2025-01-31-accounts - Laba UK

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Period start date: 04/04/2024 Period end date: 31/01/2025

Charity name: LABA UK

Charity registration number: 1207726

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education of the public in and foster public appreciation of Jewish art, culture and heritage, by means of the encouragement of the arts including (but not limited to) the commissioning of new work by Jewish artists; the provision of educational workshops and mentoring support to Jewish artists; and providing opportunities for the public to experience Jewish art, culture and heritage through public performances, exhibitions, and events.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Thecharity was activities during the reporting period were limited to grant applications, research and strategic plannings. Consequently, no activities, projects, or services were identified in the accounts in relation to its purposes.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The above state has been agreed by LABA UK trustees and the Charity Commission. The Trustees have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public Benefit.

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment


Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Grant applications and fundraising efforts were carried out by volunteers.
Other

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The focus of the charity during the period covered by this report, was that of fundraising and grant applications for future programming. During this period LABA UK did not run programmes or activities for the public benefit.

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	During this period the charity received no funding either from grants or private donations. The charity had no outgoing expenses. The total balance of funds was £0.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have no reserves.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	n/a
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	No funds received and no expenses out.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Foundation model constitution

How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administrationof the CIO.

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Simma Gershenson	Chair
	Alexander Eisenberg
	Josephine Gordon

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Simma Gershenson Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 28 November 2025

LABA UK	LABA UK	LABA UK	1207726
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period from	Period start date 04/04/2024	To	Period end date 31/01/2025

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
	0	0	0	0	n/a
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
for AR)	0	0	0	0	0

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	0
	0				0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					0

	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
*Sub total*	0	0	0	0	0

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	0
	0
*Sub total*	0				0

					0

			0		0
			0		0
			0		0
			0		0

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

26/11/2025

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 Print Name SImma Gershenson	Endowment funds to nearest £
			0
			0
			0
			0
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			Current value (optional)
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			Current value (optional)
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
		SImma Gershenson	30/11/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

26/11/2025