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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 273184

The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust Financial Statements

5 April 2024

GK & CO. LLP

Chartered Accountants & statutory auditor Hallswelle House

1 Hallswelle Road London England NW11 0DH

The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent auditor's report to the members 4
Statement of financial activities 8
Statement of financial position 9
Statement of cash flows 10
Notes to the financial statements 11

The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 5 April 2024

The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust Charity registration number 273184 Principal office 21 Elstree Hill North Elstree WD6 3EL United Kingdom

The trustees

Mr E Tajtelbaum Mrs S Tajtelbaum Mrs H Prager Auditor GK & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants & statutory auditor Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London England NW11 0DH

Structure, governance and management

The charity was constituted by a Trust Deed dated 22nd August 1974 and is governed by this said Trust Deed.

The charity is organised so that the Trustees meet regularly to manage its affairs. There are no paid employees and all administration work is carried out on a voluntary basis by the Trustees.

The Trustees have considered the guidance published by the Charity Commission and believe that the charity in carrying out its objectives, fully complies with these requirements. Each year the Trustees review the objectives and activities of the charity to ensure that they continue to reflect these aims. In carrying out this review the Governors have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.

The appointment and recruitment of new Trustees is laid out in the Charity's Governing Document. This is in accordance with the power set in S.36 of the Trustee Act 1925. The effect is to limit the number of trustees to 4. New Trustees would be trained as deemed appropriate.

The Charity's Trust Deed authorises the Trustees to make and hold investments.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the Charity are to foster education and moral and religious training in accordance with the doctrines and principles of the Orthodox Jewish faith. Also for the relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity.

In furtherance of its objects the charity continues to advance and donate money and support other charities with objects similar to those detailed above.

Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that due regard has been paid to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

Achievements and performance

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate such risks.

Financial review

The charity does not partake in external funding activities and funds are derived from property and donations and legacies received. The attached Statement of Financial Activities shows donations and investment income received during the year amounting to £769,813.

Donations paid during the year totalled £618,901 including money spent on support costs. The resulting net income increased funds carried forward at 5 April 2024 to £4,162,930.

The charity's activities are considered to be satisfactory in the light of the difficult economic conditions subsisting at this time.

Reserves Policy

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely future administrative costs of the charity. The Charity's reserves are represented by unrestricted funds arising from past operating results, and a revaluation reseve of £3,596,886.

At the year end, the charity had total unrestricted funds of £7,759,816. The Trustees are satisfied that the present balance of free reserves is sufficient to support anticipated expenditure.

Plans for future periods

The Trustees' objectives for the future are to continue to carry out its activities as detailed in their report.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

Trustees' responsibilities statement

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 and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each 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:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and 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 Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, 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.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 5 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr E Tajtelbaum Trustee

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Year ended 5 April 2024

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 5 April 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, 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, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (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 auditor's 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.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Tajtelbaum Charitable

Trust (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they 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.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Tajtelbaum Charitable

Trust (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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 an auditor’s report 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:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the charity and considered the risk of potential acts by the charity that could be construed as being contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recognising that 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 misrepresentations, or through collusion.

We focussed on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and UK tax legislation, Charities SORP (FRS 102) and Charities Act 2011. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, enquiries with management and trustees. 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.

As in all our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls by testing journal entries and evaluating whether there was evidence of management bias which represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Tajtelbaum Charitable

Trust (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's 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 members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

P Smulovitch (Senior Statutory Auditor)

Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London England NW11 0DH

For and on behalf of GK & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants & statutory auditor

5 February 2025

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 5 April 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 377,907 377,907 240,067
Investment income 5 391,906 391,906 420,703
  
Total income 769,813 769,813 660,770
  
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 618,901 618,901 676,499
  
Total expenditure 618,901 618,901 676,499
  
  
Net income/(expenditure) 150,912 150,912 (15,729)
  
Other recognised gains and losses
Gains from revaluation of fixed assets 1,723,447
  
Net movement in funds 150,912 150,912 1,707,718
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 7,608,904 7,608,904 5,901,186
  
Total funds carried forward 7,759,816 7,759,816 7,608,904
  

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Statement of Financial Position

5 April 2024

5 April 2024
2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 11 8,248,909 8,243,873
Current assets
Debtors 12 35,180 97,173
Cash at bank and in hand 15,812 6,083
 
50,992 103,256
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 13 460,085 548,225
 
Net current liabilities 409,093 444,969
 
Total assets less current liabilities 7,839,816 7,798,904
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year 14 80,000 190,000
 
Net assets 7,759,816 7,608,904
 
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds:
Fair value reserve 3,596,886 3,596,886
Other unrestricted income funds 4,162,930 4,012,018
 
Total unrestricted funds 7,759,816 7,608,904
 
Total charity funds 15 7,759,816

7,608,904


These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 5 February 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr E Tajtelbaum Trustee

The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 5 April 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income/(expenditure) 150,912 (15,729)
Adjustments for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments (391,906) (420,703)
Interest payable and similar charges 219 79
Accrued income (12,000)
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 61,993 (69,703)
Trade and other creditors (198,140) 112,750
 
Cash generated from operations (376,922) (405,306)
Interest paid (219) (79)
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Net cash used in operating activities (377,141) (405,385)
 
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 391,906 420,703
Purchase of tangible assets (5,036) (4,800)
 
Net cash from investing activities 386,870 415,903
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 9,729 10,518
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 6,083 (4,435)
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 15,812

6,083


The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 5 April 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 6 Barham Avenue, Elstree, WD6 3PN, United Kingdom.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

The investment properties were all revalued by the trustees at 31st March 2023.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
Receipts under Gift Aid 377,907 377,907 240,067 240,067
   
5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 391,906 391,906 420,703 420,703
   
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Charitable Donations 570,811 570,811 603,803 603,803
Support costs 48,090 48,090 72,696 72,696
   
618,901 618,901 676,499 676,499
   

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The Tajtelbaum Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly Support costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Charitable Donations 570,811 570,811 603,803
Property outgoings 41,871 41,871 67,217
Governance costs 6,219 6,219 5,479
   
570,811 48,090 618,901 676,499
   
8. Analysis of support costs
Property
Expenses Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
Property outgoings 41,871 41,871 67,217
  
9. Auditors remuneration
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements 6,000 5,400
 

10. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

11. Tangible fixed assets

Land and
buildings
£
Cost or valuation
At 6 April 2023 8,243,873
Additions 5,036

At 5 April 2024 8,248,909

Depreciation
At 6 April 2023 and 5 April 2024

Carrying amount
At 5 April 2024 8,248,909

At 5 April 2023 8,243,873

Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 35,180 97,173
 

12. Debtors

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023 £ £ Accruals and deferred income 6,000 6,000 Other creditors 454,085 542,225   460,085 548,225   Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 2024 2023 £ £ Other creditors 80,000 190,000  

14. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

15. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At Gains and At
6 April 2023 Income Expenditure losses 5 April 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 4,012,018 769,813 (618,901) 4,162,930
Revaluation reserve 3,596,886 3,596,886
    
7,608,904 769,813 (618,901) 7,759,816
    
At Gains and At
6 April 2022 Income Expenditure losses 5 April 2023
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 4,027,747 660,770 (676,499) 4,012,018
Revaluation reserve 1,873,439 1,723,447 3,596,886
    
5,901,186 660,770 (676,499) 1,723,447 7,608,904
    

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 5 April 2024

16. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 8,248,909 8,248,909
Current assets 50,992 50,992
Creditors less than 1 year (460,085) (460,085)
Creditors greater than 1 year (80,000) (80,000)
 
Net assets 7,759,816 7,759,816
 
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 8,243,873 8,243,873
Current assets 103,256 103,256
Creditors less than 1 year (548,225) (548,225)
Creditors greater than 1 year (190,000) (190,000)
 
Net assets 7,608,904 7,608,904
 
17. Analysis of changes in net debt
At 6 Apr 2023 Cash flows At 5 Apr 2024
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 6,083 9,729 15,812
  

18. Related parties

(a) All donations received amounting to £377,907 (2023- £240,067) were from related parties.

(b) Donations amounting to £375,496 (2023- £310,272) were paid to related charities.

(c) Other creditors include £393,118 (2023- £496,142) owing to related parties.

(d) Amounts falling due after more than one year include £80,000 (2023 - £190,000) owing to related parties.

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