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2023-03-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1193533

Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2023

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2023

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7

Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 March 2023

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels Charity registration number 1193533 Principal office Rita Glickman House Bury Old Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0EX The trustees P A Langer M Livshin A Brodie Independent examiner Mr D Schwarz FCCA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Structure, governance and management

Manchester Jewish Meals On Wheels is a CIO and was registered with the Charity Commission on 15 February 2021 with a registered charity number 1193533.

The Charity is run by the trustees who all act in an honorary capacity. A new trustee would receive copies of the previous years' Annual Report and Accounts and a copy of the Charity Commission leaflet 'The Essential Trustee : What you need to know'.

Risk Management

The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Both manual and automated checks are regularly invoked, particularly those relating to the operations and finance of the charity. The trustees are satisfied that these systems and procedures mitigate any perceived risks.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

Objectives and activities

The objectives of the charity are the relief of the financial hardship, ill-health, old-age and disablement of people living in Greater Manchester either generally or individually through the provision of Kosher food or sustenance.

Public Benefit Policy

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.

Grant Making Policy

Grants are made to charitable institutions and organisations which accord with the objects of the charity.

Achievements and performance

The charity provides meals for the needy, housebound or those unable to provide meals for themselves within the Jewish community of Greater Manchester. Although Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels was registered in 2021, in practice the trustees and volunteers continue to maintain the aims and objectives of its predecessor - Manchester Jewish Soup Kitchen, which was established approximately 1896.

We continue to struggle to attract volunteers to assist with actual meal production. As a result, we obtain meals from an external source, resulting in a substantial and ever-increasing cost. We are now producing 5-6,000 meals annually and the small donations we receive from some of the recipients does not in any way meet these increases in our costs. UK food prices are rising at the fastest rate in over 40 years. Annual food and non-alcoholic drink Consumer Price Inflation is currently around 17% and in addition, packaging and energy prices have substantially increased and this is of course reflected in the day-to-day cost of maintaining the essential services of the charity.

We continue to pay a monthly tenancy for the retention of the kitchen and this needs to be reviewed in the coming financial year. We have also considered sharing the cost-burden with other similar charities, but to date these discussions have failed to deliver concrete results. We will continue to evaluate our meal production strategy. Given the above background, the trustees believe it would be prudent to continue to access all the charity's financial resources to fund the increased expenditure for our services.

All officials and helpers work in a voluntary capacity receiving no remuneration.

Financial review

As at 31 March 2023 the charity held reserves of £76,456 (2022- £88,706)

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. It is the charity's policy to retain sufficient reserves in order that the charity should be self-sufficient and to generate enough income to support the charities annual activities.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

The trustees' annual report was approved on 22 May 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

A Brodie Trustee

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Year ended 31 March 2023

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

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

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr D Schwarz FCCA Independent Examiner

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

22 May 2023

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2023

Period from
15 Feb 21 to
Year to 31 Mar 23 31 Mar 22
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 20,050 20,050 20,069
Investment income 5 9,698 9,698 19,242
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Total income 29,748 29,748 39,311
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 64,401 64,401 61,915
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Total expenditure 64,401 64,401 61,915
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (34,653) (34,653)
(22,604)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 697,951 697,951 720,555
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Total funds carried forward 663,298 663,298 697,951
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 7 to Error! Bookmark not defined. form part of these financial statements.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2023

2023 2022
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 14 108 135
Investments 15 586,734 609,110
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586,842 609,245
Current assets
Debtors 16 70,188 67,040
Cash at bank and in hand 7,318 29,675
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77,506 96,715
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 1,050 8,009
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Net current assets 76,456 88,706
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Total assets less current liabilities 663,298 697,951
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Net assets 663,298 697,951
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 663,298 697,951
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Total charity funds 18 663,298 697,951
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 22 May 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

A Brodie Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to Error! Bookmark not defined. form part of these financial statements.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2023

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Rita Glickman House, Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EX.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported besides the valuation of fixed asset investments at the year-end.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Plant and machinery

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

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.

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 20,050 20,050 20,069 20,069
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5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Income from listed investments 9,698 9,698 19,242 19,242
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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023 Funds 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable Activities 59,553 59,553 60,926 60,926
Support costs 4,848 4,848 989 989
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64,401 64,401 61,915 61,915
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken
Support
Total funds Total fund
directly
costs
2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Charitable Activities 59,553
3,559
63,112 60,926
Governance costs
1,289
1,289 989
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59,553
4,848
64,401 61,915
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8. Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs
activity 1 Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £
General office 3,559 3,559
Governance costs 1,289 1,289 989
----------------------- ----------------------- --------------
4,848 4,848 989
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9. Net expenditure
Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):
2023 2022
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 27 34
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10. Independent examination fees
Period from
Year to 15 Feb 21 to
31 Mar 23 31 Mar 22
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,290 940
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11. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2022: Nil).

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

11. Staff costs (continued)

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2022: Nil).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

13. Taxation

Manchester Jewish Meals On Wheels is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

14. Tangible fixed assets

Plant and
machinery
£
Cost
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 26,603
============================
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022 26,468
Charge for the year 27
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At 31 March 2023 26,495
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Carrying amount
At 31 March 2023 108
============================
At 31 March 2022 135
============================
Investments
Listed
investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2022 609,110
Additions
Fair value movements (22,376)
--------------------------------
At 31 March 2023 586,734
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Impairment
At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2023 586,734
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At 31 March 2022 609,110
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

15. Investments

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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

15. Investments (continued)

Financial assets held at fair value

Investments

Investments relate to stocks & shares held in the UK stock market.

16. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 219 1,775
Other debtors 69,969 65,265
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70,188 67,040
============================ ============================
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,050 1,440
Other creditors 6,569
----------------------- -----------------------
1,050 8,009
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 April 2022 Income Expenditure 31 March 23
£ £ £ £
General funds 697,951 29,748 (64,401)
663,298
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At
At 15 Feb 21 Income Expenditure 31 March 22
£ £ £ £
General funds 720,555 39,311 (61,915)
697,951
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Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2023

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Intangible assets 586,734 586,734
Tangible fixed assets 108 108
Current assets 77,506 77,506
Creditors less than 1 year (1,050)
(1,050)
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Net assets 663,298 663,298
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2022
£ £
Intangible assets 609,110 609,110
Tangible fixed assets 135 135
Current assets 96,715 96,715
Creditors less than 1 year (8,009)
(8,009)
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
Net assets 697,951 697,951
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