**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1157730** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** ## **FOR** **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** Venitt and Greaves Chartered Accountants 115 Craven Park Road South Tottenham London N15 6BL **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** |||**Page**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|2| |**Independent Examiner's Report**||3|| |**Statement of Financial Activities**||4|| |**Balance Sheet**||5|| |**Cash Flow Statement**||6|| |**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**||7|| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|8|to|12| ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** The advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion, Orthodox Jewish education and education in general. The relief of poverty, sickness, infirmity for the public benefit, and other purposes that are charitable according to English law as the trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion determine. ## **Significant activities** The financial results of the Company's activities for the period ended 31 March 2024 are fully reflected in the attached financial statements together with the notes thereon. During the year under review the charity raised substantial funds and has spent almost all of the funds raised in the furtherance of its objectives. ## **Public benefit** The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives and in planning the charity's future activities. The aims of the charitable company for the public benefit are detailed in the Objectives and Activities section of the report. ## **Grantmaking** Grants are made at the discretion of the trustees and in accordance with the principal objectives of the charity. ## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities** During the year under review the charity received generous donations that amounted to £776,436 (2023: £107,970) and spent £753,192 (2023: £84,101) on charitable activities. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Reserves policy** It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year. ## **FUTURE PLANS** The charity plans to continue its activities subject to satisfactory incoming resources. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** Lechem Sholomo is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission and governed by its constitution dated 04 July 2014. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** The power to appoint new trustees is vested in the current board. It is not the intention of the trustees of the charity to appoint any new trustees. Should the situation change in the future, the trustees will apply suitable recruitment induction and training procedures. ## **Risk management** The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Registered Charity number** 1157730 Page 1 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** ## **Principal address** 18 GEORGE CLOSE CANVEY ISLAND SS8 9PU ## **Trustees** S Gutmann J Matyas A Reiner ## **Independent Examiner** Venitt and Greaves Chartered Accountants 115 Craven Park Road South Tottenham London N15 6BL Approved by order of the board of trustees on 23 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by: S Gutmann - Trustee Page 2 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Lechem Shlomo (C.I.O)** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Lechem Shlomo (C.I.O) (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 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 Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts 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. M A Venitt, A.C.A Venitt and Greaves Chartered Accountants 115 Craven Park Road South Tottenham London N15 6BL 23 September 2024 Page 3 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** |31.3.24
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
776,436
Investment income
3
702
**Total**
777,138
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
4
Charitable activities
753,192
Other
978
**Total**
754,170
**NET INCOME**
22,968
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
22,101
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
45,069|31.3.23
Total
funds
£
107,970
-
107,970
84,101
558
84,659
23,311
(1,210)
22,101| |---|---| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2024** |||31.3.24|31.3.23| |---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|Total| |||fund|funds| ||Notes|£|£| |**CURRENT ASSETS**|||| |Debtors|9|3,000|-| |Cash at bank||42,969|22,581| |||45,969|22,581| |**CREDITORS**|||| |Amounts falling due within one year|10|(900)|(480)| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||45,069|22,101| |**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**|||| |**LIABILITIES**||45,069|22,101| |**NET ASSETS**||45,069|22,101| |**FUNDS**|11||| |Unrestricted funds||45,069|22,101| |**TOTAL FUNDS**||45,069|22,101| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 23 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: S Gutmann - Trustee J Matyas - Trustee A Reiner - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** |||31.3.24|31.3.23| |---|---|---|---| ||Notes|£|£| |**Cash flows from operating activities**|||| |Cash generated from operations|1|19,686|22,195| |Net cash provided by operating activities||19,686|22,195| |**Cash flows from investing activities**|||| |Interest received||702|-| |Net cash provided by investing activities||702|-| ||||| |**Change in cash and cash equivalents in**|||| |**the reporting period**||20,388|22,195| |**Cash and cash equivalents at the**|||| |**beginning of the reporting period**||22,581|386| |**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of**|||| |**the reporting period**||42,969|22,581| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 6 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** |**1.**|**RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM**|**RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM**|**OPERATING ACTIVITIES**|**OPERATING ACTIVITIES**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||31.3.24|31.3.23| ||||£|£| ||**Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial**|||| ||**Activities)**||22,968|23,311| ||**Adjustments for:**|||| ||Interest received||(702)|-| ||Increase in debtors||(3,000)|-| ||Increase/(decrease) in creditors||420|(1,116)| ||**Net cash provided by operations**||19,686|22,195| |**2.**|**ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**|||| |||At 1.4.23|Cash flow|At 31.3.24| |||£|£|£| ||**Net cash**|||| ||Cash at bank|22,581|20,388|42,969| |||22,581|20,388|42,969| ||**Total**|22,581|20,388|42,969| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 7 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. ## **Governance costs** Governance costs are associated with the governance arrangements of the charity and relate to the general running of the charity. These costs include audit, legal advice for Trustees and costs associated with meeting constitutional and statutory requirements such as the cost of Trustee meetings and the preparation of the statutory accounts. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES** |**DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**||| |---|---|---| ||31.3.24|31.3.23| ||£|£| |Donations|776,436|107,970| continued... Page 8 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** ## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME** |**3.**|**INVESTMENT INCOME**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||31.3.24||31.3.23| |||||£||£| ||Deposit account interest||||702|-| |**4.**|**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**|||||| |||||Grant||| |||||funding of||| |||||activities||| |||Direct||(see|note|| |||Costs||5)||Totals| |||£||£||£| ||Charitable activities|11,012||742,180||753,192| |**5.**|**GRANTS PAYABLE**|||||| |||||31.3.24||31.3.23| |||||£||£| ||Charitable activities|||742,180||84,101| |**6.**|**SUPPORT COSTS**|||||| |||||Governance||| |||Finance||costs||Totals| |||£||£||£| ||Other resources expended||78||900|978| |**7.**|**TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**|||||| ||There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended||31 March 2024||nor for the year ende|| ||31 March 2023.|||||| ||**Trustees' expenses**|||||| ||There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the|||year ended 31 March 2023.||| |**8.**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|||||| |||||||Unrestricted| |||||||fund| |||||||£| ||**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||||| ||Donations and legacies|||||107,970| ||**EXPENDITURE ON**|||||| ||**Charitable activities**|||||| ||Charitable activities|||||84,101| ||Other|||||558| ||**Total**|||||84,659| ||**NET INCOME**|||||23,311| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023. continued... Page 9 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** |**8.**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Unrestricted|| |||||fund|| |||||£|| ||**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||| ||Total funds brought forward|||(1,210)|| ||**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|||22,101|| |**9.**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||| ||||31.3.24|31.3.23|| ||||£|£|| ||Other debtors||3,000||-| |**10.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||||| ||||31.3.24|31.3.23|| ||||£|£|| ||Other creditors||900|480|| |**11.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||| ||||Net||| ||||movement|At|| |||At 1.4.23|in funds|31.3.24|| |||£|£|£|| ||**Unrestricted funds**||||| ||General fund|22,101|22,968|45,069|| ||**TOTAL FUNDS**|22,101|22,968|45,069|| ||Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||| |||Incoming|Resources|Movement|| |||resources|expended|in funds|| |||£|£|£|| ||**Unrestricted funds**||||| ||General fund|777,138|(754,170)|22,968|| ||**TOTAL FUNDS**|777,138|(754,170)|22,968|| continued... Page 10 ## **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** ## **11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** ## **Comparatives for movement in funds** |||Net|| |---|---|---|---| |||movement|At| ||At 1.4.22|in funds|31.3.23| ||£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund|(1,210)|23,311|22,101| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|(1,210)|23,311|22,101| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
107,970
107,970|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(84,659)
23,311
(84,659)
23,311|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(84,659)
23,311
(84,659)
23,311| |---|---|---|---| ||||23,311| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |||Net|| |---|---|---|---| |||movement|At| ||At 1.4.22|in funds|31.3.24| ||£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund|(1,210)|46,279|45,069| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|(1,210)|46,279|45,069| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
885,108
885,108|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(838,829)
46,279
(838,829)
46,279|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(838,829)
46,279
(838,829)
46,279| |---|---|---|---| ||||46,279| continued... Page 11 **LECHEM SHLOMO (C.I.O)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** ## **12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024. Page 12