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2025-07-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 10866656 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1175340

Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 July 2025

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 July 2025

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 7
Statement of financial position 8
Notes to the financial statements 9

Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 July 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Besiyata Charity registration number 1175340 Company registration number 10866656 Principal office and registered 168 Albert Avenue office Prestwich Manchester M25 0HF The trustees D Rose J S Rose M Rose Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

Structure, governance and management

Besiyata is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 14 July 2017 as a company and the company number is 10866656. It was registered as a charity on 24 October 2017 with a charity number being 1175340.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

There is no chief executive officer. The day-to-day affairs are undertaken by Mr J Rose on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees, and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are:

(i) For the public benefit promote the education of people of all ages around the world in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including awarding to such person’s scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants; or by grants to charities or other organisations worldwide that provide education.

(ii) The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing grants or loans to individuals in need and /or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty of financial hardship.

(iii) To advance the orthodox Jewish religion worldwide for the benefit of the public in accordance with the principles of the code of Jewish law (Shulchan Aruch).

(iv) To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of any medical conditions around the world through the provision of financial assistance. support and practical advice.

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 and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity is funded by donations and investment income. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

Grants made during the year are as detailed in the accounts.

The application of the funds by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter-term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

Achievements and performance

The charity received £126,078 (2024: £312,500) in donations during the year and £87,853 (2024: £109,260) was paid out by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for educational or medical purposes.

The charity also had investment income receivable during the year amounting to £2,510 (2024: £3,135) with investment management costs amounting to £8,086 (2024: £1,263).

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

All other office costs are borne by a local benefactor, and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.

Grants over £3,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.

There was a net income and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £32,649 (2024: £205,112).

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

Financial review

Investment performance

The investments of the charity have provided a gross return of 6.3% during the year.

This year there was net expenditure with regard to the investments due to a vacant period and related refurbishment costs. These refurbishments have resulted in subsequent higher income.

The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions. These property investment returns are not at the expense of any exposure of loan to value covenants that would put these investments at risk.

Reserves policy

The unrestricted fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.

The trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.

The trustees have considered the fair value of the investment property. The trustees consider the holding value to be the fair value.

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of this income and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £496,205 (2024: £463,556) all of which are unrestricted.

Total funds of the charity stand at £536,204 (2024: £503,555).

The trustees' annual report was approved on 11 March 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

J S Rose

Trustee

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Besiyata

Year ended 31 July 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Besiyata ('the charity') for the year ended 31 July 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (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 accounts of the company 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 accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the 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:

  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 accounts to be reached.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

11 March 2026

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 July 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 126,078 126,078 312,500
Investment income 6 2,510 2,510 3,135
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Total income 128,588 128,588 315,635
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Investment management costs 7 8,086 8,086 1,263
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 87,853 87,853 109,260
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Total expenditure 95,939 95,939 110,523
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Net income and net movement in funds 32,649 32,649 205,112
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 503,555 503,555 298,443
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Total funds carried forward 536,204 536,204 503,555
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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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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 July 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 15 39,999 39,999
Current assets
Debtors 16 500
Cash at bank and in hand 496,845 464,636
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497,345 464,636
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 1,140 1,080
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Net current assets 496,205 463,556
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Total assets less current liabilities 536,204 503,555
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Net assets 536,204 503,555
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 536,204 503,555
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Total charity funds 18 536,204
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503,555
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For the year ending 31 July 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 11 March 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

J S Rose

Trustee

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

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 July 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 168 Albert Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HF.

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 Companies Act 2006.

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.

Going concern

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

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported besides the valuation of fixed asset investments at the year end.

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.

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

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.

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investments (continued)

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

Investment property

Investment property is initially recorded at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure.

Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in income or expenditure.

If a reliable measure of fair value is no longer available for an item of investment property, it shall be transferred to tangible assets and treated as such until it is expected that fair value will be reliably measurable on an on-going basis.

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.

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.

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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

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.

4. Limited by guarantee

Besiyata is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 126,078 126,078 312,500 312,500
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6. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 2,510 2,510 3,135 3,135
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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

7. Investment management costs

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Rent collection 643 643 342 342
Property repairs and maintenance 6,319 6,319 105 105
Legal & Professional 1,124 1,124 816 816
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8,086 8,086 1,263 1,263
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 86,670 86,670 108,097 108,097
Support costs 1,183 1,183 1,163 1,163
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87,853 87,853 109,260 109,260
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding Support Total funds Total fund
of activities costs 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 86,670 43 86,713 108,180
Governance costs 1,140 1,140 1,080
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86,670 1,183 87,853 109,260
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

10. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2025 Total 2024
£ £ £
General office 43 43 83
Governance costs 1,140 1,140 1,080
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1,183 1,183 1,163
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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

11. Analysis of grants

2025 2024
£ £
Grants to institutions
BCH Trust 11,500 54
BCGHT 13,100 4,500
Beis Rochel 5,000
Chareidim Beis Shaymesh 6,000
College for Higher Rabbinical Studies 10,000
Format C T 10,000
Friends Of Asos Chesed 10,000
Friends of Gaon Yaakov 3,000 16,000
Grants under £3000 7,570 7,943
Shaykel Esuh 5,000
Success Stories 4,000 5,000
T T T 4,000 30,000
Tchabe Kollel 10,000
Treelife Club 3,150
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72,320 93,497
Grants to individuals
Relief of poverty grants 13,400 14,600
Religious grants 950
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14,350 14,600
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Total grants 86,670 108,097
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12. Independent examination fees
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,140
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1,080
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13. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 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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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

15. Investments

Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025 39,999
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Impairment
At 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2025 39,999
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At 31 July 2024 39,999
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

The charity owns one investment property. The fair value of this property at the year-end is as stated above in the opinion of the trustees.

16. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 500
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,140 1,080
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18. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Aug 2024 Income Expenditure July 2025
£ £ £ £
General funds 503,555 128,588 (95,939) 536,204
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At 01 At 31
Aug 2023 Income Expenditure July 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 298,443 315,635 (110,523) 503,555
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Besiyata

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 July 2025

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025
£ £
Investments 39,999 39,999
Current assets 497,345 497,345
Creditors less than 1 year (1,140)
(1,140)
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Net assets 536,204 536,204
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Investments 39,999 39,999
Current assets 464,636 464,636
Creditors less than 1 year (1,080)
(1,080)
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Net assets 503,555 503,555
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20. Related parties

During the year, donations totalling £94,600 were received from related parties.

Mr J S Rose, trustee of Besiyata, is also director and shareholder of Prime Bake Ltd.

During the year, Prime Bake Ltd lent £180,000 to the charity on an interest free basis, this was repaid in full during the year.

21. Taxation

Besiyata is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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