The Mish¢on Family Charitable Trusl (Registered Charity Number: 213165) Dated 20 June 1961 Accounts for the yoar ended 5Aprfl 2025
The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 5 April 2025
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and 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 published in October 2019.
Objectives and policies:
The object of the trust continues to be to make donations to general charitable causes which the trustees consider worthy of support as instructed by the Trust Deed. The Trust makes donations out of its income and/or capital at the trustees' absolute and uncontrolled discretion who shall pay, apply or appropriate the whole or any part thereof for the benefit or in furtherance of such charitable purposes, charitable Institutions or charitable Foundations in the United Kingdom or elsewhere and in such manner and in such proportions or objectives which are recognised by law as good charitable purposes, organisations or objects. The trust's donation-making policy was unchanged during the year.
Achievements and performance:
The objectives of the charity during the year were to support charities chosen by the Trustees. The Trustees fulfilled these objectives by making donations of £82,200. There are no minimum or maximum amounts for donations and the donations were agreed at the meetings held during the year.
Public benefit:
The objects of the trust (see above) are clearly of public benefit both directly and indirectly and due regard has been paid to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
Financial review:
Total income was £44,085 (2024: £46,155) with expenditure amounting to £95,713 (2024: £151,281). Net assets at the end of the year were £1,446,850 (2024: £1,556,363).
Investment policy:
The trustees have wide powers of investment. The investment objective is to generate the optimum amount of income for distribution whilst at the same time investing for capital growth. The investment managers have discretion in respect of choices of stocks and timing of purchases and sales. They collect income and report quarterly. The trustees consider the quarterly reports and comment if necessary. During the year to 5 April 2025, the trustees discussed with the investment managers the state of the market and the trust investments. The trustees' current practice is to have a discussion at least annually with the fund managers.
Risk management:
The trustees are fully aware of the need to assess the risks faced and to respond in such a way as to minimise those risks. Trustees are satisfied that they are not exposed to any significant risks, other than the fluctuation in the value of their investment portfolio. They have delegated the management of the portfolio to professionals and regularly review their performance.
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
for the year ended 5 April 2025
Reserves:
The level of reserves held by the trust is reviewed regularly by the trustees and is currently regarded as satisfactory. The trustees' policy is to distribute all the income as it arises and not to accumulate reserves. They use their discretion to distribute from capital on a regular basis. The trust had total reserves of £1,446,850 at the year end.
Plans for the future:
The trustees plan for the future is to continue their grant making policy thus assisting the charities in fulfilling their objectives. The trustees aim to utilise the unrestricted and endowment funds to achieve this objective.
Structure, governance and management Settlor: Victor Mishcon (deceased 27 January 2006) Name of the Charity: The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust (formerly The Victor Mishcon Charitable Trust)
The principal governing document is a Settlement dated 20 June 1961. The Trust is a private charitable trust controlled by its trustees.
The power of appointing new trustees is vested in the current trustees following the death of the settlor. The number of trustees shall not be less than 2.
Charity Registration Number: 213165 (England and Wales)
Reference and administrative information
Trustees: Peter Arnold Mishcon Russell Orde Mishcon Jane MaIca Landau Principal Office: 2 Prince Arthur Mews London NW3 1RD Accountants: Mercer & Hole Trustees Limited 72 London Road St Albans Herts AL1 1NS Independent Examiner Steve Robinson FCA Mercer & Hole LLP 72 London Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 1NS
Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd Kings Hill, West Mailing Kent ME19 4TA
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Trustees' Annual Report (continued) for the year ended 5 April 2025
Reference and administrative information (continued)
Investment Managers: Rathbones 8 Finsbury Circus London, EC2M 7AZ
Statement of the trustees' responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102);
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2019), UK Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 2011 and trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Date:
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Mishcon Family Charitable Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 5 April 2025 which are set out on pages 1 to 13.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 Trust 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.
Steve Robinson FCA Mercer & Hole LLP 72 London Road St Albans Herts AL1 1NS
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 5 April 2025
| Income and endowments Notes Income from investments 3 Income tax Total income and endowments Expenditure on: Costs of raising funds Investment management costs 4 Charitable activities 5 Total expenditure Net gains/(losses) on investments 7 Net income/(expenditure) Net Movement in Funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Expendable Endowment Funds £ - - - - - - - - - 2,984 2,984 |
Unrestricted Funds £ 44,085 - 44,085 6,112 89,601 95,713 (57,885) (109,513) (109,513) 1,553,379 1,443,866 |
2025 Total £ 44,085 - 44,085 6,112 89,601 95,713 (57,885) (109,513) (109,513) 1,553,363 1,446,850 |
2024 Total £ 46,155 |
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| 46,155 | ||||
| 6,259 145,022 |
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| 151,281 | ||||
| 21,172 | ||||
| (83,954) | ||||
| (83,954) 1,640,317 1,556,363 |
Note: All comparative income & expenditure was unrestricted.
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Balance sheet
5 April 2025
| Balance sheet 5 April 2025 |
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| Fixed assets Listed investments Notes at market value 7 Total fixed assets Current assets Balance with investment managers Cash at bank Total current assets Current liabilities Amount falling due within one year 6 Net current assets Total net assets/ (liabilities) 9 The funds of the charity: Expendable Endowment Funds Unrestricted Income Funds Total charity funds |
£ 2025 £ £ 2024 £ 1,439,128 1,535,889 1,439,128 1,535,889 10,405 23,942 6,052 11,603 16,457 35,545 8,735 15,071 8,735 15,071 7,722 20,474 1,446,850 1,556,363 2,984 2,984 1,443,866 1,553,379 1,446,850 1,556,363 |
Approved by the trustees on .................................... and signed on their behalf by ............................................................... (Trustee).
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 5 April 2025
1. Accounting policies
a) Basis of preparation
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 (FRS102) issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS102), the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have therefore necessarily departed from the extant Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 rather than the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities effective from 1 April 2005, which has since been withdrawn.
b) Going concern
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. There are no material uncertainties affecting the current year's accounts.
In future years, the key risks to the charity are fluctuation in the value of their investment and a fall in investment income but the trustees have arrangements in place to mitigate those risks by delegating the management of the portfolio to professional managers and regularly review their performance.
c) Funds structure
The endowment funds represent the original capital gift to the charity, plus subsequent additions to the endowment, less amounts which have been transferred to the unrestricted funds for distribution. The trustees are entitled to use the endowment in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity at their discretion, and they transfer funds from the endowment to the unrestricted funds as required.
Unrestricted funds represent the income arising from the endowment, and the trustees aim to expend the income for charitable purposes within a reasonable period of receipt.
d) Income recognition
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Dividend income and deposit interest is received gross and shown gross.
e) Expenditure recognition
Expenditure is recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 5 April 2025
1. Accounting policies (continued)
e) Expenditure recognition (continued)
The trustees do not employ fundraisers and therefore the only cost of raising funds are the fees payable to the fund managers for the management and holding of the investments which produce the bulk of the charity's income.
Grants payable are charged in the statement for financial activities in the year in which the grant is authorised by the trustees.
No staff are employed by the Charity.
f) Charitable activities
Costs of charitable activities include grants made, governance costs and administration cost in the pursuit of the charitable objects of the charity.
g) Cash at bank
Cash at bank is held to meet the day to day running costs of the charity as they fall due.
h) Creditors
Creditors are amounts owed by the charity. They are measured at the amount that the charity expects to have to pay to settle the debt.
i) Fixed asset investments
Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.
The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.
j) Realised gains and losses
Realised gains represent the profit by comparing the net proceeds of sale of investment with the market value of that investment as at 5 April 2024 or subsequent cost.
Unrealised gains represent the difference in market value at 5 April 2025 as compared with the market value at 5 April 2024 or subsequent cost.
2. Related party transactions and trustees' expenses and remuneration
The charity's trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration for the work that they undertake as trustees. However, they can claim expenses to reimburse them for costs that they incur in fulfilling their duties. During the year the trustees' remuneration and re-imbursed costs were £nil (2024: £nil).
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Notes to the Accounts (contd...)
for the year ended 5 April 2025
| 3. Investment income Dividends Deposit interest 4. Cost of raising funds Investment management charges 5. Charitable activities Charitable activities Thebreakdown of charitable activities is as follow: Grants - see pages 11-13 2025 £ 89,601 2025 £ 82,200 The charity undertakes its charitable activities through grant making and awarded number of institutions in furtherance of its charitable activities. Analysis of charitable expenditure : Governance costs Unrestricted income funds Accountant's charges Independent examination fees Bank charges Total charitable activities 6. Analysis of current liabilities Accountancy fees Investment manager fees 2025 £ 41,343 2,742 44,085 2025 £ 6,112 2025 £ 4,631 2,646 124 7,401 89,601 2025 £ 7,276 1,459 8,735 |
2024 £ 145,022 2024 £ 138,484 grants to a 2024 £ 45,136 1,019 46,155 2024 £ 6,259 2024 £ 3,066 3,336 136 6,538 145,022 2024 £ 13,530 1,541 15,071 |
2024 £ 145,022 2024 £ 138,484 grants to a 2024 £ 45,136 1,019 46,155 2024 £ 6,259 2024 £ 3,066 3,336 136 6,538 145,022 2024 £ 13,530 1,541 15,071 |
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| 2024 £ 13,530 1,541 15,071 |
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Notes to the Accounts (contd...)
for the year ended 5 April 2025
| 7. Fixed asset investments Movement in fixed asset listed investments Market value at 6 April 2024 Purchases Disposals Net realised investment gains/(losses) Net unrealised investment gains/(losses) Market value at 5 April 2025 Historical cost at 5 April 2025 |
2025 £ 1,535,889 437,200 (476,076) 6,241 (64,126) 1,439,128 1,226,245 |
2024 £ 1,641,481 138,366 (265,130) (10,312) 31,484 |
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| 1,535,889 1,195,979 |
All investments are carried at their fair value. The basis of fair value for quoted investments is equivalent to the market value, using the bid price. Asset sales and purchases are recognised at the date of trade at cost (that is their transaction value).
The main risk to the Trust from financial instruments lies in the combination of uncertain investment markets and volatility in yield. The charity manages these investment risks by retaining expert advisors.
8. Control
The trust is controlled by the trustees.
| 9. Analysis of net assets between funds Current year Endowments Funds Investment assets 2,984 Net current assets/ (liabilities) - 2,984 Prior year Investment assets 2,984 Net current assets - 2,984 |
Unrestricted Funds 1,436,144 7,722 1,441,366 1,532,905 20,474 1,553,379 |
Total Funds 1,439,128 7,722 1,446,850 1,535,889 20,474 1,556,363 |
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Charitable Donations
for the year ended 5 April 2025
10.Donations awarded during the year
| 10.Donations awarded during the year | |
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| Action Medical Research | 350 |
| Age UK | 300 |
| Alzheimer's Society | 150 |
| Ambitious About Autism | 2,000 |
| Art for Cure | 250 |
| AT The Bus | 1,000 |
| Barnet Refugee Service | 2,500 |
| Barts Charity | 1,000 |
| Beat | 250 |
| Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation | 250 |
| Brainstrust | 200 |
| British Friends of Migdal Ohr | 1,000 |
| British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel | 300 |
| British Heart Foundation | 500 |
| Calcutta Rescue Fund | 500 |
| Camp Simcha | 650 |
| Cardiomyopaathy UK | 200 |
| Centrepoint Soho | 250 |
| Chai Cancer Care | 2,050 |
| Crisis | 250 |
| Crouch End Chavurah | 879 |
| CST | 2,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Trust | 100 |
| David Adams Leukaemia Appeal Fund | 750 |
| Friends of Alyn | 1,000 |
| Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum | 500 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah | 750 |
| Heritage of London Trust | 1,000 |
| Holocaust Educational Trust | 500 |
| Jewish Care | 500 |
| JFSPA | 2,500 |
| JW3 | 500 |
| Kensington & Chelsea Foundation | 250 |
| Kol Nidre Appeal | 750 |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | 250 |
| Marie Curie | 250 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | 250 |
| Migdal Ohr UK | 2,000 |
| MyIsrael | 500 |
| New Horizon Youth Centre | 250 |
| New Israel Fund for ALLMEP | 1,500 |
| New North London Synagogue | 1,249 |
| Nightingale Hammerson | 1,500 |
| NNLS | 4,360 |
| North London Hospice | 1,000 |
39,039
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Charitable Donations
for the year ended 5 April 2025
Grants awarded during the year continued
| Brought forward from previous page One to One Childrens Fund Opera Prelude Orchestra of St John's Refuge Safe Passage Solutions Not Sides Spread a Smile St Francis of Assisi Primary School Charity St John's Hospice St Mungo's The Brain Tumour Charity The Calcutta Rescue Fund The Felix Project The Jewish Museum London The National Holocaust Centre and Museum Trussell Trust United Jewish Isreal Appeal United Synagogue Weizmann Institute Yachad Yad Vashem Young Minds Donations awarded in previous years now cancelled Chai Cancer Centre CST Friends of Yad Sarah The Felix Project Total charitable donations in the year |
2,000 200 500 350 500 1,000 700 500 500 250 500 1,000 750 500 500 250 29,000 4,761 250 1,000 200 500 84,750 1,500 500 250 300 |
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| 2,550 | |
| 82,200 |
Cancelled donations are as a result of cheques awarded in prior periods not cashed by the recipient.
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The Mishcon Family Charitable Trust Dated 20 June 1961
Charitable Donations
for the year ended 5 April 2025
Summary of grants
- Homeless/poverty (4)
| 1. Homeless/poverty (4) 2. Education (6) 3. Religion (15) 4. Children/Young People (10) 5. Medical (18) 6. Community Care & Support (10) 7. Others (6) |
1,000 31,550 18,071 9,850 9,050 9,929 2,750 82,200 |
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