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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1118086
FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2024
COHEN ARNOLD Chartered accountants New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road London NW11 0PU
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FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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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 |
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FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered charity name Friends of Yeshiva Luzern
Charity registration number 1118086
Principal office 112 Osbaldeston Road London N16 6NJ
The trustees Mr M Kernkraut Mr S Seidenfeld Mr J Frankel
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER J A Neumann FCA Cohen Arnold New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road London NW11 0PU
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The charity is governed by a Declaration of Trust.
The trustees administer the day-to-day affairs of the charity. None of the trustees have any beneficial interest in the charity.
It is not currently the intention of the trustees of the charity to appoint new trustees. Should the situation change in the future, the trustees will apply suitable recruitment training procedures.
Risk management
The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finance of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage those risks.
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FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The charity is established to further those purposes both in the United Kingdom and abroad recognised as charitable by English Law.
The trustees have continued to favour supporting the activities of the Yeshiva Luzern which relocated to the United Kingdom. In addition, the charity utilises part of its income to make grants and donations.
The charity receives income from voluntary donations.
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and activities and setting the grant making policy for the year.
Grant making policy
Grants are made to charitable institutions and organisations which accord with the objects of the charity, and are considered based on the level of funds available.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
During the year the charity continued its activities to support the Yeshiva. Total incoming resources were £284,324 Expenditure on direct charitable activities totalled £391,502.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The financial position of the Charity is satisfactory.
As at 31 March 2024 the charity had reserves of £432,606 (2023: £539,784).
The financial results of the charity's activities for the year to 31 March 2024 are fully reflected in the attached Financial Statements together with the notes thereon.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which include the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year. The trustees have not undertaken any formal charitable commitments. They consider that the charity can rely on its ongoing support from its supporters within the wider community to fund its ongoing activities.
30/1/2025 The trustees' annual report was approved on .............................. and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
[hur Mr M Kernkraut 3A9AA732BEDD4D5...he by: Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Friends of Yeshiva Luzern ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 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:
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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.
(} J A Neumann FCA 484AC619634E49D...DocuSigned by: Cohen Arnold Independent Examiner
New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road London NW11 0PU
30/1/2025
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FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 282,121 | 282,121 | 773,164 |
| Investment income | 5 | 2,203 | 2,203 | 3,505 |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 284,324 | 284,324 | 776,669 | |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 6,7 | (391,502) | (391,502) | (512,562) |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | (391,502) | (391,502) | (512,562) | |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ||
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds | (107,178) | (107,178) | 264,107 | |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 539,784 | 539,784 | 275,677 | |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 432,606 | 432,606 | 539,784 | |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== |
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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FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| 31 MARCH 2024 | 31 MARCH 2024 | 31 MARCH 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| Note | Note £ |
£ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 14 | 14 | 168,457 | 198,374 | ||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 429,706 | 604,033 | ||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due | ||||||
| within one year | 15 | 15 (165,557) |
(262,623) | |||
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |||||
| Net current assets | 264,149 | 341,410 | ||||
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 432,606 | 539,784 | ||||
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |||||
| Net assets | 432,606 | 539,784 | ||||
| ===================================== | ===================================== | |||||
| Funds of the charity | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | 432,606 | 539,784 | ||||
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |||||
| Total charity funds | 16 | 16 | 432,606 | 539,784 | ||
| ===================================== | ===================================== |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 30/1/2025 ........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
[hur3A9AA732BEDD4D5...he by: Mr M Kernkraut Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 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 112 Osbaldeston Road, London, N16 6NJ.
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.
The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. These estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The trustees do not consider there are any critical judgements or sources of estimation uncertainty requiring disclosure beyond the accounting policies listed below.
Foreign currencies
Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to the statement of financial activities.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised as soon as there is a present obligation committing the Charity to pay out resources, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be measured or estimated reliably.
Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
Expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities and events.
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.
Grants payable
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Short leasehold property - Over the remaining period of the lease
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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.
4. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||||
| Donations received | 282,121 | 282,121 | 773,164 | 773,164 |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== |
5. INVESTMENT INCOME
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Foreign exchange gain | – | – | 2,543 | 2,543 |
| Bank interest receivable | 2,203 | 2,203 | 962 | 962 |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------- | |
| 2,203 | 2,203 | 3,505 | 3,505 | |
| ========================== | ========================== | ========================== | ========================== |
6. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY FUND TYPE
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | 384,926 | 384,926 | 507,762 | 507,762 |
| Support costs | 6,576 | 6,576 | 4,800 | 4,800 |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |
| 391,502 | 391,502 | 512,562 | 512,562 | |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
7. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY ACTIVITY TYPE
| Provision of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish | Grant | |||||
| education | funding of | Total funds | Total fund | |||
| facilities | activities | Support costs | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Charitable activities | 371,726 | 13,200 | – |
384,926 | 507,762 | |
| Governance costs | – | – | 6,576 |
6,576 | 4,800 | |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ||
| 371,726 | 13,200 | 6,576 |
391,502 | 512,562 | ||
| ===================================== | =============================== | ========================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ||
| 8. | ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS | |||||
| Support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Governance costs | 6,576 | 6,576 | 4,800 | |||
| ========================== | ========================== | ========================== | ||||
| 9. | ANALYSIS OF GRANTS | |||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| £ | ||||||
| Grants to institutions | ||||||
| Mifal Tzedoko V'chessed | Ltd | 7,200 | ||||
| Shir Chessed Beis Yisroel | 5,000 | |||||
| JCOCI Educational Foundation Ltd | 1,000 | |||||
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| Total grants | 13,200 | |||||
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| 10. | NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME | |||||
| Net (expenditure)/income | is stated after charging/(crediting): | |||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 54,513 | 49,593 | ||||
| Foreign exchange differences | 868 | – | ||||
| =============================== | =============================== | |||||
| 11. | INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION FEES | |||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||||||
| Independent examination of the financial | statements | 4,800 | 4,800 | |||
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
12. STAFF COSTS
The total staff costs for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 25,286 | - |
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The average head count of employees during the year was 3 (2023: Nil).
No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year
13. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
No salaries or wages have been paid to the trustees during the year. The charity did not meet any individual expenses incurred by the trustees for services provided to the charity.
14. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Short | ||
| leasehold | ||
| property | ||
| £ | ||
| Cost | ||
| At 1 April 2023 | 327,006 | |
| Additions | 24,596 | |
| ------------------------------------- | ||
| At 31 March 2024 | 351,602 | |
| ===================================== | ||
| Depreciation | ||
| At 1 April 2023 | 128,632 | |
| Charge for the year | 54,513 | |
| ------------------------------------- | ||
| At 31 March 2024 | 183,145 | |
| ===================================== | ||
| Carrying amount | ||
| At 31 March 2024 | 168,457 | |
| ===================================== | ||
| At 31 March 2023 | 198,374 | |
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| CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 4,800 | 9,240 |
| Other creditors | 160,757 | 253,383 |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |
| 165,557 | 262,623 | |
| ===================================== | ===================================== |
15. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
16. ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | At 31 March | |||
| 1 April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 539,784 | 284,324 | (391,502) | 432,606 |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | |
| At | At 31 March | |||
| 1 April 2022 | Income | Expenditure | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 275,677 | 776,669 | (512,562) | 539,784 |
| ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | ===================================== | |
| ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS | BETWEEN FUNDS | |||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 168,457 | 168,457 | ||
| Current assets | 429,706 | 429,706 | ||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (165,557) | (165,557) |
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| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 432,606 | 432,606 | ||
| ===================================== | ===================================== | |||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 198,374 | 198,374 | ||
| Current assets | 604,033 | 604,033 | ||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (262,623) | (262,623) |
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| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 539,784 | 539,784 | ||
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17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Other creditors include amounts totalling £60,892 (2023: £60,892) due to the Trustees and Companies connected with the Trustees.
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