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2025-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 11255880 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1179192

Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 March 2025

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 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) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 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 March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation Charity registration number 1179192 Company registration number 11255880 Principal office and registered 2nd Floor Parkgates office Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL The trustees M P Miller Mrs R E Miller Mrs A P Rosenthal (Resigned 30 November 2024) L B Rosenthal (Resigned 30 November 2024) Dr L B Weingarten S Weingarten Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 2025

Structure, governance and management

Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 14 March 2018 as a company and the company number is 11255880. It was registered as a charity on 13 July 2018 with a charity number 1179192.

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 M Miller 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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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 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 persons 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 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 investment income. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.

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

The application of the funds is 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.

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance

The charity received donations of £25,000 (2024: 0)

The charity had income receivable of £43,341 (2024: £45,504) from investments and bank interest.

The charity paid out £271,083 (2024: £140,109) by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

Grants over £6,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the notes to the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Investment management costs were £4,253 (2024: £4,369).

Based on valuation provided by the bank, the trustees have revalued the investment portfolio resulting in revaluation gains of £1,318 (2024: £94,800).

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

There was net expenditure and net movement in funds in the year amounting to £205,677 (2024: £4,174).

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 March 2025

Financial review

Investment performance

The investments of the charity have provided a return of approximately 3% in the year as well as a small revaluation gain.

The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions.

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 minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.

The trustees have considered the fair value of the investment portfolio, and 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.

Total funds of the charity stand at £1,305,397 (2024: £1,511.074)

The free reserves being the net current assets stand at £54,461 (2024: £67,204), all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 29 September 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

M P Miller

Trustee

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 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).

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Maurice & Rochelle Miller

Foundation (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

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

29 September 2025

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2025 2024
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 25,000 25,000
Investment income 6 43,341 43,341 45,504
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Total income 68,341 68,341 45,504
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Investment management costs 7 4,253 4,253 4,369
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 271,083 271,083 140,109
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Total expenditure 275,336 275,336 144,478
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Net gains on investments 12 1,318 1,318 94,800
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (205,677) (205,677) (4,174)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 1,511,074 1,511,074 1,515,248
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Total funds carried forward 1,305,397 1,305,397 1,511,074
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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 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 16 1,250,936 1,443,870
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 55,721 68,404
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 1,260 1,200
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Net current assets 54,461 67,204
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Total assets less current liabilities 1,305,397 1,511,074
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Net assets 1,305,397 1,511,074
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 1,305,397 1,511,074
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Total charity funds 18 1,305,397
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1,511,074
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For the year ending 31 March 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 29 September 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

M P Miller Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 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 2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0TL.

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.

Incoming resources

All income is 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:

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

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.

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

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.

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

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.

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

Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation 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.

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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations received 25,000 25,000
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Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Income from listed investments 42,795 42,795 45,241 45,241
Bank interest receivable 546 546 263 263
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43,341 43,341 45,504 45,504
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Investment management costs
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Other investment management costs 4,253 4,253 4,369 4,369
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Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 269,697 269,697 138,788 138,788
Support costs 1,386 1,386 1,321 1,321
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271,083 271,083 140,109 140,109
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6. Investment income

7. Investment management costs

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Grant funding Support Total funds Total fund
of activities costs 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 269,697 127 269,824 138,909
Governance costs 1,259 1,259 1,200
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269,697 1,386 271,083 140,109
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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

10. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2025 Total 2024
£ £ £
General office 127 127 121
Governance costs 1,259 1,259 1,200
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1,386 1,386 1,321
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11. Analysis of grants
2025 2024
£ £
Grants to institutions
Altrincham Prep 11,862
Beis Halochem 25,000
British Friends Of United Hatzoloh 25,000 5,000
Children With Cancer 5,000 6,000
Childwall Congregation 1,000 6,000
Christie Charity 6,000
CST 10,000
Grants of less than £6,000 66,377 21,420
Hale Shule 23,320 14,296
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 6,000
Jewish Rep Council 10,000
Magen David Adom 57,000
Manchester Grammar 19,760
North Cheshire Primary Trust 20,000
The Fed 25,000 14,500
UJIA 22,000
Withington Girls 7,950
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269,697 138,788
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Total grants 269,697 138,788
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12. Net gains on investments
Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on other investment
assets 1,318 1,318 94,800 94,800
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13. Independent examination fees
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,260 1,200
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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

14. 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).

15. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

16. Investments

Other
investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024 1,443,870
Additions
Disposals (194,253)
Fair value movements 1,319
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At 31 March 2025 1,250,936
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Impairment
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
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Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 1,250,936
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At 31 March 2024 1,443,870
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

The investments of the charity are made up of a portfolio of mixed investments with one of the high street banks.

The valuation at the year-end is as provided by the bank and is at fair value based on various assumptions as contained in the valuation report.

17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,260 1,200
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Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2024 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2025
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 1,511,074 68,341 (275,336) 1,318 1,305,397
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At 01 Gains and At 31
Apr 2023 Income Expenditure losses Mar 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 1,515,248
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45,504
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(144,478)
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94,800
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1,511,074
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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025
£ £
Investments 1,250,936 1,250,936
Current assets 55,721 55,721
Creditors less than 1 year (1,260) (1,260)
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Net assets 1,305,397 1,305,397
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Investments 1,443,870 1,443,870
Current assets 68,404 68,404
Creditors less than 1 year (1,200) (1,200)
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Net assets 1,511,074 1,511,074
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20. Related parties

Donations of £25,000 were received from related parties.

21. Taxation

Maurice & Rochelle Miller Foundation 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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