**Charity registration number 1193390 (England and Wales)**
## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
**ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**
## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
## **Trustees**
## **Senior management**
## **Charity number (England and Wales)**
## **Auditor**
Mr H Rose Rabbi L Sudak Rabbi S Levin Dr D Krasner Harvey Rose Chariman Rabbi Leivi Isaac Sudak Trustee Rabbi Stanley Levin Trustee Dr David Krasner Trustee 1193390 TC Group First Floor Spitalfields House Stirling Way Borehamwood WD6 2FX
## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1 - 2|
|Statement of trustees' responsibilities|3|
|Independent auditor's report|4 - 6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Statement of cash flows|9|
|Notes to the financial statements|10 - 15|
## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the trust's governing document, the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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)".
## **Objectives and activities**
The Charity's object and its principal activity is to build a synagogue as a place of worship in a location which will be satisfactorily used on a regular basis in the state of Israel.
The aim is to build the synagogue in Israel at Petah-Tikva or Rishon le Zion or Rechovot or at such other town or place in the State of Israel in accordance with the wishes of the settlor, Mr Eric Gelber.
## _Public benefit_
## _Statement of compliance with Charity Commission guidance_
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the trust should undertake.
The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and confirm that the Charity's objectives benefit the public in providing a place of worship to the members of the public and offer them with a place where they could offer prayer rites and practices.
## **Achievements and performance**
## _Significant activities and achievements against objectives_
The trustees of the charity are actively looking for building sites suitable for the construction of synagogue in the state of Israel.
## **Financial review**
The total funds received during the year were £276,779 (2022: £5,549,210) and the total funds expended during the year were £512,856 (2022: £18,661).
During the year under review, the unrestricted funds of the Charity had a deficit of £225,587 (2022: surplus of £5,530,549). The total funds held by the Charity at the balance sheet date stand at £5,304,962 (2022: £5,530,549).
The trustees' are satisfied with the financial position of the charity as at the year end.
## _Reserves policy_
It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the trust’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
## _Principal funding sources_
## _Going Concern_
The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees regard the foreseeable future as no less than twelve months following the publication of the Charity’s annual financial statements. The trustees have considered the Charity’s balance sheet position and reserves as at the year end, the future plans for the Charity taking account of reasonably possible changes in the income of the Charity and are satisfied that the Charity has sufficient resources to remain in operational existence. Accordingly, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity was established by a charitable trust deed on 28th May 1997 and the trust deed lays out key areas of governance together with recommended practices. The Trustees have always sought to have the highest standards of governance and are satisfied with the current governance structure addressing these areas.
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Mr H Rose Rabbi L Sudak Rabbi S Levin Dr D Krasner
## _Recruitment and appointment of trustees_
The appointment of any future trustee shall during the lifetime of the settlor by exercisable by the settlor and thereafter by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting in accordance with the trust deed, At any one time there must be a minimum of three trustees but no more than five trustees.
## _Organisational structure_
The Charity is administered in accordance with the powers invested in the trustees, as documented in the trust deed. There are no specific restrictions with regard to the way in which the Charity may operate provided that the objects of the Charity as documented are met. The Charity has no specific investment powers. Its general investment powers are as documented in the trust deed. The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks.
The trustees of the Charity collectively manage the affairs of the Charity in line with the governing document and the decisions are made in regular meetings held by the trustees throughout the year.
## _Remuneration policy_
The trustees consider the board of trustees and the senior management team comprise the key personnel of the Trust in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the Trust on a day to day basis. Details of trustees' and key management personnel remuneration and expenses are disclosed in note 7 to the accounts. The remunerations of the senior staff are normally reviewed annually.
## _Induction and training of trustees_
Training is provided to all trustees as required. This is either obtained by the trustees in their professional capacity and/or attending seminars and reading Charity Commission's publications.
## _Risk management_
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the trust is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Mr H Rose **Trustee**
13 June 2025
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
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 trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the trust and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the trust for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of The Eric Gelber Charitable Trust (the ‘trust’) for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 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:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
## **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 trust 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 trust’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.
## **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 contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees' report; or
- sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees 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 trust’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 cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements from irregularities, whether due to fraud or error, and discussed these between our audit team members. We then designed and performed audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the Charity operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the Financial Statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context was the Charities Act 2011, together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items.
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 might be fundamental to the Charity’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the Charity for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were employment legislation, health & safety legislation and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the Financial Statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the recognition of donations income, the assessment of capital vs revenue expenditure, and the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, analytical procedures and sample testing of income, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates and judgements for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the Financial Statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the Financial Statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing noncompliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
## **Other matters**
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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)" (as amended) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
This has been done in order for the financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with current Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees 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 trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
|**Sadikali Premji FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)**||
|---|---|
|**for and on behalf of TC Group**|13 June 2025|
|**Statutory Auditor**||
||First Floor Spitalfields House|
||Stirling Way|
||Borehamwood|
||WD6 2FX|
TC Group is eligible for appointment as auditor of the trust by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**2023**|**2022**|
||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income from:**||||
|Donations and legacies|**3**|206,000|5,549,210|
|Investments|**4**|70,779|-|
|**Total income**||276,779|5,549,210|
|**Expenditure on:**||||
|Charitable activities|**5**|512,856|18,661|
|**Total expenditure**||512,856|18,661|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**||(236,077)|5,530,549|
|**Other recognised gains and losses:**||||
|Other gains|**12**|10,490|-|
|**Net movement in funds**|**8**|(225,587)|5,530,549|
|**Reconciliation of funds:**||||
|Fund balances at 1 January 2023||5,530,549|-|
|**Fund balances at 31 December 2023**||5,304,962|5,530,549|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**13**
**Net current assets**
**The funds of the trust**
Unrestricted funds
**14**|**2023**
**£**
**£**
5,311,562
(6,600)
5,304,962
5,304,962
5,304,962|**2022**
**£**
**£**
5,536,549
(6,000)
5,530,549
5,530,549
5,530,549|**2022**
**£**
**£**
5,536,549
(6,000)
5,530,549
5,530,549
5,530,549|
|---|---|---|---|
||||5,530,549|
||||5,530,549|
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 13 June 2025
Mr H Rose **Trustee**
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
|**Notes**
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from
operations
**16**
**Investing activities**
Investment income received
**Net cash generated from investing activities**
**Net cash generated from financing activities**
**Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash**
**equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**2023**
**£**
**£**
(295,766)
70,779
70,779
-
(224,987)
5,536,549
5,311,562|**2022**
**£**
**£**
5,536,549
-
-
-
5,536,549
-
5,536,549|**2022**
**£**
**£**
5,536,549
-
-
-
5,536,549
-
5,536,549|
|---|---|---|---|
||||5,536,549
-|
||||5,536,549|
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**THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
The Eric Gelber Charitable Trust is a charitable trust registered in England and Wales with registration number 1193390. The principal address is Handel House, 95 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7DB. The principal objects of the charity is to build a synagogue as a place of worship in a location which will be satisfactorily used on a regular basis in the state of Israel.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the trust's governing document, the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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)". The trust is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the trust. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the trust.
## **1.4 Income**
Income is recognised when the trust is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the trust has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the trust has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
## **1.6 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the trust’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
## **1.7 Employee benefits**
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the trust is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the trust’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Income from donations and legacies**
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Donations and gifts|206,000|5,549,210|
|**4**|**Income from investments**|||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Interest receivable|70,779|-|
|**5**|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|||
|||**Charitable**|**Charitable**|
|||**activities**|**activities**|
|||**promoting**|**promoting**|
|||**its objects**|**its objects**|
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Direct costs**|||
||Grant funding of activities (see note 6)|500,000|-|
||**Share of support and governance costs (see note 7)**|||
||Support|6,256|12,661|
||Governance|6,600|6,000|
|||512,856|18,661|
||**Analysis by fund**|||
||Unrestricted funds|512,856|18,661|
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
## **6 Grants payable**
|**6**
**Grants payable**|||
|---|---|---|
|Grants to institutions (1 grant):
Grant to Kehillat Haela Charity in Israel
-
**7**
**Support costs allocated to activities**
Tax on interest
Bank charges
Profit or loss on foreign exchange
Governance costs
**Analysed between:**
Charitable activities promoting its objects
**8**
**Net movement in funds**
The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):
Fees payable for the audit of the charity's financial statements|**Charitable**
**activities**
**promoting**
**its objects**
**2023**
**£**
500,000
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
5,844
-
412
2,131
-
10,530
6,600
6,000
12,856
18,661
12,856
18,661
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
6,600
6,000||
|||**2022**
**£**
-
2,131
10,530
6,000|
|||18,661|
|||18,661|
|||**2022**
**£**
6,000|
## **9 Trustees**
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the trust during the year.
## **10 Employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**Number**|**Number**|
|Total|-|-|
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
## **11 Taxation**
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
## **12 Other gains and losses**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2023**|**2022**|
|Gains/(losses) upon:|**£**|**£**|
|Foreign exchange|(10,490)|-|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Accruals and deferred income|6,600|6,000|
## **13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
## **14 Unrestricted funds**
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
|**At**
General funds
**Previous year:**
**At**
General funds|**1 January**
**2023**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**At 31**
**December**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5,530,549
276,779
(512,856)
10,490
5,304,962
**1 January**
**2022**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**At 31**
**December**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
5,549,210
(18,661)
-
5,530,549|
|---|---|
## **15 Related party transactions**
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none).
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## **THE ERIC GELBER CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023**_
|**16**
**Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations**
(Deficit)/surplus for the year
**Adjustments for:**
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Foreign exchange differences
**Movements in working capital:**
Increase in creditors
**Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations**|**2023**
**£**
(236,077)
(70,779)
10,490
600
(295,766)|**2022**
**£**
5,530,549
-
-
6,000|
|---|---|---|
|||5,536,549|
## **17 Analysis of changes in net funds**
The trust had no material debt during the year.
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