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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 03805072 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1155460

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

5 April 2024

COHEN ARNOLD

Chartered accountants & statutory auditor New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road LONDON NW11 0PU

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2024

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Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent auditor's report to the members 8
Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure
account) 13
Statement of financial position 14
Statement of cash flows 15
Notes to the financial statements 16

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Project S.E.E.D Limited Charity registration number 1155460 Company registration number 03805072 Principal office and registered New Burlington House office 1075 Finchley Road NW11 0PU The trustees Mr M Bordon Mr R M Denton Mr M Z Morris Mr D Rosenthal Mrs D Davis Auditor Cohen Arnold Chartered accountants & statutory auditor New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road LONDON NW11 0PU

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

Structure, governance and management

PROJECT S.E.E.D. Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act and limited by guarantee (company registration number 03805072) and is commonly known as "Seed". The company is a registered charity (charity registration number 1155460) and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

The trustees encompass individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience. New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and National Director. There is no minimum or maximum time that an individual may be a Trustee. New trustees are given the opportunity to peruse the formal Accounts for the years prior to their appointment, as well as having access to information concerning Seed's investments and current financial situation. They are briefed by senior staff on all aspects of the day-to-day activities. Trustees meet formally at least three times a year and are in frequent informal contact and the day-to-day management is delegated to Rabbi M. Herman (CEO) and Rabbi J. Grunfeld (ND). Seed works with a variety of different organisations to achieve aims which are of mutual benefit to all concerned. Pay and remuneration levels are determined by assessing current market levels, experience and job requirements.

Risk Management

The charity trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks, collated a risk register and established systems and procedures to manage and periodically review those risks. Consideration is given to both the financial and non-financial risks that the charity faces. The trustees consider that the major risk, in these difficult economic times, is the financial risk arising from inadequate incoming resources. The trustees have taken steps to ensure that the charity's finances are closely monitored and that new initiatives are carefully considered in the context of their impact on the charity's financial position. The risk register is detailed in the quarterly trustee board pack.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

Objectives and activities

The charity's objective is the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish faith for the public benefit.

Seed provides adult and family Jewish education opportunities through formal and informal study experiences. Seed's mission is to equip parents to raise their children with a sophisticated understanding of their Judaism and a wholesome belief in themselves.

Through evaluation and assessment, we can confirm we have been successful in achieving these objectives and have equipped thousands of parents with tools for better supporting, nurturing and engaging with their children and families.

The activities carried out by the charitable company can be broadly categorised into the following groups of programmes:

Seed closely measures its success through its database system by monitoring attendances and tracking the success of its programmes. All staff receive regular feedback and work to individual objectives, linked to organisational objectives, which are reviewed annually.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

Most of the charity's output is undertaken by its paid employees, with assistance from outside experts, both paid and unpaid.

Seed uses the services of approximately 350 volunteers. The main area in which Seed uses the services of volunteers is as informal educators for our One2One programme. Each volunteer contributes approximately one hour per week during term time. Their time will be spent tutoring a "partner" or student. Volunteers are generally not used in the course of generating income for Seed.

The charity does not usually make grants to other organisations but if it does so, the trustees ensure that they meet the charity's objectives.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

Achievements and performance

In the past academic year, Seed recorded just under 99,000 participations at over 3,000 in-person and online sessions and events in Borehamwood, London and Manchester.

Our Early Years Programme has thrived with fantastic attendance to a multitude of social gatherings and educational series such as Babies & Bagels, Parenting through the Parasha, Dads Time, PartyTime Shabbat, Parenting Hub, Family Time and Parenting under Pressure as well as our Happier Home and Daddy podcasts. Large scale events such as Little Italy cooked up a storm as well as Chanukah Mania and Party in the Sukkah.

The School Programme has continued to flourish, running regular parent-child events in seven primary schools in London, two in Borehamwood and two in Manchester. These attract thousands of participants with high-quality resources and engaging events. Innovations have included an escape room session and Rosh Hashanah family experience in partnership with one London school. Our musical Havdalah jams in the winter continue to prove successful, as well as our delicious and thought-provoking Friday night dinners.

Our Youth Programme offers exciting sessions for our teenagers, including regular Shabbat and festival services as well as a range of engaging weekday social events such as a laser tag and sushi making, continuing to attract 20-30 teens to their sessions. Those becoming bar and bat mitzvah age can participate in tailormade sessions to enhance this life cycle event.

One-off events include Community Challah Bakes, Paint Nights and Spiritual Spa as well as Shabbat meals with our educators and their families. We ran a multitude of sessions supporting those affected by the war in Israel, packaging and supplying over 25,000 pairs of blue shabbat candles.

Among our renowned Hebrew Reading, Parenting and Jewish learning courses which are attended by a host of participants week in and week out each academic term, our flagship One2One programme remains a firm favourite with over 150 learning partners. These courses are accessible to so many through the online platform we engage with.

The London Shul continues to be enjoyed by so many, offerings of daily learning sessions, weekly services, monthly breakfasts talks, and annual Jewish holiday celebration events. The Borehamwood centre held engaging explanatory sessions sharing Jewish festivals with the community.

Our leading trips took participants to Brighton, Leamington, Israel and Poland to enjoy an inspiring time away with jam-packed inspirational programmes suited to young parents and their children.

Fundraising

Seed organised its annual fundraising online crowd-funding campaign simultaneously with a coal walking event in May 2024. We reached our initial goal of £1,000,000 and raised a total of more than £1,123,000. This helped significantly with our cash flow.

Declaration of public benefit

The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. Seed's activities are open to anyone of the Orthodox Jewish faith, or anyone seeking to join the Orthodox faith through a recognised conversion

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

programme. While it is necessary to make a charge for some of Seed's activities, bursaries and subsidies are offered to individuals and families who are unable to meet the cost of such charges. As stated in "Achievement and Performance" above, Seed tracks the number of participations and participants at its programmes, and also runs feedback and evaluation exercises after the majority of its events in order to assess public response and continue to tailor programming to have the maximum public benefit.

Safeguarding

As part of Seed's commitment to safeguarding we seek to ensure our programmes and activities are safe and those at risk of harm are protected. We have a strong commitment to protecting and promoting the health, wellbeing and safety of all engaged in our work. We have committed significant resources to ensure our designated safeguarding leads are fully trained and all our trustees are fully briefed on safeguarding. We have a Safeguarding Policy and Procedure which is reviewed each year.

In the year under review we:

Financial review

The Trustees are conscious of the financial position, which is carefully monitored and kept under review.

The results for the year show a surplus of £27,884. A summary of the charity's transactions and of its financial position are shown in the financial statements together with the accompanying notes.

Our principal sources of funding are via voluntary income (donations), charges for trips, functions and events, and membership contributions.

There are no restrictions on the charity's power to invest. The Memorandum and Articles of Association authorises the trustees to make and hold investments using the general funds of the charity.

Reserves Policy

The charity aims to maintain free reserves at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration costs in the medium term, and to continue to expand our educational activities. At 5 April 2024, free reserves are regarded to be £979,668, which equate to unrestricted funds.

Plans for future periods

The overall objective of any given year at Seed is to increase the number of people who attend our programmes, and to increase the involvement of individual attendees in the level of programming Seed offers.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 5 April 2024

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Auditor

Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that:

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 16 December 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

79FF92B2E6774AC... 6981C2F82D1F 424... Mr M Bordon Mr D Rosenthal Trustee Trustee

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Project S.E.E.D Limited

Year ended 5 April 2024

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Project S.E.E.D Limited (the 'charity') for the year ended 5 April 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Project S.E.E.D Limited (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Project S.E.E.D Limited (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

 We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the charity through discussion with the trustees and identified financial reporting legislation and charity legislation as being most significant to these financial statements.

 We communicated these identified frameworks amongst our audit team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit. We ensured that the engagement team had sufficient competence and capability to identify or recognise non-compliance with the laws and regulations.

 We discussed with the trustees the policies and procedures regarding compliance with these legal and regulatory frameworks.

 We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement due to non-compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks, including how fraud might occur, by enquiry with the trustees during the planning and finalisation phases stages of our audit. The susceptibility to such material misstatement was determined to be low.

 Based on this understanding, we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with the identified legal and regulatory frameworks, which were part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Project S.E.E.D Limited (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Project S.E.E.D Limited (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

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David Goldberg (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of Cohen Arnold Chartered accountants & statutory auditor New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road LONDON NW11 0PU

16 December 2024

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 5 April 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 2,141,452 2,141,452 2,202,955
Charitable activities 6 89,092 89,092 92,235
Other trading activities 7 34,129 34,129 32,158
Investment income 8 21,480 21,480 22,284
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Total income 2,286,153 2,286,153 2,349,632
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of raising donations and
legacies 9 (74,357) (74,357) (97,144)
Expenditure on charitable activities
10,11
(2,192,313) (8,675) (2,200,988) (2,202,223)
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Total expenditure (2,266,670) (8,675) (2,275,345) (2,299,367)
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Net gains/(losses) on investments 12 17,076 17,076 (48,772)
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Net income and net movement in funds 36,559 (8,675) 27,884 1,493
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 943,109 8,675 951,784 950,291
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Total funds carried forward 979,668 979,668 951,784
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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 16 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

5 April 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 17 88,533 89,586
Investments 18 468,930 527,032
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557,463 616,618
Current assets
Debtors 19 36,908 67,669
Cash at bank and in hand 626,504 512,109
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663,412 579,778
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 21 65,602 69,007
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Net current assets 597,810 510,771
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Total assets less current liabilities 1,155,273 1,127,389
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 22 175,605 175,605
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Net assets 979,668 951,784
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 8,675
Unrestricted funds 979,668 943,109
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Total charity funds 24 979,668 951,784
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These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 16 December 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr M Bordon Mr D Rosenthal Trustee Trustee

The notes on pages 16 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 5 April 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income 27,884 1,493
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 22,718 17,403
Net gains/(losses) on investments (17,076) 48,772
Dividends, interest and rents from investments (18,891) (21,984)
Other interest receivable and similar income (2,589) (300)
Interest payable and similar charges 6,518 5,881
Accrued income (1)
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 30,761 (15,763)
Trade and other creditors (8,048) (2,891)
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Cash generated from operations 41,277 32,610
Interest paid (6,518) (5,881)
Interest received 2,589 300
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Net cash from operating activities 37,348 27,029
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Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 18,891 21,984
Purchase of tangible assets (21,665) (1,936)
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets 3,873
Purchases of other investments (17,982) (400,004)
Proceeds from sale of other investments 93,160 329,887
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Net cash from/(used in) investing activities 72,404 (46,196)
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 109,752 (19,167)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 506,382 525,549
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 20 616,134 506,382
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The notes on pages 16 to 27 form part of these financial statements.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2024

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 New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, NW11 0PU.

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

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The Trustees do not consider there are any critical judgements or sources of estimation uncertainty requiring disclosure beyond the accounting policies listed below.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 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.

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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Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

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:

Long leasehold property - Over the lease period Fixtures and fittings - 25% reducing balance Equipment - 25% reducing balance Torah scrolls - 2% straight line

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

Investments in associates

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the associate arising before or after the date of acquisition.

Investments in joint ventures

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted.

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investments in joint ventures (continued)

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the joint venture arising before or after the date of acquisition.

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.

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.

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Limited by guarantee

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital.

5. Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,033,856 2,033,856
Legacies
Legacies 107,596 107,596
───────────── ────
─────────────
2,141,452 2,141,452
═════════════ ════
═════════════
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 2,142,955 60,000 2,202,955

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

5. Donations and legacies (continued)

5. Donations and legacies (continued)
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Legacies
Legacies
───────────── ───────── ─────────────
2,142,955 60,000 2,202,955
═════════════ ═════════ ═════════════
6. Charitable activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Seminars, events and programmes 89,092 89,092 92,235 92,235
═════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════
7. Other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Fundraising income 34,129 34,129 32,158 32,158
═════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════
8. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from listed investments 18,891 18,891 21,984 21,984
Bank interest receivable 2,589 2,589 300 300
─────────
─────────
───────── ─────────
21,480 21,480 22,284 22,284
═════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════
9. Costs of raising donations and legacies
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Costs of raising donations and legacies
- Donations 74,357 74,357 97,144 97,144
═════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

10. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Seminars, courses and community programmes 2,168,337 8,675 2,177,012
Support costs 23,976 23,976
───────────── ───────
─────────────
2,192,313 8,675 2,200,988
═════════════ ═══════
═════════════
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Seminars, courses and community programmes 2,114,171 70,511 2,184,682
Support costs 17,541 17,541
───────────── ─────────
─────────────
2,131,712 70,511 2,202,223
═════════════ ═════════
═════════════

11. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
Support costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Seminars, courses and
community programmes 2,153,860
23,152

2,177,012 2,184,682
Governance costs

23,976
23,976 17,541
─────────────
─────────

─────────
───────────── ─────────────
2,153,860
23,152

23,976
2,200,988 2,202,223
═════════════
═════════

═════════
═════════════ ═════════════
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on listed investments 17,076
17,076
(48,772) (48,772)
═════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════
Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 22,718 17,403
═════════ ═════════
Auditors remuneration
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements 7,800 7,800
═══════ ═══════

12. Net gains/(losses) on investments

13. Net income

14. Auditors remuneration

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

15. Staff costs

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

2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 859,043 915,060
Social security costs 64,723 65,921
Employer contributions to pension plans 44,465 46,807
────────── ─────────────
968,231 1,027,788
══════════ ═════════════

The average head count of employees during the year was 38 (2023: 39).

The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within the following bands, were:

2024 2023
No. No.
£60,000 to £69,999 1 1
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Key Management Personnel

Key management personnel include all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the charity was £178,405 (2023:£183,745).

16. Trustee remuneration and expenses

There was no remuneration paid to the trustees. The charity did not meet any individual expenses incurred by the trustees for services provided to the charity.

17. Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets
Long
leasehold
Fixtures and
Torah
property
fittings
Equipment Scrolls Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 6 April 2023 95,494
75,204
40,580 41,006 252,284
Additions 11,385
4,125
6,155 21,665
──────────
─────────
───────── ───────── ──────────
At 5 April 2024 106,879
79,329
46,735 41,006 273,949
══════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════ ══════════
Depreciation
At 6 April 2023 62,221
65,903
32,114 2,460 162,698
Charge for the year 14,886
3,357
3,655 820 22,718
──────────
─────────
───────── ───────── ──────────
At 5 April 2024 77,107
69,260
35,769 3,280 185,416
══════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════ ══════════
Carrying amount
At 5 April 2024 29,772
10,069
10,966 37,726 88,533
══════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════ ══════════
At 5 April 2023 33,273
9,301
8,466 38,546 89,586
══════════
═════════
═════════ ═════════ ══════════

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

18. Investments

Investments
Listed
investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 6 April 2023 527,032
Additions 17,982
Disposals (91,497)
Fair value movements 15,413
──────────
At 5 April 2024 468,930
══════════
Impairment
At 6 April 2023 and 5 April 2024
Carrying amount
At 5 April 2024 468,930
══════════
At 5 April 2023 527,032
══════════

All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Financial assets held at fair value

Listed investments are listed on recognised stock exchange markets and are valued at the market value as at 5th April 2024.

19. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 31,047 22,274
Other debtors 5,861 45,395
───────── ─────────
36,908 67,669
═════════ ═════════
20. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
2024 2023
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 626,504 512,109
Bank overdrafts (10,370) (5,727)
────────── ──────────
616,134 506,382
══════════ ══════════

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

21. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 10,370 5,727
Trade creditors 25,010 31,099
Accruals and deferred income 7,800 7,800
Social security and other taxes 12,432 14,391
Other creditors 9,990 9,990
───────── ─────────
65,602 69,007
═════════ ═════════
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024 2023
£ £
Other creditors 175,605 175,605
══════════ ══════════

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

23. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £44,465 (2023: £46,807).

24. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At Gains and At
6 April 2023 Income Expenditure losses 5 April 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 943,109 2,286,153 (2,266,670) 17,076 979,668
══════════ ═════════════ ═════════════ ═════════ ══════════
At Gains and At
6 April 2022 Income Expenditure losses 5 April 2023
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 931,105 2,289,632 (2,228,856) (48,772)
943,109
══════════ ═════════════ ═════════════ ═════════ ══════════

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

24. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At Gains and At
6 April 2023 Income Expenditure losses 5 April 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds 8,675
(8,675)
═══════ ════
═══════
════ ════
At Gains and At
6 April 2022 Income Expenditure losses 5 April 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds 19,186 60,000
(70,511)
8,675
═════════ ═════════
═════════
════ ═══════
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 88,533 88,533
Investments 468,930 468,930
Current assets 663,412 663,412
Creditors less than 1 year (65,602) (65,602)
Creditors greater than 1 year (175,605) (175,605)
────────── ──── ──────────
Net assets 979,668 979,668
══════════ ════ ══════════
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 89,586 89,586
Investments 527,032 527,032
Current assets 571,103 8,675 579,778
Creditors less than 1 year (69,007) (69,007)
Creditors greater than 1 year (175,605) (175,605)
────────── ─────── ──────────
Net assets 943,109 8,675 951,784
══════════ ═══════ ══════════
Analysis of changes in net debt
At
At 6 Apr 2023 Cash flows 5 Apr 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 512,109 114,395 626,504
Bank overdrafts (5,727) (4,643)
(10,370)
────────── ────────── ──────────
506,382 109,752 616,134
══════════ ══════════ ══════════

25. Analysis of net assets between funds

26. Analysis of changes in net debt

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Docusign Envelope ID: 832E48A3-4EB1-423A-9D28-B9D2724EF631

Project S.E.E.D Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

27. Related parties

Other debtors includes an amount due from Connect (Borehamwood) Ltd of £5,861 (2023: £1,911) a charity with a common trustee to Project S.E.E.D Limited.

Other creditors includes an amount of £175,605 (2023: £175,605) due to the Project S.E.E.D trust, a charity with common trustees to Project S.E.E.D Limited.

Donations received includes £100,216 (2022: £115,063) received from the trustees and other connected parties.

During the year, consultancy fees of £79,623 (2023: £71,228) were paid to Eskay (NW) Limited, a company in which Mr Y Grunfeld, son of Rabbi J Grunfeld, National Director, is a director and shareholder.

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