Cambridge lewish Resldents knociation (CIRA CIO) Charity Number 1187648 CIRA Trnstees. Annual Report I lune 2021- 31 May 2022 Reference and admfinfistratlve Information Charlty Name: Cambridge lewish Resldents A$cIatiOn CIO Charlty Reglstratlon Number 1187648 Address of Organisation - there is no official building or office. Both Trustees work froDJ thelr home addresses Trustees l. Mr Ba Gold Treasurer 2. tady Fersht (Marfrlyn) Chalrman Structurep governance and management The CIRA became a CIO on 29 January 2020 with a Constitution after many years of being an unincorporated charity. It is managed by an elected committee of 12 members of the organisation including the two trustees. We have held 5 committee meetings and one AGM duringthe period ofthis reporL All ofthem and the AGM were held on Zoom. We shall recruit more trustees from among the elected committee later in 2022. All are volunteers. We also have many other volunteers who help run our dlfferent groups, in particular. a cross community welfare support group. which has been very active during the pandemlc. Our members are charged a small sub5crlption of £30 per annum per person. Our Income Is derived from subscrlptions, donations. bank interest and gift aid. We have been runnlng the Unincorporated CIRA CharEty and the Incorporated charity side by side. Each charity has two bank accounts. one for the CJRA general operation and the other for the CIRA Burial Society. The Unincorporated Charity was finally closed in May 2022. All Unincorporated Bank Cash Assets were transferred to the respertive CIO bank accounts. All Unincorporated Investments were transferred to CIO investment accounts. We have approximately 150 11 members and a few non-lewish associate members. who receive our magazine. Objectives and Artlvities Our purpose is the advancement of the lewish faith through the provision of religious services and burial. education to advance jewish culture. history and knowledge and to provide welfare for those in need. We are always open to those outside the Jewish faith, who would like to advance their knowledge of our
religion. history. customs and culture. Entry to most of our talks and events is free. We give financial support for the niaintenance of the Synagogue buildlng in Thompson's lane. Cambridge. The University of Cambridge Jewish Society runs the Synagogue with help from Jewish residents. Religious services took place In person with strict e5 during the pandemic, which have continued. During the pandemic we were able to keep in touch with our members and other tnterested persons through email and zoonL Our online talks saw a substantial increase of attendees and we plan to continue thfis way. We were unable to hold our usual Chanukah Party in person but on 5 December 2021 we held it online by lighting the candles and eating traditional food from the comfort of our own homes, listening to our locally based Kol Echad Choir. who sang a programme of Jewish songs and ending with a quiz devised by one of our members. This was an event open to all the Jewish groups in Cambridge and it was well attended. We held In person an Israel Independence celebration on 5 May 2022 with the screening of an Israell film, The Women's Gallerf in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in the UnlversSty of Cambridge. The introduction to the film and the discussion afterwards were led by an Israell faculty member. Our Evening Talks programme: There were eight talks, and these continued online. They are attrdcting people of all ages often with thlrty devices and above. The monthly Monday afternoon meetings ofthe Cambridge lewlsh Cultural Association continued online and were well attended. We intend to hold meetings in person over the summer month& We have continued to send out In the post three magazines a year, which contain inforniation of all that is happening across the whole Cambrldge lewish community, as well as interesting artlcles and reports. In addition, an emall circular is sent out regularly to infonn and remind our members and others of forthcoming activities and event Our Burlal Society arranged 2 funerals and 2 stone settings.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1187648 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the pert¢)d from To 01Jr6r2021 31ffj5r222 Section A Receipts and payments Rg•trict•d fund• Endowrn•nt funds lund• Total fund• Last yr A1 Recol M8thr8 Sub5C 8oprd ol Don81ion$ ts Carn Donations forJWA Donatn$ for MDA Donatn9 from rthe Gift Refund $70 S15 515 Sub total(Gmss in¢omg lor AR) A2 Aet and Inv•8thwnt ••le•, 18•• tabl•l. Int•mt R•eÈlvabl• Tr8n8fer from 251 evious tho" 140,320 141.207 110,328 141,287 Sub total 149,538 149138 A3P# ents CUJS ISynJopu81 Pnniin St•b Don3U¢y)$to ctrrf)gfjn cwty Sundry nsuRnL 2.242 2,610 73 1610 75 Examinaknon Educ4tiL Sub total 211 8,211 A4 A8#et and InvutM•nt purcha8eB, Iwe labl•) Sub fotsl 8.211 Net of reGelpts/{paymentsJ AS Transhrn b¢tween funds A8 Cash furKls last year end Cash funds this ye•r end 141.327 141,32 141 141.327
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted R•stricted fund• Endowmènt funds to Tre$l£ Categorl Dtytsl to Mam8t£ B1 C4•h funds 3.195 81.182 56.9SO Total cash fun(ts 141.327 UnY••irf¢t•d fund• tonMr•bt E Endowm•nt tund• fund¥ to Curr•nt v•luo OMI Detalls Co•tlopllon•ll Fundtr) wN¢h Detalls Ca•t (opt• Currnfitva• B4 A•••ts rol•ln•d for th• ¢harlty'8 own u Fundtr>Twhi¢h Jnourt d on•1 When du• tk*n•l Deialls 85 Llabllltlos Siur%d by on8 ortsD on behatfol all tho trust8eS PrNtt Na Date of roval