CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1134987
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2024
HAFFNER HOFF LTD
Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 3 |
| Statement of financial activities | 4 |
| Statement of financial position | 5 |
| Statement of cash flows | 6 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 7 |
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and administrative details
| Registered charity name | UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed |
|---|---|
| Charity registration number | 1134987 |
| Principal office | 51 Lea View House |
| Springfield | |
| London | |
| E5 9DY | |
| The trustees | B Dresdner |
| M Meirovitz | |
| M Linshe | |
| Independent examiner | Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA |
| 2nd Floor - Parkgates | |
| Bury New Road | |
| Prestwich | |
| Manchester | |
| M25 0TL |
Structure, governance and management
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the period ended 31st March 2022. Trustees
The Trustees in office throughout the period were Mr Berish Dresdner, Mr Moshe Meirovitz and Mr Moshe Linshe. No trustee received any remuneration during the period.
Legal Status
The Charity is constituted by a trust deed dated 1st February 2010, which has not been amended and is a Registered Charity, number 1134987.
Objectives and activities
The Charity's objects are:
-
To promote general charitable purposes primarily but not exclusively for the benefit of people of Israel and in particular but not exclusively individuals of the Jewish faith and to provide relief from financial hardship and social and / or economic disadvantage.
-
To promote any other exclusively charitable objects and purposes as the trustees see fit, provided that they are regarded as charitable by the laws of England and Wales
- 1 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Achievements and performance
The charity received £607,417 in donations, as well as bank interest receivable of £37 during the year.
The charity had grants payable during the year amounting to £510,625. Support costs relating to the operations of the charity were £28,597, included in that figure was fees payable for the independent examination amounting to £840.
The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.
Grants over £5,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.
There were no material fundraising costs during the year.
Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.
There was a net income and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £51,375.
Financial review
Reserves policy
The unrestricted fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.
The trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.
In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.
The trustees 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 free reserves stand at £159,543, being the net current assets of the charity, all of which are unrestricted.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 29 January 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
M Meirovitz
Trustee
- 2 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.
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:
-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
-
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
-
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
29 January 2025
- 3 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 607,417 | 607,417 | 635,685 |
| Investment income | 5 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 607,454 | 607,454 | 635,697 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on raising funds: | ||||
| Costs of other trading activities | 6 | 14,857 | 14,857 | 22,456 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 541,222 | 541,222 | 635,373 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 556,079 | 556,079 | 657,829 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds | 51,375 | 51,375 | (22,132) | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 108,168 | 108,168 | 130,300 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 159,543 | 159,543 | 108,168 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
- 4 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 14 | 139,502 | 89,502 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 39,605 | 35,927 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 179,107 | 125,429 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 19,564 | 17,261 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net current assets | 159,543 | 108,168 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 159,543 | 108,168 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net assets | 159,543 | 108,168 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Funds of the charity | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 159,543 | 108,168 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total charity funds | 17 | 159,543 | 108,168 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 29 January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
M Meirovitz Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
- 5 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) | 51,375 | (22,132) |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Other interest receivable and similar income | (37) | (12) |
| Accrued (income)/expenses | (1,224) | 254 |
| Changes in: | ||
| Trade and other debtors | (50,000) | (89,502) |
| Trade and other creditors | 3,527 | 5,704 |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Cash generated from operations | 3,641 | (105,688) |
| Interest received | 37 | 12 |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net cash from/(used in) operating activities | 3,678 | (105,676) |
| ======================= | ================================ | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,678 | (105,676) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 35,927 | 141,603 |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 39,605 | 35,927 |
| ============================ | ================================ |
The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
- 6 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 51 Lea View House, Springfield, London, E5 9DY.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported at the year end.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
- 7 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
-
income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
-
legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
-
income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
-
income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
-
expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
-
expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
-
other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
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.
- 8 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.
Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
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.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||||
| Donations | 607,417 | 607,417 | 635,685 | 635,685 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
- 9 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
5. Investment income
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Bank interest receivable | 37 | 37 | 12 | 12 |
| ============== | ============== | ============== | ============== | |
| Costs of other trading activities | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fundraising Expenses | 14,857 | 14,857 | 22,456 | 22,456 |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
6. Costs of other trading activities
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable Grants | 512,625 | 512,625 | 605,660 | 605,660 |
| Support costs | 28,597 | 28,597 | 29,713 | 29,713 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 541,222 | 541,222 | 635,373 | 635,373 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Activities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| undertaken | Grant funding |
Support | Total funds | Total fund | |
| directly | of activities |
costs | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable Grants | 2,000 | 510,625 |
27,757 | 540,382 | 634,533 |
| Governance costs | – | – |
840 | 840 | 840 |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 2,000 | 510,625 |
28,597 | 541,222 | 635,373 | |
| ======================= | ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ |
9. Analysis of support costs
| Analysis of | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| General office | 27,757 | 27,757 | 28,873 |
| Governance costs | 840 | 840 | 840 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 28,597 | 28,597 | 29,713 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
- 10 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
10. Analysis of grants
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants to institutions | |||
| Ahavas Chesed Israel | 366,875 | 378,745 | |
| Beer Yaakov | 9,585 | – | |
| Beis Malka | 6,000 | – | |
| Birkas Yosef | – | 8,471 | |
| Clapton Support | 5,060 | – | |
| Grants under £5,000 | – | 7,860 | |
| Keren Chochmas Shlomo | – | 35,000 | |
| Mercaz Torah | 17,000 | 5,000 | |
| Michlol | 106,105 | 65,090 | |
| Mishavim | – | 26,060 | |
| Rav Chesed | – | 5,000 | |
| Shir Chesed Beis Yisroel | – | 10,000 | |
| SMD Foundation | – | 5,970 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 510,625 | 547,196 | ||
| Grants to individuals | |||
| Grants to individuals | – | 54,810 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total grants | 510,625 | 602,006 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 11. | Independent examination fees | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | |||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 840 | 840 | |
| ============== | ============== | ||
| 12. | Staff costs | ||
| The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows: | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Wages and salaries | 21,444 | 19,332 | |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 345 | – | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 21,789 | 19,332 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ | ||
| The average head count of employees during the year was 2 (2023: 2). The average number of | |||
| full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows: | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| No. | No. | ||
| Number of support staff | 2 | 2 | |
| ============== | ============== |
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
- 11 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
13. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
14. Debtors
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Other debtors | 139,502 | 89,502 |
| ================================ | ============================ | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 840 | 2,064 |
| Other creditors | 18,724 | 15,197 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 19,564 | 17,261 | |
| ============================ | ============================ |
15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
16. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £345 (2023: £Nil).
17. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 01 | At 31 | |||
| Apr 2023 | Income | Expenditure | Mar 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 108,168 | 607,454 | (556,079) | 159,543 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | |
| At 01 | At 31 | |||
| Apr 2022 | Income | Expenditure | Mar 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 130,300 | 635,697 | (657,829) | 108,168 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
- 12 -
UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
18. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | 179,107 | 179,107 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (19,564) | (19,564) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 159,543 | 159,543 |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | 125,429 | 125,429 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (17,261) | (17,261) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 108,168 | 108,168 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
19. Analysis of changes in net debt
| At | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | 1 | Apr 2023 Cash flows | 31 Mar 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 35,927 | 3,678 | 39,605 | ||
| ============================ | ======================= | ============================ |
20. Related parties
Mr M Meirovitz, a trustee of the charity, is also the director of Fleexco Ltd and Grand Deals Ltd.
During the year, Fleexco Ltd borrowed a further £80,000 on an interest free basis, and repaid £30,000. The balance outstanding at the year-end is £67,500.
In a previous year, Grand Deals Ltd borrowed £10,571 on an interest free basis. The balance outstanding at the year-end is £10,571.
In a previous year, Mr M Meirovitz borrowed a further £50,000 on an interest free basis, of which £50,000 is outstanding at the year end.
Mr M Meirovitz has agreed to repay these sums back within three months of finalising these accounts and will not continue to borrow money from the charity in the future.
21. Taxation
Uk Friends Of Ahavas Chesed 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.
- 13 -