**COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 9219225 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1159055** **Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 30 September 2020** **Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community Limited** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Financial Statements** ## **Year ended 30 September 2020** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)|**1**| |Independent examiner's report to the trustees|**4**| |Statement of financial activities (including income and|| |expenditure account)|**5**| |Statement of financial position|**6**| |Notes to the financial statements|**7**| |**The following pages do not form part of the financial statements**|| |Detailed statement of financial activities|**14**| **Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community Limited** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** ## **Year ended 30 September 2020** The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2020. ## **Reference and administrative details** **Registered charity name** Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community Limited **Charity registration number** 1159055 **Company registration number** 9219225 **Principal office and registered** 7 Sydenham Villas Road **office** Cheltenham GL52 6EG **The trustees** Dr Natalie Towle (Chair) Ms Karen Reynolds (Treasurer) Ms Jill Rosenheim Ms Louise Radford Mr Henry Naydorf Ms Patricia Bluett (resigned 03/09/2020) Mr Bernard Platman Mr Julian Brown Mr Mark Walton **Independent Examiner** Michael Bull Bsc FCA BPC Partners Ltd Chartered Accountants 3 Royal Crescent Cheltenham GL50 3DA ## **Structure, governance and management** ## Nature of Governing Document Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 15 September 2014 and governed by articles of association. ## Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are recruited from members and are elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Council of trustees may co-opt trustees to fill vacancies. These council members must apply for election at the next Annual General Meeting. ## Risk Policy It is the policy of the trustees to review all risks on regular basis. Each review seeks to establish that all risks are documented and that steps to mitigate such risks are established and executed. As a result of this process, the trustees are satisfied that residual risks are minimal **1** **Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community Limited** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** ## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 30 September 2020** ## **Objectives and activities** The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. ## Objects The Objects of the Charity are: (1) The advancement and practice of the Jewish religion In accordance with the principles of liberal and progressive Judaism which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the promotion of Jewish values such as social Justice, communal harmony, peace freedom, charity and good deeds, repentance and prayer; (b) maintenance of a synagogue (whether on a permanent or temporary basis) for the purpose of Jewish public worship and social and cultural Interaction; (c) conduct of Jewish religious services for the Members of the Charity and guests (including but not limited to rites of passage); (d) advancement of Jewish education; (e) support for other religious organisations (which shall include, but not be limited to interfaith work); and (f) the provision of pastoral care; and (2) The furtherance of such other purposes as are charitable under the laws of England and Wales as the trustees in their discretion decide. In particular by the making of grants or lending of support to other charitable organisations. ## Activities We are open to all Jews and friends of Judaism, and have a diverse calendar of services and events which include shabbat services, festival celebrations, and cultural and social gatherings. This is intermingled with other important life events (from birth, through cheder, bar/bat mitzvah, marriage, to death & bereavement). Learning opportunities include cheder for the children and adult and family learning gatherings, social and cultural gatherings, and programmes for Bar/Bat Mitzvah and conversion. In June 2019 Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community merged with Hereford Jewish Community. The combined group now operates under the name of 'Three Counties Liberal Jewish Community'. However, we made a decision not to change the legal entity. We meet in various locations in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. ## **Financial review** ## General The results for the year are given in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 5. ## Reserves Policy Reserves are held to ensure the charity is well placed to meet future demands on its resources. Reserves as at 30 September 2020 were £32,513 and the trustees consider the level of reserves to be adequate. **2** **Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community Limited** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ ## **Year ended 30 September 2020** ## **Plans for future periods** The charity plans to continue to pursue and develop its activities for the foreseeable future. ## **Small company provisions** This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. 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