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2021-03-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1123216

Bnos Agudas Yisroel Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2021

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2021

Page
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

Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 March 2021

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Bnos Agudas Yisroel Charity registration number 1123216 Principal office 64 Upper Park Road Salford M7 4JA The trustees D Adler Mrs H Ehrentreu Mrs E Henry Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Structure, governance and management

Bnos Agudas Yisroel is constituted by a Trust Deed dated 18 December 2007 as amended 20 February 2008. It is a registered charity number 1123216 and was registered as a charity on 17 March 2008.

There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Mrs E Henry 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.

A policy and procedure for the induction and training of new trustees is currently being developed and will be implemented in the coming years.

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 supervision of the children. These risks are managed by the trustees sourcing appropriate teachers and helpers as well as ensuring the venue of the club is appropriate.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are:

(1) to advance Judaism in particular by promoting the observance of its faith and doctrines among Jewish girls;

(2) the advancement of Jewish education among Jewish girls;

(3) the provision of recreational facilities in the interest of social welfare and with a view to improving the conditions of life of Jewish girls in need of such facilities by virtue of their youth;

(4) the relief of poverty for persons in need within the Jewish community.

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 and grant funding

The charity is funded partly by fees and partly by investment income.

Institutional grants made during the year are as detailed in the notes to the accounts.

The charity invites applications for funding through contacting grant making authorities and local philanthropists to contribute towards projects that are appropriate for the charity's objects.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

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.

The trustees wish to record their appreciation to all the above benefactors for their kind support of the activities of the charity.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

Achievements and performance

The charity received £2,304 in donations as well as £0 in grants receivable during the year, £4,441 in fees from outings and shows as well as £0 in fees from the summer camp.

The charity also had income receivable from investments amounting to £43,745 as well as £66 in bank interest receivable.

The charity paid out a total of £7,500 for shows and outings as well as £875 for the summer camp operated by the charity.

The shows, outings and camp are all in line with the objects of the charity.

Charitable grants paid out this year are as detailed in the notes to the accounts.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees. Most other costs are borne by the trustees.

There were no related party transactions in the reporting period.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

There was an overall net income and net movement in funds amounting to £41,071 as detailed on the Statement of Financial Activities.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

Financial review

Investment performance

The investments of the charity have provided a net return of 11% in the year.

The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions. The 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.

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 financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the 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 trustees feel that the activity reflects the profile and standing within the local community. The impact for future years' expenditure is self evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.

Coronavirus

The charity which runs shows, group activities and a summer camp was seriously impacted by the restrictions imposed due to Coronavirus, as many activities were curtailed and the summer camp did not take place in 2020, resulting in a much lower income and expenses. The trustees look forward to reporting more positive news in the future as restrictions have been to the main part lifted.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £215,551, all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 25 January 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

D Adler

Trustee

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Year ended 31 March 2021

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Bnos Agudas Yisroel ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2021.

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:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

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

  3. 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

25 January 2022

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2021

2021 2020
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 2,304 2,304 14,415
Investment income 5 43,811 43,811 31,208
Other income 6 4,441 4,441 63,858
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Total income 50,556 50,556 109,481
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 9,485 9,485 138,599
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Total expenditure 9,485 9,485 138,599
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Net gains on investments 11 2,346
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Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds 41,071 41,071 (26,772)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 597,570 597,570 624,342
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Total funds carried forward 638,641 638,641 597,570
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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 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2021

2021 2020
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 15 423,090 405,449
Current assets
Debtors 16 72,500 72,500
Cash at bank and in hand 143,651 120,521
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216,151 193,021
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 600 900
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Net current assets 215,551 192,121
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Total assets less current liabilities 638,641 597,570
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Net assets 638,641 597,570
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 638,641 597,570
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Total charity funds 18 638,641 597,570
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 25 January 2022, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

D Adler Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2021

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 64 Upper Park Road, Salford, M7 4JA.

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.

Fair value

Debtors and creditors are stated at fair value.

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.

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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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

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.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

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 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.

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.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

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. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2021
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,304 2,304
Grants
Grants receivable
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2,304 2,304
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 1,491 1,491
Grants
Grants receivable 12,924 12,924
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1,491 12,924 14,415
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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

5. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 43,745 43,745 31,075 31,075
Bank interest receivable 66 66 133 133
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43,811 43,811 31,208 31,208
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6. Other income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021 Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Outings and shows fees receivable 4,441 4,441 3,466 3,466
Camp fees receivable 60,392 60,392
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4,441 4,441 63,858 63,858
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2021
£ £ £
Outings, shows and camp fees receivable 8,375 8,375
Support costs 1,110 1,110
----------------------- -------------- -----------------------
9,485 9,485
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2020
£ £ £
Outings, shows and camp fees receivable 124,309 12,924 137,233
Support costs 1,366 1,366
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125,675 12,924 138,599
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken Support Total funds Total fund
directly costs 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Outings, shows and camp fees
receivable 8,375 510 8,885 137,699
Governance costs 600 600 900
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8,375 1,110 9,485 138,599
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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2021 Total 2020
£ £ £
General office 510 510 466
Governance costs 600 600 900
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1,110 1,110 1,366
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10. Analysis of grants
2021 2020
£ £
Grants to institutions
BCH Trust 25,000
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Total grants 25,000
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11. Net gains on investments
Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2021
Funds 2020
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on investment property
2,346 2,346
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12. Independent examination fees
2021 2020
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 600 900
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13. 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).

14. 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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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

15. Investments

Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020 405,449
Additions 45,555
Disposals (27,914)
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At 31 March 2021 423,090
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Impairment
At 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2021 423,090
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At 31 March 2020 405,449
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

Investment properties represents various UK syndicate investment properties owned by the charity with a range of 1% - 5% holding.

Valuation of the syndicate property is at fair (market) value as deemed by the trustees.

16. Debtors

2021 2020
£ £
Other debtors 72,500 72,500
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2021 2020
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 600 900
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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2021

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2020 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2021
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 597,570 50,556 (9,485) 638,641
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At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2019 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2020
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 624,342 96,557 (125,675) 2,346 597,570
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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2021
£ £
Investments 423,090 423,090
Current assets 216,151 216,151
Creditors less than 1 year (600)
(600)
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Net assets 638,641 638,641
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020
£ £
Investments 405,449 405,449
Current assets 193,021 193,021
Creditors less than 1 year (900)
(900)
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Net assets 597,570 597,570
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20. Taxation

Bnos Agudas Yisroel is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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