
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 03/11/22 Period start date to 31/12/23 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: City Of Southend Jewish Community Support (COSJCS) Charity registration number: 1200901** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The prevention or relief of poverty by**<br>**making grants and/or purchasing specific**<br>**items or services of need amongst those**<br>**who identify themselves as being**<br>**members of the Jewish faith within the**<br>**City Of Southend and an outlying radius of**<br>**15 miles from the City Centre**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Provision of grants**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **Attached** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **None** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **None** Para 1.38 



Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Within its first year COSJCS has:**<br>**Achieved a unified approach to poverty**<br>**across the various Jewish communities**<br>**within the City Of Southend.**<br>**Received 10 new Grant applications.**<br>**Achieved a financial surplus for future**<br>**distribution.**<br>**Successfully created relationships with**<br>**other Stakeholders and support**<br>**organisations.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Reserve fund of £8167 against future**<br>**grants.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Liquidity for emergency grants**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£8167**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Donations**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**Reserves currently held in cash unless**<br>**and until they exceed £25k.**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**On-going donations.**|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution.**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustee Self-Selection at 3 yearly**<br>**intervals**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**We have 3 Trustees with a minimum of 2**<br>**Trustees required in order to authorise a**<br>**grant. No other staff or volunteers.**|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|**None**|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name  City Of Southend Jewish Community Support<br>Other name the charity uses  COSJCS<br>Registered charity number  1200901<br>Charity’s principal address  1386 London Road. Leigh On Sea, Essex SS9 2UJ<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Dates acted if not for whole  Name of person (or body) entitled<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Graham Berg Chairman/Trustee  Existing COSJCS Trustees<br>2 Saul Caplan  Trustee  Existing COSJCS Trustees<br>Rabbi Geoffrey  Trustee  Existing COSJCS Trustees<br>3<br>Hyman<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 


Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets **None** held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||




**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**None** 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Graham Berg **Full name(s)** Graham Berg **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 15th July 2024 




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COSJCS No (if any)<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date Period end date<br>To<br>from 03/11/2022 31/12/2023<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>                    11,450                              -                                -                        11,450                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>                            -                                -                        11,450                            -<br>AR)  [                    11,450 ]<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                  11,450                             -                             -                      11,450                           -<br>A3 Payments<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                      3,284 ]                             -                                -                          3,284                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments [                   3,284 ]                            -                             -                        3,284                           -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                    8,166                           -                             -                      8,166                        -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                            -                           -                            -                                -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                             -                           -                            -                             -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end                    8,166                           -                             -                      8,166                        -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|**Details**<br>1|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**8,166**<br>**-**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>15/07/2024|
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|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>Graham Berg<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,166**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Graham Berg|**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>15th July 2024|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

15/07/2024 

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