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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 11191139 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1178980

Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

29 February 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 29 February 2024

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) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 29 February 2024

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 29 February 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited Charity registration number 1178980 Company registration number 11191139 Principal office and registered 50 Wolmer Gardens office Edgware Middlesex HA8 8QD The trustees G Rokach S M Rokach M Royde Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 29 February 2024

Structure, governance and management

Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 06 February 2018 as a company and the company number is 1191139. It was registered as a charity on 28 June 2018 with a charity number 1178980.

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 S Rokach 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 or mismanagement of the Synagogue. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations as well as having a management team dedicated to the smooth running of the Synagogue.

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

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 29 February 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith, in particular but not exclusively, by establishing, maintaining and managing a Synagogue in Edgware as a place of worship for public prayer and religious study and by providing for the religious needs, spiritual education, pastoral needs and welfare of its members and of the members of the local Jewish community.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education 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. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

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

The application of the funds by way of grants 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.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 29 February 2024

Achievements and performance

The charity received £45,582 in donations during the year and £36,747 was paid out in synagogue expenses and support costs. These payments were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity incurred governance costs comprising professional fees during the year.

There were no investments made during the year.

There were no grants made during the year.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

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

There was an overall net income in funds for the year amounting to £8,835: £17,481 income which is attributable to unrestricted funds and £8,646 expenditure which is attributable to restricted funds.

Financial review

The trustees feel that the activity and surplus reflects the increasing profile and standing within the local community. The impact for future year's expenditure is self-evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. The Trust is currently distributing all its income and intends to make up the deficit in net current liabilities through its fundraising efforts in the following year.

The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against Synagogue expenditure and will aim in future to have more reserves in hand for any eventuality.

The Unrestricted Fund is in deficit. The trustees acknowledge this and are confident that the charity will be able to continue for the foreseeable future as they have obtained assurances from the loan creditor that they will not call in their loans to the detriment of the cash flow of the charity. Furthermore, the trustees are committed to raising funds to ensure the charity is able to repay its creditors as they fall due for repayment.

The free reserves of the charity, being the net current liabilities of the charity, amounted to a deficit of £38,052, of which £1,000 of funds are restricted which leaves a deficit of free unrestricted reserves of £39,052.

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 29 February 2024

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 27 November 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

S M Rokach Trustee

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Year ended 29 February 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 29 February 2024.

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).

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Zichron Reuven Aharon

Limited (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

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

27 November 2024

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 29 February 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 45,582 45,582 54,155
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Total income 45,582 45,582 54,155
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 28,101 8,646 36,747 24,955
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Total expenditure 28,101 8,646 36,747 24,955
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Net income and net movement in funds 17,481 (8,646) 8,835 29,200
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 21,325 9,646 30,971 1,771
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Total funds carried forward 38,806 1,000 39,806 30,971
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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 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

29 February 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 13 77,858 74,850
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 3,942 16,780
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 14 41,994 60,659
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Net current liabilities 38,052 43,879
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Total assets less current liabilities 39,806 30,971
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Net assets 39,806 30,971
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 1,000 9,646
Unrestricted funds 38,806 21,325
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Total charity funds 15 39,806 30,971
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For the year ending 29 February 2024 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 27 November 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

S M Rokach

Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 29 February 2024

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 50 Wolmer Gardens, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8QD.

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

The charity has net current liabilities.

The trustees acknowledge the above and are confident that the charity will be able to continue for the foreseeable future as they have obtained assurances from the loan creditor that they will not call in their loans to the detriment of the cash flow of the charity. Furthermore, the trustees are committed to raising funds to ensure the charity is able to repay its creditors as they fall due for repayment.

It is appropriate therefore for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.

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.

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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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

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.

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.

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

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

Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited 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 Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 33,660 33,660
Grants
Mains Grant
Subscriptions
Subscriptions 11,922 11,922
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45,582 45,582
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 17,784 17,784
Grants
Mains Grant 10,000 10,000

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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

5. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Subscriptions
Subscriptions 26,371 26,371
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44,155 10,000 54,155
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Synagogue expenses 27,367 8,646 36,013
Support costs 734 734
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28,101 8,646 36,747
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Synagogue expenses 23,874 354 24,228
Support costs 727 727
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24,601 354 24,955
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Synagogue expenses 35,013
1,000
73 36,086 24,295
Governance costs
661 661 660
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35,013
1,000
734 36,747 24,955
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6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

8. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
General office 73 73 67
Governance costs 661 661 660
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734 734 727
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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

9. Analysis of grants

2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions
The Edgware Foundation 1,000
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Total grants 1,000
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10. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 660 660
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11. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

13. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold
property
£
Cost
At 1 March 2023 74,850
Additions 3,008
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At 29 February 2024 77,858
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Depreciation
At 1 March 2023 and 29 February 2024
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Carrying amount
At 29 February 2024 77,858
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At 28 February 2023 74,850
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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 660 660
Other creditors 41,334 59,999
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41,994 60,659
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15. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 29
Mar 2023 Income Expenditure Feb 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 21,325 45,582 (28,101)
38,806
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At 01 At 28
Mar 2022 Income Expenditure Feb 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 1,771 44,155 (24,601)
21,325
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Restricted funds
At 01 At 29
Mar 2023 Income Expenditure Feb 2024
£ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants receivable 9,646 (8,646)
1,000
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At
At 01 28 February
Mar 2022 Income Expenditure 2023
£ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants receivable 10,000 (354)
9,646
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Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 29 February 2024

16. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 77,858 77,858
Current assets 2,942 1,000 3,942
Creditors less than 1 year (41,994) (41,994)
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Net assets 38,806 1,000 39,806
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 74,850 74,850
Current assets 7,134 9,646 16,780
Creditors less than 1 year (60,659) (60,659)
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Net assets 21,325 9,646 30,971
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17. Related parties

Mr M Royde is a trustee of Zichron Reuven Ahron limited, during the year, Mr Royde donated £650 to the charity.

18. Taxation

Zichron Reuven Aharon Limited 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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