Charity registration number: 1207667
**HOVE HEBREW COMMUNITY CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1 OCTOBER 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025**
McPhersons Walpole Harding ACCA Citibase Brighton 95 Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 4ST
## **Hove Hebrew Community CIO Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|Trustees' Report|2|
|Independent Examiner's Report|3|
|Statement of Financial Activities|4|
|Statement of Financial Position|5|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|6—9|
|The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:||
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|10|
**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Reference and Administrative Details For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
|**Trustees**|Mr Stanley Cohen - Chair|
|---|---|
||Mrs Cherry Torrance|
||Mr Ian Ashleigh|
||Dr Winston Pickett|
||Ms Sharon Granville|
||Mrs Michele Cohen - Treasurer|
||Mr Joel Cohen (appointed 05/12/2024)|
|**Charity Number**|1207667|
|**Principal Address**|Synagogue Chambers|
||79 Holland Road|
||Hove|
||East Sussex|
||BN3 1JN|
|**Independent Examiner**|Mr C J R Chapman FCCA|
||McPhersons Walpole Harding|
||ACCA|
||Citibase Brighton|
||95 Ditchling Road|
||Brighton|
||BN1 4ST|
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Trustees' Report For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2025.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Aims and Objectives**
The objects of the congregation are for the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion and in particular but without limitation to the generality of the foregoing:
(i) the advancement of any and all observances of the Jewish religion in accordance with the rituals and customs recognised by the Court of the Chief Rabbi in London;
(ii) the advancement of education in the Jewish religion;
(iii) other charitable purposes and communal functions associated with the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion.
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
Hove Hebrew Community is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) whose only voting members are its charity trustees. It is governed by a Board of Trustees working to a constitution dated 28 March 2024.
## **Transfer from Hove Hebrew Congregation (registered charity no. 1150062)**
In the period ended 30 September 2024 the Trustees transferred all the assets except for the closing bank balance of £61 from Hove Hebrew Congregation (registered charity no. 1150062) to Hove Hebrew Community CIO. The charitable objects of both charities are identical.
The assets transferred comprised the the freehold interest over the Synagogue, chambers and land at 79 Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JN, and all the equipment, fixtures and fittings therein, which stood at a Net Book Value of £26,024, plus cash at bank of £1,097,770. The remaining cash at bank of £61 was transferred to Hove Hebrew Community CIO on 2 October 2024.
The charity reconstruction has been accounted for as a merger in accordance with paragraphs 27.12 & 27.13 of the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "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) (effective 1 January 2019)".
The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Mr Stanley Cohen
Trustee 1 December 2025
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Hove Hebrew Community CIO For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hove Hebrew Community CIO (the CIO) for the period ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contents 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.
C J Chapman
Mr C J R Chapman FCCA 1 December 2025 McPhersons Walpole Harding ACCA Citibase Brighton 95 Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 4ST
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Statement of Financial Activities For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Investments
**3**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Charitable activities:
**4**
Management and administration
**NET EXPENDITURE**
Other losses
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**10**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,101|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**31 March**
**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
3,101|
|---|---|---|---|
||(19,122)|-|(19,122)|
||(16,021)
61|-
(8,582)|(16,021)
(8,521)|
||(15,960)
273,794|(8,582)
850,000|(24,542)
1,123,794|
||257,834|841,418|1,099,252|
The notes on pages 6 to 9 form part of these financial statements.
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Statement of Financial Position As At 31 March 2025**
|**Notes**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible Assets
**8**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**
**9**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**10**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
45,757|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**31 March**
**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
45,757|
|---|---|---|---|
||45,757
213,847|-
841,418|45,757
1,055,265|
||213,847
(1,770)|841,418
-|1,055,265
(1,770 )|
||212,077|841,418|1,053,495|
||257,834|841,418|1,099,252|
||257,834|841,418|1,099,252|
||||841,418
257,834|
||||1,099,252|
On behalf of the board
Mr Stanley Cohen
Trustee 1 December 2025
The notes on pages 6 to 9 form part of these financial statements.
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Notes to the Financial Statements For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
## 1. **General Information**
Hove Hebrew Community CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1207667. The principal address is Synagogue Chambers, 79 Holland Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1JN.
## 2. **Accounting Policies**
## 2.1. **Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "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) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
## 2.2. **Incoming Resources**
Income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the CIO has entitlement to the funds, any performance indicators attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Donations are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when entitled, receipt is probable and when the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Gift aid receivable is included when claimable.
Grant income is credited to the Statement of Financial Activities when received or receivable whichever is earlier, unless the grant relates to a future period, in which case it is deferred.
## 2.3. **Resources Expended**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the CIO to the expenditure, 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 accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Indirect costs, including governance costs, which cannot be directly attributed to activities, are allocated directly to charitable activities as any fundraising costs are immaterial.
## 2.4. **Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation**
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures & Fittings
20% per year on a reducing balance basis
## 2.5. **Investment Properties**
All investment properties are carried at fair value determined annually and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. No depreciation is provided for. Changes in fair value are recognised in the statement of financial activities.
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
## 2.6. **Cash and Cash Equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
3. **Investment Income**
|3.
**Investment Income**|||
|---|---|---|
|Interest on short-term deposits
4.
**Analysis of Expenditure**
Management and administration
5.
**Support Costs**
Premises expenses
General administration
Depreciation
6.
**Independent Examiner's Remuneration**
Independent examination of the financial statements
Other assurance services
Tax advisory services
Other financial services|**31 March**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,101
**31 March**
**2025**
**Support costs**
(see note 5 )
**£**
19,122
**31 March 2025**
**Management**
**and**
**administration**
**£**
2,633
15,893
596|**31 March**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,101|
|||**31 March**
**2025**
**Support costs**
(see note 5 )
**£**
19,122|
|||19,122|
|||**31 March**
**2025**
**£**
1,050
-
-
720|
|||1,770|
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
## 7. **Average Number of Employees**
Average number of employees during the period was: NIL
## 8. **Tangible Assets**
|.
**Tangible Assets**|.
**Tangible Assets**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Cost**
As at 1 October 2024
Additions
As at 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
As at 1 October 2024
Provided during the period
As at 31 March 2025
**Net Book Value**
As at 31 March 2025
As at 1 October 2024
.
**Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**
Accruals and deferred income
0.
**Movement in Funds**
**As at 1**
**October 2024**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
273,794
**Restricted funds**
Funeral fund
850,000
**Total funds**
1,123,794||**Income**
**£**
3,101
-|**Investment**
**Properties**
**£**
-
43,374|**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
**£**
-
2,979|**Total**
**£**
-
46,353|
||||43,374|2,979|46,353|
||||-
-|-
596|-
596|
||||-|596|596|
||||43,374|2,383|45,757|
||||-|-|-|
||||**Expenditure**
**£**
(19,122)
-|**Gains and**
**losses**
**£**
61
(8,582)|**31 March**
**2025**
**£**
1,770|
||||||**As at 31**
**March 2025**
**£**
257,834
841,418|
||1,123,794|3,101|(19,122)|(8,521)|1,099,252|
## 9. **Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**
## 10. **Movement in Funds**
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
## **Transfer from Hove Hebrew Congregation (registered charity no. 1150062)**
In the period ended 30 September 2024 the Trustees transferred all the assets except for the closing bank balance of £61 from Hove Hebrew Congregation (registered charity no. 1150062) to Hove Hebrew Community CIO. The charitable objects of both charities are identical.
The assets transferred comprised the the freehold interest over the Synagogue, chambers and land at 79 Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JN, and all the equipment, fixtures and fittings therein, which stood at a Net Book Value of £26,024, plus cash at bank of £1,097,770. The remaining cash at bank of £61 was transferred to Hove Hebrew Community CIO on 2 October 2024.
## **Funeral fund**
The Synagogue has operated a Funeral Expenses Scheme on behalf of its members for many years. The Hove Hebrew Community CIO (HHC) Funeral Expenses Scheme ('CIO FES') is managed by HHC and is offered to HHC FES members to assist with payment towards funeral costs for a member of the Scheme.
In the period ended 30 September 2024 Hove Hebrew Congregation closed the FES to new members and the Trustees increased the balance in the restricted Funeral fund to £750,000. This amount was then increased to £850,000 in Hove Hebrew Community CIO. Hove Hebrew Community CIO will continue to operate the CIO FES for the scheme's existing members. Funding held in this designated fund is exclusively for payment of funeral expenses. No other HHC finance source is available for this allocated purpose.
In the period ended 31 March 2025 the Funeral fund received a total of £5,218 of bank interest and paid out a total of £13,800 in burial fees and other funeral costs. This income and expenditure is not included in the CIO's Statement of Financial Activities as the money is held in Trust on behalf of the members of the CIO FES.
The balance in the CIO FES fund stood at £841,418 at 31 March 2025.
## 11. **Transactions with Trustees**
None of the trustees received any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the current year.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
## 12. **Related Party Disclosures**
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure.
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**Hove Hebrew Community CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Period 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
**Investments**
Interest on short term deposits
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Charitable Activities:**
**Management and administration**
Rates
Light and heat
Shul clearance
Gifts and presentations
Telephone and internet
Independent examiner's fees
Legal fees
Professional fees
Other office costs
Depreciation of fixtures and fittings
**NET EXPENDITURE**|**31 March**
**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
3,101|
|---|---|
||3,101|
||3,101
(183)
(838)
(1,612)
(494)
(836)
(1,770)
(7,522)
(5,247)
(24)
(596)|
||(19,122)|
||(19,122)|
||(16,021)|
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