## **COMPANY REGISTERED NO: 07240029**
**BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1136605**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
**for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Contents Page**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **INDEX**
|Legal and Administrative Information|1 to 2|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Annual Report|3 to 7|
|Independent Examiner's Report|8|
|Statement of Financial Activities|9|
|Balance Sheet|10 to 11|
|Notes to the Accounts|12 to 23|
## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **Board of Trustees and Directors**
David Cebon Honorary Chair Sheila Levy Honorary Secretary Aurore Karat Honorary Treasurer Louise Maddison Membership Secretary Gideon Simon Council Member Aga Cahn Council Member Caryn Reynolds Council Member Rachel Berkson Council Member Berenice Mann Council Member Peter Goldstein Council Member Anna Goldstein Council Member Martyn Sakol Council Member Appointed 26 April 2020 Hannah Hazi Council Member Resigned 26 April 2020 Luca Magri Council Member Resigned 26 April 2020
## **Registered Office**
Unit 1 Chapleton Lodge East Winch Road, Blackborough End Kings Lynn PE32 1SF
## **Members of:**
Movement for Reform Judaism 80 East End Road London N3 2SY and Jewish Joint Burial Society 1 Victory Road London E11 1UL
## **Independent Examiners**
K J Maggs Moore Thompson Bank House Broad Street Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 1TB
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Legal and Administrative Information**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **Solicitors**
Taylor Vinters Merlin Place Milton Road Cambridge CB4 0DP
**Bankers** HSBC 32 Market Hill Cambridge CB2 3HZ SecureTrust Bank PLC One Arleston Way Solihull B90 4LH **Insurance Brokers** Lark Insurance Broking Group Century House North Station Road Colchester Essex CO1 1RE
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2020.
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019.
Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue (hereinafter - BSRS) is a registered charitable company (charity registration number 1136605) which professes the Jewish religion, and was formed with the aims of providing and maintaining a Reform Synagogue for the purposes of public worship, and advancing religious and educational activities for the residents and students of Cambridge and its environs.
BSRS a company limited by guarantee (company number 07240029), is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The liability of the Members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1 each. The management and affairs of BSRS are managed by a Council which is elected at each Annual General Meeting. It has no related parties, other than those disclosed in note 15 on page 18.
Our objectives are set to reflect our faith and community aims. Each year our Trustees review our objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. In carrying out this review the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
## **The current activities of the BSRS include:**
- Weekly Saturday services, monthly Friday night services and occasional Jewish festivals;
- Religion School (Cheder) for children aged 5 to 12 years, attended by members' children weekly during school terms;
- Weekly Hebrew and study classes for adults;
- Social and cultural activities for adults and young people;
- Burial services to members and their non-Jewish partners and minor children;
- ● Welfare care and assistance;
- Distribution of a weekly electronic newsletter, maintaining our Website and updating members on Jewish community related events in Cambridge and its vicinity;
- Conversion classes for those considering becoming Jewish;
- Positive contribution to the wider community through our participation in local initiatives (including the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project) and fundraising for other charitable causes;
- Outreach activities for schools and other non-Jewish organisations about Judaism / Reform Judaism (all run by volunteers).
## **Achievements and highlights for 2019/2020**
- Our services, including our High Holy Day services and monthly Kabbalat Shabbat have continued to be well received, with Shabbat services attracting in excess of forty people a week until the synagogue was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic on 27 March 2020;
- Over fifty different members have contributed to the delivery of our services over the course of the year;
- Since March 2020, all services including Kabbalat Shabbat, Havdalah, Shabbat morning and Festival services have been held on Zoom and these services have drawn large numbers of attendees – typically 50 or 60 screens per service (with one or more participants per service);
- We celebrated four b’nei mitzvot and a number of other lifecycle events;
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Annual Report (continued…)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **Achievements and highlights for 2019/2020 (continued…)**
- We had a well attended communal Seder, led by members of the Synagogue on Zoom, with around 60 people attending;
- We extended invitations to Cardiff Reform Synagogue to join our Zoom services, which then enabled them to set their own up;
- We have led a number of initiatives to support our community practically and emotionally throughout the pandemic including a synagogue ‘telephone tree’, provision of tablets and training for Zoom services and events, and active participation in a cross-communal Welfare Committee;
- We held several events to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and other Holocaust related events to commemorate those who perished in the Holocaust;
- We have continued to offer a wide range of study opportunities, including our popular weekly Parashat Hashavua (group study session), talks and social events (including our Book Group, Lost Tribes hikes, Drama Group performances, quiz nights, Desert Island discs and guided virtual tours). Most social events have been “attended” on Zoom since March 2020;
- Cheder successfully moved to online classes in April 2020 and has been very well attended through the year;
- We have continued to consolidate the links between our Cheder and the rest of our community by involving Cheder in Shabbat and High Holy Day services;
- We have continued to offer conversion classes which have been “attended” on Zoom since March 2020 (with a growing number of new candidates). Four candidates have been accepted into Judaism by the Beth Din during the year;
- We have taken part in the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project again this year and as part of the project, have offered rough sleepers a warm bed, a good meal and a listening ear several nights a month during the winter period;
- Our outreach volunteers have led numerous synagogue visits for schools and other non-Jewish organisations and have arranged many visits to local schools to teach children about Judaism until March 2020;
- We have pursued our outreach program with a number of joint interfaith initiatives with the local Muslim and Christian communities over the course of the year;
- We have continued with our efforts to make a positive contribution to the wider community, raising nearly £12,000 for other charities through our High Holy Day appeal;
- We have continued our efforts to enhance the building, fitting the pre-cheder classroom with new shelves, furniture, posters and paintings;
- We carried out an in-depth review of our building security and security procedures in cooperation with local police forces and have completed the first phase of our building security enhancement;
- Following extensive investigations into several options to improve comfort in the prayer hall on warm days, we have applied for planning permission to install an air conditioning system and have raised just under £20,000 (including a National Lottery Community Fund grant of £9,500) towards the cost of the project;
- We have introduced a new data base and invoicing system using a well-regarded SAS (software as a service) provider providing us with better functionality, higher security and stability;
- Our communication efforts have continued with a regular newsletter to the community, the upgrade of our website and continued engagement with the local press;
- We have continued to decrease our borrowings from members and HSBC at a faster rate than anticipated thanks to some very generous donations.
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Annual Report (continued…)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **Membership numbers**
Membership numbers as at 31 August 2020 consisted of 266 adults (including 25 students) and 121 children (under the age of 21).
## **Financial review**
We generated a net unrestricted surplus of £54,582 in 2020, up 75% compared to 2019 (£31,137).
For the first time in four years, we saw an increase in unrestricted income combined with a decrease in unrestricted expenditure.
Our unrestricted income increased from £123,778 to £143,504 between 2019 and 2020 (16%). This was primarily due to an increase in donations and gift aid of £7,380 and £6,832 respectively and an increase in membership subscriptions of £5,541, reflecting a 3% increase in annual fees between 2019 and 2020 and the agreement by some members to reduce or forgo their age related and discretionary discounts.
Our unrestricted expenditure decreased from £92,641 to £88,840 between 2019 and 2020 (- 4%). This was primarily linked to a decrease in support costs and adult education costs of £2,024 and £2,295 respectively.
In 2020, we ran a net restricted deficit of £3,783 down 89% compared to 2019 (£39,605). The reduced restricted deficit primarily results from two specific fundraising initiatives (£15,967 raised for the air conditioning project and £9,100 raised for the “Shoah – Our Lost Families” project). Restricted expenditure primarily relates to asset depreciation.
Our level of borrowings stood at £179,487 at 31 August 2020 (£192,678 in 2019), with £55,000 owed to members and a mortgage of £124,487. Total cash reserves were at £148,830 at 31 August 2020 (£91,734 in 2019). The increase in our cash reserves partly results from the fundraising initiatives mentioned previously. We continue repaying our mortgage and increasing our interest bearing deposit holdings.
## **Future Plans**
- We will continue to offer an extended range of services on Zoom until we are able to meet again in person;
- We plan to celebrate bnei mitzvah for those who opted to delay while the building is closed;
- We will pursue our efforts to provide a wide range of social activities via Zoom while Coronavirus restrictions continue;
- We will continue to reach out to members of the community in need of support;
- We are planning to employ a student rabbi on a part time basis to help us reach out to Jewish students in Cambridge and with our conversion classes;
- We are planning a Zoom service to mark the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and to commemorate those who perished in the Holocaust;
- Although some of our outreach work, including our participation in the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project will not take place this year due to the pandemic, we will continue our efforts to make a positive contribution to the wider community;
- Cheder will be helping another synagogue struggling with its Cheder during the pandemic by inviting their children to attend our classes;
- We are working on redressing general issues with our building which were identified over the course of 2020;
- We are hoping that our planning application for the installation of an air conditioning system in the prayer hall will be successful and that the work can take place in 2021;
- We plan to carry out a Covid risk assessment and put in place the required procedures and physical measures for a possible Covid safe reopening of the synagogue in 2021.
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Annual Report (continued…)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **Reserves and Investment Policy**
The reserves and investment policy of BSRS is to keep available reserves equal to one half year of normal expenditure. Our cash reserves are £148,830 at 31 August 2020, which represents a surplus of £104,388 under the Reserves Policy. The surplus reflects the fact that we are building a reserve to repay our members loans (which are due to be fully repaid in 2023) and that we raised funds of approximately £26,000 for two specific projects.
## **Risk Assessment**
Major risks facing BSRS have been identified as far as possible and steps taken to mitigate them.
## **Grant Making Policy**
BSRS hold an annual High Holyday appeal, raising funds for (i) BSRS, (ii) a Jewish charity, and (iii) a local Cambridge-based community charity.
## **Members of the Board of Trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report, are:**
|**ring the year and up to**|**the date of this report, are:**||
|---|---|---|
|David Cebon|Honorary Chair||
|Sheila Levy|Honorary Secretary||
|Aurore Karat|Honorary Treasurer||
|Louise Maddison|Membership Secretary||
|Gideon Simon|Council Member||
|Aga Cahn|Council Member||
|Caryn Reynolds|Council Member||
|Rachel Berkson|Council Member||
|Berenice Mann|Council Member||
|Peter Goldstein|Council Member||
|Anna Goldstein|Council Member||
|Martyn Sakol|Council Member|Appointed to Council April 2020|
|Hannah Hazi|Council Member|Resigned from Council April 2020|
|Luca Magri|Council Member|Resigned from Council April 2020|
## **Going Concern**
During the current year a national lockdown due to Covid 19 was enforced, although this had little effect on the income of the charity its operation did have to be altered. To this end Cheder and High Holiday services were held on Zoom, fundraising activities were tailored to be internet based; Quizzes, Desert Island Disc, Zoom Concert. Risk management assessments were taken with a view to re-opening the building as soon as it is safe to do so.
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Annual Report (continued…)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **Statement of Trustee's Responsibilities**
The trustees (who are also the directors of BSRS for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102);
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
- There is no relevant information of which the company's independent examiners are unaware, and;
- The trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant independent examination information and to establish that the independent examiners are aware of that information.
The Trustees have authorised the following Honorary Officers to sign this annual report on their behalf:
Signed on behalf of the Trustees.
**David Cebon Aurore Karat Sheila Levy** Chair Treasurer Secretary Date: **27 April 2021** Date: **25 April 2021** Date: **27 April 2021**
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2020 which are set out on pages 9 to 23.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records, or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirements that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- 4 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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.
**K.J. Maggs B.A., F.C.A.** Moore Thompson Chartered Accountants Spalding
Date: **28 April 2021**
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Statement of Financial Activity (including income and expenditure account)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
|**Notes**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
37,579
Charitable activities
**2**
104,927
Investments
959
**Total incoming resources**
143,465
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
1,952
Charitable activities
**3**
86,931
**Total expended resources**
88,883
**Net income / (expenditure)**
**54,582**
Transfers between funds
**13**
-
**Net movement in funds**
54,582
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
250,638
**Total funds carried forward**
**13**
305,220|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
37,803
23,683
-
61,486
-
65,269
65,269
**(3,783)**
-
(3,783)
1,613,645
1,609,862
**2020**|**Total**
**£**
75,382
128,610
959
204,951
1,952
152,200
154,152
**50,799**
-
50,799
1,864,283
1,915,082|2019
Total
£
40,828
110,858
1,025|
|---|---|---|---|
||||152,711|
||||1,696
160,083|
||||161,779|
||||**(9,068)**
-|
||||(9,068)
1,873,351|
||||1,864,283|
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.
_The notes on pages 12 to 23 form part of these financial statements_
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **at 31 August 2020**
|**Note Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
Intangible assets
**7**
7,107
Tangible assets
**8**
9,430
16,537
**Current assets**
Debtors
**9**
34,397
Cash at bank
313,320
347,717
Amounts falling due within one year
**10**
4,034
**Net current assets**
343,683
**Total assets less current liabilities**
360,220
**Creditors:**
Amounts falling due after one year
**11**
55,000
**Net Assets**
305,220
**Charity Funds**
**13**
Unrestricted
305,220
Restricted
-
305,220
**Creditors:**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
1,896,564
1,896,564
2,275
(164,490)
(162,215)
6,224
(168,439)
1,728,125
118,263
1,609,862
-
1,609,862
1,609,862
**2020**|**Total**
**£**
7,107
1,905,994
1,913,101
36,672
148,830
185,502
10,258
175,244
2,088,345
173,263
1,915,082
305,220
1,609,862
1,915,082|2019
Total
£
7,313
1,934,828|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,942,141
27,199
91,734|
||||118,933|
||||10,415|
||||108,518|
||||2,050,659|
||||186,376|
||||1,864,283|
||||250,638
1,613,645|
||||1,864,283|
_The notes on pages 12 to 23 form part of these financial statements_
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Balance Sheet (continued)**
## **at 31 August 2020**
The trustees are satisfied that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit of the financial statements for the year under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to small companies and that the members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with Section 476.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- (i) ensuring that the charity keeps proper accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act, and
- (ii) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of section 396, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Act relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charity.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on **27 April 2021** and are signed on their behalf by:
**David Cebon Aurore Karat Sheila Levy Chair Treasurer Secretary** Date: **27 April 2021** Date: **25 April 2021** Date **27 April 2021**
## **COMPANY REGISTERED NO: 07240029**
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **1. Accounting policies**
The address of the registered office is Unit 1 Chapleton Lodge, East Winch Road, Blackborough End, Kings Lynn, PE32 1SF.
The nature of the charity's operations and principal activities is the operation of the Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue for the related community.
## **Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements**
Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue is a company limited by guarantee registered in England. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
## **Public benefit**
The charitable company's objectives and activities are in accordance with the Charity Commissions' general guidance on public benefit.
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
All tangible fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Freehold land and buildings Buildings straight line over 50 years, land not depreciated Furniture and equipment 25% reducing balance Torah scrolls Straight line over 50 years Prayer books 25% reducing balance
## **Intangible fixed assets**
All intangible fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.
Amortisation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Burial rights
Straight line over 50 years
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**BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **1. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year**
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Income recognition**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. For example the amount the charity would be willing to pay in the open market for such facilities and services. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.
No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102). Further detail is given in the Trustees’ Annual Report.
Where practicable, gifts in kind donated for distribution to the beneficiaries of the charity are included in stock and donations in the financial statements upon receipt. If it is impracticable to assess the fair value at receipt or if the costs to undertake such a valuation outweigh any benefits, then the fair value is recognised as a component of donations when it is distributed and an equivalent amount recognised as charitable expenditure.
Fixed asset gifts in kind are recognised when receivable and are included at fair value. They are not deferred over the life of the asset.
For legacies, entitlement is the earlier of the charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received. At this point income is recognised. On occasion legacies will be notified to the charity however it is not possible to measure the amount expected to be distributed. On these occasions, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed.
Investment income is earned through holding assets for investment purposes such as shares and property. It includes dividends, interest and rent. Where it is not practicable to identify investment management costs incurred within a scheme with reasonable accuracy the investment income is reported net of these costs. It is included when the amount can be measured reliably. Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method and dividend and rent income is recognised as the charity’s right to receive payment is established.
## **Taxation**
The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
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**BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **1. Accounting policies (continued)**
## **Expenditure recognition**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.
## **Support cost allocation**
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of it's activities and services for its beneficiaries.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.
Support costs include all those overhead costs for utility services, and other services and costs, which are in support of the activity. They have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Leases**
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against or credited to profits on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
## **Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
## **Loans and borrowings**
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. If an arrangement constitutes a finance transaction it is measured at present value.
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **2. Income from charitable activities**
|**3. **|**2020**
Gift Aid
Membership subscriptions
Burial activities and JJBS levy
Board of Deputies Voluntary levy
**Cost of charitable activities**
**2020**
**Religious Affairs**
High Holyday Appeal expenditure
Movement for Reform Judaism
Board of Deputies fees
Seder
HH crèche
HH other costs
Security
Kiddushim and catering
Social Committee
Support costs (note 4)
**Burial**
Membership payments to JJBS
Expenditure on burial activities
**Education**
Adult education salaries
Cheder:
Books and materials
Teachers' and helpers' salaries
Room hire
Other expenses
Support costs (note 4)
**Building costs**
Caretaker salary
Cleaning
Electricity
Water
Health and safety
IT
General premises expenses
Stationery
Telephone|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
24,390
80,537
-
-
104,927
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
12,240
496
-
252
-
447
2,099
-
16,953
-
-
555
135
15,973
-
111
11,302
6,998
1,580
2,294
775
97
1,174
12,017
234
1,199
86,931|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
22,947
736
23,683
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
11,736
-
1,574
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,623
15,671
250
-
-
-
-
-
14,415
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
65,269
**2020**
**2020**|**Total**
**£**
24,390
80,537
22,947
736
128,610
**Total**
**£**
11,736
12,240
2,070
-
252
-
447
2,099
-
38,576
15,671
250
555
135
15,973
-
111
25,717
6,998
1,580
2,294
775
97
1,174
12,017
234
1,199
152,200|2019
Total
£
17,558
74,996
18,304
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||110,858|
||||||2019
Total
£
14,470
11,757
495
1,096
294
49
330
3,008
360
39,814
13,886
5,000
2,850
89
16,832
100
49
26,543
13,563
232
2,060
370
23
170
5,511
167
965|
||||||160,083|
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
|**4. **
**5. **|**Support costs**
**2020**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
Travel costs
121
-
Bank charges
917
-
Sundry
1,567
-
Insurance
2,986
-
Book-keeping
14,714
-
Just Giving fees
-
-
Loan interest
1,659
-
Mortgage interest
3,196
-
Depreciation and amortisation
1,287
36,038
Sale of prayer books
(16)
-
**Governance costs**
Independent Examiner's fees
1,824
-
28,255
36,038
Allocated between:
Education
(40%)
11,302
14,415
Religious affairs
(60%)
16,953
21,623
**Employee Emoluments**
Salaries
Social security costs
There are no employees who received emoluments exceeding £60,000
Average number of part-time employees during the year
**2020**|**Total**
**£**
121
917
1,567
2,986
14,714
-
1,659
3,196
37,325
(16)
1,824|2019
Total
£
135
993
1,118
2,875
16,425
206
2,099
4,053
36,577
(24)
1,900|
|---|---|---|---|
|||64,293
25,717
38,576
**2020**
**£**
38,210
-
38,210
**2020**
8|66,357
26,543
39,814
2019
£
49,669
-|
||||49,669|
||||2019
11|
## **6. Trustees remuneration**
There were no trustees' remuneration for the year ended 31 August 2020 (2019 - £nil). There were £507 of reimbursements made to trustees for expenses incurred during the year (2019 - £63).
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **7. Intangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
Brought forward
Carried forward
**Amortisation**
Brought forward
Charge for the year
Carried forward
**Net book value**
At 31 August 2020
At 31 August 2019|**Burial**
**Rights**
**£**
10,300
10,300
2,987
206
3,193
7,107
7,313|**Total**
**£**
10,300|
|---|---|---|
|||10,300|
|||2,987
206|
|||3,193|
|||7,107|
|||7,313|
## **8. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Freehold**
**land and**
**buildings**
**£**
**Cost**
Brought forward
2,035,927
Additions
-
Disposals
-
Carried forward
2,035,927
**Depreciation**
Brought forward
124,606
Charge for the year
31,313
Disposal
-
Carried forward
155,919
**Net book value**
At 31 August 2020
1,880,008
At 31 August 2019
1,911,321
**Debtors**
Memberships and JJBS receivable
Other debtors
Gift aid
Prepayments|**Furniture**
**and**
**Equipment**
**£**
41,034
8,365
-
49,399
27,355
5,386
-
32,741
16,658
13,679|**Torah**
**Scrolls**
**£**
13,200
-
-
13,200
4,092
264
-
4,356
8,844
9,108|**Prayer**
**Books**
**£**
5,544
287
(383)
5,448
4,824
156
(16)
4,964
484
720
**2020**
**£**
484
3,838
27,229
5,121
36,672|**Total**
**£**
2,095,705
8,652
(383)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||2,103,974|
|||||160,877
37,119
(16)|
|||||197,980|
|||||1,905,994|
|||||1,934,828|
|||||2019
£
-
1,174
20,785
5,240|
|||||27,199|
## **9. Debtors**
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **10. Creditors: falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Bank loans
Sundry creditors
Taxation and social security
Accruals
**Creditors: falling due after one year**
Bank loans
Sundry creditors|**2020**
**£**
94
6,224
566
222
3,152
10,258
**2020**
**£**
118,263
55,000
173,263|2019
£
153
6,302
734
-
3,226|
|---|---|---|
|||10,415|
|||2019
£
124,376
62,000|
|||186,376|
## **11. Creditors: falling due after one year**
## **12. Security details**
Bank loans totalling £124,487 (2019 - £130,678) are secured over Freehold property known as Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue, Auckland Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DW.
## **13. Funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Air Conditioning
Ridgefield fund
Rose-Marrow fund
High Holyday Appeal
Homeless Initiative
Shoah Project
Burial activities including
Jewish Joint Burial Society
Board of Deputies Voluntary
Donations
Building fund
Laptop fund
Cheder Children fund
**Total funds**|**At 1 Sep**
**2019**
**£**
250,638
969
7,141
3,269
-
433
-
3,917
1,575
1,596,341
-
-
1,613,645
1,864,283|**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
143,465
15,967
-
-
11,736
-
9,100
22,947
736
-
500
500
61,486
204,951|**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
(88,883)
-
-
-
(11,736)
-
-
(15,920)
(1,575)
(36,038)
-
-
(65,269)
(154,152)|**Transfers**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**At 31 Aug**
**2020**
**£**
305,220|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||16,936
7,141
3,269
-
433
9,100
10,944
736
1,560,303
500
500|
||||||1,609,862|
||||||1,915,082|
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**BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **13. Funds (continued)**
The funds are constituted as follows:
|Fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one
year
Creditors: Amounts falling due after one
year|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
16,537
34,397
313,320
(4,034)
(55,000)
305,220|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
1,896,564
2,275
(164,490)
(6,224)
(118,263)
1,609,862
**2020**|**Total**
**£**
1,913,101
36,672
148,830
(10,258)
(173,263)
1,915,082|2019
Total
£
1,942,141
27,199
91,734
(10,415)
(186,376)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,864,283|
## **14. Restricted funds**
**Ridgefield Fund** - This fund is to be used towards special synagogue projects **.**
**Rose-Marrow Fund** - This fund is to be used towards special synagogue projects.
**High Holyday Appeal** - This fund is used to support specific charities selected each year by the synagogue.
The High Holyday Appeal grants were made to:
|Enosh - The Israeli Mental Health Association
Karen Morris Memorial Trust
Cambridge Churches Homeless Project
Save a Child's Heart
The Red Hen Project
Israel Movement|**2020**
**£**
6,213
5,523
-
-
-
-
11,736|2019
£
-
-
3,860
3,919
3,407
3,284|
|---|---|---|
|||14,470|
**Homeless Initiative** - This fund is used to support the homeless people local to the synagogue. **Shoah Project** - Grant monies received to stage a show and exhibition about Holocaust lost families. **The Jewish Joint Burial Society** - This fund provides funeral benefits for the members of the synagogue.
**Board of Deputies Voluntary Donations** - This fund is regarding voluntary donations that are collected with the annual subscription for passing to the Board of Deputies.
**Building Fund** - This fund is used for the construction of a synagogue at Auckland Road.
## **15. Related parties**
At the year end, there were outstanding loans from members totalling £55,000 (2019 - £62,000)
The trustees consider that there are no other related parties to the charity requiring disclosure.
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**BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **16. Fund comparatives**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Income from:**
Donations
Charitable activities
Investments
**Total incoming resources**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising Funds
Charitable Activities
**Total expended resources**
**Net income / (expenditure)**
Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
**Income from charitable activities**
Gift Aid
Membership subscriptions
Burial activities and JJBS levy|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
30,199
92,554
1,025
123,778
1,696
90,945
92,641
**31,137**
(600)
30,537
220,101
250,638
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
17,558
74,996
-
92,554|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
10,629
18,304
-
28,933
-
69,138
69,138
**(40,205)**
600
(39,605)
1,653,250
1,613,645
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
18,304
18,304
**2019**
**2019**|**Total**
**£**
40,828
110,858
1,025|
||||152,711|
||||1,696
160,083|
||||161,779|
||||**(9,068)**
-|
||||(9,068)
1,873,351|
||||1,864,283|
||||**Total**
**£**
17,558
74,996
18,304|
||||110,858|
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**BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **16. Fund comparatives (continued...)**
## **Cost of charitable activities**
|**Cost of charitable activities**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Religious Affairs**
High Holyday Appeal expenditure
Movement for Reform Judaism subscription
Board of Deputies fees
Seder
HH crèche
HH other costss
Security
Kiddushim and catering
Social Committee
Support costs (note 4)
**Burial**
Membership payments to JJBS
Expenditure on burial activities
**Education**
Adult education salaries
Cheder:
Books and materials
Teachers' and helpers' salaries
Room hire
Other expenses
Support costs (note 4)
**Building costs**
Caretaker salary
Cleaning
Electricity
Water
Health and safety
IT
General premises expenses
Stationery
Telephone|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
11,757
495
1,096
294
49
330
3,008
360
18,345
-
-
-
-
2,850
-
89
16,832
100
49
12,230
13,563
232
2,060
370
23
170
5,511
167
965
90,945|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
14,470
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,469
13,886
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
14,313
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
69,138
**2019**|**Total**
**£**
14,470
11,757
495
1,096
294
49
330
3,008
360
39,814
13,886
5,000
2,850
89
16,832
100
49
26,543
13,563
232
2,060
370
23
170
5,511
167
965|
||||160,083|
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **16. Fund comparatives (continued...)**
## **Support Costs**
|**Support Costs**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Travel costs
Bank charges
Sundry
Insurance
Book-keeping
Just giving fees
Loan interest
Mortgage interest
Depreciation and amortisation
**Governance costs**
Independent Examiner's fees
Allocated between:
Education
Religious affairs
**Funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Air Conditioning
Ridgefield fund
Rose-Marrow fund
High Holyday Appeal
Homeless Initiative
Burial activities including
Jewish Joint Burial Society
Board of Deputies Voluntary
Donations
Building fund
**Total funds**|(40%)
(60%)
**At 1 Sep**
**2018**
**£**
220,101
-
7,141
3,269
6,691
233
4,499
894
1,630,523
1,653,250
1,873,351|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
135
993
1,118
2,875
16,425
206
2,099
4,053
771
1,900
30,575
12,230
18,345
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**£**
123,778
969
-
-
7,779
200
18,304
681
1,000
28,933
152,711|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,782
-
35,782
14,313
21,469
**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**£**
(92,641)
-
-
-
(14,470)
-
(18,886)
-
(35,782)
(69,138)
(161,779)
**2019**|**Total**
**£**
135
993
1,118
2,875
16,425
206
2,099
4,053
36,553
1,900|**At 31 Aug**
**2019**
**£**
250,638|
|||||66,357
26,543
39,814
**Transfers**
**£**
(600)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
600
600
-||
||||||969
7,141
3,269
-
433
3,917
1,575
1,596,341|
||||||1,613,645|
||||||1,864,283|
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## **BETH SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)**
## **for the year ended 31 August 2020**
## **16. Fund comparatives (continued...)**
|**2019**
Fixed assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one
year
Creditors: Amounts falling due after one
year|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
17,277
26,781
272,693
(4,113)
(62,000)
250,638|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
1,924,864
418
(180,959)
(6,302)
(124,376)
1,613,645|**Total**
**£**
1,942,141
27,199
91,734
(10,415)
(186,376)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,864,283|
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