**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Registered Charity Number: 1168499**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 30[th] September 2023**
## **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 Robert Evans Appointed 19[th] September 2022 Derek Blank Appointed 29[th] July 2016 Anne Goldstein Appointed 19[th] September 2022
## **Principal Office**
26 Ferndale avenue Whitefield Manchester M45 7QP
## **Bankers**
Natwest 463 Bury New Road Manchester M25 1AB
## **Independent Examiner**
Gary Harris FCA
G A Harris & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Brulimar House Jubilee Road Middleton Manchester M24 2LX
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## **Jewish Small Communities Network CIO**
**Year ended 30[th] September 2023**
## **Trustees Report**
|**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 onpublic 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.|
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**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Year ended 30[th] September 2023**
## **Trustees Report**
|**Achievements and performance**|After two and a half years of unparallelled
growth in demand, 2022-23 was characterised by
reflection and taking initial steps for capacity
building within JSCN for better future delivery.
This included the Chief Executive being the
recipient of mentoring support, under a scheme
by Yesod.
At the same time we built new partnerships with
major Jewish organisations. Our Chief Executive
also participated in the Jewish Leadership
Council’s ‘Community Professionals Conference’
at JW3 in London.
Our connections with the Jewish Agency
extended our links with Israel further, with a visit
to our office by the Naale organisation.
We were invited to share our expertise in
building networks with communities in the new
countries of the Former Yugoslavia.
Our advice was also sought by the Jewish
Community of Costs Rica. They wished to find
the experiences of other communities who had
achieved sustainability in maintaining their
Jewish schools despite falling pupil numbers. We
were able to connect them with appropriate
Jewish schools in UK communities with reducing
populations.
In June we commenced our programme of
bringing awareness of small communities by
giving presentations at large London synagogues,
on this occasion at Edgware Synagogue.
A new partnership was created with CST, to
deliver education and support for community
members who had experienced various aspects
of antisemitism. This resulted in a very successful
pilot workshop with the combined Liverpool
communities, with plans to extend this to other
communities around the country.
Followingtalks with the Befriendingand Digital|
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**Jewish Small Communities Network CIO Year ended 30[th] September 2023**
## **Trustees Report**
departments of Jewish Care, we have entered into a formal partnership, entitled ‘Connecting Hands’, to consult with regional communities to map existing provision of volunteers providing welfare & wellbeing support and create a network between these to enhance and encourage expertise and the building of robust frameworks to operate within. In August our Chief Executive was invited to make a presentation at the international Jewish genealogy conference in London, IAJGS, on the topic of Jewish migration. The talk was based on JSCN research which extended from our ‘Connecting Small Histories’ heritage project. During the year demand for our weekly Coffee Break continued, with a rolling list of new an existing participants.
Our programme facilitating Judaism Talks in Schools and school Visits to Synagogues continued to see increased demand. Over 12 months we dealt with requests from 216 schools, which provided insights in to Jewish life to 16,581 pupils.
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Jewish Small Communities Networf( CIO
Year ended 30 September 2023
Trustees Report
Financial review
Review of the charity-s financial position at the
end of the period and amounts rf reserves held
The charity held the following funds at the year-
end.. £5,618 out of which restricted reseNes were
£899 (2022 . £4.642 with restricted reseNes
£6CA).)
The charity is planning towards building reserves
for the runnin
costs of 6 months of the (*ari
Statement explaining the policy for holding
reserves statin
are held
Structure, govemance and management
Type of governing documents
How is the charity constituted
Trustees selection methods
Charitable In(x)rporated Organisation
{1) Apart from the first charity trustees. every
trustee must be appointed for a tenn of three years
by a resolution passed at a property convened
meeting of the chaiity trustees.
(2) In selectFng indtwduals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and experien
needed for the effedive administration ofthe CIO.
Approved by the trustees on 24° July 2024 and signed on their behalf ty.
Full name: Martin Slud(is
Position: Trustee {¢hair)
Full name.. Derek Blank
Position". Trustee
Trustee
Independent Examiners Report
Report to the trustees of Jewlsh Small Communities Network CIO
On accounts for the year ended 30th September 2023 which are set out on pages 6- 8.
Charity number: 1168499
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trusf) for the
year ended 301h September 2023.
Responsibilltles and basls 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 confinm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examinatlon which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
. the accounting records were not kept in accordan 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 wlth 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: 241h July 2024
Gary Harris FCA
G A Harris & Co Ltd
Brulimar House
Jubilee Road
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2LX
## **Jewish Small Communities Network CIO**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year ended 30[th] September 2023**
|**Receipts**
Grants received
Donations
Other income
Interest received
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Charitable services
Partnership working grant
Small equipment
Administration
Postage, Printing & Stationary
Independent Examination &
Accounts
Licence fee
Travel
Insurance
Consultant fee
Event fee
Book purchase
Online fee
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**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**30.09.2023**
**Total**
**30.09.2022**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,000
-
1,000
7,320
7,202
2,111
9,313
7,691
505
-
505
174
44
-
44
3|
|---|---|---|
|||**8,751**
**2,111**
**10,862**
**15,188**|
|||20
-
20
1,987
-
-
-
3,009
-
-
-
608
5,770
1,230
7,000
-
42
-
42
535
300
-
300
300
185
-
185
280
607
-
607
500
140
-
140
140
-
-
-
2,500
-
582
582
15
21
-
21
57
32
-
32
-
697
-
697
-
-
-
-
6,730
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
260
-
260
176|
|||**8,074**
**1,812**
**9,886**
**16,836**|
||||
|||-
-
-
-|
||||
|||**8,074**
**1,812**
**9,886**
**16,836**|
||||
||||
|||**677**
**299**
**976**
**(1,648)**|
|||**4,042**
**600**
**4,642**
**6,290**|
|||**4,719**
**899**
**5,618**
**4,642**|
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## **Jewish Small Communities Network CIO**
**For the year ended 30[th] September 2023**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE PERIOD**
|**Cash funds**
Bank
**Total cash funds**
**Liabilities**
Accountancy & Independent
examination
**Signed on behalf of trustees:**
**Trustee 1**
**Name:**
**Derek Blank**
**Trustee 2**
**Name:**
**Martin Sluckis**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
4,719
899
5,618|
|---|---|
||390
**Signature**
**Date of approval**
**24th July 2024**
**24th July 2024**
**4,719**
**899**
**5,618**|
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