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2022-03-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1123216

Bnos Agudas Yisroel Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2022

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2022

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 2022

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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 2022

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 2022

Achievements and performance

The charity received £2,223 in donations, £82,819 in fees from outings shows and summer camp fees, as well as £4,500 as an incentive for switching banking providers.

In addition, the charity received a grant of £2,168 in the year towards the cost of security. The entire sum was expended in the year.

The charity also had income receivable from investments amounting to £50,520.

In addition, the charity recorded a gain of £74,821 on the sale of one of its investment properties.

The charity paid out a total of £183,753 for costs associated which shows outings and the summer camp operated by the charity.

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

The charity paid out £1,000 in grants during the year.

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

The charity has low support and governance costs comprising professional fees. the aggregate total of those costs is £2,988. Most other costs are borne by the trustees.

All related party transactions are detailed in the notes to the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

There was an overall net income and net movement in funds amounting to £28,142 as detailed on the Statement of Financial Activities.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

Financial review

Investment performance

The investments of the charity have provided a net return of 13% 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.

In addition, the charity sold one of its investment properties that it purchased in the previous accounting year realising a gain of nearly 90% of purchase price.

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 net 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.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £324,944, all of which are unrestricted.

Coronavirus

The charity which runs shows, group activities and a summer camp has now been able to reopen all of its charitable activities.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 30 January 2023 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 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Bnos Agudas Yisroel ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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

30 January 2023

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2022

2022 2021
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 2,223 2,168 4,391 2,304
Investment income 5 50,520 50,520 43,811
Other income 6 87,319 87,319 4,441
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Total income 140,062 2,168 142,230 50,556
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 186,741 2,168 188,909 9,485
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Total expenditure 186,741 2,168 188,909 9,485
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Net gains on investments 11 74,821 74,821
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Net income and net movement in funds 28,142 28,142 41,071
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 638,641 638,641 597,570
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Total funds carried forward 666,783 666,783 638,641
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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 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2022

2022 2021
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 15 341,839 423,090
Current assets
Debtors 16 48,609 72,500
Cash at bank and in hand 276,995 143,651
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325,604 216,151
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 660 600
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Net current assets 324,944 215,551
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Total assets less current liabilities 666,783 638,641
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Net assets 666,783 638,641
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 666,783 638,641
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Total charity funds 18 666,783 638,641
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 30 January 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

D Adler Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2022

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 2022

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 2022

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 2022

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 2022
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,223 2,223
Grants
CST Grant 2,168 2,168
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2,223 2,168 4,391
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2021
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,304 2,304
Grants
CST Grant
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2,304 2,304
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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

5. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022 Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 50,520 50,520 43,745 43,745
Bank interest receivable 66 66
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50,520 50,520 43,811 43,811
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6. Other income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022 Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Outings Shows and Camp fees
receivable 82,819 82,819 4,441 4,441
Sundry income 4,500 4,500
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87,319 87,319 4,441 4,441
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Outings, shows and camp costs 183,753 2,168 185,921
Support costs 2,988 2,988
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186,741 2,168 188,909
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2021
£ £ £
Outings, shows and camp costs 8,375 8,375
Support costs 1,110 1,110
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9,485 9,485
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities

undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2022 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Outings, shows and
camp costs 184,921
1,000
2,293 188,214 8,885
Governance costs
695 695 600
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184,921
1,000
2,988 188,909 9,485
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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2022 Total 2021
£ £ £
General office 2,293 2,293 510
Governance costs 695 695 600
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2,988 2,988 1,110
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10. Analysis of grants
2022 2021
£ £
Grants to institutions
Bnos Yisroel School Manchester 1,000
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Total grants 1,000
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11. Net gains on investments
Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2022
Funds 2021
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on investment property 74,821
74,821
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12. Independent examination fees
2022 2021
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 660 600
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13. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2021: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2021: 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 2022

15. Investments

Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2021 423,090
Additions 125,341
Disposals (206,592)
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At 31 March 2022 341,839
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Impairment
At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2022 341,839
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At 31 March 2021 423,090
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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

2022 2021
£ £
Other debtors 48,609 72,500
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022 2021
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 660 600
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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2021 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2022
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 638,641 140,062 (186,741) 74,821 666,783
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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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Restricted funds
At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2021 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants
received 2,168 (2,168)
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At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2020 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants
received
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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Investments 341,839 341,839
Current assets 325,604 325,604
Creditors less than 1 year (660)
(660)
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Net assets 666,783 666,783
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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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Bnos Agudas Yisroel

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

20. Related parties

Mrs E Henry is a trustee of Bnos Agudas Yisroel. Mr A Henry, husband of Mrs E Henry is a trustee of Gefen Foundation.

During the year Gefen Foundation donated £2,000 to Bnos Agudas Yisroel.

21. 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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