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2024-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 270693

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

for

The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Martin+Heller Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditor 5 North End Road London NW11 7RJ

The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 2
Report of the Independent Auditors 3 to 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7
Cash Flow Statement 8
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 9
Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 16
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 17

The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The charity was formed for the advancement of orthodox Jewish religious education, and the promotion of the orthodox jewish religion in any part of the world.To this end the charity has made various grants in the year under review.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm their compliance with the duty to have due regard to the Public Benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives in planning future activities.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

During the year the charity continued to raise funds, and apply the funds in furtherance of its objectives. The new school building has been completed since the balance sheet date and is now in occupation.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

During the year, the charity's incoming resources exceeded the outgoing resources. The trustees are satisfied with the results for the year. The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The charity is constituted and governed by a Trust Deed dated 12 July 1975.The charity is managed and controlled by the trustees, who meet regularly

Recruitment, Induction and Training:

It is not the intention of the trustees of the charity to appoint any new trustees. Should the situation change in the future,the trustees will apply suitable recruitment induction and training procedures.

Risk management

The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed.Both manual and automated checks are regularly invoked, particularly those relating to the operations and finance of the charity.The trustees are satisfied that these systems and procedures mitigate any perceived risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

270693

Principal address

34 Heathland Road London N16 5LZ

Trustees

J Baumgarten Y M Sternlitcht M J Wind

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Auditors

Martin+Heller Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditor 5 North End Road London NW11 7RJ

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees 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 and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed 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, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the 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.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 January 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

J Baumgarten - Trustee

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

-Our audit procedures were designed to identify and assess risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, omissions, misrepresentations, or management override of controls. We communicated identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. The engagement partner considers the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify or recognize non-compliance with laws and regulations.

-There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentation, or through collusion. Our responsibility is to conclude whether the financial statements represent the underlying financial position and activities of the charity and to ensure that the overall content and presentation of the financial statements gives a fair view.

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Martin+Heller Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditor 5 North End Road London NW11 7RJ

30 January 2025

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
4
Donations
Other
Total
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
31.3.24
Unrestricted
fund
£
59,249
677,200
736,449
51,750
672,963
724,713
11,736
15,249,139
15,260,875
31.3.23
Total funds
£
131,829
673,896
805,725
337,832
460,749
798,581
7,144
15,241,995
15,249,139

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Balance Sheet

31 March 2024

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
9
Investment property
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
11
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year
13
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
15
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
31.3.24
Unrestricted
fund
£
52,455
23,443,334
23,495,789
338,448
18,226
356,674
(1,412,489)
(1,055,815)
22,439,974
(7,179,099)
15,260,875
15,260,875
15,260,875
31.3.23
Total funds
£
65,568
23,373,626
23,439,194
380,916
1,522
382,438
(1,369,123)
(986,685)
22,452,509
(7,203,370)
15,249,139
15,249,139
15,249,139

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 30 January 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

J Baumgarten - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Cash Flow Statement

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Interest paid
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of investment property
Interest received
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
New loans in year
Loan repayments in year
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the reporting period
2
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
reporting period
2
31.3.24
£
793,327
(642,448)
150,879
-
(69,708)
-
(69,708)
-
(24,271)
(24,271)
56,900
(39,299)
17,601
31.3.23
£
148,623
(401,633)
(253,010)
(45,640)
(114,458)
13
(160,085)
361,823
-
361,823
(51,272)
11,973
(39,299)

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING ACTIVITIES
31.3.24 31.3.23
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial
Activities) 11,736 7,144
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 13,113 16,392
Interest received - (13)
Interest paid 642,448 401,633
Decrease/(increase) in debtors 42,468 (138,517)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 83,562 (138,016)
Net cash provided by operations 793,327 148,623
2. ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
31.3.24 31.3.23
£ £
Notice deposits (less than 3 months) 18,226 1,522
Overdrafts included in bank loans and overdrafts falling due within one year (625) (40,821)
Total cash and cash equivalents 17,601 (39,299)
3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT
At 1/4/23 Cash flow At 31/3/24
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 1,522 16,704 18,226
Bank overdraft (40,821) 40,196 (625)
(39,299) 56,900 17,601
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (501,332) - (501,332)
Debts falling due after 1 year (7,203,370) 24,271 (7,179,099)
(7,704,702) 24,271 (7,680,431)
Total (7,744,001) 81,171 (7,662,830)

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, 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 financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that 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 cost 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.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Motor vehicles - 20% reducing balance basis

Investment property

Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

continued...

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

2.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Donations
3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Rents received
Deposit account interest
4.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Donations
5.
GRANTS PAYABLE
Donations
Dover Sholem Community Trust
31.3.24
£
59,249
31.3.24
£
677,200
-
677,200
31.3.24
£
51,750
31.3.23
£
131,829
31.3.23
£
673,883
13
673,896
Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
5)
£
51,750
31.3.23
£
337,832
31.3.23
£
131,829
31.3.23
£
673,883
13
673,896
Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
5)
£
51,750
31.3.23
£
337,832
51,750
51,750

continued...

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

6. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
£
Other resources expended 659,850

7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.

8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Investment income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Donations
Other
Total
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
Unrestricted
fund
£
131,829
673,896
805,725
337,832
460,749
798,581
7,144
15,241,995
15,249,139

continued...

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
At 31 March 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
10.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
11.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
31.3.24
£
206,580
131,868
338,448
Motor
vehicles
£
91,040
25,472
13,113
38,585
52,455
65,568
£
23,493,626
69,708
Motor
vehicles
£
91,040
25,472
13,113
38,585
52,455
65,568
£
23,493,626
69,708
23,563,334
120,000
23,443,334
23,373,626
31.3.23
£
204,780
176,136
380,916

continued...

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

12.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 14)
Trade creditors
Other creditors
13.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
Bank loans (see note 14)
14.
LOANS
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Bank overdrafts
Bank loans
Amounts falling between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal
31.3.24
£
501,957
57,207
853,325
1,412,489

31.3.24
£
7,179,099
31.3.24
£
625
501,332
501,957
501,332
1,489,644
5,188,123
31.3.23
£
542,153
68,845
758,125
1,369,123
31.3.23
£
7,203,370
31.3.23
£
40,821
501,332
542,153
501,332
1,494,533
5,207,505

continued...

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

At 1/4/23
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
15,249,139
TOTAL FUNDS
15,249,139
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
736,449
TOTAL FUNDS
736,449
Comparatives for movement in funds
At 1/4/22
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
15,241,995
TOTAL FUNDS
15,241,995
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
805,725
TOTAL FUNDS
805,725
Net
movement
in funds
£
11,736
11,736
Resources
expended
£
(724,713)
(724,713)
Net
movement
in funds
£
7,144
7,144
Resources
expended
£
(798,581)
(798,581)
At 31/3/24
£
15,260,875
At 31/3/24
£
15,260,875
15,260,875
Movement
in funds
£
11,736
11,736
At 31/3/23
£
15,249,139
15,249,139
Movement
in funds
£
7,144
7,144
7,144

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1/4/22
£
15,241,995
15,241,995
Net
movement
in funds
£
18,880
18,880
At 31/3/24
£
15,260,875
15,260,875

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 1,542,174 (1,523,294) 18,880
TOTAL FUNDS 1,542,174 (1,523,294) 18,880

16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Donations made by the charity include the following amounts which were donated to charities which have trustees in common with The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust:

Dover Sholem Community Trust 51,750

Donations received by the charity include the following amounts which were received from charities which have trustees in common with The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust:

Belz Foundation Ltd 742
Cosmon (Belz) Ltd 2,750
Moreshet Hatorah Ltd 28,054

Other creditors include the following loans due to charities which have trustees in common with The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust:

Moreshet Hatorah Ltd 747,525
Belz Foundation Ltd 20,000
Dover Sholem Community Trust 80,000

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The Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass Trust

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations
Investment income
Rents received
Deposit account interest
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Grants to institutions
Other
Motor vehicles
Support costs
Governance costs
Auditors' remuneration
Legal and professional fees
Sundries
Bank charges
Bank loan interest
Finance fees
Total resources expended
Net income
31.3.24
£
59,249
677,200
-
677,200
736,449
51,750
13,113
2,400
12,000
3,002
381
642,067
-
659,850
724,713
11,736
31.3.23
£
131,829
673,883
13
673,896
805,725
337,832
16,392
2,400
34,238
6,086
447
397,936
3,250
444,357
798,581
7,144

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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