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2023-06-30-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1189756

D & L Trust Fund Unaudited Financial Statements

30 June 2023

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

D & L Trust Fund

Financial Statements

Year ended 30 June 2023

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Statement of financial position 8
Statement of cash flows 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

D & L Trust Fund

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 30 June 2023

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name D & L Trust Fund
Charity registration number 1189756
Principal office 136 Leicester Road
Salford
Manchester
M7 4GB
The trustees D Reisner
L Friedberg
P Sanger
S Kampf
Y T Siemiatycki
Accountants Haffner Hoff Ltd
Accountants
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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D & L Trust Fund

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

Structure, governance and management

D & L Charitable Trust is constituted under a deed dated 20 January 2020. It is a registered charity number 1189756 and was registered on 2 June 2020.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust Deed 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 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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D & L Trust Fund

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the furtherance of Orthodox Jewish education, relief of poverty and any other charitable activity as the trustees may from time to time and in their absolute discretion think fit.

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 and income from investments and gives out grants in line with the above objects. Grants made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts. The application of the funds is by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.

The Trustees receive many grant applications. They primarily support charities, organisations or individuals in the following areas: advancement of the Jewish Faith, advancement of the Jewish education and relief of poverty. In deciding who they support they consider the financial need and track record of the applicant.

There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.

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

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.

Achievements and performance

The charity received £552,500 in donations, and £14,625 in investment income during the year.

The charity paid out £55,941 by way of grants and support costs.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions in the reporting period are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

The overall net income and net movement in funds for the year amounted to £511,184.

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D & L Trust Fund

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

Financial review

The trustees feel that the year was a good one in terms of donations from the trustees. The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of this income and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.

The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain reserves as low as possible.

The free reserves being the net current assets stand at £944,121 all of which are unrestricted.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees 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).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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D & L Trust Fund

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

The trustees' annual report was approved on 28 March 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

D Reisner Trustee

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D & L Trust Fund

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of D & L Trust Fund

Year ended 30 June 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of D & L Trust Fund ('the charity') for the year ended 30 June 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

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

28 March 2024

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D & L Trust Fund

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 30 June 2023

2023 2022
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 552,500 552,500 500,000
Investment income 5 14,625 14,625
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Total income 567,125 567,125 500,000
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 55,941 55,941 260,479
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Total expenditure 55,941 55,941 260,479
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Net income and net movement in funds 511,184 511,184 239,521
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 432,937 432,937 193,416
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Total funds carried forward 944,121 944,121 432,937
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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 15 form part of these financial statements.

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D & L Trust Fund

Statement of Financial Position

30 June 2023

2023 2022
Note £ £
Current assets
Debtors 13 88,625 50,000
Cash at bank and in hand 856,216 383,597
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944,841 433,597
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 14 720 660
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Net current assets 944,121 432,937
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Total assets less current liabilities 944,121 432,937
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Net assets 944,121 432,937
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 944,121 432,937
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Total charity funds 15 944,121 432,937
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 28 March 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

D Reisner Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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D & L Trust Fund

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 30 June 2023

2023 2022
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income 511,184 239,521
Adjustments for:
Other interest receivable and similar income (14,625)
Accrued expenses 60 60
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors (38,625)
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Cash generated from operations 457,994 239,581
Interest received 14,625
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Net cash from operating activities 472,619 239,581
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 472,619 239,581
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 383,597 144,016
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 856,216 383,597
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The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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D & L Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 June 2023

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 136 Leicester Road, Salford, Manchester, M7 4GB.

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 Charities Act 2011.

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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D & L Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 June 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.

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.

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D & L Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 552,500 552,500 500,000 500,000
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5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 14,625 14,625
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D & L Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable Grants 55,195
55,195
259,795 259,795
Support costs 746
746
684 684
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55,941
55,941
260,479 260,479
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding
Support
Total funds Total fund
of activities
costs
2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable Grants 55,195
26
55,221 259,819
Governance costs
720
720 660
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55,195
746
55,941 260,479
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8. Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £
General office 26 26 24
Governance costs 720 720 660
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746 746 684
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9. Analysis of grants
2023 2022
£ £
Grants to institutions
British Friends of Kupat Ha'ir 12,500 200,000
Community grants 18,925 12,250
Educational grants 7,400 31,750
Kollel Gaon Yaakov 12,680 7,450
Relief of poverty grants 3,250
Grants under £1,000 3,690 5,095
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55,195 259,795
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Total grants 55,195 259,795
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10. Independent examination fees
2023 2022
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 720 660
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D & L Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

11. 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).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

13. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Other debtors 88,625 50,000
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14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 720 660
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15. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 30
Jul 2022 Income Expenditure Jun 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 432,937 567,125 (55,941) 944,121
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At 01 At 30
Jul 2021 Income Expenditure Jun 2022
£ £ £ £
General funds 193,416 500,000 (260,479) 432,937
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D & L Trust Fund

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 June 2023

16. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Current assets 944,841 944,841
Creditors less than 1 year (720)
(720)
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Net assets 944,121 944,121
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Current assets 433,597 433,597
Creditors less than 1 year (660)
(660)
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Net assets 432,937 432,937
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17. Analysis of changes in net debt

At
At 1 Jul 2022 Cash flows 30 Jun 2023
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 383,597 472,619 856,216
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18. Related parties

Mr D Reisner is a trustee of the D & L Trust Fund.

During the year, the charity received £550,000 from Limited Companies of which Mr Reisner is a director and shareholder.

19. Taxation

D & L Charitable Trust is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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