Charity number: 1168114
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Trustees' report and financial statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2025
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Annual Report
Contents
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Legal and administrative information | 1 |
| Trustees report | 2 |
| Independent examiners' report | 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Annual Report
Legal and administrative information
| Charity number | 1071809 |
|---|---|
| Principal address | 95 Leeside Crescent |
| London | |
| NW11 0JL | |
| Trustees | Mrs Ethel Hekelman |
| Mrs Myriam Mendelsohn | |
| Independent Examiner | Stern Associates |
| Chartered Accountants | |
| 2 Helenslea Avenue | |
| London | |
| NW11 8ND | |
| Principal Bankers | Barclays Bank PLC |
| 1 Churchill Place | |
| London | |
| E14 5HP |
Page 1
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Annual Report
Report of the trustees For the year ended 31[st] March 2025
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2025. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.
Structure, governance and management
The charity is registered with the Charity Commission (Registration number 1168114) and constituted by a Declaration of Trust dated 9[th] March 2016.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are:
To further such charitable purposes (as charitable in English Law) as the trustees see fit. In particular, but not exclusively, in the support of “Agudat Beit Avraham” an Israeli charity established in Israel with a particular focus on the relief of poverty and the advancement of education.
To meet this objective, and having taken regard to guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission, the charity seeks donations from individuals to support the work of Agudat Beit Avraham in Israel.
Financial review
The charity received donations totalling £88,301 (2024 - £103,509), and made grants totalling £81,400 (2024 - £99,200) to Agudat Beit Avraham in Israel and £4,500 (2024 - £484) to other individuals. At the year end the surplus funds held by the charity amounted to £352 (2024 - £822).
Reserves policy
Funds are remitted to Agudat Beit Avraham in Israel on a regular basis and no specific reserves are maintained.
On behalf of the trustees
Mrs M Mendelsohn Trustee
1 September 2025
Page 2
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Annual Report
Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham.
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees 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 Charity’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
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:
-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
-
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
-
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.
S. D. Stern STERN ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 2 Helenslea Avenue London NW11 8ND
- 1 September 2025
Page 3
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Annual Report
Receipts and payments account For the year ended 31[st] March 2025
| RECEIPTS Donations received Gift aid Total receipts PAYMENTS Grants to Agudat Beit Avraham, Israel Grants to other individuals Fundraising events Printing, postage & stationery Travel Professional fees Bank charges Total payments Net receipts/(payments) Funds brought forward Funds carried forward |
2025 Total £ 88,301 - |
2024 Total £ 103,509 - |
|---|---|---|
| 88,301 | 103,509 | |
| 81,400 4,500 1,220 - - 600 1,051 |
99,200 484 1,803 - - 600 998 |
|
| 88,771 | 103,085 | |
| (470) 822 |
424 398 |
|
| 352 | 822 |
Page 4
British Friends of Agudat Beit Avraham Annual Report
Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31[st] March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 352 | 822 | |||||||
| NET ASSETS | 352 | 822 | |||||||
| FUNDS | |||||||||
| Unrestricted fund | 352 | 822 | |||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 352 | 822 |
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 1 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Mrs E Hekelmen Trustee
Page 5