CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1119232
Big Ben Trust Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2024
HAFFNER HOFF LTD
Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
Big Ben Trust
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Statement of financial position | 7 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 8 |
Big Ben Trust
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 Big Ben Trust Charity registration number 1119232 Principal office Lower Ground Floor 48 Castlewood Road London N16 6DW The trustees Mr M Benedikt Mr D M Benedikt Mr I Glausius Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
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Big Ben Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Structure, governance and management
Big Ben Trust is constituted under a deed dated 12 April 2007. It was registered as a charity on 16 May 2007 with charity number 1119232.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust deed 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 M Benedikt 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 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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Big Ben Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are (i) the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Faith; (ii) the advancement of Orthodox Jewish religion education; (iii) the relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity amongst members of the Jewish faith; and (iv) such other purposes as are charitable according to English law.
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.
Grants made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.
The application of the funds are by way of grants to institutions.
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 of the objects. 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 £0 in donations during the year. The charity received £197,137 in rental income during the year from properties held by the charity as investments. Of this £423,939 was paid out by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for relief of poverty and educational purposes.
The charity bought an investment property during the year.
The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.
Grants over £3,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.
There were investment management costs of £30,967 during the year.
Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.
During the year the trustees revalued the investment properties. The resultant unrealised gain amounted to £371,207.
There was net expenditure for the year amounting to £257,769, and a net movement in funds for the year amounting to £113,438 after taking the unrealised gains for the year into account.
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Big Ben Trust
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Financial review
Investment performance
The investments of the charity have performed well in the year. There was a 7.00% gross return on investment.
The trustees consider this 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.
Additionally, this does not take into account any future capital gains.
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 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 consider the holding value of the investments to be the fair value.
The trustees are delighted to have made 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, which represent net current assets, stand at £268,459, all of which are unrestricted.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 20 December 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Mr D M Benedikt
Trustee
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Big Ben Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Big Ben Trust
Year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Big Ben Trust ('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
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.
Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
Independent Examiner
2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
20 December 2024
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Big Ben Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | – | – | 30,000 |
| Investment income | 5 | 197,137 | 197,137 | 143,393 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 197,137 | 197,137 | 173,393 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on raising funds: | ||||
| Investment management costs | 6 | 30,967 | 30,967 | 37,519 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 423,939 | 423,939 | 85,118 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 454,906 | 454,906 | 122,637 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income | (257,769) | (257,769) | 50,756 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Other recognised gains and losses | ||||
| Fair value movements | 371,207 | 371,207 | – | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net movement in funds | 113,438 | 113,438 | 50,756 | |
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 2,360,241 | 2,360,241 | 2,309,485 | |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 2,473,679 | 2,473,679 | 2,360,241 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= |
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 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.
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Big Ben Trust
Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Investments | 14 | 2,659,842 | 2,241,445 |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 15 | 2,890 | 4,671 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 276,391 | 591,233 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 279,281 | 595,904 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 16 | 10,822 | 12,323 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net current assets | 268,459 | 583,581 | |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 2,928,301 | 2,825,026 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 17 | 454,622 | 464,785 |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Net assets | 2,473,679 | 2,360,241 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ||
| Funds of the charity | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 2,473,679 | 2,360,241 | |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total charity funds | 18 | 2,473,679 | 2,360,241 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 20 December 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr D M Benedikt Trustee
The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.
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Big Ben Trust
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 Lower Ground Floor, 48 Castlewood Road, London, N16 6DW.
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 besides the valuation of fixed asset investments at the year end.
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.
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 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:
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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.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
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:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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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.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
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.
Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
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 as applicable and any changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
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.
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.
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
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 | – | – | 30,000 | 30,000 | |
| ============== | ============== | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 5. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income from investment properties | 197,137 | 197,137 | 143,393 | 143,393 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 6. | Investment management costs | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Rent collection | 7,822 | 7,822 | 5,339 | 5,339 | |
| Property repairs and maintenance | |||||
| charges | 13,336 | 13,336 | 21,390 | 21,390 | |
| Finance costs | 9,809 | 9,809 | 10,790 | 10,790 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 30,967 | 30,967 | 37,519 | 37,519 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds |
Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 |
Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Grant Activity | 422,618 | 422,618 |
83,798 | 83,798 |
| Support costs | 1,321 | 1,321 |
1,320 | 1,320 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 423,939 | 423,939 |
85,118 | 85,118 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ============================ | ============================ | |
| Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type | ||||
| Grant funding | Support |
Total funds | Total fund | |
| of activities | costs |
2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Grant Activity | 422,618 | – |
422,618 | 83,798 |
| Governance costs | – | 1,321 |
1,321 | 1,320 |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 422,618 | 1,321 |
423,939 | 85,118 | |
| ================================ | ======================= | ================================ | ============================ | |
| Analysis of support costs | ||||
| Analysis of | ||||
| support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Governance costs | 1,321 | 1,321 | 1,320 | |
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= |
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
9. Analysis of support costs
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
10. Analysis of grants
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants to institutions | |||
| Amud Hatzedoko Trust | 3,110 | 3,200 | |
| Beis Hatalmud | 5,000 | 4,550 | |
| Bnois Jerusalem | 7,500 | – | |
| C M L | 16,950 | 6,060 | |
| Eitz Chayim | 300,000 | – | |
| Friends of Bambi | – | 3,500 | |
| Grants < £3,000 | 27,158 | 21,878 | |
| Gur Trust | 5,000 | – | |
| Hatzola Trust | – | 7,500 | |
| Inspirations | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Keren Ohr | – | 11,000 | |
| New Rachmastrivka | 5,550 | 7,110 | |
| Reb Shayeles Tzeduko | 12,500 | – | |
| Shir Chesed Beis Yisroel | 3,000 | – | |
| SOWS | 5,850 | – | |
| Tevini Ltd | 11,000 | 7,000 | |
| TTBA Belz | 10,000 | 4,000 | |
| U T A | – | 3,000 | |
| Yeshivas Lev Simcha | 5,000 | – | |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 422,618 | 83,798 | ||
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total grants | 422,618 | 83,798 | |
| ================================ | ============================ | ||
| 11. | Independent examination fees | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | |||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 1,320 | 1,320 | |
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12. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2020: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2020: Nil).
13. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received or expenses reimbursed by the trustees.
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
14. Investments
| Investment | |
|---|---|
| properties | |
| £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |
| At 1 April 2023 | 2,241,445 |
| Additions | 47,191 |
| Fair value movements | 371,206 |
| ----------------------------------------- | |
| At 31 March 2024 | 2,659,842 |
| ========================================= | |
| Impairment | |
| At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 | |
| Carrying amount | |
| At 31 March 2024 | 2,659,842 |
| ========================================= | |
| At 31 March 2023 | 2,241,445 |
| ========================================= |
Investment properties
The investment properties comprise wholly owned properties, and are held at valuation.
Valuation of the properties is at fair value. Where necessary the trustees have used an independent valuer to ascertain the value.
On one of the properties there is a bank loan secured on the property. The ratio of equity to loan is considered safe.
15. Debtors
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 2,890 | 3,171 |
| Other debtors | – | 1,500 |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |
| 2,890 | 4,671 | |
| ======================= | ======================= | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Bank loans and overdrafts | 8,999 | 9,000 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,823 | 1,320 |
| Other creditors | – | 2,003 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 10,822 | 12,323 | |
| ============================ | ============================ |
16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Bank loans and overdrafts are secured on the property of the charity.
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
17. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Bank loans and overdrafts | 172,899 | 183,062 |
| Other creditors | 281,723 | 281,723 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 454,622 | 464,785 | |
| ================================ | ================================ |
Bank loans and overdrafts are secured on the properties of the charity.
18. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 01 | Gains and | At 31 | |||
| Apr 2023 | Income | Expenditure | losses | Mar 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 2,360,241 | 197,137 | (454,906) | – | 2,102,472 |
| Fair value reserve | – | – | – | 371,207 | 371,207 |
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| 2,360,241 | 197,137 | (454,906) | 371,207 | 2,473,679 | |
| ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= | |
| At 01 | Gains and | At 31 | |||
| Apr 2022 | Income | Expenditure | losses | Mar 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 2,309,485 | 173,393 | (122,637) | – | 2,360,241 |
| Fair value reserve | – | – | – | – | – |
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| 2,309,485 | 173,393 | (122,637) | – | 2,360,241 | |
| ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ | ============== | ========================================= |
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Big Ben Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
19. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 2,659,842 | 2,659,842 |
| Current assets | 279,281 | 279,281 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (10,822) | (10,822) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (454,622) | (454,622) |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 2,473,679 | 2,473,679 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 2,241,445 | 2,241,445 |
| Current assets | 595,904 | 595,904 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (12,323) | (12,323) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (464,785) | (464,785) |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 2,360,241 | 2,360,241 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= |
20. Related parties
Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a director and shareholder of Dowsett Estates Ltd. At the end of the year the charity owed Dowsett Estates Ltd £538.
Mr D M Benedikt and Mr I Glausius, trustees of Big Ben Trust, are also trustees of Eitz Chayim. During the year, Big Ben Trust donated £300,000 to Eitz Chayim.
21. Taxation
Big Ben Trust 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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