statement of Financial Activities**||4| |**Balance Sheet**||5| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to 10| **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** To advance the Jewish Religion, particularly but not exclusively through the provision of a retreat, including facilities for prayer and mediation and counselling and the provision of spiritual guidance. ## **Public benefit** The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities** During the year, the charity's incoming resources amounted to £48,668 and total resources expended amounted to £34,274. This has resulted in a net surplus of £14,394 for the year, increasing fth general fund from £765,214 to £779,608. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserves policy** It is the aim of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to enable it to continue to operate and meet day to day running costs. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The charity was established by a Trust Deed dated 5th March 2003, and registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 1096405.The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust Deed. Appointment of Trustees is governed by the Trust Deed of the charity. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** Appointment of Trustees is governed by the Trust Deed of the charity. The board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies through resignation or death of an existing trustee. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Registered Charity number** 1096405 ## **Principal address** 28 New Hall Road Salford Manchester M7 4HS ## **Trustees** A J Jaffe G E Cohen M Cohen M Sluckis Page 1 **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Independent Examiner** Ian Sluckis FCA Freedman Frankl & Taylor Chartered Accountants Reedham House 31 King Street West Manchester M3 2PJ Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by: M Cohen - Trustee Page 2 ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Chabad Retreat Centre** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Chabad Retreat Centre (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts 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. Ian Sluckis FCA Freedman Frankl & Taylor Chartered Accountants Reedham House 31 King Street West Manchester M3 2PJ 30 October 2025 Page 3 ## **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** |2024
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
20,000
**Charitable activities**
Rental income
28,668
**Total**
48,668
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Rental expenses
26,574
Other expenses
7,700
**Total**
34,274
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
14,394
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
765,214
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
779,608|2023
Total
funds
£
4,410
17,933
22,343
33,902
8,480
42,382
(20,039)
785,253
765,214| |---|---| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 ## **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Balance Sheet 31 December 2024** |Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
4
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
5
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
6
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|2024
Unrestricted
fund
£
774,055
26,841
(21,288)
5,553
779,608
779,608
779,608
779,608|2023
Total
funds
£
778,301
3,523
(16,610)
(13,087)
765,214
765,214
765,214
765,214| |---|---|---| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 30 October 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: M Cohen - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Tangible fixed assets** Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Sefer Torah - 15% on reducing balance Fixtures and fittings - 15% on reducing balance No depreciation is provided on the property as it is the policy of the charity to regularly maintain and repair the property such that its expected residual value is greater than cost. The trustees considers the estimated useful life of the property to be 50 years. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. continued... Page 6 **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **3. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ||Unrestricted| |---|---| ||fund| ||£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|| |Donations and legacies|4,410| |**Charitable activities**|| |Rental income|17,933| |**Total**|22,343| |**EXPENDITURE ON**|| |**Charitable activities**|| |Rental expenses|33,902| |Other expenses|8,480| |**Total**|42,382| |**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**|(20,039)| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|| |Total funds brought forward|785,253| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|765,214| continued... Page 7 **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |Freehold
Sefer
property
Torah
£
£
**COST**
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
750,000
13,000
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 January 2024
-
8,097
Charge for year
-
736
At 31 December 2024
-
8,833
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2024
750,000
4,167
At 31 December 2023
750,000
4,903
**5.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other creditors
**6.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
At 1.1.24
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
765,214
**TOTAL FUNDS**
765,214
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
48,668
**TOTAL FUNDS**
48,668|| |---|---| ||| ||| ||| ||| continued... Page 8 **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** ## **Comparatives for movement in funds** |At 1.1.23
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
785,253
**TOTAL FUNDS**
785,253
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
22,343
**TOTAL FUNDS**
22,343|Net
movement
At
in funds
31.12.23
£
£
(20,039)
765,214
(20,039)
765,214
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(42,382)
(20,039)
(42,382)
(20,039)| |---|---| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.1.23
£
785,253
785,253|Net
movement
in funds
£
(5,645)
(5,645)|At
31.12.24
£
779,608| |---|---|---|---| ||||779,608| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ||Incoming|Resources|Movement| |---|---|---|---| ||resources|expended|in funds| ||£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund|71,011|(76,656)|(5,645)| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|71,011|(76,656)|(5,645)| continued... Page 9 **Chabad Retreat Centre** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** At the year end, loans amounting to £10,588 were due to one of the trustees of the charity. At the year end, loans amounting to £8,000 were due to a charity in which one of the trustees is also a trustee of this charity. ## **8. GOING CONCERN** The charity's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared on a going concern basis as, after making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Page 10