Charity number: 1204950
JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
ANNUAL REPORT AND RECEIPT AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
CONTENTS
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| Reference and administrative details | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2 - 4 |
| Independent examiner's report | 5 |
| Receipt and payments | 6 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 7 |
JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Trustees
S Melnick - Chair of Trustees S Spitz A Brittan S Tomson
Charity registered number
1204950
Principal office
Holwell Bungalow Widecombe-In-The-Moor Newton Abbot TQ13 7TT
Accountants
Griffin Chartered Accountants Courtenay House Pynes Hill Exeter EX2 5AZ
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JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
GOVERNANCE
Johannesburg Jewish Helping Hand UK is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) governed by its constitution from 27 September 2023.
APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES
Every appointed trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives
The object of the CIO is to advance the Jewish faith for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants to registered charities and other organisations that in various ways seek to advance the Jewish faith in South Africa including in funding:
Burial facilities that comply with Jewish custom and religious practice, including the conducting of funerals of persons of the Jewish faith according to Jewish custom and law. The ongoing maintenance of such burial grounds or cemeteries.
Scholarships, maintenance allowances or bursaries to enable students to access education within the framework of the Jewish religion; Housing or care homes that provide an environment which adheres to particular religious doctrines and practice.
Activities undertaken
A successful global online matching campaign, One Tribe, kicked off in May 2024 with the aim of raising $3M to assist with funding our objectives. The intention was to appeal to ex-pats across five different countries including the UK. During this campaign, we had multiple major or “match” donors who contributed towards the $3M target. Some of these donors have arranged to honour their pledges over the next two years. The campaign was hugely successful.
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JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
PUBLIC BENEFIT
Educational Support Services
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Jewish Day Schools - The Chev contributes towards private Jewish schooling to ensure Jewish students are able to access Jewish education
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Remedial Education – The Chev assists with financing Jewish children when necessary.
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Tertiary Education – The Chev provides interest-free, soft loans for students seeking university degrees or other skilled qualifications. This tertiary offering has been extended to Jewish students throughout the country.
Sandringham Gardens
- This residential facility is a home to 400 elderly people, many of whom are in need of long-term, intensive medical and nursing care.
Burial
- Every Jewish person is given the same dignified burial according to Jewish custom and law, regardless of status or wealth. This includes those who are destitute and without family. In these cases, all costs are borne by the Chevrah Kadisha. We maintain over 50,000 graves in 3 cemeteries –Westpark, Brixton and Braamfontein cemeteries.
Providing staff skills training
- A Professional Development programme provides lectures for all social services practitioners and earns them CPD (continuous professional development) points.
Other programmes
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Outreach programme in high schools called Love Shouldn’t Hurt, to teach students about healthy vs unhealthy relationships and to empower them to recognize abusive and damaging behaviour. This is run in both Jewish day and non-Jewish schools in the area.
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Our Protected Employment workshop includes an array of participants from Jewish, non-Jewish, white and non-white communities.
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JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Funding requirements are ongoing. Many of our beneficiaries will be here for the duration of their lives. Cemeteries will need to be maintained on an ongoing basis.
Aged residents and children may need care for between five and 15 years, but psychiatric residents may be reliant on the organisation for 20-25 years and many disabled residents, for their entire lives. The duration of the Group’s involvement in a Jewish life and the scale at which this occurs, distinguishes the Group from other local Jewish NPO’s.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
During this period, the charity received a total income of £141,398 and had total running costs of £12,465, with total grants distributed of £16,000 leaving a surplus of £112,933. This leaves the charity in a strong financial position to make further grants during the next financial period.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
We intend running the One Tribe campaign every 2 years.
We aim to run the next One Tribe campaign in May 2026 and are hoping to reach a global target of $5M.
These accounts have been approved by the trustees on and signed on 25/07/2025 their behalf by:
S Melnick Chair of Trustees
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JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK.
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 6 and 7.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts 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.
10/8/25 Signed: Dated:
Laura Waycott FCA Griffin Chartered Accountants Courtenay House Pynes Hill Exeter EX2 5AZ
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JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Receipts Donations TOTAL RECEIPTS Payments Insurance Admin Fees Legal Fees Campaign Costs Donations TOTAL PAYMENTS SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE P |
Unrestricte d funds 141,398 141,398 298 2,880 906 8,381 16,000 28,465 ~~E~~ 112,933 |
Restrict ed funds - - - - - - - - - |
funds 2025 £ 141,398 |
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| 141,398 | |||
| 298 2,880 906 8,381 16,000 |
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| 28,465 | |||
| 112,933 |
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JOHANNESBURG JEWISH HELPING HAND UK
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds 2025 2025 2025 £ £ £ Cash funds Bank account 112,933 - 112,933 TOTAL ASSETS 112,933 - 112,933
The accounts were approved by the Trustees on and signed on their 25/07/2025 behalf by:
S Melnick Chair of Trustees
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