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The Sylvia Webber Trust

Report and Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30" June 2025

Registered Charity Number 1115493

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Fuller Spurling Chartered Accountants Mill House 58 Guildford Street Chertsey Surrey KT16 9BE

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The Sylvia Webber Trust

Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30th June 2025

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The Sylvia Webber Trust

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30th June 2025

The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30th June 2025.

Reference and Administrative Details

CharityNumber : 1115493
Principal Address : 67NewChurchRoad
Hove
Sussex
BN3 4BA
Bankers : Barclays Bankplc
IndependentExaminer : FullerSpurling
CharteredAccountants and StatutoryAuditors
Mill House
58 Guildford Street
Chertsey
SurreyKT169BE

Trustees

The Trustees serving during the period and since the period end were as follows:

A Webber L J Lewis M J Webber

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The Sylvia Webber Trust

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30th June 2025

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Sylvia Webber Trust was established on 13" February 2006 by a Trust Deed which was subsequently amended on 12" July 2006. It is governed by a Trust Deed and is controlled bya Board of Trustees.

Role of Board of Trustees

The role of the Board of Trustees is to oversee the overall direction and activities of the charity, including its policies and procedures, to ensure that they are consistently in accordance with the charitable purposes defined in the objects clause in its constitution. The Board of Trustees confirms and monitors the strategic direction of the charity.

The Trustees meet regularly to monitor progress and to take decisions concerning the strategic direction of the charity.

Objectives

The objectives of the charity are:

  1. To advance education (including social and physical education) of children and young adults in the United Kingdom or Israel by the provision of grants, clothing, tools, instruments and other such items as deemed necessary by the Trustees.

  2. To support the Jewish institutions in the advancement of Jewish religion and/or education for children and young adults in the United Kingdom or Israel.

  3. To support Jewish institutions which assist provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time, occupation for children and young adults in the United Kingdom or Israel with the object of improving their conditions of life

  4. To relieve financial hardship, sickness or distress and further general charitable purposes for children and young adults resident in the United Kingdom or Israel who are in need of such help.

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Achievement and Performance

The income of the Trust derives from the dividends it receives from its shareholdings in the Brymore Group. The Trust agreed to continue its support of those organizations which it has supported in the past. The Trustees made several grants to organizations providing social and welfare facilities in the UK and Israel.

The Trustees consider that the grants made during the year meet the objects and purposes of the Trust.

The income for the year amounted to £121,613 (2024: £92,365) and the expenditure was £83,063 (2024: £80,515) leaving a surplus of £55,173 (2024: £16,623).

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The Sylvia Webber Trust

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30th June 2025

Reserves Policy In view of the steady flow of dividends from the Brymore Group, and in view of the continuing pressure on charities following the Covid epidemic and the aftermath of the October 7" attacks on Israel, the Trustees felt that it should continue to use all available funds to support its charitable aims. The policy will be reviewed in future years.

Plans for the Future The main plan for the year ahead is the continuing development and expansion of our ability to help all those who fall into our “Objectives” category,

Trustees

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice applicable to small charities. The Trustees have, therefore, prepared financial statements for the last twelve months financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period.

In preparing those financial statements the Trustees have:-

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the Charity. They are also responsible for taking reasonable steps for the detection and prevention of fraud and other irregularities,

This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf by

Khe wrAa Lttwe SSrrfer L Lewis Date

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SYLVIA WEBBER TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30! JUNE 2025

| report on the Accounts of The Sylvia Webber Trust for the year ended 30th June 2025 which are set out on pages 5 and 6.

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 confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached.

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Mark Milkrdaf
T C Harvey FCA
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Fuller Spurling Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors Mill House 38 Guildford Strect Cherisey Surrey KT16 9BE

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The Sylvia Webber Trust

Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 30th June 2025

Total Funds Total Funds
2025 2024
£ £
RECEIPTS
Investment Income 121,613 92,365
PAYMENTS
Awardsand grants 82,000 79,500
Accountancy fees 990 960
Bankcharges 73 55
TOTALPAYMENTS _—«83,063 80,515
NETRECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) INTHEYEAR 38,550 11,850
Cash funds at30"June2024 16,623 4,773
Cash funds at30June June 2025 . £55,173 £16,623_

Notes

  1. All funds were unrestricted. 2. The accounts are prepared on the receipts and payments basis.

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The Sylvia Webber Trust
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 30th June 2025
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2028 2024
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS £ £
Investments 1,582,262 1,582,262
CASH FUNDS
Cash at Bank 55,173 16,623
Notes
1. All funds were unrestricted.
2. There were no liabilities at 30" June 2025
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Approved by the Board of Trustees on nee / fo /a and signed on its behalf by
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L Lewis - Trustee
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