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2023-10-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 5269789 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1110800

Parkwater Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 October 2023

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 October 2023

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 October 2023

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Parkwater Foundation Charity registration number 1110800 Company registration number 5269789 Principal office and registered Unit 3 Edge Business Centre office Humber Road London NW2 6EW The trustees N Bleier B Bleier Mrs E Diamant Company secretary N Bleier Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

Structure, governance and management

Parkwater Foundation is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 26 October 2004 as a company and the company number is 5269789. It was registered as a charity on 10 August 2005 with a charity number 1110800.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

There is no chief executive officer. The day-to-day affairs are undertaken by Mr N Bleier 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.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

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 relate to whether there is sufficient net investment income to enable grants to be paid out. However, the trustees can reduce grants in the unlikely event of a fall in investment income.

Additionally, to ensure grants are paid out appropriately. Report back and review procedures ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

Objectives and activities

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

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 and investment income. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.

The application of the funds is by way of grants to institutions.

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

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.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

Achievements and performance

The charity received £237,500 in donations during the year. The charity paid out £137,582 by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity also has loan interest receivable for the year amounting to £91,185 as well as property investment income receivable amounting to £77,763.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

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 income and net movement of resources for the year amounting to £268,866.

Financial review

Investment performance

The trustees are delighted to report that all of the property investments are returning in the region of 8% return. The trustees consider this to be acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions. These investment returns have been consistent for a number of years and are not at the expense of any exposure of loan to value covenants that would put these investments at risk.

This is in addition to interest receivable earned on cash deposits during the year amounting to £91,185.

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

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. The trustees wish to keep reserves suitably low whilst not compromising cash flow for the investments or any other commitments made by the charity.

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 limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.

The trustees have considered the fair value of the investment property taking into account the loan to value of the properties as well as the nature and exposure of the syndicate properties. The trustees consider the holding value to be the fair value.

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, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £1,140,382, all of which are unrestricted.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 8 July 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

N Bleier Trustee

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Parkwater Foundation

Year ended 31 October 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Parkwater Foundation ('the charity') for the year ended 31 October 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Parkwater Foundation

(continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

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

8 July 2024

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 October 2023

2023 2023 2022
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 237,500 237,500 5,000
Investment income 6 168,948 168,948 102,521
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Total income 406,448 406,448 107,521
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 137,582 137,582 137,005
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Total expenditure 137,582 137,582 137,005
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Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds 268,866 268,866 (29,484)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 1,814,753 1,814,753 1,844,237
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Total funds carried forward 2,083,619 2,083,619 1,814,753
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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 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 October 2023

2023 2022
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 14 943,237 946,589
Current assets
Debtors 15 860,000
Cash at bank and in hand 282,542 869,244
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1,142,542 869,244
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 2,160 1,080
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Net current assets 1,140,382 868,164
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Total assets less current liabilities 2,083,619 1,814,753
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Net assets 2,083,619 1,814,753
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 2,083,619 1,814,753
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Total charity funds 17 2,083,619 1,814,753
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For the year ending 31 October 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 8 July 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

N Bleier Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 October 2023

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Unit 3 Edge Business Centre, Humber Road, London, NW2 6EW.

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 Companies Act 2006.

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 besides the valuation of fixed asset investments at the year end.

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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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

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.

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.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investments (continued)

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 without undue cost or effort 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.

Investments in associates

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the associate arising before or after the date of acquisition.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

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.

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. Limited by guarantee

Parkwater Foundation is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 237,500 237,500 5,000 5,000
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Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 77,763 77,763 80,738 80,738
Other interest receivable 91,185 91,185 21,783 21,783
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168,948 168,948 102,521 102,521
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6. Investment income

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 136,405 136,405 135,890 135,890
Support costs 1,177 1,177 1,115 1,115
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137,582 137,582 137,005 137,005
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding Support Total funds Total fund
of activities costs 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 136,405 97 136,502 135,924
Governance costs 1,080 1,080 1,081
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136,405 1,177 137,582 137,005
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £
General office 97 97 34
Governance costs 1,080 1,080 1,081
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1,177 1,177 1,115
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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

10. Analysis of grants

2023 2022
£ £
Grants to institutions
Ahavas Chesed Trust 6,000
Adass Yisroel 5,000 8,500
Bederech Kovod 10,000
BCH Trust 5,000
Beth Midrash Lemoros 5,000
Broom Foundation 5,000
Choimel Dalim 7,750
Etz Chaim 8,500
Grants under £5,000 31,755 28,390
Kollel Meleches Machsheves 6,500
Low Cost Living 25,000
Ohr Torah 6,000
The Pesach Project 30,000 25,000
Teshuva Tefiloh Tzedoko 11,200
U T A 24,000
Y A M F 6,500
Y G N H 5,000
Y H S 5,000
Yesamach Levav Trust 7,200
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136,405 135,890
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Total grants 136,405 135,890
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11. Independent examination fees
2023 2022
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,080 1,080
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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.

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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

14. Investments

Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 November 2022 946,589
Additions 33,501
Disposals (36,853)
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At 31 October 2023 943,237
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Impairment
At 1 November 2022 and 31 October 2023
Carrying amount
At 31 October 2023 943,237
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At 31 October 2022 946,589
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

The investments in UK investment property represent capital introduced by the charity into the syndicate plus accrued surpluses less deficiencies. The syndicate in which the charity is a participator has borrowings that are secured on the syndicate property. The charity accounts for its syndicate investments under the equity accounting basis and thus the charity's share of the borrowings is not included in these financial statements.

Valuation of the syndicate property is at fair value of the syndicate property in the opinion of the trustees. The charity owns four syndicate interests with a percentage holding ranging from 4% to 4 1/2% and one that is 100% owned that is valued at £437,128.

UK associate holdings

The investments in UK associate holding represents capital introduced by the charity into the syndicate plus accrued surpluses less deficiencies. The syndicates in which the charity is a participator has borrowings that are secured on the syndicate property. The charity accounts for its associated holdings under the net equity accounting basis and thus the charity's share of the borrowings is not included in these financial statements.

Valuation of the associate holdings is at fair value of the syndicate property in the opinion of the trustees. The charity's holding in these associates is 25%. The trustees consider that they do exert significant influence and control over these syndicates. The trustees have elected to make use of relevant exemptions under FRS 102 as they do not believe it is appropriate, given the nature of the investment, to account for it as an associate.

15. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Other debtors 860,000
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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

15. Debtors (continued)

The interest bearing loan debtors were lent on commercial terms and are secured on assets as set out in the loan agreement.

16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 2,160 1,080
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Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Nov 2022 Income Expenditure Oct 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 1,814,753 406,448 (137,582) 2,083,619
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At 01 At 31
Nov 2021 Income Expenditure Oct 2022
£ £ £ £
General funds 1,844,237 107,521 (137,005) 1,814,753
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17. Analysis of charitable funds

18. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Investments 943,237 943,237
Current assets 1,142,542 1,142,542
Creditors less than 1 year (2,160)
(2,160)
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Net assets 2,083,619 2,083,619
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Investments 946,589 946,589
Current assets 869,244 869,244
Creditors less than 1 year (1,080)
(1,080)
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Net assets 1,814,753 1,814,753
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Parkwater Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 October 2023

19. Taxation

Parkwater Foundation 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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