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2024-05-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 14123064 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1201220

Sifsei Eliyohu Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

31 May 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

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

Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 5
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 6
Statement of financial position 7
Notes to the financial statements 8

Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2024

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

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Sifsei Eliyohu Charity registration number 1201220 Company registration number 14123064 Principal office and registered 2nd Floor Parkgates office Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL The trustees J Altman D Fisher M Rosenbaum Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2024

Structure, governance and management

Sifsei Eliyohu Limited is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 23 May 2022 as a company and the company number is 14123064. It was registered as a charity on 05 December 2022 with a charity number 1201220.

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.

There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity's employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are:

(i) 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, in particular but not exclusively through the preparation, publication and dissemination of the scholarly writings of Rabbi P. E. Falk of blessed memory, as well as awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants; or by grants to charities or other organizations worldwide that promote education.

(ii) 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).

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 has established its grant making policy to achieve its objects for the public benefit. The charity invites applications for funding through contacting local philanthropists to contribute towards projects that both the trustees and the philanthropists feel are appropriate for the charities objects.

The application of the funds by way of grants to institutions whose objects match those of the charity.

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.

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.

Achievements and performance

The charity received £51,242 in donations and sponsorships and £22,771 for the sale of books during the year and paid out £74,388 by way of direct charitable activity, grants and support costs.

Grants were awarded in the year in accordance with the charity's objectives and as detailed in the notes to the financial statements. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

Fundraising costs during the year were £1,699

There were no related party transactions during the year.

There was overall net expenditure and movement in funds during the year amounting to £375.

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 May 2024

Financial review

Reserves policy

The trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against expenditure.

In considering the financial obligations and the goals of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the current assets of the charity.

The free reserves, being net current assets, stand at £18,554, of which £15,821 relate to the unrestricted fund and £2,733 relate to the restricted fund.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 01 January 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

M Rosenbaum Trustee

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sifsei Eliyohu

Year ended 31 May 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Sifsei Eliyohu ('the charity') for the year ended 31 May 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

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

Independent examiner's statement

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

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

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

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

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

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

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

01 January 2025

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 May 2024

Period from
23 May 22 to
Year to 31 May 24 31 May 23
Unrestricted Restricted
funds fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 37,276 9,970 47,246 34,060
Charitable activities 6 22,771 22,771
Other trading activities 7 3,996 3,996 998
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Total income 64,043 9,970 74,013 35,058
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of raising donations and
legacies 8 1,699 1,699
Expenditure on charitable activities 9,10 65,452 7,237 72,689 16,129
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Total expenditure 67,151 7,237 74,388 16,129
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Net (expenditure)/income and net
movement in funds (3,108) 2,733 (375)
18,929
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 18,929 18,929
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Total funds carried forward 15,821 2,733 18,554 18,929
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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 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 May 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £
Current assets
Stocks 16 19,250
Debtors 17 13,104
Cash at bank and in hand 7,398 19,649
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39,752 19,649
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 18 21,198 720
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Net current assets 18,554 18,929
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Total assets less current liabilities 18,554 18,929
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Net assets 18,554 18,929
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 2,733
Unrestricted funds 15,821 18,929
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Total charity funds 19 18,554 18,929
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For the year ending 31 May 2024, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

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

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 01 January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

M Rosenbaum Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 May 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 2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0TL.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

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

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

Going concern

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

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported.

Fund accounting

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

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

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

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

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

Resources expended

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

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

Stocks

Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

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.

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

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

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 37,276 37,276
Grants
National Lottery Main Grant 9,970 9,970
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37,276 9,970 47,246
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 34,060 34,060
Grants
National Lottery Main Grant
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34,060 34,060
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6. Charitable activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Sale of goods 22,771 22,771
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7. Other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Sponsorships 3,996 3,996 998 998
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8. Costs of raising donations and legacies
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Costs of raising donations and
legacies 1,699 1,699
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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Charitable activities 59,771 7,237 67,008
Support costs 5,681 5,681
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65,452 7,237 72,689
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Charitable activities 12,900 12,900
Support costs 3,229 3,229
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16,129 16,129
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £ £
Charitable activities 60,508
6,500
4,963 71,971 13,009
Governance costs
718 718 3,120
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60,508
6,500
5,681 72,689 16,129
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10. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

11. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
General office 4,963 4,963 109
Governance costs 718 718 3,120
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5,681 5,681 3,229
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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

12. Analysis of grants

Period from
Year to 23 May 22 to
31 May 24
31 May 23
£ £
Grants to institutions
Grants up to £1000 1,000
Kollel Gaon Yaakov 1,500
Kollel Kinyan Hashas 1,500
T E Trust 5,000
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6,500 2,500
Grants to individuals
Educational Grants 200
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Total grants 6,500 2,700
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Independent examination fees
Period from
Year to 23 May 22 to
31 May 24
31 May 23
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 720 720
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Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
Period from
Year to 23 May 22 to
31 May 24
31 May 23
£ £
Wages and salaries 22,170 2,040
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The average head count of employees during the year was 2 (2023: 1). The average number of
full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
2024
2023
No. No.
Number of staff - Editorial 2 1
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13. Independent examination fees

14. Staff costs

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

15. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

16. Stocks

2024 2023
£ £
Books held for sale 19,250
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17. Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 13,104
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18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 18,725
Accruals and deferred income 720 720
Other creditors 1,753
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21,198 720
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19. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 31
Jun 2023 Income Expenditure May 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 18,929 64,043 (67,151) 15,821
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At 23 At 31
May 2022 Income Expenditure May 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 35,058 (16,129) 18,929
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Restricted funds
At 01 At 31
Jun 2023 Income Expenditure May 2024
£ £ £ £
Restricted Fund 9,970 (7,237) 2,733
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At 23 At 31
May 2022 Income Expenditure May 2023
£ £ £ £
Restricted Fund
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Sifsei Eliyohu

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 May 2024

20. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Current assets 37,019 2,733 39,752
Creditors less than 1 year (21,198) (21,198)
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Net assets 15,821 2,733 18,554
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023
£ £ £
Current assets 19,649 19,649
Creditors less than 1 year (720) (720)
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Net assets 18,929 18,929
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21. Related parties

There were no related party transactions during the year.

22. Taxation

Sifsei Eliyohu Limited 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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