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2023-05-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 11370419 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1181106

Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 May 2023

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2023

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 5
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 7
Statement of financial position 8
Notes to the financial statements 10

Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2023

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 May 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited Charity registration number 1181106 Company registration number 11370419 Principal office and registered 2nd Floor Parkgates office Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL The trustees J B Z Erlich C Grunfeld E Pollak Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2023

Structure, governance and management

Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 18 May 2018 as a company and the company number is 11370419. It was registered as a charity on 11 December 2018 with a charity number 1181106.

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 C Grunfeld 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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2023

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 NW London to be known as Shaarei Tefillah as a place of worship, public prayer and religious study and by providing for the religious needs, spiritual education, pastoral needs and welfare of its members and of other members of the 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.

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 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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2023

Achievements and performance

The charity received £377,538 in donations and grants during the year and £158,811 was paid out in grants, Synagogue expenses and support costs. These payments were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were mainly religious in nature.

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

There were no investments made during the year.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year are as detailed in the accounts.

The charity paid out various costs towards the purchase & refurbishment of the Synagogue that have been capitalised during the year.

There were no related party transactions in the reporting period.

There was an overall net income and net movement of funds for the year amounting to £218,687.

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 Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable and the new venture to purchase a building to house the Synagogue.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £95,271, all of which are attributable to the unrestricted fund.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 30 November 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

C Grunfeld

Trustee

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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Year ended 31 May 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 31 May 2023.

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

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Shaarei Tefillah Trust

Limited (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

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

30 November 2023

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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 May 2023

2023 2022
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 377,538 377,538 157,642
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Total income 377,538 377,538 157,642
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities 6 40 40 74
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 158,811 158,811 37,076
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Total expenditure 158,851 158,851 37,150
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Net income and net movement in funds 218,687 218,687 120,492
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 391,826 391,826 271,334
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Total funds carried forward 610,513 610,513 391,826
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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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 May 2023

2023 2022
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 14 558,202 392,229
Current assets
Debtors 15 8,693 23,684
Cash at bank and in hand 88,138 24,674
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96,831 48,358
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 1,560 780
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Net current assets 95,271 47,578
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Total assets less current liabilities 653,473 439,807
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 17 42,960 47,981
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Net assets 610,513 391,826
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 610,513 391,826
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Total charity funds 18 610,513 391,826
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For the year ending 31 May 2023 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.

The statement of financial position continues on the following page.

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

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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position (continued)

31 May 2023

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 30 November 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

C Grunfeld Trustee

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

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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2023

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.

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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

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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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

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

Shaarei Tefillah Trust 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 Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 359,944 359,944 118,215 118,215
Membership 17,594 17,594 29,848 29,848
Grants
Grants receivable 9,579 9,579
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377,538 377,538 157,642 157,642
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6. Costs of other trading activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Fundraising activities 40 40 74 74
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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 151,644
151,644
34,946 34,946
Support costs 7,167
7,167
2,130 2,130
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158,811
158,811
37,076 37,076
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken
Grant funding

Support
Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities

costs
2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £
Charitable grants 126,944
24,700

5,918
157,562 35,575
Governance costs

1,249
1,249 1,501
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126,944
24,700

7,167
158,811 37,076
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Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £
General office 5,918 5,918 629
Governance costs 1,249 1,249 1,501
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7,167 7,167 2,130
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Analysis of grants
2023 2022
£ £
Grants to institutions
C P J C E 2,280 2,400
Tevini Ltd 16,420
Netzach Israel Synagogue 1,500
Wlodowa - Bobov 6,000
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24,700 3,900
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Total grants 24,700 3,900
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

9. Analysis of support costs

10. Analysis of grants

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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

11. Independent examination fees

2023 2022
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 780 780
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12. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2022: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: Nil).

13. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

14. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold
property Equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 June 2022 392,229 392,229
Additions 159,740 6,233 165,973
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At 31 May 2023 551,969 6,233 558,202
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Depreciation
At 1 June 2022 and 31 May 2023
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Carrying amount
At 31 May 2023 551,969 6,233 558,202
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At 31 May 2022 392,229 392,229
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Freehold property represents payments made towards the Synagogue building.

15. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Other debtors 8,693 23,684
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16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,560 780
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Shaarei Tefillah Trust Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2023

17. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2023 2022
£ £
Other creditors 42,960 47,981
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18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Jun 2022 Income Expenditure May 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 391,826 377,538 (158,851) 610,513
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At 01 At 31
Jun 2021 Income Expenditure May 2022
£ £ £ £
General funds 271,334 157,642 (37,150) 391,826
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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 558,202 558,202
Current assets 96,831 96,831
Creditors less than 1 year (1,560)
(1,560)
Creditors greater than 1 year (42,960)
(42,960)
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Net assets 610,513 610,513
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 392,229 392,229
Current assets 48,358 48,358
Creditors less than 1 year (780)
(780)
Creditors greater than 1 year (47,981)
(47,981)
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Net assets 391,826 391,826
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20. Taxation

Shaarei Tefillah Trust 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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