**Registered number: 12013004 Charity number: 1184803**
# **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION (A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **CONTENTS**
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|**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charitable Company, its Trustees and**|1|
|**Advisers**||
|**Trustees' Report**|2 - 7|
|**Independent Auditors' Report on the Financial Statements**|8 - 11|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|12|
|**Balance Sheet**|13|
|**Statement of Cash Flows**|14|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|15 - 26|
**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
**(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITABLE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **Trustees**
Melody Salem (Chair) Howard Martin Dr Alan Mendoza Audrey Mizrahi Benjamin Crowne Jonathan Solomons Hannah Talbot
## **Company registered number**
12013004
## **Charity registered number**
1184803
## **Registered office**
2 Ashworth Road, London, W9 1JY
## **Independent auditors**
Wilder Coe Ltd, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors, 1st Floor Sackville House, 143-149 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BL
## **Bankers**
Natwest Bank, 1 Princes Street, London, EC2R 8PA
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of the Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation (the "charitable company") for the year 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024. The Annual Report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Since the charitable Company qualifies as small under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic Report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **a. Policies and objectives**
The objectives of the charity are:
- to conserve and renovate the Bevis Marks Synagogue; and
- to see the surrounding area and buildings become an education and cultural centre to tell the story of the Spanish and Portuguese and wider Jewish community.
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
## **b. Strategies for achieving objectives**
The main activity of the charity is the conservation and renovation of the Bevis Marks Synagogue through a major National Lottery Heritage Fund ("NLHF") project, alongside other donations, to build an educational centre, exhibiting key heritage and cultural artifacts to provide a centre of learning about the history of the Spanish and Portuguese and wider Jewish community.
## **c. Activities undertaken to achieve objectives**
The Foundation’s activities were focused on the major works on the synagogue and educational centre, which continued throughout the year. Restoration of the main sanctuary having been completed in the previous year, substantive work continued on the construction and fit-out of the centre.
The professional and trustee teams were active across a range of portfolios to advance, oversee and promote the Foundation’s work. These included fundraising, promotion, co-ordination with the Spanish & Portuguese Jewish Community, oversight of the restoration and construction works, and preparation for the opening of the centre in 2025.
## **d. Public benefit**
The Trustees confirm that they have, in the administration of the charity, paid due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011.
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)**
## **e. Volunteers**
Volunteers will be a key part of the charity's ability to undertake its activity as a visitor centre. Volunteers will act as guides, room attendants, sell tickets in the ticket office and serve in the cafe and shop. There will be opportunities for volunteers to be trained in a variety of skills.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## **a. Key performance indicators**
Success can be measured in a number of ways but the main KPIs are:
- Expenditure in line with available budgets;
- Funds raised to match budgets and cash flow; and
- Contracts issued within budget.
## **b. Review of activities**
During the prior financial year restoration of the Synagogue and sanctuary was completed, and practical completion was issued. The operation of the space has been returned to the synagogue’s congregation for prayer services and other religious functions. Works continue in the Synagogue's courtyard. This element of the project was in the defect liability period for much of the financial year but snagging was not completed by the main contractor for reasons discussed below.
The works to the annexe are ongoing, to construct and fit out a modern visitor centre with an exhibition that will tell the story of the S&P Sephardi Community. Elements completed in the year include mechanical work, electrics and the installation of two kitchens, toilets, offices, floor tiles, café, staircase, joinery and lighting. Work on the main exhibition spaces was in progress at the year-end.
The progress of work was slow for much of the year, culminating with the main contractor leaving site in September and indicating that they would enter liquidation (which took place in November 2024). After the appropriate notice period their contract was terminated in October 2024. Subsequent to the year-end a new main contractor has been appointed and work progressed at a substantially increased pace. A claim has been against the terminated contractor for liquidated damages but there is as yet no indication as to whether any amount will be recoverable.
Two full time employees – a Facilities Manager and a Heritage Operations Manager – were appointed during the year. Family and Learning Consultants were retained to draw up an education and workshops programme to deliver in our first year of opening. Work also continued on the audio guides and the AV elements of the project.
A review of the Trustees skill sets was undertaken, and two new Trustees are currently being sought for specific portfolios..
In pursuit of the objectives listed above, the charity recognised £193,137 of donations ( _2023_ : _£778,225_ ). Amounts received in the year included £100,000 of the pledged £1 million from The Exilarch's Foundation previously recognised as income. The charity also recognised £511,633 in grants from the NLHF during the period ( _2023: £458,390_ ). There were no other grants received this year ( _2023_ : _£3,162_ ).
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **a. Going concern**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable Company has or will be able to obtain adequate resources to complete its current construction works and continue as operation entity for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.
## **b. Reserves policy**
The Trustees have previously examined the requirement for free reserves (being unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets, designated for specific purposes, or otherwise committed). The Trustees consider that, under normal circumstances and given the nature of the Foundation’s work, this should be between 3 and 6 months of budgeted expenditure.
Donations received by the charity are applied for the purposes of the charity as soon as it is practicable. The charity retains sufficient reserve funds to meet expenses.
The total reserves held by the charity at 31 October 2024 were £1,255,508 ( _2023: £1,388,312_ ). Of these reserves, there are £517,869 of restricted funds _(2023_ : £ _437,885_ ) which specifically relates to the restoration and capital works being undertaken and cannot be used for the general purpose of the charity. Unrestricted reserves are therefore £737,639, compared to projected activity and overhead costs for the 2025 year-end of £325,000.
The reserves policy will be reviewed once the major works are completed and the visitors’ centre opened in 2025.
## **c. Principal risks and uncertainties**
- The principal risks and uncertainties facing the charity in the year and into future periods are as follows:
- Ongoing impact of post-COVID and post-Brexit inflationary pressures on labour and material supplies;
- Delays due to lead contractor insolvency;
- Cost of rectification and completion works;
- Fundraising; and
- Relationship with neighbours.
## **d. Principal funding**
The charity has primarily been funded through grants and donations. In the current year the largest grant was from the NLHF and the largest donation from the Exilarch Foundation, both reflecting long-term commitments. Expenditure during the year was mainly in relation to the fund raising, project management, architect, design team, interpretation team, other professional fees, main contractor fees and surveyors costs in relation to the construction work and exhibition fit out.
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **a. Constitution**
The charity is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 22 May 2019. The charitable company was registered under the name Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Trust from 23 May 2019 until 6 August 2019 when its name was changed to Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation.
The number of members of the charity is one, the S&P Sephardi Trustee Ltd (as the trustee for the S&P Charity).
The company's charitable number is 1184803 and its registered company number is 12013004.
## **b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees**
The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.
The member may appoint and remove (by notice in writing) up to two Trustees who shall be directors of S&P Sephardi Trustee Limited and one other Trustee who shall be the Chair of the Bevis Marks Synagogue Committee.
The Trustees have power at any time to appoint any person, who is able and willing to do so, to be a Trustee with written approval from S&P Sephardi Trustee Limited, subject to the maximum of seven. The number of Trustees shall not be less than two.
The number of Trustees shall not be less than two but shall not be more than seven.
There is no set policy in place for the induction and training of new trustees and this is arranged as required.
## **c. Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees**
Trustees are inducted and trained on an as needed basis within a standard framework according to their needs and experience.
## **d. Pay policy for key management personnel**
All directors, who are also trustees of the charity, give their time freely and no director received remuneration in the period. One employee was recruited during the year following a competitive process at a market rate salary.
## **e. Organisational structure and decision making**
The board of Trustees administer the charity.
The Trustees who served during the year were as follows:
Melody Salem (chair) Howard Martin Dr Alan Mendoza Jonathan Solomons Hannah Talbot Audrey Mizrahi Benjamin Crowne Julian Marland (resigned 15 May 2024)
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)**
## **f. Related party relationships**
The S&P Community are the owners of Bevis Marks and have set up the Foundation to run and manage the project, education and visitor operations. The Foundation keeps the S&P Board updated on the project progress. The Chief Executive of the S&P sits on the Foundation Board as a non voting member. The Bevis Marks Rabbi also sits on the Foundation Board as a non-voting member.
## **g. Risk management**
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.
## **PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS**
The charity's plans for the future are consistent with the objectives identified within this report. We hope to have completed the capital works before the end of of the next financial year (October 2025) and be in the final stages of the fit out of the annexe and installation of the exhibition. Staff will be in place and the schools programme operational. After opening, the Bevis Marks Synagogue Community will have use of the annexe enjoying the new, multipurpose spaces.
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial . Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable Company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable Company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS**
Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' Report is approved has confirmed that:
- so far as that Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditors are unaware, and
- that Trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditors are aware of that information.
## **AUDITORS**
The auditors, Wilder Coe Ltd, have indicated their willingness to continue in office. The designated Trustees will propose a motion reappointing the auditors at a meeting of the Trustees.
In preparing this report, the Trustees (who are also Directors) have taken advantage of the small companies exemption provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
24 July 2025
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on ........................................................................ and signed on their behalf by: _________________________________________________
................................................
## **Melody Salem**
(Chair of Trustees)
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 October 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 October 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION (CONTINUED)**
## **Other information**
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
## **Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006**
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Trustees' Report, which includes the Directors' Report for company law purposes, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Directors' Report and Trustees' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of Trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
- the Trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the Trustees' Report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION (CONTINUED)**
## **Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Discussions with and enquiries of management and those charged with governance were held with a view to identifying those laws and regulations that could be expected to have a material impact on the financial statements. During the engagement team briefing, the outcomes of these discussions and enquiries were shared with the team, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in the entity.
The following laws and regulations were identified as being of significance to the entity:
- Those laws and regulations considered to have a direct effect on the financial statements include UK financial reporting standards, company law, and charity legislation.
- Those laws and regulations for which non-compliance may be fundamental to the operating aspects of the business and therefore may have a material effect on the financial statements.
Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations) comprised of: enquiries of management and those charged with governance as to whether the entity complies with such laws and regulations; enquiries with the same concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims; inspection of relevant legal correspondence; review of board minutes; and the performance of analytical review to identify unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud.
No instances of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.
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BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO YHE MEMBERS OF BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE
FOUNDATION ICONTINUEDI
Use ofour report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordan with Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might slate lo the
charltsble company's members those mallers we are required to state to them in an Audilors, Report and for no
other purpose. To the fullesl exlenl permitted by law, we do nol accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other
than the charilable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, lor this reporL or for the upinions
we have formed.
Robert Bradman BA CA (Senior Statutory Audltorl
for and on behalf of
Wlldar Coe Ltd
Chartered Accountants & Slalutory Auditors
1st Floor Sackville House
143-149 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 6BL
Date.. 29 July 2025
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
|**Note**
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations and legacies
3
Other trading activities
4
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
6
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**153,137**
**345**
**153,482**
**1,246**
**365,024**
**366,270**
**(212,788)**
**950,427**
**(212,788)**
**737,639**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**551,633**
**-**
**551,633**
**-**
**471,649**
**471,649**
**79,984**
**437,885**
**79,984**
**517,869**|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**704,770**
**345**
**705,115**
**1,246**
**836,673**
**837,919**
**(132,804)**
**1,388,312**
**(132,804)**
**1,255,508**|_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_1,239,777_
_13,439_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_1,253,216_|
|||||_1,293_
_923,016_|
|||||_924,309_|
|||||_328,907_|
|||||_1,059,405_
_328,907_|
|||||_1,388,312_|
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 15 to 26 form part of these financial statements.
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION (A Company Limited by Guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 12013004**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2024**
|**Note**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
12
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**CHARITY FUNDS**
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**611,320**
**733,946**
**1,345,266**
**(89,758)**|**2024**
**£**
**1,255,508**
**1,255,508**
**517,869**
**737,639**
**1,255,508**|_739,603_
_859,276_
_1,598,879_
_(210,567)_|_2023_
_£_
_1,388,312_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||_1,388,312_|
|||||_437,885_
_950,427_|
||||||
|||||_1,388,312_|
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.
24 July 2025
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on ........................................ and signed on their behalf by:
................................................
## **Melody Salem**
(Chair of Trustees)
The notes on pages 15 to 26 form part of these financial statements.
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
|**Note**
**CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
Net cash used in operating activities
15
**CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS IN THE YEAR**
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR**
16|**2024**
**£**
**(125,330)**
**(125,330)**
**859,276**
**733,946**|_2023_
_£_
_619,767_|
|---|---|---|
|||**619,767**
_239,509_|
||||
|||_859,276_|
The notes on pages 15 to 26 form part of these financial statements
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
**(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **1. GENERAL INFORMATION**
Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation (company number: 12013004), having its registered office at 2 Ashworth Road, London, W9 1JY and principal place of business at Bevis Marks Synagogue, Bevis Marks, London, EC3A 5DQ, is a private charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales.
## **2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **2.1 BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
## **2.2 COMPANY STATUS**
The company is a company limited by guarantee. There is one member of the company which is S&P Sephardi Trustee Ltd (as the trustee for the S&P Charity). In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1.
## **2.3 INCOME**
All income is recognised once the charitable Company has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Grants are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance Sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)**
## **2.4 EXPENDITURE**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the company and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the company and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Costs of generating funds are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
Charitable activities and governance costs are costs incurred on the company's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the company apportioned to charitable activities.
## **2.5 DEBTORS**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered.
## **2.6 CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **2.7 LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS**
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance Sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charitable Company anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities as a finance cost.
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)**
## **2.8 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS**
The charitable Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **2.9 FUND ACCOUNTING**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charitable Company and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charitable Company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **3. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|Donations
Grants
Donations
Grants|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
153,137
-
153,137
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_89,225_
_-_
_89,225_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
40,000
511,633
551,633
_Restricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_689,000_
_461,552_
_1,150,552_|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**193,137**
**511,633**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**704,770**|
||||_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_778,225_
_461,552_|
||||_1,239,777_|
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **4. INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
**Income from non charitable trading activities**
|Visitor tour income received
**5.**
**EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS**
COSTS OF RAISING VOLUNTARY INCOME
Professional fees
Just Giving fees
Literature
Professional fees
Just Giving fees
Literature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
345|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**345**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
1,066
180
-
1,246
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_270_
_180_
_843_
_1,293_|_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_13,439_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**1,066**
**180**
**-**|
||||**1,246**|
||||_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_270_
_180_
_843_|
||||_1,293_|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **6. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
## **Summary by fund type**
|Restoration / capital works
Visitor centre
Governance
Restoration / capital works
Visitor centre
Governance|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
-
342,827
22,197
365,024
_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_-_
_192,341_
_18,008_
_210,349_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
471,649
-
-
471,649
_Restricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_712,667_
_-_
_-_
_712,667_|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**471,649**
**342,827**
**22,197**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**836,673**|
||||_Total_
_2023_
_£_
_712,667_
_192,341_
_18,008_|
||||_923,016_|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **7. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY ACTIVITIES**
|Restoration / capital works
Visitor centre
Governance
Restoration / capital works
Visitor centre
Governance|**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**2024**
**£**
382,286
337,569
-
719,855
_Activities_
_undertaken_
_directly_
_2023_
_£_
_649,369_
_188,618_
_-_
_837,987_|**Support**
**costs**
**2024**
**£**
89,363
5,258
22,197
116,818
_Support costs_
_2023_
_£_
_63,298_
_3,723_
_18,008_
_85,029_|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**471,649**
**342,827**
**22,197**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**836,673**|
||||_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_712,667_
_192,341_
_18,008_|
||||_923,016_|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **7. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)**
## **ANALYSIS OF DIRECT COSTS**
|
Project management
Architect and design
Consultancy
Legal and professional
Insurance
Repairs and conservation work
New building works
Subscriptions
Exhibition fit out
Collection costs
Marketing
Project management
Architect and design
Consultancy
Legal and professional
Insurance
Repairs and conservation works
New building works
Subscriptions
Exhibition fit out
Collection costs|**Restoration /**
**capital works**
**2024**
**Visitor centre**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
35,464
-
54,434
-
-
49,046
68,054
37,825
13,673
6,710
46,064
-
164,597
-
-
2,162
-
238,526
-
-
-
3,300
382,286
337,569
_Restoration /_
_capital works_
_2023_
_Visitor centre_
_2023_
_£_
_£_
_31,716_
_-_
_65,318_
_-_
_-_
_31,968_
_33,472_
_29,066_
_13,451_
_2,033_
_114,708_
_-_
_390,704_
_-_
_-_
_4,318_
_-_
_108,390_
_-_
_12,843_
_649,369_
_188,618_|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**35,464**
**54,434**
**49,046**
**105,879**
**20,383**
**46,064**
**164,597**
**2,162**
**238,526**
**-**
**3,300**|
|---|---|---|
|||**719,855**|
|||_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_31,716_
_65,318_
_31,968_
_62,538_
_15,484_
_114,708_
_390,704_
_4,318_
_108,390_
_12,843_|
|||_837,987_|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **Analysis of governance and support costs**
The charitable company identifies the costs of its support and governance functions. The costs are then apportioned between the main charitable activities undertaken in the year.
|Project management
Legal and professional
Bank charges
Webhosting and computer costs
Audit fees
Accountancy fees
Telephone costs
Sundry
Wages and salaries
Pension costs
Recruitment costs
Project management
Legal and professional
Bank charges
Webhosting and computer costs
Audit fees
Accountancy fees
Telephone costs
Sundry|**Governance**
**function**
**2024**
**£**
7,093
-
261
-
4,331
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,685
_Governance_
_function_
_2023_
_£_
_5,374_
_-_
_301_
_-_
_4,886_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_10,561_|**General**
**support**
**2024**
**£**
28,372
38,384
261
9,013
-
4,534
4,334
670
17,905
483
1,177
105,133
_General_
_support_
_2023_
_£_
_26,342_
_34,434_
_301_
_5,226_
_-_
_3,388_
_3,316_
_1,461_
_74,468_|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**35,465**
**38,384**
**522**
**9,013**
**4,331**
**4,534**
**4,334**
**670**
**17,905**
**483**
**1,177**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**116,818**|
||||_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_31,716_
_34,434_
_602_
_5,226_
_4,886_
_3,388_
_3,316_
_1,461_|
||||_85,029_|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **8. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION**
||**2024**|_2023_|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|_£_|
|Fees payable to the charitable Company's auditor for the audit of the|||
|charitable Company's annual accounts|**4,331**|_4,886_|
## **9. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes|**2024**
**£**
**17,905**
**483**
**18,388**|_2023_
_£_
_-_
_-_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_-_|
The average number of persons employed by the charitable Company during the year was as follows:
||**2024**||_2023_||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**No.**||_No._||
|Employees||**1**||_-_|
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
## **10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES**
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits ( _2023: £Nil_
During the year ended 31 October 2024, expenses totalling _£_ 210 were reimbursed or paid directly to 1 Trustee relating to website costs ( _2023: £3,585 to 4 Trustee relating to website costs_ ).
## **11. DEBTORS**
|**DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
Grants and donations receivable
**DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Grants and donations receivable|**2024**
**£**
**400,000**
**35,220**
**8,600**
**167,500**
**611,320**|_2023_
_£_
_500,000_
_29,603_
_-_
_210,000_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_739,603_|
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## **BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade creditors
Pension fund loan payable
Accruals and deferred income|**2024**
**£**
**50,451**
**512**
**38,795**
**89,758**|_2023_
_£_
_24,411_
_-_
_186,156_
_210,567_|
|---|---|---|
## **13. SUMMARY OF FUNDS**
## **SUMMARY OF FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR**
|General funds
Restricted funds
**SUMMARY OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR**
General funds
Restricted funds|**Balance at 1**
**November**
**2023**
**£**
**950,427**
**437,885**
**1,388,312**
_Balance at_
_1 November_
_2022_
_£_
_1,059,405_
_-_
_1,059,405_|**Income**
**£**
**153,482**
**551,633**
**705,115**
_Income_
_£_
_102,664_
_1,150,552_
_1,253,216_|**Expenditure**
**£**
**Balance at 31**
**October 2024**
**£**
**(366,270)**
**737,639**
**(471,649)**
**517,869**
**(837,919)**
**1,255,508**
_Expenditure_
_£_
_Balance at_
_31 October_
_2023_
_£_
_(211,642)_
_950,427_
_(712,667)_
_437,885_
_(924,309)_
_1,388,312_|
|---|---|---|---|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
## **ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - CURRENT PERIOD**
|Debtors due after more than one year
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**TOTAL**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
400,000
427,398
(89,759)
737,639|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
-
517,869
-
517,869|**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**400,000**
**945,267**
**(89,759)**
**1,255,508**|
|---|---|---|---|
## **ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR PERIOD**
|Debtors due after more than one year
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
**TOTAL**|_Unrestricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_500,000_
_566,486_
_(116,059)_
_950,427_|_Restricted_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_-_
_532,393_
_(94,508)_
_437,885_|_Total_
_funds_
_2023_
_£_
_500,000_
_1,098,879_
_(210,567)_
_1,388,312_|
|---|---|---|---|
## Purpose of Restricted Funds
This fund is for the purpose of the restoration and capital work being undertaken on the synagogue as referred to in more detail in the Trustees' Report.
## **RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING 15. ACTIVITIES**
|Net income/expenditure for the period (as per Statement of Financial
Activities)
**ADJUSTMENTS FOR:**
Decrease in debtors
Decrease in creditors
**NET CASH (USED IN)/PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES**|**2024**
**£**
**(132,804)**
**128,282**
**(120,808)**
**(125,330)**|_2023_
_£_
_328,907_
_350,927_
_(60,067)_
_619,767_|
|---|---|---|
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**BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE HERITAGE FOUNDATION**
## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **16. ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS**
|Cash in hand
**ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT**
**At 1**
**November**
**2023**
**£**
Cash at bank and in hand
**859,276**
Debt due within 1 year
**-**|**2024**
_2023_
**£**
_£_
**733,946**
_859,276_
**Cash flows**
**At 31**
**October 2024**
**£**
**£**
**(125,330)**
**733,946**
**-**
**-**|_2023_
_£_
_859,276_|
|---|---|---|
## **17. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT**
## **18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
Donations were received from trustees and their related parties of £25,000 ( _2023: £6,250_ ). There were no amounts included within debtors at the year end ( _2023: £Nil_ ) and there were no conditions attached to these donations.
There were amounts totalling Nil ( _2023: £16,515_ ) paid to S&P as reimbursement of expenses paid on behalf of the charitable company or for shared costs.
At the year end, there is £9,997 within other debtors ( _2023: £9,997_ ) due from S&P in relation to repair works completed as part of the overall project but to be reimbursed by S&P.
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