Charity Registration No. 1125012 Compan)" Registration No. 066M748 (England and Wales) WIZO.UK ANNUAL REPORT AND AccouKrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 WIZO.UK LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATtVE INFORMATION Trnstccs Danicllc Sh8nc- Chatr Francinc Barsam Nicholas Bcrman Stephen Broiirr atasha HausdorEF Kath4m Schnclluig Icrcmi- IX ootb"Ef Scctctary Ih"chacl L)T￿kIdCS Charity Numbct 11?501? Company numbcr 06634-1 48 Registered address (Jround Floor 3 Penta c.ourt Station Road Boiehamii"ood Hertfordshtre D6 ISL Auditor X. Fishei_ludit -Icre House 11.li Ix'dhaffl Road ndo Y'I 3F.R United kingdo Baftkets Barclai's BanL- PIC Iliccstcr Sen￿1￿8 CcAtre Iiiccsrcr Invcslmcnt advisors 'as-cra Tni"c8rmcnr Ilanagcmcnr l.td "i"ersAde House 2a Southwark Bndgc Road IA)ndon Radiboncs Goup PIC 30 CJreSli￿n Street IA)ndon F.C2 7QN' SF.1 9H.4 WIZO.UK CONTENTS Trn5tees report i-ii tatcmcnt oETrustccs' rcsponsibth"b¢s 12 Indcpcndcnt au(h"ror's report 13-15 tatcmcnt OE finanoal actiirytics 16_17 Balancc shcct 18 tatcmcnt oEcash flo￿ 19 Norcs to thc accounts ?0-36 WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 'Ihe 'linstees (who are also the d￿eCtOrS of the chann" for the purposes ol the Comp2nies.Ict) present their annual report together with the accounrs oliXIZO.uk- for the l-ear ended 30 September 20?4. 'Lhis report is 21so the th"rectors' report ab required by Compani" La￿". Thc accounts havc bccn prcparcd in accordancc I￿rh rhe accountjng pob.ocs scl out m notc I to thc accounts and compl!" ￿ryth thc Cornpanics .Ict 9006. and .4ccounting and Rcpoffing b!- Chatitlcs.. Sfatcrncnr olRccornmcndcd Practice apph"cable ro chanues preparjng ￿h￿r accounts m AccordAnce ￿1th Ihe Finanaal Reporring qtAnLknrd apph"cAble in the LTK and Repubhc of Iteland (I,]IS102) (effectii"e l January" 2019). Status XIZ().uk is a tegistered charity 2nd cofflpani" ltsnited bi" gu2raThtee goi-emed b!- its IteInorand￿ll and .lrticles of .4ssoaarion. ￿l£o.UL is parr of a ii-orlduide organisxtson compnsmg 38 naiionAI Federations alfih.aied to Iliorld ¥IZO whose offices are based m Israel. IKIZO.uk's I lead Office is based In LA)ndon, howei.er there are l(X) regional groups located acrosb the UK ￿.knch fifftdraise on behalf of the chatin.. Public Benefit Thc Tru5tccs prcscnt thor rcport and accounts For thc i-car cAdcd 30 Scprcinbcr 20?4. In doing so, thc Trn5tccs have comphcd ￿ryth thcir duti- in Scction l-, ol tlic Ch3ntics _Icr ?01 I ro hai"c duc rcgard ro rhc gwdancc publi8hcd b!.- thc ChAntt.. Commission. 'Ihe benefit to ihe pubhc is marnfesil!" demonsiraied bi" (he acui7ities and aclllel'emenis described in thi's report. Out approach and aims -Is thc largcsr social ii"clEaTC Organtsation working ￿1th thc Isracb" Gos"crnmcnt, Illodd l¥J7.0 PrO￿deS csscnrial seThryces for th"sadi-antaged and itherable atizens ai eiTer4- siage of h"fe. from babies 10 the elderli. Ililth 017er 2iO,000 members world￿de. iIqZO is Ihe mam agent for change for the people o( Israel. KqZ().uk tsises fi]nds for prograllunes and ceThtres IA 15r2eL With oi.er 800 proiect5 2nd progr2mmes, IK'orld IlTrlZC) opcrarc5 a vasr ra￿C of scThiccs. Thcsc includc: Da!. care centres, keeping thousands of children safe and secure. "outh illages and schools, educating socialli" thsAdi"antaged and i."ulnerable teenagers. l-outh clubs and cornrnuniti" centie5, proiiding after school facthties 2nd socjal 2nd educational ptogtamme5 for all age groups. F2ciI"Lties and helplines, 5UPPOrting iictims of domestic iiolence their l.oung fan]aies. Centres assistts¥ itnmyanrs with inte￿all0￿ mto Isracb" soacti,. wtz0.uies vision and mission Our vision is for An 15rAeli societi" that cares foi all citiiens iegardless of gender. race, eth￿'ci￿, and rehgion, wlll'ch focLises on the educAtion and ii'elfate of I￿Omen, chddten and i."outh. C)ur mission is to help support and strengthen i-u]nerable f￿n￿L"t5 in Israel. Thc objcctivcs of thc Chatxt)" atc to: Benefit rhe people of Israel bi- supportmg the chanrAble ii-orK- o(IX,IZO m the f tate of Israel through rhe supporr of s-oung people, ￿Ornen alfecred bi- siolence. lamth.es m need. llnmigranrs, and the elderli.. -IdA"3nce, for the benefit of the pubhc, education (incllldiTrg l'ocational schools) amongst all sections OF the population in Israel. Rehei'e poi￿rtE. amongst all sections of the popu12tion in Israel. .Idi"ancc, for thc bcncfit ol thc pubb"c, cducatsoii about rhc work oliKryZO amongst all scctions of the Jcwsh communitie5 of thc LIAltcd Kingdom. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 WIZOUK PROJECTS ACROSS ISRAEL Cofftfftunlty Centres Ashdod Ashkelon Bat Yam Be'er Sheva Dimona Eilat Givatayim Hadera Haifa Herziiya Hod Hasharon Holon Jaffa Jerusalem Kadima Kiryat Gat Kiryat Malachi Kiryat Yam Mechola Migdal Haetr￿k Nahariya Nazareth Illit Nes Ziona Netsnya Ofakim Pardes Katz Petach Tikvah Ra anana Ramat Gan Ramat Hasharon Rehovot Rishon Le'zion Safed Tel Aviv Zarit Zichron Yaakov Kiryat Eilat Givatsyim Hadera Jerusalem Kadima Kfaf Saba Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Shmona Maoz Zion Mev35seret Nes Harim Netsny Or Yehuda Ramat Gan RislK)n Le'zion Sderot Tel AVN YaTme Zur Shalom Tib¢rias Jer ale Pr•v•ntoon of v￿1•n￿ C•ntr•s Ashkelon Jewsalem Ramat Gan Sd•rot Schools Jerusalem Nahaial Sh•lt•rs for ¥ICt•￿ of dofvest•C ¥pol•nc• Be'er Sh va Shops Holon Jerusalem Petxh fikva Tel Aviv Yad Ellahu Day C*r• C•rtr•s Air Base Ashdod Ashkelon Bat Yam Bet Shemesh Youth Citsbs Bat Yam Jerusalem Tiberias WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 'Ihe sections beloiv show how our projecis operated dunng the !"ear. Projects supported D￿1￿£ the Trear ?023124, IXUZO.uL- sent £1.63111 (?0?21?3 £1.4~, 111) to IK orld il,UZO tOll'2rds about 100 projects, prO￿amMcS and capital rcjiovations. Dav Care Cefttres XIZO opened its first Dafv Care Centre in 19?6 the aim of supporttilg tiorkirtg mothers. Todai.. an acImo￿,Iedged leAder in the field of LarlTr _Ige Lducation, IX.IZO opetates oNer l-o DAI- CAte Centres for %ppro.xiinateli" 11,000 chjldren from the age of 3 months up to 4 I"ears. KJZO'S 170 DaF Care Centres offer much more than jusr chjldcare to 0STer I 1.000 babies and roddlers. li lothers feel confident knoTring that the Centres are run b!- prolessional si3llproirydJng emottonal And dei'elopmental support to each chdd creAting A wami and secure eni"ir(mment. Some Centtes offer care for chjldren at-iisk who otherI￿se would not receive the proper nutrition and cognitiiTe stimulation ii.lllch is so important at an eadi" age. Thousands of mothcTS, in particular from immyr and loii" cconomic backwujids arc frcc to srudy and fidfil rhcir potcntial bi- ￿-0T￿ng and pur5wng 8ucccssEul alid T¢￿8rd￿g c3rccrs. For manF of tlicsc cliildrct]. ￿-hOSC parcnts cannot allord to feed rhe￿ famth"es. the food ptoiided ai the cenire is the onl!" hoi meal thai thei. enjoTr. XqZ()'s trained and Lxperienced care￿1-e[S engage chddren in earl!- chd(Ihood de￿￿OP1￿ent progr2snmes ain]ed at dei-eloping cogmtii'e and phl-sical apti￿de frorn inf2no-. These progtamrnes encourage c￿lOSIti". experin]ental le￿ning and sc16-cKprcssion, whilsr incrca5ing comrnunicarion, spccch and rcad￿8 abih"rics. F.ducauoJial wcs. music actiI1tics, movement, art And siori. tllne are geAred ro enhance muscle lone, coordjnation and mcrease chddren's arrention spans. XIZO'S Rebecca Sieff Day Care Centre m Jerusalem, ikn"s ￿cludeS a sensoL?- motor centre, a sound hstenjng centre nd a L£go roorn. The IJea%go￿Cll Lnit bAsed At 11 odd IIqZO headquarters in Tel_liii" trains mani, of the national Da!. ("ate (-entre staff, ensilling thes- receli-e regu12r continual professional dei-.elopinent. lulri-puwse Dai" Carc Ccnrrcs, opcn six dal-s a ii"ccL- from arn - 7prn, carcr Eor childrcn rcfcrrcd b!- social scrviccs and offer Addiuonal ser4ryces ￿clud￿g speciahsr socjal ii-orL-ers and ps1-cholo￿5rs_ 'Ihese ar-nsk cluldren come from unde￿n￿lleged backgrounds ii.here marti" Llyerience neglect 01 ￿lOlenCe in the home. Li"eTh dai", the chjldten teceiiTe three freshly prepared httJthi" and nutritious me21s. YqZ().uk is responsible for contributiIig touryrds the operational costs of 29 Dai- Care Centres, Ioc2ted throughollt IsrAel Accomm(xlating almost ?.8(X) chddren. '11￿0 of the Cenrres are m close proxjmits. to hospitAls, enablmg key workers to take advantage of the best possible chddcare ivhjlsr th￿. concentraie on (he￿ patients. -4t Day Care Centres childten ￿Cell"e hgh lei".d earli" i.eats education and dth'elopment21 suptM)rt in a loving and professional eniuronment that alloii-s them to enjo!. thell chddhood and floullsh. IXJZO Dai. Care Cenrres PrO￿de the essentul Late And attention ￿.hICh at-risk childten need fot theit wellbeing And safety". For man), of these chjldren, their XIZO Dai" Care Centre As more ljke home than theit residential ho￿e. SifrisTat Pijaina in partncrship Ivirh PJ IJbTaTh" is a classroom-bascd rcading ptowmc in all IXry7.0 Day Carc Ccnttcs aiming to instjl A h"fe-long lowe of readmg m chJ]dren aged 3--, 'Ihe programme disrribuces kn.gl1-q￿￿.t￿ stoTh- books in Hebtrii,, cArefiLlli' chosen to ini."ite And encourage thscussion in school and at horne. Children Aie inttodiiced to the books in clabs and then take them home to keep and enjoi", offeiing them and their fam￿leS an opportunity to expand their horne libts￿ and to create a trath"tioTh of r￿ad￿]g bedtime stoties together. KU7.0'5 Scnsou. IL lotor Room carnpaiy cnsurcs rhat rhc bomb shclrcrs in Wt7.0 Das. Carc Ccntrcs arc rcnovated to include sensory. motor rooms."ll]is has (he dual purpose o[pro￿ld￿g a specitth.sed area lor reachmg and monitonng motor bkdls ￿"h￿st Also ensuting thAt the bomb sheliets PtoNide a I￿￿rM, comforting and familiar setting for die chlldren in the case of a stren. li Ian!" of these .Senson" IIotor Rooms hai-e been 5ponsoied b!-. IIIZ().uk- supporters. The entire Da!. ("are G.entre in £derot is rocket proof, proiidmg a $2fe enTrtronfftent for chddren and staff. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 wtzo Centtes XIZO'S Cenires operate Jn more than -'0 and clues across IsraeL 'lhe!' PrO￿de a supportii'e ensryronrnent for the entire fAmJly and often form the hub of a commimiti.. Thei" offer a wide tange of culturAL educational and social actiiryties to 2ccornmodate 2ll generations. includmg i-oc2tion31 i.outh le2deislllp tr2tslln£, art ￿]d music Pro￿amMes, cmpo￿"cnll¢nt ii"orksliops lor womcn, d31- rrips, singlc parcnt suppoff youps. Icgal adiicc burcaw dance and drarna classcs, nght school, parcnting ￿-OrkS1]0Ps, cojii'crsarion youps lor ncw iinm¥rnJirs, sccond hand clothing shops, lectures and I'l. courses. The '*¥'ami Home" programmes for l'oung ivomen suffeting from emotion21 neglect and hwng in i'u]nerable situations operate at the centres fii"e dai.s 2 uEek. Here thes" receAIE hot me215, counselljng 2nd social assistance, enab]mg them to l)udd their sdf_confidence 2nd increase selF_esteeffl. Teenage £￿S ar-risk also r2k"e p2rt iii a i"atieti-. of progiainmes to llrAproi-e their sense of self-esreem and perceprjon olbodi" Image. .It the Beit_ldi Centre m Beer Shei7a, g￿15 at high- nsk attend remedul and rherApeuuc programmmg and benefit Irom hands on vocarional trall]mg enablmg them to probper and lead n￿]nSt[elM and p￿di1ctiJTe lii"es. III£O.uk contributes toii.ards the nuhning costs of 38 Centres. Sometimes the services being offered are Eiee of Ch￿e, biit often small fees are paid the recipients a degree of self_iespect. The C'entres are 2lso used bs" the local tnunic&pah"ties for courses benefitting groups ￿4t1￿11] the coi]ununity". KThcrc space is 3vailablc, local branchcs ￿ill cndcai-our ro cnsurc r(K)rns arc rcntcd out at a coinmcrcjal ratc to hclp subsith.sc thc actiilltics Pro￿ded. Since the tragLC events of October 7 ?023, the centres httiTe inCr￿sed their ptogrammes of emotional and practical sllpport. Our Opcn House in SdcTOt Pro￿d¢S cxtra scrriccs ro carc for ihosc Caong constant Fcar of Tockct attacks. Thc staFf arc contmualliT anriaparing ihe groiiryng needs of the local commumn" and ￿tr(￿Juc1ng appropnare therapes 2nd practical support to ensure that adequate facth.ties and senryces are In place. Youth Centres 2nd Youth Clubs XJ7.0'5 50 1.ourh cenrrcs and l.outh clubs across Jsracl proiidc disadiranr3%cd and ithcrablc tccnagcrs with rutorin2, gwdancc, PTC-I'ocational training, comrnunicarion, Ic3dcrship, sporr and scrncc cnrichmcjit pro￿aInmc$ plus training music and the aris. IL lan!- of rhe cenrres Also hai"e x h"bran-. studi- cenrre and compurer room. l.oung people are helped to deiTelop their self-iespect and sdf-esteern, and those at-tisk ate ptoiided iiith specialist therapeutic faci]Lties. YIZ().uk proiides fi￿a5 toii.ards four l-ollth centres 2nd !-oudi clubs incllldthg die Matgatet Gold Music Centre i Til)erias wkn.ch iises miislc to encourage Integration acr055 (lrfferent social groups ￿1th inusic lessons ()E£￿ta to chddren as Troung as six Tr"ears. Chddren learn 10 plA!- a Tranery" of msinunents and perfonn ai the cenrre's outdoor auditonum, as well as take part m tours around rhe counitj and e￿en outside Israd. WIZO'S Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme attended b!" students from low socio-economic background. encompasses an cducarion and cultural prowmc, Focus￿8 on Icadcrshtp and cmpowcrmcni. F.ach boi" Is yi.cn a sct 06 tcfilht] (rrath"tional rcliyous ircm) and parficipatcs in a Formal si-jiagoguc scThicc. _Ill yrls. along Thryth thcir rnothcrs. takc part in a cliallah bah.ng CCTCLnoni". and at tlic cnd ol thc progrymrnc rlic cliddrcn arc proivlcd ￿1th a cclcbration paw. Schoojs The IlIlZ() Vocational High School in JetU5alern pioiides lrfe-clianging support for ivulneiable teenagerg. The school is very". often the hst hope of a fiiture For students ￿1th s￿"ere efflotion21 and behaiiour31 problems. Faded b!, m￿n5trcarn cducation, tliis "Sch(Trol oEDrcwns" is con]mirrcd ro cnabh.ng studcnt ro th"scoI"cr thcir stscngth5, learn to dei7elop self-beh.ef to move foN"ard mro a fidfiilmg ￿ture. Srudenis can stULty. ha￿dresSMg, cooke4.' and music technical tracLs. The school'b expertise in educating students iiith special needs has resulted in theit teceiiThg mote and mote complex acadcmic cascs including cliildrcn who hai-c bccn c%cludcd from rnwnsrrcam schools. StafF mcmbcrs find thcinsclvc5 confronting cErrcme sooal Con￿(tS and cmcyno- situaiions on a d￿"11- basis. Thc school has introduccd a Jicw Emorional'IherApi- programme to meet the needs of studenrs and stafl_'ll]is mcludes additional soc￿1 ￿TorkerS And rherapisrs to deal NNirh students at nsk o( swode and iryoleni rendenoes, supportmg post-hospitahsed ￿rIS to ensure a gradual retum to school hfe and iNDrkshops deal￿g iiith the llnpact of dangers sllch 2s alcohol 2nd drugs. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Youth Villages XIZO'S fil-e }outh i￿ageS are home to ?,iOO l-oung people from disadi"anraged backgrounds ￿ryth 20,10 ]ll￿g in the bchool's residential donnitories. KU7.0'5 Nahalal Youth Villw, which is opcrarcd rhroug]i thc IIthistn- OC F.ducation and supportcd bi. IVt7.0.uk and Canath"an Had3ssah l1I7.0. catcrs lor I,iOO srudcjirs aged 11-16, somc rcFcrrcd by social scThiccs, ￿ryth oi.cr 150 of rhese c12ssed as at-nsk. Students come from countnes iiithm the lonner Soiier L'rnon, Europe, Cknada, LS_I Brazil to complete their school￿g thiough the Na'aleh And_lniere jouth edilcation programmes. 1l12n!' students recentli, arrii'ed un2ciompanied from LILtaine escaping from the confjict artd hai7e been cared for and proiided a ediication. The chddren live in a small unit to ensure that all their emotional needs 2re met leam Hebre￿, whilst continuing theit stu&"es. KJZO.uk supports 'ar-risk' chjldren with mdiTriduahsed assessments, ps1.cholo￿Cal counsellin& educafion and treatment to help them rebudd their liwes. These childten go ort to dei.elop iital social skills and leam regponbibi]iti, b!" deliqng into bllbjectb Thith inheient theiapeiLtiC I'alue, such as art, music and drnma. To ensure these students do not fxll l)ehmd in class. IIJZ() proiides lit21 one-to-one tutoring 25 as necessLties such dodies, shoes and tojletries. -111 children arc lAtc￿ated and yi-cn thc same IcarJllJig oppommirics. _Ircas OF studi. ar ihc school iiicludc agncultural science (such as dog breedjng And horse trAmmg), biolo￿", biotechnolo￿", chemisrn-, computer science, design. communications and eleitricAI engmeeiing. The school is highli" rega￿ed *s one of dte best for agriculture in Israel. It is a leader in biotechnologs" and the first to be declared a 'green school, bl- the IItsll"sth" of Eni7ironment. Thc Mahut Ptogramm¢, takcs placc ￿1th￿ l¥J7.0's schools and routh iillagcs, Is aimcd at studcnts with learning dilliculties and .IDE ID. 'leachers are professionalli" trnjned ro ￿Ork ￿7th i"eTh" small groups, proTridiThg students with speciahst care and eqwppmg them Thirh essential skths 10 help them oi-ercome th"lficulties. 'll]e ultimate aim is to enable students to hAwe a better quah'ti. of life and to ackneiTe academic success. Womcn's Shcltcrs X77.0'5 t￿-0 rcsidcjitial shclrcrs arc saEc liai.cns lor u-ojncn and chfldwn ii-lio hai"c sufFcrcd ￿l01clIcC and arc in Immeth"ate danger. 'I￿e shelrers proiide rherApeuuc, soaal. legal and educational seLiices free ol chArge to support md prepare ￿'Ornen foi an independent ]ife ftre from iiolence And abuse. YIZ().uk siipports the runn]ng costs of one residential shelter in Jerusalem wlll.ch accominodates ￿-0￿en and their chjldren fron] all COLiununities cultur21 backgruunds for 2 minirnum stai. OF sil rnondis and in spectsl cases up to one Jear+ illan!. chddren ar ihe shelter have suflered Irauma from either iiitnessmg iryolence or haiung been Abused rhemselves so social ivorkers are on hand to ii-ork iiith the lamth.es m order to resoli-.e ani, emoiional issues. Pre- bchool age chddren are looked After ￿thIrt the shdter bi" professionallj trained caters d￿]ng the da)." ￿.hllst older chjldren attend nearbi. kJndergArtens And schools. Thc sheltcr proi-ldcs food. clothcs and tos-s, as ii-cll as rhcrapTr-, Icgal assisrancc, i-.(xarional rraining. ￿tOnI]g, job assistat]cc and 5upporr ￿ locaring a ncw homc. In ad(b"rion. IYJ7.0'S SaEcn- Ncr prowmc proiidcs womcn with the abditt. ro gAtn fmancial mdependence as parr of a hoh.stic plan thar empoii.ers mothers ro proiryde a berter future for themseliTes and their chddren. Il'hen the u7)meTh are ie2di" to leaie the sheltei. the IWLO Safeti". _X'et programme ptoiides vital assist3nce to en2ble 2 neii-, independent h.fe in ii.kn"ch to raise clthdren ￿ld thrii'e. The pr(Igramme includes occupational training to help find a job. Prol￿10Th of klts oFes5enttsl iten]s sucli as sii]all decttic apphances. cloihing, school supph"es, lincns, Lirchcn and houschold iicms. and rhc 'adoption' proyafftmc proiidthg continwng emorionAI support ro ii'omen and the￿ chddren prei-enring Ihe return io a ci.cle oliryolence. 'Ihe bIJne and Onl!. IIine Programme rekches l.oung men and ii'omen ￿ schools hoNI- to identifi" and cope ￿￿[h negatii"e influences and aggressive behAI"iour in the earl￿. stages of relationslllps. Knoiiing the ii"2Ining signs Lb crucial in the fight against domestic olence ITh Igrad. Mcn?s hotlinc lan!" 14olent men lack the tools ro deal uryrh Ihejr anger m a non-iryoleni ii?}-. Stalfed bi. tramed volunreers, IX,IZO's unique helplme enables these men to take responsibth"n- for rhe help the}- need, pro￿ld]ng mirial support and eThcoittageYnent, and dtrection to￿￿a5 the step. The anonirynous n2ture of die hodffte to call ￿lthOUt the Fe21 of stigrna. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Asslsting Gitls at Risk XIZO'S 18 Il'knn I lome, programmes for ieenagers and Young ￿-.0rnen itho are suffering from emotional neglect and living in VLthLerable situAtions operate at IWZO centres fii"e da}"s a ￿￿ee￿. Hot meals, counselling social assistance and training basic skffls are provided resulting in increased self_confidence sdf_esteem 2nd prei'enting self_ dcstrucrivc bchaiiour. XIZO'S Beit_ldi Centre In Be'er Shei"a is a rehabth"raiion And prei.enlati￿e facth.rn lor gjrls highli. ar-risk, man!T With nowhere to tum. G￿S Attend therapeiLtiC programming and benefit from handb-on i"ocational training enabljng them to probper and leAd n￿]nSt[elM and p￿di1cli￿Te jii-es. The Ilatrid pro£r2mn]e aims to raise i.outh ￿￿-artnesS of s&Yu2125saulr. The sessioiis iTrclude lectures and workshops coMbin￿g Iheoreucal knowledge and prActicai tools such as sell-delence techm"ques. Wizo's Parents Home 100 elderlTr rebidents, 25:'o of u'hom are Holocaust suThii'ots lii'e at IYIZO'S parents home in Tel_li'ii,. Thei, Are ptoiided ￿1th safe, con]fort2ble housing, no￿lShi￿g meals. ￿edical support 2nd a sense of cotnmuniti- 2nd entiching actisrytics. Workiftg Thryth minorities XI£0 proiides i"Ltal beThices for all Israeli citiiens. tegardless of gender. race or reh￿on. Projects and programines across the countn" 5UPPOrt ]e￿5h,-1rab. Druze. Bedouin. Chn"stian 2nd Circas5i2Th Clttzens. thus helping to promote democratic societi. based upon respect, understandthg, responsibJh"ti' 2nd equal opportunity. Legislation XIZO has had a hugeli. positiTre mfluence on le￿SlaTIOn m Israel smce Rachel Cohen-Kagan swied the DeclarAtion of IsThel's Independence on behalf of II'ILO. II'I£O's continuoiis campaigning for equal rights has iniluded the pabsing of the IXTZ() Rule reqiiiiing Thiolent fften subject to 2 resrT2ining order. ro undergo tteatinent. wtzo's Day Catc Ccntrcs and Schools crnplo!- rcachcrs and carcyi.crs frorn rninonr4' coinmun1tics, ll4]ich carc For chddren from all sectors of soaeTh. Ilani" successfid gradu2res (rom rhe l'ocallo￿l %chool m Jerusalem and the 1.ourh 'illAge in .Nahalal are.Irabs, ￿.here thei" leam h2miotiiousl!" alongside Jthish students. SIoimg forward, IXIZC) is using its l"2St expeiience gamed oi-er more than IIKI l-ears to continue to dei.elop neTh" opp()rrunitses in this ei-oliing societi- to support those its care. Yout support IZO.uk'b gross income for 2093124 iiys £? 1)6.I1 (?0?2/?3 £? 039_ID. Income ￿S s]ghdi, higher ￿,1)en compared to labt Treai because this i.eai s swiificant income included both the Lmewnci" _IppeAI and our Gala Dinner and Cornmitrncnts .li&"ards CcrcrnonTr. IKlidst Icgaa- incomc ￿-aS I0￿cr thali ￿ thc pr￿￿ou5 i-car, ovcrall ￿(OmC was about £IOO,000 highcr rhan thc prciious I'car. WIZO.uk is deepli" grateful to our supp)rteis ii.ho left 2 legaci" toii"Atds IX'I£O's work thro￿ ￿EtS in their Their ?0221?3 £89iKI, helped support hundreds of i-u]ner21)le Fanulies generoiis Itgicies, ￿￿-￿"ch tot2lled £398K in 20?31?4 (- in Israel. IX e extend our s}mpathj and htrartFelt thanks to theit loi.ed ones. Ille are also grareful to our supportets ilTho havc inlonncd IliJ7.0.uk of rhcir plans to Icavc a gift m rhur li.-dl. IY c applaud thcir forcs¥ht alid Icadcrship in makjng ture generations of Israeh" famth.es a pnonry. Indz"t¥dAalJ*PorlÉrJ',P£3tr072s, In4J¥& andfoxnd&ioMs In 202J124, IW£O.uk receiiTed r-_. K (20??123 £4?9k) ftom indiiidual supporters. major donors, charitable trusts and famil} loundations. IVC arc sinccrcli" grntcfid lor rlic loral support and g￿¢r05]￿. oEthcsc mth"iryduals and org￿lSa￿OnS toTr'ard5 iXqZO's work m Isracl. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Gro*fAndri3uiKg 'Ihrough I'olunteer￿g the￿ time and orgamsmg a ￿de range of successfid eiTenis. our lolal, deth"cated and generous bupporter groupb Across the raised £49iK duting ?023/?4 (?022/2) £3?-K). E,urther aft￿￿ Slb of group income appears page 23. The T￿Stee5 are gratefid to 2ll the (Jroup G.hairrnen 2nd their cotnrnittees for their titeless ￿'()rk at raising much Jiceded and i-aluablc fimds. Group fiuidrwsijig includcs amowirs raiscd in respccr of thc Jcwish Iliomcn's K'cck campaiw ￿.hICh is dctajlcd fi￿her i￿10￿￿.. EpeKtS, L*PeA/s AKdctsmk7ign -4 varieti. of successfia fundraising ei.ents ￿.kn(h raised a tot21 of £82 ik took p12ce during the l.ear and forms a part of 'entS, 2ppe21s and campawis Income in the accounts. Ei-ents inclu(led the EYnergenct._Ippeal Cl397kl, Rosh Hashanah _Ippeal (£4-.kl, Liter2rTr- Lunch (£?~. kl. Ciolf Da}-1£glkl. Dinnu & Col￿nit￿ent_{waras (£314k) and Quiz@1 Iome {£21kl. le￿￿h U'omen's IK'eeL ￿.hIch I￿"e5 place ei"en. _Ila!", continues to be our most consistend}" successful fundraising campaign. Carried out bTr III£O.uk's i'olunteets through do01-to-d￿r collections,.leNwsh Kl'omen's W'eek in 2023124 raised £148K. Looking ahcad X'e hAN"e conimued to tt￿se much needed funds for our Emergenu- Camp21gn together Mth addirionAI speafic needs. Thebe hAI"e included proiiding funds to renoi"Ate a large numbei of bomb sheltets in our Da!" Care Centres Creating educational and Co￿F0rting motor senson- room5 pr0I1dJng a s2fe en&￿0￿[[1eTrt a￿]ng rocket attacks; sponsoiing women from I0￿._1￿corne backgrol￿aS in a lle￿- B.Ed piogr2mme in e2di" i"e2rs education; supportiiig the grO￿Tth of our thcrapi, ILgacs" garden ill Bcir HaK-crcm- an cducationa] and rhcrapcutlc spacc 6or rccnagcrs at nsk. and supporting rhe Sponsor .{ Chjld programme focusmg on rhe traumatised (amth"es olsderor. e h2Ne hosted a number of ei'ents so far in 2024125, nameli" the QuiiQa Home. a Bridge Dai., the launch of the X ornens Professional N'etwork. S￿"er21 l-oung Patrons Profession215 neni-orkmg ei"ents, a rnusical ei-.ent 3 pcrEormcrs From Israel and a ralk iiith Raclicfl RilcTr- and Narasha H3usdorfE abour rhc cuttcnt challcngcs 6acing the Jcwish community. .111 ￿'cArS Th'crc ￿-¢ll rccovcd and succcssEul. raismg much nccdcd fi￿ds. W'e are Also looking forward to hosting our Gala Dinner and LntrepreneUr_I￿.IrdS in September 202) and our Literari, Lunch in December 2025 ￿th_Inne Sebba as our guest speaker Financial tthryew In¢ome XIZO.uk's total mcome Irom fundraistng actii"ities Jndudmg In￿eStMent mcome m 2023194 ￿aS £2.1361I1 (2022123 £2.039Tr0 before filndraibing costs and othei expenses. Out income for the i"e*r increased bi" approximatdi" £IOOK largeli" becailse of additionAI income Arising fiom the LMe￿enc!. _IppeaL plus our GAIA Dinner and Commitment .4wards Cven￿g, although irs llnpact was Tcduccd bccausc our Icgaa" mcomc was lowcr in thi5 financial rcar. Dunng 2023124. £1.63?11 (?022123 £1.411I9 11?s made ai'adable for projects, programmes. and captal renovarions in Isrnel. Thi's included £6iOK of pieiiousli" committed grant fundjng, £)26K from general furtds, £199K froin designated fi]nds 2nd £.4i ik and froffl re5tticted funds. The previou511" COKnrnitted gr2nt fi]nding ended on 30 .%epten]ber 2024. GovernaK6'e costs Governance cosrs proiryde the governance mfrasrmcnire for the chann" 10 operafe and generate the mfonnation for PILbhc ACCOiLntabihti' and include the costs of $tTrte￿L planning foi the future dei",elopment of the chariti". Goi"emance costs amounted to £56,944 (2022/23 £3i281) which is 2.-' o of tot21 income in ?0231?4. 'Ihe chariry. holds most of its reseTh'es as ￿l"estMentS. _4t the i'ear-end miFestments hdd amounted ro £6.833I1 (2022123 - £6,659ID. Dunng rhe l.ear rhe chann. made gAJns on its mi"esrmeni portfoh"o of r44k (2022123- gain £304k). The ga￿ made in the i"e2r COnSA5ts of £42k of re21tsed Ioss 2nd f86K of unreah.sed ga￿5 (20?2123 £5k gain re2h"sed, £?99k gain unre2h"sed). WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 'Ihe chariry. also receii'ed mTr'estmenr mcome from its mi-esrmenr ￿n(oh"O and amounts held on ￿￿ed tenn deposits. Dunng the s".ear ini-esrmenr Income amounted to £1 ilk (?O??1?3 £1)". Kl. Oirerall, the chanrF's mi7esrmenr performance ib in line the investment objectii"e of obtaining ieAI retums focused on capital gro￿ income. Total rcscTh'cs at i'car cnd amountcd to £7.1-1 611 {?0?2/23 - £6.37ilD. IKJZO.uk's poh"cE' on rc5Cn'C5 Is as folloNvs'. The Charinr s income is deriNed ptimanli" from i"olimtan" sources such #s dortations. leg2cies, and fundraising activities by itb SUPPOrters, As IlTell As iniTebtment iniome. These SOL￿ces ate subject to a lei-el of unprethctAbihtt-. The Trustees consider it necess2fj to COThsold2te and secure fi]ndmg for the Ch2riti- s e￿stIng operating and chan"table cornn]itn]ents and to l)udd in sufficient reserE-es to enable it to respond to the c112rit2ble needs of the future. incluilin£ the long-ter sustam2bth"ti' of projecis bejng supported. 'Ihe'l'rustees do not leel rhe!- ￿]ll be able ro plan effeciii-el!- Thiihout securing sei'eral !-eArs ol resern'es lor these commirments and future cost mcreases, as iiell as enab]Jng the Chantt. to respond to emergencies. FolloRwng the Co￿pIetio￿ of the Strate￿C reiiew carried out bi. the Trustees ITh 2013, it TrA"as agreed that reseTh-es should coi.cr two Fcars [￿ed annual opcrarjng costs, cxclu(lJng fhosc dirccrl!- rclating ro fiuidraisijig ci-cnts, plus a provi5ioJi of £111 held ro protcct ihc Chariti" il rhc ￿l"eS[menTS matchmg thc long-tcrm ￿an[ habih"ft. th"minish in i"aluc. Ill total our reserK'es requiremenr currentl!- equares 10 approumareli- £311. 'Ihe 'l'rustees consrAntl!' monitor the struxtion to ensure that the reseTh"es ate maintAined at more than the pohts" requires. _It the date of producing diese accounts the Trusteeb h￿￿-e no concerns about ￿￿ttIng expected cost5. In accordance ￿ryth the miTestment poh.aes approi'ed bTr the"1 ruscees and the Ini'esrment Committee, the mTrestment objectives of IKIZO.uk are to.. Create sufficient financial retum to enable the Chariti" to catll.. out its putposes effectii7el}.' and ￿rythout interniption Ilaint￿n and cnhancc thc inlrsrincnr fimd OFcr ani- fi&"c-i'ear pcriod obta￿ a rcasonablc balancc i￿￿-¢cA capiral yo￿1h and incomc so that thc fimd cali mcct 6uturc demands as ii-ell as currenr needs Oi'er the mediilm term achiei'e grO￿th in the portfolio equal to or better than UL inflation OU)l) plus 2°/0. For tkns putpose, medium term is assumed as a business cycle of -, to 10 years. (b) The In1'est￿ent CoLillllittee ffleets ￿1(e a l-ear to set All￿￿5t￿ent poh"c4" rewe￿ perforn12nce. The Chariti s invesrmeni porrfoh"o is mmaged b}- Ini"esrment IIanagers, uryrh Th7hom mi"estment mandates hai'e been agreed. 'I￿e Investment IIan4yrs report on perfonnance comph.ance ￿1th the￿ mandates ai Ini7estrnenr Committee meetings nd between meetingb when considered necessttn". Our voluntccrs arc rhc back-bonc of IXJ7.0.uk's succcss and achici-crncnts. l olunrccrs. inclu(b"ng our Trustccs, Iay -4diusors and supportcr ￿0UP$, don3rcd man}- hours OF thcir tiinc duting ?OJ/?4. Fundraisijig aCti￿￿tieS Thcrc carricd out b!" 100 supporter groups across rhe UK and through cenrralli- organised eTrenrs and campaigns. 'Ihese groups work on a pureli." voluntary babis, ￿.has1 Head Office and regional offices use both salaried and voluntary workers. Risk Management Thc Tru5tccs rcgularl!- rciicTr" rhc risk rcystcr in ordcr to asscss thc major nsks io ￿hICh thc Chantr Is cxp05cd. ThcF are satisfied thai good s1-.srems are ll) place ro manage eiposure ro nsks_ IIajor nsks consjdered mclude those AssociAted with fi￿dr￿SIng m an JncreAsJngl!' comperirii'e market. a dfjficulTh" m attracrmg i"ounger members. the currenr situation in Israel ma!. deter people donAting to IIA£O.LK thd a generAI reluctance to don2te towardb an Israel based chatiti,. The concept of Zionism has changed oi.er the past hundred i.eats artd Israd is perceii'ed as hairng % thtiiqng mode cconomi- with h.ttlc Jiccd OF oursidc financial assisrancc. Clianyng dcinopphics iiit11￿ rlic LIK cornmunitt- rncan that our ttaditional mcmbcrship supportcr basc has agcd, and irs fi￿ndr￿sIng porcjirial has djrnllllshcd. IIca8urcs h3vc becn taken to mmimise s[rate￿C nsks and miri3riN-es are bemg constanth. dei-eloped ro ensure that the Chantt. reta￿S its share of the fundr￿5￿8 market mcreases irs suppori Irom i"ounger generations. Data Protection is also a swiificant l)usiness tisk and therefore the (h2rity- cotnph.es iiith its C"DPR regulations intern2ll!- but Th-here appropriate seeks eKtem21 speciah.st 2dTrice on the C"h2ntt"s preparedness and cofflplwice iiith its legal obhgitions. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Governance XIZO.uk is goiTemed bi". a Board of 'lrustees that consists of no less than fis'e and nor more than fifteen mdI￿dulls. The Ch2ritiT is goN"etned bi" its Lllemotandum and_lrticles of _Issociation dated l Juli" 2008 (as amended bi" Special Resolutions b!- the IIernbers of the C.h￿1t5" on l Jul!- ?1])8 2nd on L? June 2018). with kq- m2tter5 of gol'em￿][e set out in thc gos"crnaAce handbook ol tlic Chan(J-. 'Ihe Board of 'I￿teeS compnses.. _{ Chaman, a President, up ro four Elected 'l'rustees, and up to nme .Ippomred Trustees. The mAxirniLm tetm of sernice for an Llected or_IppoinÉed Ttustee is ￿"0 consecutiie tenns of office, llath each temi lasting three i-eats. Llected Tnistee5 shall be elected bi- .IIembets in Accor(hnce such procedureg as sliall be prescribed bi, the Trllstee5 in the Standthg C)rder5. _kn in&iidu21 (Ivho cofflph.es iiith 3ni' criteEi2 ￿,hICh n]aTr be set out in the Standing C)Iders) m2y k ￿P￿inted b!. the Board of Trnstees as 2n_Ippointed Trustee. 'I n￿reeS th2r hai7e recend}- jomed rhe F￿ard are proTrided with a comprehensii"e Trusiee Induction Pack. to leam about the chariti.. They are also offered the chance to attend ttustee training courses, if required. The remoi'21 of Trustees can onl}, be made if a motion is taibed at the BoArd eiplAining the ieason for the motion. and ￿hy it is in the best interests of the ch2riti" to pass tlll"s motioTh, ￿"(h can osdTr" be done bi" 2 majOIity" i-.ote of die B02rd. Thc Board 06T￿￿teeS mccts at Icasr four times a I-car io cnsurc Thar IKJ7.0.uk- has a clcar iision, mjssion and strat¢￿( direction and is focused on ackn"eiing rhem. 'll]is mi"oli'es momronng and acting ro ensure that perlonnance and impAct ib AchieNed. E,or example, the Boaid rewieiNs and appioi.es the plans of the Lhatitj. teceii.es and exainineg ieports on the chariti25 fm2nci212FF2irs, monitors fi]ndr2ising actiiities, and consider5 policies and procedures in areas such risk anagernent and leg21 and regutstors, co￿phanCe. -4 Fmance Committee meets on a two monthly basis ro consider strate￿C plannm& fmanaal conrrols. comphance, audit, grant procedureslprojects and M￿&￿emen( reporting_ .4n Ini"estmenr Commjitee meers Thi'ice a l-ear to set inNestment pohc!. and reiiew petfonnance and an .lutht and Conttol Committee meets twice a !."eat to monitor the charitt s aii&"t, risk and intern￿ control arr2ngeYnents. No fillTrds held custodian for another 042nis2ti0n. KJ7.0.uk- is cuttcntl!. lcd bi- thc CliicEF.xccurii-c. Thc Scnior 113Jiwcnt Tcarn conslsts ol thc ChiclF.xccutiirc, and rhe Director of F]n￿Ce. 'Ihe Sernor Ilanagement .1 eam deals iiith rhe operational aspecis of the chanTh" and cArries out the strntegic objectii.es that are set bi" the Board. Staff pAI" is the responsibthti" of the Remuneration Cominittee iN.ho meet to 4ree the annilal pa}" ￿￿'￿id to stAff for recommendation bi" the Board. _lll pai" leiTels for the IX"'IZO.uk ke senior rn2n2gers ate benchmarLed acCord￿g to m2rket practice 2nd equiTr2lent Posltions in othet ch2rit2ble organisatlOIi5. upporter groups are mAnAged localli" bTr iFolunreers ￿-hO hai"e each signed a lonnal branch agreement with 11,IZO.uk. I,inanCI￿ activities of the groups hai"e been consolidated these accounts. Commithjcnt to Fundraising Guidancc X'c arc committcd to achiciing thc h¥hcst srandards olprofcssional Eundr31sing. IKIC rcysrcrcd Thuth thc Fundraising Rcgulator, to ￿l10M ii-c pai- thc FUndr￿sIng TLiry-. T]iroug]i thc si-srcins alid proccsscs. Th'c hai-c put ill place, wc to ackn"ei7e the standards ser our Jn the Fundr￿s￿g Code of Practjce. Ive are signed up ro the Fundr￿s￿g Preference Service, and we screen against the Telephone Ilrefetence Senice ii.hete apptoptiate. D￿1￿£ 2023124 we ii'orked dosels" ￿1th extern21 consultant to ensure our fi]ndraising data piotection prnctices were comphant ￿ryth thc new Gcncral Dara Protccrion Rcgularion (GDPR). This includcd a TCVICW of our pob"cics, our contracts ￿ryth eiTent organisers and data shanng agreemenis. Our Database Itanager is the GDPR cornph.￿Ce L£ad iniemall}- with A specific remit for comphmce issues. 'llll"s help 10 ensure continue to evolve our approach and to #C￿e￿.e best practice standAids irt all oui fiLndrAising Actiiities. KJ7.0.uk- raisc5 most olits i'olutitar4" incornc Erom uidilidual supportcrs. Patrons, Chantablc Trusrs and Foundations; oup 6undrnsing' cE'cnt5- Postal appcals. cornp￿￿$. Jcuish IX omcn's 11 cck. alid Icgacics. Ilic do Jiot cmploi. third partST prolessionAI fundr￿serS or commercMI orgamsarions to fi￿d￿￿se on our behall, but ￿'e do eng4￿ thi'rd parties to rnan4￿e rhe loystscs of some events. IIost of our fi￿d￿S￿g actiiryties are delTh"ered m partnerskn"p with conunitrees consisting of st2Ff, Trllstees 3nd 1.olunte￿5. WIZO.UK TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 'e do nor rake part m an!" MIn￿l1-e or kn"gh-pressure fimdrnsjng acti￿7￿eS such as street fundr2ismg or cold cal]Jng by relephone. Our postal appeals are sent to e￿SlIng donors onl!-, ￿d ive esrab]ish neil. re13ri0nsl￿ps wfftth mdiirydual donors on the basis of perbonal contActs kno￿￿ to Potent￿ donors. IX e respect all requests to stop sendjng fundraising comrni]nic2tton5 a5 set ollt in our Ptii-afj. Poh"a-. K'c arc ini'ol&"cd in door-t(kdoor Ewldrals￿S as parr o[J￿[aSIl iilorncn's ￿'¢ek, T4thich is thc onls, door-to-door collection in the L,K se￿lSh Commumry- that is authonsed bi- the E lome Olfice- iTre are eiemption order holders. 'Ihe majority of JeThibh IK'omen's IY eek collectots Ate kno1￿￿ to the indiiiduals beitig approached. The!" are either their ne4hboiLrb, members of the local communiti" oi pieiious supporteis. 'e monitor complaints ￿LsIng fro￿ our fim(l￿"s]￿g actiiities and during - ?0?3/24 receii'ed no complaints. Going Coftcern The trubtees consider that there is a reAsonAble e.xpeciAtion that 11.IZO.L'K has adequate resources to continue in operallon21 existence for the foieseeable ￿n￿e. The t￿Stee5 beh"ei-e that there are no tn2terial uncertainties that call into doubt thc charitt s abib.tr ro continuc opcraruig as a golng conccrn. Consequentl!., the accounts haye been prepared on the basis that the Chann. remains a going concern. Trnstees The Trustees are also Directors for the puTroses of comp2n!- ]2w. The Trustees Th.ho served d￿l￿g the s"e2r 2nd up to rhc dare OE rlii5 rcporr s%'crc as EolloThs'. Elected Trnstees Danielle Shane -Innabel %telzer Ronit ￿"bak-￿Eaaan Ch2it President {re5wied 10 Juli- ?O?i) Julr 2024) Appoiftted Ttustees I,rancine Ba15Am Nicholas Berman .%tephen Broiver Natasha HaiisdotfF Naiash2 Kai"e Ruperr Lkvs, C]aude Littner Debra _IIorris landana NL amdar Kathry'n Schiicl]thg JcrcmTr IK'ootb"IF (appointed I:, septemb￿ 2024)