
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 03/04/2020 to 30/06/2021** 

## **Charity name: Close Charitable Foundation** 

## **Charity registration number: 1188888** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the charity are:<br>1. The prevention or relief of poverty by<br>providing grants to registered charities<br>working to prevent or relieve poverty.<br>2. Providing relief for those in need due to<br>age, disability, ill-health, financial or<br>other disadvantage by providing grants<br>to registered charities working to provide<br>relief for those in need.<br>3. To advance religion and religious<br>education, in particular, the Jewish<br>religion, by providing grants to registered<br>charities working to advance religion and<br>religious education.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Donations were made to a variety of UK<br>Registered Charities. There have been no<br>changes in objects or policies during the period,<br>and no changes are anticipated in the future.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have paid due regard to the public<br>benefit<br>guidance<br>issued<br>by<br>the<br>Charity<br>Commission in deciding the allocation of funds.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the year, the charity provided grants to<br>charitable organisations.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|At the balance sheet date there was a funds<br>surplus of £142 which the trustees have carried<br>forward for future use by the charity.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain free<br>reserves at a level which is considered adequate<br>to provide sufficient funds to cover ongoing<br>management and administration costs and to be<br>in a position to respond to applications for grants<br>as and when they may arise.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the year end, the charity held free reserves<br>totalling £142.|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|Close Charitable Foundation is a registered<br>charity (number 1188888) and was established<br>as a CIO under a Constitution dated 3 April<br>2020.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is registered as a CIO.|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|It is not envisaged that any new trustees will be<br>recruited in the near future, but should that<br>happen a full induction will take place.|





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Close Charitable Foundation|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1188888|
|Charity’s principal address|26 Woodlands Close<br>London<br>NW11 9QR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>2|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mr S Gerber||||
||Mrs A Gerber||||
||Mrs B Liser||||



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Mr S Gerber **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 12 October 2021 




|**Close**|**Charitable Foundation**||**1188888**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**|
|**For**|03/04/2020<br>**the period**<br>**from**|**To**|30/06/2021||



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**20,000**<br>**5,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,000**<br>**23,958**<br>**900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **24,858**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**24,858**<br>**142**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**142**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**20,000**<br>**5,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**25,000**<br>**23,958**<br>**900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,858**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**24,858**<br> <br>**142**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**20,000**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**20,000**||**-**|
|HMRC|**5,000**|||**5,000**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**25,000**|||**25,000**||**-**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**25,000**||**-**|
||||||||
|Grantspayable|**23,958**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**23,958**||**-**|
|Accountancyfees|**900**|||**900**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**24,858**|||**24,858**||**-**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
||||**-**|**24,858**||**-**|
||||||||
||**142**|**-**|**-**|<br>**142**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**142**|**-**|**-**|<br>**142**||**-**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Cash at bank<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**142**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**142**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Mr  S Gerber|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
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||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||Mr  S Gerber|12-Oct-21|
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