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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1160938

Friends of WMSBG - Kolel Damesek Eliezer

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the year ended

31 January 2024

COHEN ARNOLD

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

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Financial Statements

Year ended 31 January 2024

Pages
Trustees' annual report 1 to 5
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Statement of financial position 8
Notes to the financial statements 9 to 16

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Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 January 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 January 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Friends of WMSBG - Kolel Damesek Eliezer Charity registration number 1160938 Principal office 147 Stamfofd Hill London N16 5LG The trustees J Schreiber R Niederman S Rosenfeld J Kestenbaum Independent Examiner Moshe Broner-Cohen FCA Chartered accountants New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road LONDON NW11 0PU

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The organisation is governed by a Trust Deed dated 12th March 2015.

Appointment Training and Recruitment of Trustees

The organisation is run by the trustees who do not receive any remuneration in their capacity as trustees or in any other capacity.

The statutory power of appointing new trustees or a new trustee is exercisable by the trustees during their joint lives and thereafter by the survivor of them.

There must be at least two trustees. Apart from the first trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called under clause 15 of the Trust Deed.

In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

The trustees must keep a record of the name and address and the dates of appointment, re-appointment and retirement of each trustee.

The trustees must make available to each new trustee, on his or her first appointment:

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

Structure, governance and management (continued)

Risk Management

The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the Trust is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finance of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate those risks.

Financial risk management and policies

The charity holds or issues financial instruments in order to achieve three main objectives being:

In addition, various financial instruments (e.g. trade debtors, trade creditors, accruals and prepayments) arise directly from the charity's operations.

Credit risks

The charity monitors credit risk closely and considers that its current policies of credit risk checks meets its objectives of managing exposure to credit risk.

The charity has no significant concentrations of credit risks. Amounts shown in the balance sheet represent the maximum credit exposure in the event other parties fail to perform their obligations under the financial instruments including charitable loans that are made in the furtherance of charitable objectives.

It is recognised that systems can only provide reasonable but not absolute assurance that major risks have been adequately managed.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

Objectives and activities

Charitable Objects

The objects of the charity (the "objects") are:

1) Advancement of education

2) Prevention or relief of poverty

3) Promotion of the Orthodox Jewish Religion in general and in particular by maintaining the synagogue and providing facilities for religious worship and maintaining and running a Kolel

4) Any other purpose currently recognised as charitable by analogy to, or within the spirit of, purposes of the above mentioned or any other purpose recognised as charitable under the law of England and Wales.

Aims, Objectives and Activities for Public Benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

The trustees will identify institutions and organisations which meet its above charitable objects and regularly support a number of these institutions and organisations, not only in England but also worldwide.

During the year, the charity made donations to institutions in accordance with the charity's objects for advancement of education and relief of poverty. These activities were undertaken to further the charity's purposes for public benefit.

Achievements and performance

The main areas of charitable activity will be the provision of financial support to organisations engaging in religious education, advancement of religion and philanthropic aid to the needy. These activities were undertaken for public benefit to further the charity's objectives.

Financial review

The charity is dependent on income from investments and voluntary donations. During the year ended 31st January 2024 income from donations and legacies was £313,335 (2023: £594,115) and investment income was £75,079 (2023: £135,583). Charitable distributions made were £820,520 (2023: £439,275).

Plans for future periods

In accordance with the trust deed, the charity has the power to make any investments which the trustees see fit. The trustees regularly review the charity's position and needs in respect of the investment policy.

Grant Making Policy

The charity will accept applications for grants from representatives of various charities, which are reviewed by the trustees on a regular basis.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

Plans for future periods (continued)

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. At the year end, the charity had £1.7m of free reserves.

Plans For Future Periods

The charity plans to continue the activities outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory incoming resources.

Fixed Assets

The movements in fixed assets are fully reflected in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment Property

The charity's investment property is held by Alexander Swansea Limited which acts as bare trustee for Friends of WMSBG - Kolel Damesek Elieer and two other charities.

The Charity's investment property is stated at market value and has been revalued by the trustee, Mr J Schreiber who has an extensive knowledge of the property market.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees 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).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity 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 Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. 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.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

The trustees' annual report was approved on 2 August 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

3777F90F1F924AE... 899ED1BC13A148E... J Schreiber R Niederman Trustee Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Friends of WMSBG - Kolel Damesek Eliezer

Year ended 31 January 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Friends of WMSBG - Kolel Damesek Eliezer ('the charity') for the year ended 31 January 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.

Moshe Broner-Cohen FCA _____ Independent Examiner

New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road LONDON NW11 0PU

2 August 2024

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Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 January 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 313,335 313,335 594,115
Investment income 5 75,079 75,079 135,583
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Total income 388,414 388,414 729,698
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Investment management costs 6 (154,103) (154,103) (77,459)
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 (825,852) (825,852) (444,542)
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Total expenditure (979,955) (979,955) (522,001)
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Net losses on investments 11 (333,333)
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (591,541) (591,541) (125,636)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 1,707,973 1,707,973 1,833,609
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Total funds carried forward 1,116,432 1,116,432 1,707,973
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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 9 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Financial Position

31 January 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 15 1,333,334 1,333,334
Current assets
Debtors 16 10,000 59,544
Cash at bank and in hand 488,654 985,722
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498,654 1,045,266
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 (48,889) (3,960)
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Net current assets 449,765 1,041,306
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Total assets less current liabilities 1,783,099 2,374,640
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year 18 (666,667) (666,667)
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Net assets 1,116,432 1,707,973
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 1,116,432 1,707,973
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Total charity funds 19 1,116,432
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1,707,973
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 2 August 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

3777F90F1F924AE... J Schreiber Trustee

899ED1BC13A148E... R Niederman Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 January 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 147 Stamford Hill, London, N16 5LG.

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.

Aquisitions and disposals

Acquisitions and disposals are considered to have taken place at the date of legal completion and are included in the financial statements accordingly.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Finance cost

Cost of obtaining finance is allocated to profit and loss account over the length of the loan, up to a maximum of five years. In the case of early redemption of loans, unamortised finance cost is written off fully to profit and loss account in the year when early redemption occurs.

Disclosure exemptions

The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions:

(a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.

(b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

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.

Incoming resources

All donations are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) of the charity when received.

Resources expended

Governance costs

Governance costs include costs of the preparation and audit of financial statements and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to pay out resources.

Charitable activities

Charitable donations are only recognised in the accounts when paid.

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.

Investment property

All investment properties are stated at fair valuation.

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.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Impairment of fixed assets (continued)

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.

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.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

4. Donations and legacies

4. Donations and legacies
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations Income 313,335 313,335 594,115 594,115
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5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 75,079 75,079 135,583 135,583
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6. Investment management costs
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Property management expenses 102,471 102,471 47,522 47,522
Other Financial Costs 1,333 1,333 1,333 1,333
Bank charges 166 166 127 127
Interest payable and similar charges 50,133 50,133 28,477 28,477
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154,103 154,103 77,459 77,459
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations paid 820,520 820,520 439,275 439,275
Support costs 5,332 5,332 5,267 5,267
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825,852 825,852 444,542 444,542
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding Total funds Total fund
of activities Support costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations paid 820,520 820,520 439,275
Governance costs 5,332 5,332 5,267
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820,520 5,332 825,852 444,542
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

9. Analysis of support costs

Accountancy Legal &
fees Professional Bank Charges Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Governance costs 3,960 384 183 4,527 4,498
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Analysis of grants
2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions
United Talmudical Association 300,000
Ezer Viznitz Foundation 96,000
Dushinsky Trust Ltd 147,890
Chevras Mo'oz Ladol 321,750 113,865
Yetev Lev London Jerusalem Trust 100,000
Y G S Yeshiva Gedola Seminar 173,920
Donations < £5,000 2,770 3,600
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820,520 439,275
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Total grants 820,520 439,275
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10. Analysis of grants

All donations were paid to charitable institutions for the purpose of either the advancement of Jewish Religious education and/or the alleviation of poverty.

11. Net losses on investments

11. Net losses on investments
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Deficit on revaluation of investment
property (333,333) (333,333)
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12. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 3,960 3,960
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13. Staff costs

No remuneration was paid to the trustees (2022: Nil)

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

15. Investments

Investments
Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2023 and 31 January 2024 1,333,334
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Impairment
At 1 February 2023 and 31 January 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2024 1,333,334

At 31 January 2023 1,333,334


All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

The charity's investment property is stated at market value and has been revalued by the trustee, Mr J Schreiber, who has an extensive knowledge of the property market.

16. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 59,544
Other debtors 10,000
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10,000 59,544
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 44,929
Accruals and deferred income 3,960 3,960
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48,889 3,960
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 666,667
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666,667
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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

The bank loan is for a 5 year term and interest is charged at 2.7% p.a over SONIA (Sterling Over Night Index Average). It is an interest only loan. The loan is secured on the freehold property.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

19. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 1 At 31
February Gains and January
2023 Income Expenditure losses 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 1,707,973 388,414 (979,955) 1,116,432
    
At 1 At 31
February Gains and January
2022 Income Expenditure losses 2023
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 1,833,609 729,698 (522,001) (333,333) 1,707,973
    
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Investments 1,333,334 1,333,334
Current assets 498,654 498,654
Creditors less than 1 year (48,889) (48,889)
Creditors greater than 1 year (666,667) (666,667)
 
Net assets 1,116,432 1,116,432
 
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Investments 1,333,334 1,333,334
Current assets 1,045,266 1,045,266
Creditors less than 1 year (3,960) (3,960)
Creditors greater than 1 year (666,667) (666,667)
 
Net assets 1,707,973 1,707,973
 

20. Analysis of net assets between funds

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 January 2024

21. Related parties

Donations received are from companies connected to one or more of the trustees.

2024 2023
£ £
Newcastle Lyme Properties Limited 6,620
Hemel Hempstead Estates Limited 63,000 30,325
Broad Estates Limited 17,300
Penge Investments Limited 51,235
Omnia Doxford Limited 56,500 104,200
Barnet Residential Limited 143,000
Horley Victoria Limited 23,110
Bracknell Estates Limited 6,930
Slough Investments Limited 71,235 91,185
Wokingham Investments Limited 13,780
Northumbria One Ltd 54,860 174,170

Income from investment properties relate to income from an investment held by a company acting as a bare trustee for the charity.

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