COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 12437048 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1191919
The Sympathetic Trust Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
29 February 2024
HAFFNER HOFF LTD
Accountants & Statutory Auditor 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 29 February 2024
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| Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) | 1 |
| Independent auditor's report to the trustees | 6 |
| Statement of financial activities (including income and | |
| expenditure account) | 12 |
| Statement of financial position | 13 |
| Statement of cash flows | 14 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 15 |
The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 29 February 2024
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 29 February 2024.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name The Sympathetic Trust Charity registration number 1191919 Company registration number 12437048 Principal office and registered 53 Waterpark Road office Salford Greater Manchester M7 4JL The trustees Mr D Neuwirth Mr B Hassan Mr B Stone Auditor Haffner Hoff Ltd Accountants & Statutory Auditor 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL Bankers Nat West Bank Plc 463 Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 1AB
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
Structure, governance and management
The Sympathetic Trust is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 03 Feb 2020 as a company and the company number is 12437048. It was registered as a charity on 20 October 2020 with a charity number 1191919.
There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Mr B Stone on behalf of 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.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Memorandum and Articles of Association 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.
Training and induction of trustees is applied as applicable.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are for the public benefit to promote the education of people of all ages around the world in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants; or by grants to charities or other organizations worldwide that provide education;
The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing: grants or loans to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organizations working to prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship;
To advance the Orthodox Jewish religion worldwide for the benefit of the public in accordance with the principles of the Code of Jewish Law (Shulchan Aruch);
To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of any medical conditions around the world
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. The charity pays out grants in line with the above objects.
There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.
The charity has established its grant making policy to achieve its objects for the public benefit. The charity invites applications for funding to contribute towards projects that the trustees feel are appropriate for the charities objects.
The application of the funds by way of grants is to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.
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.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
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.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
Achievements and performance
During the year the charity received donations of £1,015,900 (2023: £183,000).
The charity paid out £1,014,529 (2023: £182,395) by way of charitable grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and are for educational, relief of poverty or communal purposes.
The charity incurred governance costs comprising professional fees.
Most office costs are borne by a local benefactor and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.
There were no material fundraising costs during the year.
There was net income and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £1,371 (2023: £605).
Financial review
The trustees feel the year was a good one in terms of grants made by the charity. The trustees are delighted to have made a contribution to the local community 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.
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 trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.
The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity, stand at £12,352 (2023: £10,981), all of which are unrestricted.
Trustees' responsibilities statement
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, 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).
Company law 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 charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
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make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
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 Companies Act 2006. 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.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that:
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so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is unaware; and
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they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information.
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The trustees' annual report was approved on 28 November 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Mr D Neuwirth Trustee
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees
Year ended 29 February 2024
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Sympathetic Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 29 February 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 29 February 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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the trustees were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemptions from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance;
results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities;
any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to (a) identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of noncompliance; (b) detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; (c) the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; (d) the matters identified as to how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
In common with all audits under ISAS (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.
We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Companies Act, UK Corporate Governance Code, UK tax legislation and UK Charity Act.
In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
As a result of performing the above, we identified no key audit matters relating to the potential risk of fraud.
Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
obtaining an understanding of provisions and holding discussions with management to understand the basis of recognition or non-recognition of tax provisions; and
in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
We remained alert to any indications of fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Other matter
The prior year accounts were not audited.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Howard Schwalbe (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Haffner Hoff Ltd Accountants & Statutory Auditor 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL
28 November 2024
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 29 February 2024
| 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| Unrestricted | ||||
| funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 5 | 1,015,900 | 1,015,900 | 183,000 |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 1,015,900 | 1,015,900 | 183,000 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ================================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 6,7 | 1,014,529 | 1,014,529 | 182,395 |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 1,014,529 | 1,014,529 | 182,395 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ================================ | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net income and net movement in funds | 1,371 | 1,371 | 605 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ================================ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 10,981 | 10,981 | 10,376 | |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 12,352 | 12,352 | 10,981 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ================================ |
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 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
29 February 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| Note | £ | £ | |
| Current assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 18,352 | 11,981 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 14 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Net current assets | 12,352 | 10,981 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 12,352 | 10,981 | |
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| Net assets | 12,352 | 10,981 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Funds of the charity | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 12,352 | 10,981 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total charity funds | 15 | 12,352 | 10,981 |
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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 28 November 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr D Neuwirth Trustee
The notes on pages 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 29 February 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | 1,371 | 605 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Accrued expenses | 5,000 | 10 |
| ----------------------- | -------------- | |
| Cash generated from operations | 6,371 | 615 |
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| Net cash from operating activities | 6,371 | 615 |
| ======================= | ============== | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 6,371 | 615 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 11,981 | 11,366 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 18,352 | 11,981 |
| ============================ | ============================ |
The notes on pages 15 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 29 February 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 53 Waterpark Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 4JL.
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.
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.
Incoming resources
All income is 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:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources (continued)
- income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impracticle to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliabily measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
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.
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.
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
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
The Sympathetic Trust 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 | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||||
| Donations | 1,015,900 | 1,015,900 | 183,000 | 183,000 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ |
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable grants | 1,006,130 | 1,006,130 | 180,471 | 180,471 |
| Support costs | 8,399 | 8,399 | 1,924 | 1,924 |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 1,014,529 | 1,014,529 | 182,395 | 182,395 | |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ |
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Grant funding | Support | Total funds | Total fund | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of activities | costs | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable grants | 1,006,130 | 2,399 | 1,008,529 | 181,355 |
| Governance costs | – | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1,040 |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 1,006,130 | 8,399 | 1,014,529 | 182,395 | |
| ========================================= | ======================= | ========================================= | ================================ |
8. Analysis of support costs
| Analysis of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| General office | 2,399 | 2,399 | 884 | |
| Governance costs | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1,040 | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| 8,399 | 8,399 | 1,924 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ||
| 9. | Analysis of grants | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Grants to institutions | ||||
| Congregation Chasdei Ezrial Yehuda | 150,338 | – | ||
| Congregation Imrei Chaim Viznitz | 40,049 | – | ||
| Congregation Khal Yeriem | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Congregation Mosdos Toldos Aharon | 47,786 | – | ||
| Congregation Sharei Yeshives | 40,579 | – | ||
| Congregation Shefa Chaim Sanz Lakewood | 41,130 | – | ||
| Congregation Shomlou | 277,330 | – | ||
| Jeschiwah Etz Chaim | 48,615 | – | ||
| Grants Under £20,000 | 178,897 | 93,600 | ||
| Kollel Emes Vemuna | 25,347 | 46,871 | ||
| Magen Avrohom Foundation | 59,821 | – | ||
| Marbeh Tzedaka | 56,238 | – | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| 1,006,130 | 180,471 | |||
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Total grants | 1,006,130 | 180,471 | ||
| ========================================= | ================================ | |||
| 10. | Auditors remuneration | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements | 6,000 | – | ||
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The Sympathetic Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
11. Independent examination fees
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | – | 1,000 |
| ============== | ======================= |
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 by the trustees nor were any expenses reimbursed to the trustees.
14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |||
| Accruals and deferred income | 6,000 | 1,000 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= | |||
| Analysis of charitable funds | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| At | At | |||
| 1 March | 29 February | |||
| 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 10,981 | 1,015,900 | (1,014,529) | 12,352 |
| ============================ | ========================================= | ========================================= | ============================ | |
| At | At | |||
| 1 March | 28 February | |||
| 2022 | Income | Expenditure | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 10,376 | 183,000 | (182,395) | 10,981 |
| ============================ | ================================ | ================================ | ============================ |
15. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
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Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 29 February 2024
16. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | 18,352 | 18,352 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (6,000) | (6,000) |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 12,352 | 12,352 |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | 11,981 | 11,981 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (1,000) | (1,000) |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 10,981 | 10,981 |
| ============================ | ============================ |
17. Analysis of changes in net debt
| At | At | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 2023 | Cash flows | 29 Feb 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 11,981 | 6,371 | 18,352 | |
| ============================ | ======================= | ============================ |
18. Related parties
During the year the charity received £240,000 from related parties.
19. Taxation
The Sympathetic Trust 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.
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