2022-12-31-accounts - New Heritage Foundation

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New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Charity Registration Number: 1122569

CONTENTS	Pages
Trustees’ Report	2-5
Independent Examiner’s report	6
Statements of Financial Activities	7
Balance Sheets	8
Cash Flow Statement	9
Notes to the Accounts	10-14
Trustees	15

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, and Accounting and Reporting of Charities: Statements 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) (effective 1 January 2015).

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Introduction

The purpose of the Charity is the promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public by:

(a) educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths;
(b) promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the beliefs and practices of different religious faiths, including Christian minorities; and

The Charity will also drive to advance the Christian and Jewish religions for the benefit of the public through the holding of conferences, forums and tours to enlighten others about these religions and to promote the elimination of racial and religious prejudice.

The Charity worked on two main projects in the year. These were:

Summer Camp for Ukrainian Children:

The funds were largely raised through a Crowdfunding page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/summer-camp-in-romania-for-ukrainian-children for which the Charity was the official organiser. This summer camp held in a conference style aided over 150 mothers and children from the war zone.

Jewish Christian Dialogue Projects:

During 2022 the Charity was approached by its Jewish friends to see if it could help with the funding of Christian Jewish dialogue initiatives which fit with its charitable objectives. A new organisation UK Israel Future Projects Ltd (UKIFP company limited by guarantee) was formed with funding from a high networking initiative by Lord Reading. This project is ongoing in 2023.

Financial Review 2022 Income

Income for 2022 amounted to £83,985 (2021: nil). A majority of the donations were from public figures where gifts in their entirety were passed onto good causes.

Expenditure

Charitable expenditure for 2022 amounted to £38,186 (2021: nil). The majority of this expenditure related to gifts made onto good causes -£18k, and event costs £15k (2021:nil).

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Reserves

Total reserves as at 31 December 2022 were £46,105 (2021: £305).

All reserves held by the charity were unrestricted reserves. Further details of the New Heritage Foundation’s reserve policy can be found on page 5.

Public Benefit Statement

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on Public Benefit, Charities and Public Benefit.

New Heritage Foundation’s charitable purpose, contained within its objects is promoting religious harmony for the benefit of the public and bringing together religious leaders to help provide information and education on inter-community tensions and avert conflict. The Trustees ensure that this purpose is carried out for the public benefit by delivering services that fit within the core funding received for this purpose.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity is registered with Charities Commission and governed by a Charity trust deed. This trust deeds follows:

The New Heritage Foundation Board is the ultimate decision-making body to manage the organisation on a day-to-day basis.
The minimum number of trustees is two.
Trustees are appointed for a term of three years
Any eligible trustees may be reappointed.
If the number of trustees falls below the quorum of two, none of the powers or discretions conferred by this deed or by law on the trustees shall be exercisable by the remaining trustees except the power to appoint new trustees.
If a vacancy occurs the trustees must note the fact in the minutes of their next meeting. Any eligible trustee may be re-appointed.

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Plans for the future

The Charity was established to enhance inter communal fellowship through events, conferences and tours. 2022 saw an increase of activity due to the war in Ukraine and an increase of requests for Jewish Christian dialogue conferences. For example, there are ongoing requests for support with initiatives such as from Lord Reading and the Villa Melchett project to enhance Israel, UK and US religious dialogue. All money received will continue to be passed on to these projects without administration charges.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees were required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102).
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed,
subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the Charitable Company will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Trustee induction and training

Once new Trustees have been appointed, they are invited to meet other Trustees and are briefed on their legal obligations under charity and company law. Existing Trustees are directed to the current government advice and guidance on the Charities Commission website.

Organisation

The governing body of the Charity is the Board of Trustees, which met 2 times during the financial year 2022 (2021: 2)

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Risk and Internal Control

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Charity has an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise.

Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities providing reassurance that:

The Charity complies with relevant laws and regulations.
Its assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or disposition.
Proper records are maintained, and financial information used within the Charity or for publication is reliable.

The charity is vigilant with regards to risk management with regular reference to the Charity Commission website and online publications. All planned activities are assessed to ensure they comply with current legislation.

The principal risks facing the charity are reputational as the Charity operates in the sensitive area of religious dialogue. The donations received are via personal relationships with the 100% of funds sent without any deductions to the good causes. The strengths that come with this transparent approach are also a weakness in that Charity does not hold any reserves.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees have examined the charity's requirements facing it in the next 12-18 months. As there are no staff and premises costs to consider minimal amounts are kept for reserves. The balance as at 31 December 2022 for unrestricted reserves is £46,105 (2021: £305).

Timothy Vince

Chair

Date: 31 October 2023

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of New Heritage Foundation For the year ended 31 December 2022

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of New Heritage Foundation “the charity” for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the charity 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 your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material aspect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or

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.

Kim Pearson Independent Examiner ICAEW

Date: 30 October 2023

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Statement of Financial Activities Including Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes Income Donations and legacies Total incoming resources 2 Expenditure Expenditure on charitable activities Total expenditure 3 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of Funds Fund Balance at 1 January 2022 Total funds carried forward 7	Unrestricted Total Total Funds 2022 2021 £ £ £ 83,985 83,985 -
	83,985 83,985 - (38,186) (38,186) -
	(38,186) (38,186) - 45,800 45,800 - 305 305 305 46,105 46,105 305

All of the activities of the Charitable Company are classified as continuing. The notes on pages 10-15 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet

£ - 46,945	2022 £ 46,105	£ 305	2021 £ - 305
46,945 (840)		305 0
	-		305
	46,105
	46,105 46,105		305 305

The notes on pages 10-15 form part of these financial statements

Approved by the Board of Trustees 31 October 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Timothy Vince Chair

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Statement of Cash Flows As at 31 December 2022

Income for the reporting periods (as per the statement of financial activities) Changes in: Trade and other creditors Net cash flow from operating activities Net increase/(decrease) in cash Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2022 Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2022 Cash and cash equivalents consists of: Cash at bank and in hand	2022 2021 £ £ 45,800 0 840 -
	46,640 0
	46,640 0 305 305
	46,945 305
	46,945 305 46,945 305

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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

1. Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

(a) Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective January 2015) (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). They are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the Charitable Company and rounded to the nearest £1.

(b) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The Trustees have considered the financial sustainability of the charity for both existing and future funding streams. The Charity does not take on any liabilities and only pays out donations from cleared funds. It does not enter into agreements that it cannot honour. It operates a duty of care and safeguarding with all stakeholders to minimise if not eliminate risk of any financial claims.

The Trustees are confident for the next 12 to 18 months that the charity is a going concern.

(c) Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity.

New Heritage Foundation Trustees’ Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

(d) Income

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Charity is entitled to the income, there is sufficient certainty of receipt and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income.

Donations and legacies income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.

(e) Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably

The accounts are prepared on the accruals basis, liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to expenditure.

As the Charity is not VAT registered the amounts in the income and Expenditure include VAT, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Expenditure on charitable activities comprise all the resources applied by the Charity in undertaking its work to meet its charitable objectives as well as the cost of raising the funds to finance these activities. Charitable activities are all the resources expended by the Charity in the delivery of goods and services, including its project work that is directed at the achievement of its charitable aims and objectives. These costs include direct costs of the charitable activities together with those support costs incurred that enable these activities to be undertaken, as well as governance costs which relate to the general running of the Charity as opposed to the direct management functions inherent in generating funds, service delivery and programme of project work.

These activities provide the governance infrastructure which allows the Charity to operate and to generate the information required for public

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accountability and include the strategic planning purposes that contribute to future development of the Charity.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.

During the year the Charity had no staff and was supported by two unpaid volunteers (2021:2), who are also the Charity Trustees. Volunteers may be recruited for a specific event or activity. One example would be the Ukrainian Children’s Summer Camp. Volunteers were largely drawn from Ukrainian teachers and parents of the children with some helpers from the UK. The camp involved logistics of travel to and from Ukraine border, insurance per person, signed parental permission and sports activities at the Romanian campsite. Everything was carefully documented and all expenditure accounted for.

(f) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three to six months.

(g) Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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2 Donations and legacies income

Donations Total	Unrestricted Total Unrestricted Total 2022 2022 2021 2021 £ £ £ £ 83,985 83,985 - - 83,985 83,985 - -

All income received in 2022 related to unrestricted funds.

3 Total Expenditure

The Statement of Financial Activities provides an analysis of the resources expended by the charity by the nature of activities undertaken by the charity.

Donations paid Travel Events costs Insurance Accountancy Other Total Resources Expended	Expenditure on charitable activities 2022 2021 £ £ £ 18,055 18,055 - 3,109 3,109 - 15,000 15,000 - 1,182 1,182 - 840 840 - - - 38,186 38,186 -

Expenditure in 2022 was all unrestricted.

4 Trustees

None of the Trustees or any persons connected with them received any remuneration during the year.

Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was nil (2021:nil)

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5 Taxation

The Company is a registered Charity, and no provision is considered necessary for taxation to the extent that income and gains are applied to its charitable objects.

6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Accruals Total	2022 2021 £ £ 840 - 840 -

7 Analysis of Fund Movements

Unrestricted Funds Total Funds Prior Year Unrestricted Funds Total Funds	Balance Movement in funds Balance 01/01/2022 Income Expenditure 31/12/2022 305 83,985 (38,186) 46,105
	305 83,985 (38,186) 46,105
	Balance Movement in funds Balance 01/01/2021 Income Expenditure 31/12/2021 305 - - 305 305 - - 305

8 Analysis of Group Net Assets Between Funds

Fund balances at 31 December 2022 are represented by: Current Assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Total Fund balances at 31 December 2021 are represented by: Current Assets Total	Unrestricted funds Total £ £ 46,945 46,945 (840) (840)
	46,105 46,105
	305 305 305 305

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Principal Office Holland Cottage Kingsgate Bay Road BROADSTAIRS CT10 3QL

Chair

Timothy Vince

Trustees who completed their terms of office during the Financial Year 2022

Timothy Vince Simone Susan Vince