**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Registered Charity Number: 1168499**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 30[th] September 2021**
## **Jewish Small Communities Network CIO**
## **Reference, administrative Information and Governing Document**
**Charity Name** : Jewish Small Communities Network CIO
The charity became a registered charity on the 29[th] July 2016 Charity Registration Number: **1168499** The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 28[th] July 2016
## **The Trustees who served during the period are as follows:**
Martin Sluckis Appointed 29[th] July 2016 Alexander Wiseman Appointed 29[th] July 2016 Derek Blank Appointed 29[th] July 2016
## **Principal Office**
26 Ferndale avenue Whitefield Manchester M45 7QP
## **Bankers**
Natwest 463 Bury New Road Manchester M25 1AB
## **Independent Examiner**
Sugra Akbar FCCA Accountex Pro Chartered Certified Accountants 16 Cestrian Street Bolton BL3 2BD
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**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Year ended 30[th] September 2021**
## **Objective and activities**
|**Objective and activities**||
|---|---|
|**Summary of the purposes of the charity as set**
**out in its governing document**|To advance the Jewish faith for the public benefit in
particular by:
a) Providing information and advice to enable members
of Jewish small communities to practise and live within
the faith;
b) Relieving need related to ill health and disability in
particular but not exclusively among people in Jewish
small communities;
c) Advancing education in Jewish history and culture; and
d) Promoting the elimination of anti-Semitism and
promoting public education about anti-Semitism.
Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application
of the property of the CIO for the purposes, which are not
charitable|
|**Summary of the main activities in relation to**
**those purposes for the public benefit**|In person meetings, seminars and conferences, plus
online information, resources and toolkits made available
via our website, email newsletter, audio Podcast and
other digital media. JSCN also attends the meetings of
various community organisations to represent and
advocate for the views of our communities.|
|**Statement confirming whether the trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity commission on public benefit**|The trustees have had regard to the guidance on
public benefit|
|**Contribution made by volunteers**|Volunteers have continued to contribute towards raising
awareness of JSCN and with the development of the
heritage project. This was with the support of existing 8
volunteers, no new volunteers were recruited in the
period.|
|**Achievement and Performance**|JSCN had a successful year, despite the pandemic.
Engagement with individuals and communities increased
further, building on the previous year’s success. Our
various projects concluded with equally high degrees of
success, and we broke new ground with our first national
event. We established strong network and working
connections with similar organisations and community
professionals, in the UK and internationally. And we
made great strides in structuring our organisation and
establishing a path to build its capacity.
Our benefactors donated again this year, some without
being approached.
Our supporters responded to an appeal ensuring that we
received a grant from the Ecclesiastical insurance
company.
We succeeded in gaining Lottery/HMGov Covid
Emergency funding.|
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**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Year ended 30[th] September 2021**
|**Achievements and performance (continued)**|We completed our Heritage project Connecting
Small Histories, which had majority support from
National Lottery Heritage Fund. It received a
glowing evaluation report and excellent feedback
from Heritage Fund.
JSCN’s Director took part in various UK and
international events.
These included the JCC Global seminar series…
Global Tapestry and PROCON the biannual
conference of Jewish Community Centres.
He also participated in a number of training events,
with the aim of developing the structures and
capacity building on JSCN.
We received financial support for prof development
from YESOD to attend training
seminars… Theory of Change, Strategy, Bid
Writing, Fundraising.
ONE Shabbat. 3,500 people took part in the first
national event that JSCN has organised. They
came together through different types of events,
held over Shabbat 4th& 5thSeptember 2021.
Goodie bags, to enhance the Shabbat dinner table,
were distributed by post to individuals and in bulk
via communities. A musical Kabbalat Shabbat
service took place online, as did a Havdalah
service live form Israel.
During Shabbat, ONE Shabbat themed sermons
and kiddushim were organised by communities.
The cost of packs, printing and postage was
supported by sponsorship from several
organisations. Unsolicited feedback and responses
to an evaluation survey reported a very high
satisfaction rate. 100% said they would
recommend that friends and family take part in
future ONE Shabbat events.
All Jewish religious denominations publicly
supported ONE Shabbat.|
|---|---|
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## **Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Year ended 30[th] September 2021**
## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**||
|---|---|
|**Review of the charity`s financial position at the**
**end of the period and amounts if reserves held**|The charity held the following funds at the year
end: £6,290 out of which restricted reserves
£661 (2020 : £22,834) and unrestricted reserves
£5,629 (2020:£4,137)|
|**Statement explaining the policy for holding**
**reserves stating why they are held**|The charity is planning towards building reserves
for the running costs of 6 months of the charity.|
## **Structure, governance and management**
|**Structure, governance and management**||
|---|---|
|**Type of governing documents**|Written constitution|
|**How is the charity constituted**|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|**Trustees selection methods**|(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed for a term of three years
by a resolution passed at a properly convened
meeting of the charity trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administration of the CIO.|
Approved by the trustees on 21[st] July 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
|Full name: Martin Sluckis||
|---|---|
|Position: Trustee (chair)|Trustee|
|Full name: Alexander Wiseman||
|---|---|
|Position: Trustee|Trustee|
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## **Independent Examiners Report**
## **Report to the trustees of Jewish Small Communities Network CIO**
**On accounts for the year ended** 30[th] September 2021 which are set out on pages 6 – 7. **Charity number: 1168499**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30[th] September 2021.
## **Responsibilities and basis of the report**
As the charity's 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 Trust’s accounts 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**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records
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.
Signed:
Date: 26[th] July 2022
Sugra Akbar FCCA Accountex Pro 16 Cestrian Street Bolton BL3 2BD
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## **Jewish Small Communities Network CIO**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year ended 30[th] September 2021**
|**Receipts**
Grants received
Donations
Other income
Interest received
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Charitable services
Insurance
Telephone & Internet
Travel
Postage, Printing & Stationary
Printing
Independent Examination & Accounts
Fees
Office
Refreshments
Training
Subscription
Book set up
Publicity
Software
Sessional
Heritage project research
Production
Sundry
**Total payments**
**Asset & Investment purchases**
Equipment
**Sub total**
**Total payments**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end|**Year Ended**
**Year Ended**
**30.09.2021**
**30.09.2020**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
31,280
31,280
46,600
2,595
-
2,595
5,310
-
-
-
2,159
2
-
2
17|
|---|---|
||**2,597**
**31,280**
**33,877**
**54,086**|
||805
-
805
-
-
-
-
140
-
13
13
-
-
-
-
426
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
216
300
-
300
150
-
-
-
107
-
-
-
673
-
-
-
47
-
-
-
92
-
-
-
311
-
-
-
200
-
288
288
-
-
270
270
-
-
7,750
7,750
11,082
-
31,184
31,184
18,702
-
13,940
13,940
2,999
-
8
8
657|
||**1,105**
**53,453**
**54,558**
**35,806**|
|||
|||
||-
-
-
-|
|||
||**1,105**
**53,453**
**54,558**
**35,806**|
|||
||**1,492**
**(22,173)**
**(20,681)**
**18,280**|
|||
||4,137
22,834
26,971
8,691|
||5,629
661
6,290
26,971|
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**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO For the year ended 30[th] September 2021**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE PERIOD**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted Total**||
|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds funds**||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Cash funds**||||
|Bank|5,629|661|6,290|
|**Total cash funds**|**5,629**|**661**|**6,290**|
|**Liabilities**||||
|Accountancy & Independent examination|300|||
|**Signed on behalf of the trustees**||||
||**Signature**|**Date of approval**||
|**Trustee 1**||||
|**Name: Alexander Wiseman**||**24 July**|**2022**|
|**Trustee 2**||||
|**Name: Martin Sluckis**||**24 July**|**2022**|
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