## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "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** The principal objectives of the charity are to promote and advance the Jewish religion and Jewish ethics by the running of prayer groups on a regular basis, to arrange and provide for the holding of meetings, lectures and exhibitions for information and advancement of the Jewish religion and to promote the education of children and adolescents in Jewish religion and ethics. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. ## **Achievements and performance** The principal activities during the period were the running of a synagogue, including Jewish social religious events for the members of the synagogue. The COVID-19 outbreak continued to impact the charity's ability to carry out its usual activities. Nonetheless, by the year end, the charity was able to provide all its services as it did prior to the pandemic. ## **Financial review** The synagogue's finances are managed by a dedicated treasurer who is duly overseen by the trustees. During the year under review, as set out on the Statement of Financial Activities, the charity received income of £40,048 with £58,443 being expended in accordance with the objects of the charity. It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year. ## **Structure, governance and management** The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: |D Sandground|(Appointed 28 April 2022)| |---|---| |Dr M Spitzer|| |S Portnoy|| |Dr A Gubbay|(Resigned 28 April 2022)| The day to day administration of the charity is carried on by a five person committee comprising five members of the synagogue. The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. - 1 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees. D Sandground **Trustee** 27 July 2022 - 2 - **Charity registration number 1162153** **Company registration number CE003548 (England and Wales)** ## **NEFESH HATORAH** **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** |**Trustees**|D Sandground|(Appointed 28 April 2022)| |---|---|---| ||Dr M Spitzer|| ||S Portnoy|| |**Charity number**|1162153|| |**Company number**|CE003548|| |**Independent examiner**|Alexander & Co (Accountancy) Ltd|| ||7 Murray Crescsent|| ||Pinner|| ||HA5 3QF|| ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' report|1 - 2| |Independent examiner's report|3| |Statement of financial activities|4| |Balance sheet|5| |Notes to the financial statements|6 - 10| ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "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** The principal objectives of the charity are to promote and advance the Jewish religion and Jewish ethics by the running of prayer groups on a regular basis, to arrange and provide for the holding of meetings, lectures and exhibitions for information and advancement of the Jewish religion and to promote the education of children and adolescents in Jewish religion and ethics. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. ## **Achievements and performance** The principal activities during the period were the running of a synagogue, including Jewish social religious events for the members of the synagogue. The COVID-19 outbreak continued to impact the charity's ability to carry out its usual activities. Nonetheless, by the year end, the charity was able to provide all its services as it did prior to the pandemic. ## **Financial review** The synagogue's finances are managed by a dedicated treasurer who is duly overseen by the trustees. During the year under review, as set out on the Statement of Financial Activities, the charity received income of £40,048 with £58,443 being expended in accordance with the objects of the charity. It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year. ## **Structure, governance and management** The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: |D Sandground|(Appointed 28 April 2022)| |---|---| |Dr M Spitzer|| |S Portnoy|| |Dr A Gubbay|(Resigned 28 April 2022)| The day to day administration of the charity is carried on by a five person committee comprising five members of the synagogue. The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. - 1 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees. D Sandground **Trustee** 27 July 2022 - 2 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** ## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF NEFESH HATORAH** I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Nefesh HaTorah (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2021. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 386 of the 2006 Act; or - 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or - 3 the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or - 4 the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 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 financial statements to be reached. ## **Alexander & Co (Accountancy) Ltd** 7 Murray Crescsent Pinner HA5 3QF Dated: 28 September 2022 - 3 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** ## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ |**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---| ||**funds**|**funds**| ||**2021**|**2020**| ||**£**|**£**| |**Income from:**||| |Donations and legacies
**3**|40,048|75,241| |**Expenditure on:**||| |||| |Charitable activities
**4**|58,443|53,259| |**Net (expenditure)/income for the year/**
**Net movement in funds**
(18,395)||| |||| |||21,982| |||| |Fund balances at 1 January 2021|45,852|23,870| |||| |||| |**Fund balances at 31 December 2021**|27,457|45,852| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006. - 4 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ |**Notes**|**2021**||**2020**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |||||| |**Fixed assets**||||| |Tangible assets
**7**
**Current assets**|5,619
10,466
16,085
-|11,372
16,085
27,457
27,457
27,457|3,535
25,870
29,405
(121)|16,568| |||||| |Debtors
**8**||||| |Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**9**||||| |||||| |Net current assets||||29,284| |**Total assets less current liabilities**||||| |||||| |||||45,852| |||||| |||||| |**Income funds**||||| |Unrestricted funds||||45,852| |||||| |||||| |||||45,852| The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 December 2021. The director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 27 July 2022 D Sandground **Trustee** ## **Company registration number CE003548** - 5 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **Charity information** Nefesh HaTorah is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Mowbray House, 58-70 Edgware Way, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8DJ. ## **1.1 Accounting convention** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "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). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. ## **1.2 Going concern** At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. ## **1.3 Charitable funds** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity. ## **1.4 Income** Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset. - 6 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** **(Continued)** ## **1.5 Expenditure** Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, 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 classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. ## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases: Leasehold improvements over the period of the lease: 5 years Fixtures and fittings 20% straight line basis The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities. ## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets** At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). ## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents** Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. ## **1.9 Financial instruments** The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. ## _**Basic financial assets**_ Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. - 7 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **(Continued)** ## _**Basic financial liabilities**_ Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. ## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_ Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. ## **1.10 Employee benefits** The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. ## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements** In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. ## **3 Donations and legacies** ||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted| |---|---|---| ||**funds**|funds| ||**2021**|2020| ||**£**|£| |Donations and gifts|19,164|52,780| |Membership fees|20,884|22,461| - 8 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** ## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ ## **4 Charitable activities** |**Charitable**
**Expenditure**
**Charitable**
**Expenditure**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**|**Charitable**
**Expenditure**
**Charitable**
**Expenditure**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**|**Charitable**
**Expenditure**
**Charitable**
**Expenditure**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---| ||**2021**|**2020**| ||**£**|**£**| |||| |Depreciation and impairment|5,197|4,507| |Donations made|3,001|2,110| |Establishment costs|27,237|25,523| |Repairs and maintenance|2,018|796| |Utilities|840|735| |General expenses|434|752| |Cleaning|1,102|596| |Event costs|1,024|5,345| |Consultancy|14,040|12,549| |Computer expenses|352|346| |Burial fees|3,198|-| |||| |||| ||58,443|53,259| |||| |||| ||58,443|53,259| ## **5 Trustees** None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year. ## **6 Employees** The average monthly number of employees during the year was: |The average monthly number of employees during the year was:||| |---|---|---| ||**2021**|**2020**| ||**Number**|**Number**| |Total|-|-| There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000. - 9 - ## **NEFESH HATORAH** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_ |**7**
**Tangible fixed assets**|**7**
**Tangible fixed assets**|**7**
**Tangible fixed assets**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Leasehold**
**improvements**
**Fixtures and**
**fittings**
**£**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2021
19,110
6,071
At 31 December 2021
19,110
6,071
**Depreciation and impairment**
At 1 January 2021
4,621
3,992
Depreciation charged in the year
3,822
1,374
At 31 December 2021
8,443
5,366
**Carrying amount**
At 31 December 2021
10,667
705
At 31 December 2020
14,489
2,079
**8**
**Debtors**
**2021**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
**£**
Other debtors
5,619
**9**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||**Total**| ||||| ||||| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| ||||| ||19,110|6,071|25,181| ||||| ||||| ||19,110|6,071|25,181| ||||| ||||| ||4,621|3,992|8,613| ||3,822|1,374|5,196| ||||| ||||| ||8,443|5,366|13,809| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||10,667|705|11,372| ||||| ||||| ||14,489|2,079|16,568| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||**2021**|**2020**| |||**£**|**£**| ||||| |||5,619|3,535| ||||| ||||| |**9**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||| |Other creditors||**2021**|**2020**| |||**£**|**£**| ||||| |||-|121| ||||| ||||| |**10**
**Related party transactions**|||| There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2020 - none). - 10 - CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on the FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES accounts Section A Independenl Examiner's Report Report to the tru8tofrg1 rnembeys of I'VEF £5M 14A IOR 1113? Ll On accounts for the year ended Charlty no {11 any) II6u53 Sel out on pagos I report to the truslees ￿ my examinatson of the accounts of th8 above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended3 I 112 1 As the charitls truslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac￿rdance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Ad"l- Responslbllltles and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have foll¢)wed all the ap￿icable Direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ibl of Ihe Act. Independent ￿h8 examlnor's stalement und gro c6e 250, qu and dto of able . Dele [1 if n plica I have completed rny ex8mination. I confimi that no material mallers have come to my attention in connection viith the examination 10th8￿ dIscl￿ "I which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting rec￿lS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord wtth the accounting re¢ords: or Ihe accounts did not comply with the applicable requiremenls onceming ihe form and content ol accounls sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Report51 Regulations 2008 other than any requirement thal the accounls give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no COn￿mS and hav8 come across no other matters in connection vjith the examination to V4hich atteTrl￿n should be dravm in this report order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rflhey do not apply. Slgned: Date: 2£ Name: Relevant pro1￿s1Onal qualiflcationls) or body IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of CDncem Isee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounls= directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief deLills of any Stèms Ihat the examinerwlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018