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2024-10-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1106637

Toimchei Shabbos Manchester Unaudited Financial Statements 31 October 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 October 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 5
Statement of financial activities 6
Statement of financial position 7
Statement of cash flows 8
Notes to the financial statements 9

Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 October 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2024.

Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Toimchei Shabbos Manchester
Charity registration number 1106637
Principal office 25 Waterpark Road
Salford
M7 4FT
The trustees
A Heilpern
M Berger
M Y Klyne
Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

Structure, governance and management

Toimchei Shabbos Manchester is constituted under a trust deed dated 02 August 2004. It is a registered charity number 1106637 and was registered on 08 November 2004.

There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Rev A Heilpern on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

A policy and procedure for the induction and training of new trustees is currently being developed and will be implemented in the near future.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the relief of poverty amongst persons in need and hardship in the Jewish Community, the advancement of education according to the tenets of the Orthodox Jewish Faith and the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Religion.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity is funded by donations. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

Grants made during the year to institutions and individuals are as detailed in the accounts.

The application of the funds by way of grants is to either institutions or individuals and is mainly to individuals.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

Achievements and performance

The charity received £856,461 (2023:£925,780) in donations during the year of which £1043,710 (2023: £1,080,359) was paid out by way of grants to individuals for religious purposes and who are on low income. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity has low governance costs and in the main were borne by a trustee. The governance costs incurred relate to professional fees incurred during the year.

The trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from the local benefactor who anonymously sponsored most of the office costs during the course of the year.

There were no investments made during the year.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.

There was an overall net expenditure and net movement of funds during the year amounting to £194,651 (2023:£154,579).

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity reflects the profile and standing within the local community. The impact for future year's expenditure is self-evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.

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 given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the current assets of the charity. This is currently around 2% of total charitable expenditure in the year.

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of this income and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

The free reserves, being the net current assets of the charity, amounted to £20,610 (2023:£215,261) all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 11 March 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

A Heilpern Trustee

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Year ended 31 October 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Toimchei Shabbos Manchester ('the charity') for the year ended 31 October 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.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. 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.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 October 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 856,461 856,461 925,780
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Total income 856,461 856,461 925,780
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 5,6 1,051,112 1,051,112 1,080,359
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Total expenditure 1,051,112 1,051,112 1,080,359
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (194,651) (194,651) (154,579)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 215,261 215,261 369,840
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Total funds carried forward 20,610 20,610 215,261
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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 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Statement of Financial Position

31 October 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 12 6,000 8,000
Cash at bank and in hand 15,330 207,981
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21,330 215,981
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 13 720 720
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Net current assets 20,610 215,261
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Total assets less current liabilities 20,610 215,261
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Net assets 20,610 215,261
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 20,610 215,261
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Total charity funds 14 20,610 215,261
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 11 March 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

A Heilpern Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 October 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net expenditure (194,651) (154,579)
Adjustments for:
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 2,000 (1,000)
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Cash generated from operations (192,651) (155,579)
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Net cash used in operating activities (192,651) (155,579)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (192,651) (155,579)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 207,981 363,560
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 15,330 207,981
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The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 October 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 25 Waterpark Road, Salford, M7 4FT.

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.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds held by the charity are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

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:

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:

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.

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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

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
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 856,461 856,461 925,780 925,780
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5. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 1,043,710 1,043,710 1,075,385 1,075,385
Support costs 7,402 7,402 4,974 4,974
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1,051,112 1,051,112 1,080,359 1,080,359
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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

6. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Grant funding
Support
Total funds Total fund
of activities
costs
2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 1,043,710
6,682
1,050,392 1,079,639
Governance costs
720
720 720
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1,043,710
7,402
1,051,112 1,080,359
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7. Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
General office 6,682 6,682 4,254
Governance costs 720 720 720
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7,402 7,402 4,974
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8. Analysis of grants
2024 2023
£ £
Grants to individuals
Grants for Religion 1,043,710 1,075,385
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Total grants 1,043,710 1,075,385
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9. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 720 720
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10. Staff costs

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).

11. 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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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

12. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 6,000 8,000
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13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 720 720
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14. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At At
1 November 31 October
2023 Income Expenditure 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 215,261 856,461 (1,051,112)
20,610
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At At
1 November 31 October
2022 Income Expenditure 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 369,840 925,780 (1,080,359)
215,261
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15. Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Current assets 21,330 21,330
Creditors less than 1 year (720)
(720)
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Net assets 20,610 20,610
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Current assets 215,981 215,981
Creditors less than 1 year (720)
(720)
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Net assets 215,261 215,261
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Toimchei Shabbos Manchester

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2024

16. Analysis of changes in net debt

At At
1 Nov 2023 Cash flows 31 Oct 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 207,981 (192,651)
15,330
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17. Related parties

Mr Berger, a trustee of Toimchei Shabbos Manchester, is also a director of Almex Estates Limited, YMF Estates Ltd, Ginton Ltd & Gyrotex Ltd. During the year these companies made aggregate donations totaling £6,300 to Toimchei Shabbos Manchester.

Mr M Y Klyne, a trustee of Toimchei Shabbos Manchester is also a director of Oxley Finance Ltd. During the year, Oxley Finance Ltd donated £630 to Tomichei Shabbos Manchester.

18. Taxation

Toimchei Shabbos Manchester 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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