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2023-08-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 7374174 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1138652

BCH Trust Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 August 2023

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2023

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 5
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 7
Statement of financial position 8
Notes to the financial statements 10

BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 August 2023

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name BCH Trust Charity registration number 1138652 Company registration number 7374174 Principal office and registered 59 Kings Road office Prestwich Manchester M25 0LQ The trustees C Bernstein B Stone Y Bowden Company secretary B Stone Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

Structure, governance and management

BCH Trust is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 13 September 2010 as a company and the company number is 7374174. It was registered as a charity on 28 October 2010 with a charity number 1138652.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

There is no chief executive officer. The day-to-day affairs are undertaken by Mr Y Lobenstein on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

Training and induction of trustees is applied as applicable.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making and ineffective management of the building.

These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations and ensuring appropriate personnel are managing the building.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are: (i) The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, amongst the elderly or in conditions of need, hardship or distress within the Jewish community by making grants of money for providing or paying for items, services or facilities or providing such persons with goods or services which they could otherwise not afford through lack of means; (ii) to advance the Jewish religion for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, study sessions, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals in accordance with the tenets of the Jewish religion; (iii) to advance the education of Jewish pupils according to the tenets of the Jewish religion by providing and assisting in the provision of appropriate facilities needed for such purposes; (iv) to promote any purpose that the trustees may decide and that is legally considered charitable.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity is funded by donations. The charity primarily provides grants towards education and education-based projects.

There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.

Grants made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

The application of the funds by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.

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

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

Achievements and performance

The charity received £207,283 in donations and grants during the year, and £45,097 in investment income. £239,885 was paid out by way of grants, direct expenditure and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for educational purposes.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.

There was an overall net income and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £12,495 with a net income of £16,433 in the unrestricted fund, and an expenditure of £3,938 in the restricted fund.

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity and surplus reflects the profile and standing within the local community. The impact for future year's expenditure is self-evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. The trustees wish to keep reserves as low as possible in order to maximise paying out of grants.

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 practical for donations which are seasonal.

The free reserves of the charity, being the net current assets, stand at £21,332, all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 22 May 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

B Stone

Trustee

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of BCH Trust

Year ended 31 August 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of BCH Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 31 August 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements 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 the charity’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

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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the financial statements 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).

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of BCH Trust (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

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

22 May 2024

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 August 2023

2023 2022
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 207,283 207,283 169,222
Investment income 6 45,097 45,097 50,858
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Total income 252,380 252,380 220,080
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities 7 5,350 5,350
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 230,597 3,938 234,535 298,202
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Total expenditure 235,947 3,938 239,885 298,202
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Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement in funds 16,433 (3,938) 12,495 (78,122)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 519,043 3,938 522,981 601,103
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Total funds carried forward 535,476 535,476 522,981
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 August 2023

2023 2022
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 16 701,611 716,305
Current assets
Debtors 17 1,250 1,250
Cash at bank and in hand 29,394 11,276
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30,644 12,526
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 18 9,312 10,512
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Net current assets 21,332 2,014
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Total assets less current liabilities 722,943 718,319
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year 19 187,467 195,338
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Net assets 535,476 522,981
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 3,938
Unrestricted funds:
Revaluation reserve 103,265 103,265
Other unrestricted income funds 432,211 415,778
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Total unrestricted funds 535,476 519,043
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Total charity funds 20 535,476 522,981
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For the year ending 31 August 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The statement of financial position continues on the following page.

The notes on pages 10 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position (continued)

31 August 2023

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 22 May 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

B Stone Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2023

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 59 Kings Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LQ.

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 Companies Act 2006.

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.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds held by the charity are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds held by the charity are funds that can only be used in accordance with restrictions placed on the charity by the grant funders.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Freehold property - 2% straight line
Fixtures & fittings - 15% straight line
Equipment - 15% straight line
Portakabins - 2% straight line

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

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.

4. Limited by guarantee

BCH Trust is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 207,283 207,283
Grants
Grants receivable
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207,283 207,283
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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

5. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 159,222 159,222
Grants
Grants receivable 10,000 10,000
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159,222 10,000 169,222
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6. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 45,000 45,000 50,550 50,550
Bank interest receivable 97 97 308 308
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45,097 45,097 50,858 50,858
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7. Costs of other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Fundraising costs 5,350 5,350
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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Grants and direct expenditure for the benefit of
MSGS 218,092 218,092
Cultural Activities and New Skills 91 3,938 4,029
Support costs 12,414 12,414
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230,597 3,938 234,535
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
£ £ £
Grants and direct expenditure for the benefit of
MSGS 275,049 325 275,374
Cultural Activities and New Skills 5,737 5,737
Support costs 17,091 17,091
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292,140 6,062 298,202
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9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Grants and direct
expenditure for the
benefit of MSGS 33,322
184,770
10,974 229,066 291,086
Cultural Activities and
New Skills
4,029
4,029 5,737
Governance costs
1,440 1,440 1,379
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33,322
188,799
12,414 234,535 298,202
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10. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £
General office 232 232 152
Finance costs 10,742 10,742 15,560
Governance costs 1,440 1,440 1,379
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12,414 12,414 17,091
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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

11. Analysis of grants

2023 2022
£ £
Grants to institutions
Adass Yeshurun 9,500 8,325
Areivim 1,050 5,068
Cultural Activities and new skills 4,029 5,737
Grants less than £1,000 50 1,880
Manchester Senior Girls School 174,170 230,115
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188,799 251,125
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Total grants 188,799 251,125
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12. Net income/(expenditure)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2023 2022
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 14,694 16,015
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13. Independent examination fees
2023 2022
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,440 1,380
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14. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2022: Nil).

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

15. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

16. Tangible fixed assets

Land and Fixtures and User defined
buildings fittings Equipment asset Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost / Valuation
At 1 September 2022
and 31 August 2023 669,920 11,777 36,262 64,750 782,709
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Depreciation
At 1 September 2022 13,398 11,777 36,262 4,967 66,404
Charge for the year 13,399 1,295 14,694
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At 31 August 2023 26,797 11,777 36,262 6,262 81,098
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Carrying amount
At 31 August 2023 643,123 58,488 701,611
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At 31 August 2022 656,522 59,783 716,305
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Debtors
2023 2022
£ £
Other debtors 1,250 1,250
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 7,872 7,872
Accruals and deferred income 1,440 2,640
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9,312 10,512
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The bank loan is secured over the assets of the charity.
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 187,467 195,338
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17. Debtors

18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

19. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

The bank loan is secured over the assets of the charity.

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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

20. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Sept 2022 Income Expenditure Aug 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 415,778 252,380 (235,947) 432,211
Revaluation reserve 103,265 103,265
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519,043 252,380 (235,947) 535,476
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At 01 At 31
Sept 2021 Income Expenditure Aug 2022
£ £ £ £
General funds 497,838 210,080 (292,140) 415,778
Revaluation reserve 103,265 103,265
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601,103 210,080 (292,140) 519,043
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Restricted funds
At 01 At 31
Sept 2022 Income Expenditure Aug 2023
£ £ £ £
Lottery grant fund 3,938 (3,938)
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At 01 At 31
Sept 2021 Income Expenditure Aug 2022
£ £ £ £
Lottery grant fund 10,000 (6,062) 3,938
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BCH Trust

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2023

21. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 701,611 701,611
Current assets 30,644 30,644
Creditors less than 1 year (9,312)
(9,312)
Creditors greater than 1 year (187,467)
(187,467)
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Net assets 535,476 535,476
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 716,305 716,305
Current assets 12,526 12,526
Creditors less than 1 year (10,512)
(10,512)
Creditors greater than 1 year (195,338)
(195,338)
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Net assets 522,981 522,981
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22. Related parties

During the year, Mr B Stone, trustee of BCH Trust, made aggregate donations of £32,780 to the charity.

23. Taxation

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

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