Bradford Hebrnw Congr8gation
REGISTERED CHARITY
NUMBER
1189757
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DECEMBER 2025

Pages
Trustees Report
3to4
Independont Examlnorn Report
Incom• and Expandltur• Account
Balance Sheet

Bradford Hebraw Congregation
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
Trustses Report 2025
Bradford Hebrew Congregation (BHC), became a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (CIO) on 2nd June 2020 as Registered Charty Number
1189757.
The transfer of all the assets and three historic agreernents with Bradford
Metropolitan District Council regarding our Cemetery took place on 6th July
2020. Both the Charity Commissioners and BMDC gave their prior approval.
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Robert Philips. nephew of the late Betty Korn was appointed Trustee on 21 st April
2025. Any other person interested in becoming a BHC Trustee should contact Albert
King.
The Trustees attach herewith the 2025 Accounts, which have been
independently examined by Jody Kendall, Chartered Accountsnt, of Ilkley.
The Trustees remind Burial Scheme Members and certain others, who have
expressed wishes to be buried in our Birks Fold cemetery, that they are also
Burial Scheme Members of Etz Chaim Synagogue, Leeds and their funerals
are assured.
The BHC Burial Scheme Levy on death was increased to £3000 in April 2025.
We are grateful to Etz Chaim Synagogue, Leeds and in particular to Rabbl
Anthony Gilbert, for their continuing Ca￿ to Bradford congregants.
The funeral for Ruth Kaye took place in March 2025.
Maintenance our ￿rnetery by C Stewart Ltd, has been satisfactory. Ohel
maintenance continues to be managed by Mrs Margaret Birch (ex-
Waxman's).
Safety Con￿MS on a large number of memorials in our cemetery have been
identified and the relatives contacted where known and remedial action
taken. Identification is continuin9 but stgnificant funds will be needed to
make memorials safe.

Bradford Hobrew Congregatlon
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
Trustses Report 2025 (continued)
A very generous donation of £10000 was re￿iVed from Graham, Nigel, and
Stephen Morris via the J E Morris Charitable Trust Fund.
Approval has been received from HMRC to claim Gift Aid on personal
donations.
Further donations would be very welcome and would alleviate the safety
cost burden on BHC.
Bradford Civic Society have agreed to place a blue plaque at the Bradford
Kindertransport Hostel in Manningharn. Thomas Black has kindly funded the
Cost.
Our surplus for 2025 was £15,558, and our closing BanklBuilding
Society balances totalled £283,834.
No Specific Reserves have been allocated and our funds, in overall te￿n8, are
intended to cover future cemetery maintenance & costs, funeral and
memorials expenses etc.
Albert King
Hanneke Dye
CLFebruary 2026
Michael Freund
Robert Phillips

Bradford H•brnw Congregatlon
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
Indepondont Examinorn Report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe
Trust") for the year ended 31112 12025. As the tharity's trustees, you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requir8ments
of the Chanties Act 2011 {'the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the
Trust's a¢¢ounts 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 examlners statement
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to
my attention in connedion with the examination which gives me cause to believe that
in, any material respect..
. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the
Charities Act; or
. the accounts did not ac£ord with the accounting records.
or . the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the
fomi and content of accounts set out in the Chanties (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf
view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come acro88 no other matt8r8 in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enabl8 a
proper understanding of the account8 to be reached.
J Kendall ACA
8 Craiglands Park, Ilkley, LS29 8SX
F8bruary 2026

Bradford Hebrew Congrngatlon
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Buflal Incanie
Burial levles
Non Member Funeral cost recoveries
Commissions etc
Cemetery collections
Total Burlal Income
6,927
4,753
191
14,371
3.842
1.771
8,417
Don3tions
Interest Received
11.1
8,714
Total Income
33.815
17.131
Burlal Expendlture
Undertakers Charges and Councll fees
Ministers
Total Burlal Expendlture
{8,0321
13501
18,3821
{5,7191
1450
16,1691
Cernt•ryExpendlture
Rates
Water
Elertricity
Insurance
Ground Maintenance
Cemetery Supervlslon M Blrth
I￿0)
1821
12751
16931
16,3311
18201
11201
1591
11201
16371
15,0581
11,81)))
Spedal Cemetery Expendlture
Hostel plaque
Tree5
19431
General Expendlture
Sundry Expenses
{4121
{174}
Totsl Expendlture
118.0571
114.936)
Surplus/(Defidt) forthe year
15.758
2,195

Bradford Hebrew Congregation
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
BALANCE SHEET
2025
2024
Current Assets
Barclays Bank
Charity 8ank
Skipton Building Society
Hampshire Trust
Cambridge and Counties Bond
Total Net Assets
20,067
85,000
8,767
85,000
85,000
283,834
85,496
8,521
85,000
89,060
268,076
Reserves
Brought forward
Surplus/lDeficitl for the year
Carried forward
268,076
15,758
283,834
265,881
2,195
268,076
The constyturiw does nrt reg￿re CIO to obtaln autht of Its atcounts for tht year IN ￿￿$t10Th In a¢CL¥d*rte %￿th the Chadtles SORP. T
Iru5tee5 acknU￿e￿￿e thelr resPM51blllOes fu ththÈ reqUIre￿nts of the 50RP respect to ècctyjn￿rq rncords ond the
prEwratlon of •¢¢tyJnts.
Thp5e accounts h•vè t*èn In èc¢ord•rtewIth￿ apKllcable tolhp CIO. FHS 102 lelftth )•rn¥ry20191.
Albert King
(Chairl
f February 2026

Bradford Hebrew Congregation
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
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The ￿COUnts have been prepwed in line with the arplicable Charty Lth¥
in Ihe JUrisd￿l￿)n of rwstsat￿n. The CD h95 adopbj FRS 102 and the Charths
SORP.
The Charity is oxampt frcm the requirèment to prepare a cashfltyv.
The Charity ￿ required lo ha￿ an indeFéndenl examlnalh)n 88 8et ￿Jt in the c¢￿8t1tU1K>￿.
The accounts are PrePa￿j on a weipts and payTnents basis.