Charity No: 1148088
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 for Blackpool Reform Jewish Congregation
Company Number 08091243
BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL INFORMATION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
PRESIDENT: Miss. R. Tax VICE PRESIDENT: Miss. S. Tax IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Miss. S. Tax TREASURER: Mr. A. Cantor CUSTODIAL TRUSTEES: Mr. A. Cantor Mrs. E. Tax Mr. M. Block OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mrs. G. Cantor Mrs. A. Mannino Mr. D. Whippman Mr. M. Tax Mr. J Hardman ADDRESS: The Synagogue 40 Raikes Parade Blackpool FY1 4EX BANKERS: H.S.B.C. Oxford Square 1 Newhouse Road Blackpool AUDITORS: David Williamson Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Unit 12B Darwin Court Hawking Place Blackpool FY2 0JN HON. SOLICITOR: Martin D Block Homestead 21 Blackburn Road Rishton Lancashire BB1 4EU
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REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
We have audited the attached Financial Statements in accordance with Auditing Standards.
In our opinion the Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Congregation's affairs at 31[st] December 2025.
Unit 12B Darwin Court Hawking Place BLACKPOOL FY2 0JN
David Williamson Limited CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS
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Trustees' Report for the year ending 31 December 2025
This is the report on the activities of the Blackpool Reform Jewish Congregation (BRJC) in 2025 by the Trustees of this Congregation, who are the members of its Council, which includes its Executive Officers and Custodial Trustees. The Trustees have complied with the duty under the Charities Acts to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission, which is illustrated in this report.
Members of the Congregation come primarily from the local area of Blackpool and the Fylde and to an extent from other parts of Lancashire but there is no geographical restriction on membership and members can reside elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
All members of Council, including the Executive, who were elected at the 2024 Annual General Meeting were re-elected at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
The Congregation continues to be most appreciative of the lay readers from its membership, who continue to take by far the major number of services, including special Festival services and funerals. In addition to in-person services in BRJC's Synagogue, regular services have been held using Zoom. Both in-person and Zoom are open to non-members both Jewish and non-Jewish, who may wish to attend. Attendance in person or on Zoom is encouraged. Rabbi Barrett continues to take a number of such services. Also, she is available to carry out a variety of teaching to the Congregation and to non-members.
BRJC arranges joint services with other congregations and encouraged its congregants to participate in these events. BRJC arranges funerals for its members and for non-members who are Jewish. Sadly, during 2025, BRJC undertook five member burials.
BRJC hosts parties of school children from local schools and scout groups to learn about the Jewish religion and its traditions, and members of the Congregation visit schools to talk about various aspects of Judaism. In the past BRJC has also hosted a local youth theatre group, who have previously performed for us and the wider community, performing The Diary of Anne Frank, for their annual showcase.
The Congregation continues to contribute to cross communal activities. It is a member of the Blackpool Faith Forum, which has hosted some of its meetings in its Synagogue. This Forum, which has representatives from all the major faiths, shares views on matters such as youth and adult education and security and emergency assistance. The Congregation is also a contributor to both local (Blackpool) and National Heritage.
BRJC encourages members to be charitable towards it and other charitable causes and has an annual appeal for selected local, national and international causes. Members of the Congregation give pastoral support to other members.
The Congregation aims to keep its membership contributions as low as possible. Such contributions are generally payable in advance; where this presents difficulties for a member, it will allow payment monthly without penalty and, where that too presents problems, it will allow a significantly reduced contribution.
The Congregation's policy on financial reserves is to aim to put aside sufficient funds to cover (a) Burial Assistance Scheme liabilities, (b) The proportion for the balance of the subscription year of fees payable in advance, (c) Liabilities in general, (d) The coming 12 months' likely expenditure and (e) Any funds which can only be used for specific purposes.
January 2026
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BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Congregation has adopted the following Accounting Policies which should be read in conjunction with the attached Accounts and which have been prepared under the Historical Cost Convention.
INCOME
Income represents the monies receivable in the year from Subscriptions, Donations, Rental Income, Fees, Interest and Fund Raising activities of the Congregation.
FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION
Fixed Assets are stated at Cost or Valuation, less Depreciation.
Depreciation is calculated to write off Fixed Assets over their estimated useful lives at the following annual rates:
Freehold Land and Buildings Nil Chairs 5% of written down value Holy Scrolls and Silverware Nil Fixture and Fittings 10% of written down value
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BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st December 2025
| INCOME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| 8469 | Subscriptions | 7879 | |
| 1479 | General Donations | 5512 | |
| 95 | Board of Deputies of British Jews | 106 | |
| 815 | Yom Kippur Appeal | 640 | |
| 540 | Memorial Donations | 484 | |
| 2250 | Interest Received | 1371 | |
| 196 | MRJ | 212 | |
| 101 | Leo Baeck College | 112 | |
| 1290 | Sale of Prayer Books, Judaica etc. | - | |
| 203 | Migdal Advertising | 223 | |
| 1692 | Income Tax Reclaimable | 2815 | |
| 6593 | Maisonette Rent | 4487 | |
| 807 | Maisonette Electric & Water | 252 | |
| - | Classes and Conferences | - | |
| 100 | Passover 2024/25 | 160 | |
| 24630 | 24253 |
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BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
st 31 December 2025
EXPENDITURE
| 2024 | NOTE | 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||
| 2436 | Fees and Expenses of Teachers and visiting Ministers | 360 | |||
| 510 | Charitable Donations including Kol Nidre Donations | 445 | |||
| 1702 | Purchase of Prayer Books, Judaica etc. | - | |||
| -84 | Board of Deputies of British Jews | 284 | |||
| - | MRJ | 600 | |||
| -99 | Leo Baeck College | 312 | |||
| 2209 | Water | 369 | |||
| 3337 | Light & Heating | 4362 | |||
| 2291 | Insurance | 2423 | |||
| 113 | Telephone | 114 | |||
| 27 | Caretaking & Cleaning Costs | - | |||
| 696 | Accountancy Charges | 699 | |||
| 545 | Printing, Postage and Office Supplies | 565 | |||
| 117 | Sundry including Migdal Expenses | 34 | |||
| 20047 | Repairs & Renewals | 1 | 23178 | ||
| 91 | Depreciation | 86 | |||
| 1784 | Maisonette Expenses | 6243 | |||
| 70 | Bank Charges | 46 | |||
| - | Classes and Conferences | - | |||
| 115 | Passover 2024/25 | 71 | |||
| 35907 | 40191 |
| SUMMARY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24630 | Total Income | 24253 |
| 35907 | Total Expenditure | 40191 |
| -11277 | DEFICIT OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE | -15938 |
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BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
SUBSIDIARY ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
st 31 DECEMBER 2025
| BURIAL ACCOUNT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| 7848 | Subscriptions, Initial Fees & Contributions | 13793 | |
| 4998 | LESS: Burial Expenses | 11943 | |
| 2850 | SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR | 1850 |
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BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
2024
2025
st BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
| £ 70941 70941 5685 5685 - 3709 1989 1720 10000 300 82961 |
£ FIXED ASSETS Synagogue, Raikes Parade, Blackpool 70941 Additions for the Year 70941 Furniture and Fittings at Cost 5685 LESS: Depreciation to date 5685 - Chairs 3709 LESS: Depreciation to date 2075 1634 Three Holy Scrolls (two donated) 10000 as valued by the Trustees Two megillot and silverware (donated) 300 as valued by the Trustees 82875 |
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BLACKPOOL REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
CURRENT ASSETS
| 2024 £ 68 31824 17482 200 10844 352 143731 6560 137171 Represented by: 2024 £ 114098 -11277 - 2850 105671 31500 2850 34350 2850 31500 137171 |
Cash in Hand COIF H.S.B.C Stock Debtors Prepayments LESS: Sundry Creditors General Reserve Account Balance Brought Forward Surplus/Deficit for the year Revaluation of Holy Scrolls Transfer from Burial Account Burial Account Balance Brought Forward ADD: Surplus for the year LESS: Transfer to General Reserve PRESIDENT |
NOTE 2025 £ 68 33184 7823 200 2 1388 3 331 125869 4 2786 123083 2025 £ 105671 -15938 - 4350 94083 31500 1850 33350 4350 29000 123083 |
2025 |
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TREASURER
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NOTES
| 1 Repairs & Renewals consist of: Alarm maintenance Service extinguishers Window repairs Misc repairs 2 Debtors Gift Aid Tax Reclaimable Subscriptions 3 Prepayments Rakefet 1 year 4 Sundry Creditors These were as follows: Subscriptions in advance Accountancy Kol Nidre Donations Leo Baeck College Board of Deputies Electricity Office Supplies Postage Repairs & Renewals |
£ 171 295 22350 362 |
|---|---|
| 23178 764 624 |
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| 1388 331 445 699 370 112 106 500 201 5 348 |
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| 2786 |
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