OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2024-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 11881379 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1191450

Zichron Baruch Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 March 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 March 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Zichron Baruch Charity registration number 1191450 Company registration number 11881379 Principal office and registered 18 Fraser Road office Manchester M8 4HH The trustees D Levkovitz G Soloweitschik Y Rappaport Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

- 1 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Structure, governance and management

Zichron Baruch is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 14 Match 2019 as a company and the company number is 11881379. It was registered as a charity on 23 September 2020 with a charity number 1191450.

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.

A policy and procedure for the induction and training of new trustees is currently being developed and will be implemented in the coming years.

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 charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the charity 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.

- 2 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are:-

(i) the advancement of education according to the beliefs and values of the Jewish Faith worldwide;

(ii) the relief of poverty in the Jewish community worldwide and

(iii) any charitable purpose at the discretion of the trustees for the benefit of the community.

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 grants. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

Grants paid to Institutions are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

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.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

- 3 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

Achievements and performance

The charity received £444,148 in donations during the year.

During the year, the charity awarded charitable grants amounting to £220,765. That figure includes grants to institutions amounting to £28,865 for the furtherance of education, and £191,900 to individuals for the relief of poverty, religion and education.

Additionally, the charity distributed food packages during the year with a value of £220,000.

These grants and food distribution were in keeping with the charity's objects.

Furthermore, the charity expended £1,644 on fundraising during the year.

The charity has incurred governance costs of £1,373 during the year.

Other costs were kept low and were borne by the trustees. The governance costs incurred relates to professional fees incurred during the year.

The trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from the local benefactor who anonymously sponsored the office costs during the course of the year.

There were no investments made during the year.

There were no related party transactions in the reporting period.

There was an overall net income and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £366, of which all of it is attributable to the unrestricted fund.

Financial review

The trustees feel that the substantial increase in activities this year reflects the charities considerable increase in exposure within the local community. The impact for future year's expenditure is self-evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.

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 a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.

The free reserves being the net current assets stand at £31,065, all of which are unrestricted funds.

- 4 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 17 December 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

G Soloweitschik Trustee

- 5 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Zichron Baruch

Year ended 31 March 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Zichron Baruch ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

- 6 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Zichron Baruch (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

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

17 December 2024

- 7 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 444,148 444,148 644,025
-------------------------------- -------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
Total income 444,148 444,148 644,025
================================ ============== ================================ ================================
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Fund raising costs 6 1,644 1,644 1,315
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 432,178 9,960 442,138 621,881
-------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
Total expenditure 433,822 9,960 443,782 623,196
================================ ======================= ================================ ================================
-------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
Net income and net movement in funds 10,326 (9,960) 366 20,829
================================ ======================= ================================ ================================
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 20,739 9,960 30,699 9,870
-------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
Total funds carried forward 31,065 31,065 30,699
================================ ======================= ================================ ================================

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 16 form part of these financial statements.

- 8 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Current assets
Debtors 14 13,000 13,000
Cash at bank and in hand 19,385 19,019
---------------------------- ----------------------------
32,385 32,019
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 1,320 1,320
---------------------------- ----------------------------
Net current assets 31,065 30,699
---------------------------- ----------------------------
Total assets less current liabilities 31,065 30,699
---------------------------- ----------------------------
Net assets 31,065 30,699
============================ ============================
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 9,960
Unrestricted funds 31,065 20,739
---------------------------- ----------------------------
Total charity funds 16 31,065 30,699
============================ ============================

For the year ending 31 March 2024, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 17 December 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

G Soloweitschik Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

- 9 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 18 Fraser Road, Manchester, M8 4HH.

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 Companies Act 2006.

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.

- 10 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

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.

- 11 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

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. Limited by guarantee

Zichron Baruch is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 444,148 444,148

- 12 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

5. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Grants
Grants receivable
-------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------
444,148 444,148
================================ ============== ================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 634,065 634,065
Grants
Grants receivable 9,960 9,960
-------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------------------
634,065 9,960 644,025
================================ ======================= ================================
6. Fund raising costs
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Fund raising costs 1,644 1,644 1,315 1,315
======================= ======================= ======================= =======================
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Charitable grants 220,765 220,765
Food Packages 210,040 9,960 220,000
Support costs 1,373 1,373
-------------------------------- ----------------------- --------------------------------
432,178 9,960 442,138
================================ ======================= ================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Charitable grants 262,268 262,268
Food Packages 356,566 356,566
Support costs 3,047 3,047
-------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------
621,881 621,881
================================ ============== ================================

- 13 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Grant funding

Support
Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities

costs
2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Charitable grants
220,765

53
220,818 264,187
Food Packages 220,000

220,000 356,566
Governance costs

1,320
1,320 1,128
-------------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
220,000
220,765

1,373
442,138 621,881
================================ ================================ ======================= ================================ ================================
9. Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
General office 53 53 1,919
Governance costs 1,320 1,320 1,128
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
1,373 1,373 3,047
======================= ======================= =======================
10. Analysis of grants
2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions
Bederech Kovod 11,465 8,160
Grants Under £1,000 1,000
Keren Chochmas Shloma 16,500
Kollel Gaon Yaakov 17,400 34,700
Shir Chesed Beis Yisroel 16,000
TTT 20,000
Three Pillars Trust 2,000
---------------------------- ----------------------------
28,865 98,360
Grants to individuals
Grants For Education 156,595 150,411
Grants for Relief of Poverty 20,380 7,497
Religious grants 14,925 6,000
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
191,900 163,908
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
Total grants 220,765 262,268
================================ ================================

- 14 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

11. Independent examination fees

Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,320 1,320
======================= =======================

12. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

13. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

14. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 13,000 13,000
============================ ============================
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,320 1,320
======================= =======================

15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

16. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Apr 2023 Income Expenditure Mar 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 20,739 444,148 (433,822) 31,065
============================ ================================ ================================ ============================
At 01 At 31
Apr 2022 Income Expenditure Mar 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 9,870 634,065 (623,196) 20,739
======================= ================================ ================================ ============================

- 15 -

Zichron Baruch

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2024

16. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At 01 At 31
Apr 2023 Income Expenditure Mar 2024
£ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants receivable 9,960 (9,960)
======================= ============== ======================= ==============
At 01 At 31
Apr 2022 Income Expenditure Mar 2023
£ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants receivable 9,960 9,960
============== ======================= ============== =======================
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Current assets 32,385 32,385
Creditors less than 1 year (1,320) (1,320)
---------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------
Net assets 31,065 31,065
============================ ============== ============================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Current assets 22,059 9,960 32,019
Creditors less than 1 year (1,320) (1,320)
---------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------
Net assets 20,739 9,960 30,699
============================ ======================= ============================

17. Analysis of net assets between funds

18. Taxation

Zichron Baruch is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

- 16 -