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2024-11-30-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1145554

Kollel Gaon Yaakov Unaudited Financial Statements 30 November 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Financial Statements

Year ended 30 November 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Statement of financial position 8
Statement of cash flows 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 30 November 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Kollel Gaon Yaakov
Charity registration number 1145554
Principal office 69 Singleton Road
Salford
Manchester
M7 4LX
The trustees I Roberts
A Roth
M Yodaiken
Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

Structure, governance and management

Kollel Gaon Yaakov is constituted under a trust deed dated 10 November 2011. It is a registered with the Charity Commission and the charity number is 1145554.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust Deed 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 I Roberts 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.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

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. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

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

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the advancement of education in the Jewish religion; relief of poverty and the promotion of any other exclusively charitable objects and purposes as the trustees will see fit provided that they are regarded as charitable by the law of England and Wales.

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 has established its grant making policy to achieve its objects for the public benefit. The charity invites applications for funding through contacting local philanthropists to contribute towards projects that both the trustees and the philanthropists feel are appropriate for the charity’s objects.

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

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.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

Achievements and performance

The charity received £837,599 (2023: £827,102) by way of donations and grants during the year, all of which was unrestricted.

The charity paid out £803,856 (2023: £718,696) by way of grants, direct charitable expenditure and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for educational purposes. Educational grants to individuals amounted to £258,437 (2023: £207,400) as well as food grants to individuals amounting to £370,575 (2023: £404,826).

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

Most office costs are borne by a local benefactor, and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.

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

Fundraising costs incurred during the year are as detailed in the notes to the accounts and relates to the very successful split the pot lottery operated by the charity that has increased donations immeasurably.

Related party transactions in the reporting period area s detailed in the notes to the accounts.

There was an overall net expenditure and net movement for the year amounting to (£28,841), (2023: £41,261) all of which related to the unrestricted fund.

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity 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, being the net current assets of the charity, amounted to £13,973 (2023: £42,814), which is all attributable to the unrestricted fund.

Total funds held by the charity at the year-end were £13,973 (2023: £42,814, all of these are unrestricted.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

The trustees' annual report was approved on 9 September 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

I Roberts Trustee

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Year ended 30 November 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Kollel Gaon Yaakov ('the charity') for the year ended 30 November 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:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

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

9 September 2025

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 30 November 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 817,659 19,940 837,599 827,102
Investment income 5 68 68
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Total income 817,727 19,940 837,667 827,102
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities 6 62,652 62,652 67,145
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 783,916 19,940 803,856 718,696
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Total expenditure 846,568 19,940 866,508 785,841
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Net (expenditure)/income and net
movement in funds (28,841) (28,841) 41,261
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 42,814 42,814 1,553
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Total funds carried forward 13,973 13,973 42,814
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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 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Statement of Financial Position

30 November 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 14 10,500 2,000
Cash at bank and in hand 4,813 44,394
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15,313 46,394
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 1,340 3,580
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Net current assets 13,973 42,814
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Total assets less current liabilities 13,973 42,814
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Net assets 13,973 42,814
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 13,973 42,814
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Total charity funds 16 13,973
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42,814
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 9 September 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

I Roberts Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 30 November 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income (28,841) 41,261
Adjustments for:
Other interest receivable and similar income (68)
Accrued expenses 60
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors (8,500) (2,000)
Trade and other creditors (2,300)
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Cash generated from operations (39,649) 39,261
Interest received 68
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Net cash (used in)/from operating activities (39,581) 39,261
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (39,581) 39,261
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 44,394 5,133
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 4,813 44,394
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The notes on pages 10 to 18 form part of these financial statements.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 November 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 69 Singleton Road, Salford, Manchester, M7 4LX.

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.

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 be used in accordance with the requirements specified by the grant funder.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 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:

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.

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.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 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.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 817,659 817,659
Grants
Mains Grant 19,940 19,940
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817,659 19,940 837,599
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 827,102 827,102

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

4. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Grants
Mains Grant
-------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------
827,102 827,102
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5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 68 68
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6. Costs of other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Sundry fundraising expenses 62,652 62,652 67,145 67,145
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Educational expenditure & food grants 777,476 17,440 794,916
Professional training and mentoring fees 2,500 2,500
Support costs 6,440 6,440
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783,916 19,940 803,856
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Educational expenditure & food grants 703,063 703,063
Professional training and mentoring fees 3,500 3,500
Support costs 12,133 12,133
-------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------
718,696 718,696
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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Educational expenditure
& food grants 23,799
771,117
5,001 799,917 708,396
Professional training
and mentoring fees 2,500
2,500 3,500
Governance costs
1,439 1,439 6,800
---------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
26,299
771,117
6,440 803,856 718,696
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9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
General office 5,001 5,001 5,333
Governance costs 1,439 1,439 6,800
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6,440
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6,440
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12,133
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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

10. Analysis of grants

2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions
Ahavas Chesed Trust 1,000
Bederech Kovod 84,800 22,500
Beth Midrash Lemoros 7,500
Bikur Cholim Gemilas Chesed Trust 20,000
Crossroads Manchester 5,000
Friends Of Mir 1,500
Grants Under £1,000 4,305 430
Holdentime Ltd 6,500
Kolyom Trust 1,000
Manchester Hachnosas Kalloh 1,000
Ohel Torah 2,500
R H T R 10,000
Shaarei Torah Trust 4,400
TTT 27,500 7,500
Vaad Hatahara 1,000
Y A M F 2,500
Yesoid 1,000
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142,105 69,830
Grants to individuals
Educational Grants 258,437 207,400
Food Grants 370,575 404,826
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629,012 612,226
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Total grants 771,117 682,056
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11. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,140
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1,080
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12. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 23,799 21,007
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The average head count of employees during the year was 5 (2023: 5). The average number of
full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
2024 2023
No. No.
Number of other staff - educational 5 5
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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

12. Staff costs (continued)

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

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 10,500 2,000
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,140 1,080
Other creditors 200 2,500
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1,340
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3,580
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15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

16. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 30
Dec 2023 Income Expenditure Nov 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 42,814 817,727 (846,568) 13,973
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At 01 At 30
Dec 2022 Income Expenditure Nov 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 1,553 827,102 (785,841) 42,814
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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

16. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At 01 At 30
Dec 2023 Income Expenditure Nov 2024
£ £ £ £
Grants received restricted fund 19,940 (19,940)
============== ============================ ============================ ==============
At 01 At 30
Dec 2022 Income Expenditure Nov 2023
£ £ £ £
Grants received restricted fund
============== ============== ============== ==============
17. Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Current assets 15,313 15,313
Creditors less than 1 year (1,340)
(1,340)
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Net assets 13,973 13,973
============================ ============================
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Current assets 46,394 46,394
Creditors less than 1 year (3,580)
(3,580)
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Net assets 42,814 42,814
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18. Analysis of changes in net debt

At At
1 Dec 2023 Cash flows 30 Nov 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 44,394 (39,581)
4,813
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19. Related parties

Mr Isaac Roberts, trustee of Kollel Gaon Yaakov is also a director of Danesway Estates Ltd. During the year, Danesway Estates Ltd donated £16,975 to the charity.

Mr Isaac Roberts, trustee of Kollel Gaon Yaakov is also a director of Danesway Estates Ltd. During the year, Danesway Estates Ltd lent money to the charity. At the year-end, £200 was still owing.

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Kollel Gaon Yaakov

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 November 2024

20. Taxation

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

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