CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 283498
Heichal Hatorah Foundation Unaudited Financial Statements
5 April 2024
M SEITLER & CO
Accountants 4 The Cottages Deva Centre Trinity Way Manchester M3 7BE
Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Financial Statements
Year ended 5 April 2024
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Statement of financial position | 7 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 8 |
Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 5 April 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2024.
Reference and administrative details
| Registered charity name | Heichal Hatorah Foundation | Heichal Hatorah Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Charity registration number | 283498 | |
| Principal office | 2nd Floor Parkgates | |
| Bury New Road | ||
| Prestwich | ||
| M25 0TL | ||
| The trustees | A L Haffner | |
| S Rabinowitz | ||
| Y Y Rosenfeld | (Appointed 27 April 2023) | |
| Independent examiner | M Seitler & Co | |
| 4 The Cottages | ||
| Deva Centre | ||
| Trinity Way | ||
| Manchester | ||
| M3 7BE |
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
Structure, governance and management
Heichal Hatorah Foundation is constituted under a trust deed dated 28 September 1981. It is a registered charity number 283498.
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Trust Deed and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.
There is no chief executive officer. The day-to-day affairs are undertaken by the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party
transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity's employees are the sole domain of the trustees.
It is not currently the intention of the trustees of the charity to appoint new trustees. Should the situation change in the future, the Trustees will apply suitable recruitment training and induction procedures.
Risk review
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.
The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.
Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are
Such charitable purposes as the trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion think fit and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing for the support, aid and expansion and development of the Talmudical College in Jerusalem, Israel known as Yeshivat Heichal Hatorah.
Public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.
Grant making policy
The charity is funded by donations and investments. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.
Grants made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.
The application of the funds by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.
The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.
The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.
The trustees consider the shorter-term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.
Achievements and performance
The charity received £96,653 in donations and £80,803 as income from its investments during the year.
The charity paid out £357,832 by way of grants, fundraising costs, investment management costs and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity. The grants are for educational purposes to fund the Yeshiva and Kollel in Israel.
The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees. All other office costs were borne by the trustees and have not been charged to the charity.
Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.
There were no related party transactions in the reporting period.
Fundraising costs in the reporting period are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.
There was net expenditure and net movement in funds for the year amounting to £180,376.
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
Financial review
The trustees feel that the activity during the year reflects the profile and standing within the local community. The impact for future year's expenditure is self-evident and the trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from benefactors during the course of the year.
Reserves policy
There is no formal policy to maintain a set level of reserves as the charity's main aim is to distribute all available income to the Heichal Hatorah Yeshiva as and when it is required, otherwise reserves are held on deposit until they are needed or invested in suitable property investments.
The trustees are confident that sufficient reserves will be generated to achieve the objects of the charity.
The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.
In considering the financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve.
The free reserves, being the net current assets of the charity, amounted to £132,375, all of which are unrestricted.
Investment performance
The investments of the charity have provided a net return of 12% in the year.
The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions.
The trustees have considered the fair value of the investment property taking into account and the trustees consider the holding value to be the fair value.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 31 January 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
A L Haffner
Trustee
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Year ended 5 April 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Heichal Hatorah Foundation ('the charity') for the year ended 5 April 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements 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.
M Seitler & Co
Independent Examiner
4 The Cottages Deva Centre Trinity Way Manchester M3 7BE
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 5 April 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 96,653 | 96,653 | 121,590 |
| Investment income | 5 | 80,803 | 80,803 | 76,952 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 177,456 | 177,456 | 198,542 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on raising funds: | ||||
| Investment management costs | 6 | 5,407 | 5,407 | 7,642 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 352,425 | 352,425 | 245,932 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 357,832 | 357,832 | 253,574 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net expenditure and net movement in funds | (180,376) | (180,376) | (55,032) | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 965,267 | 965,267 | 1,020,299 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 784,891 | 784,891 | 965,267 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= |
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 8 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Statement of Financial Position
5 April 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Investments | 14 | 652,516 | 652,516 |
| Current assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 133,635 | 315,331 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 1,260 | 2,580 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net current assets | 132,375 | 312,751 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 784,891 | 965,267 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Net assets | 784,891 | 965,267 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Funds of the charity | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 784,891 | 965,267 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| Total charity funds | 16 | 784,891 | 965,267 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 31 January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
A L Haffner Trustee
The notes on pages 8 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
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 2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 0TL.
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 did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported.
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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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
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:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
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:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
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.
Investments
Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.
Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Investment property
Investment property is initially recorded at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure.
Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in income or expenditure.
If a reliable measure of fair value is no longer available without undue cost or effort for an item of investment property, it shall be transferred to tangible assets and treated as such until it is expected that fair value will be reliably measurable on an on-going basis.
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 cash-generating 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.
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.
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
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 | |||||
| Donations | 96,653 | 96,653 | 121,590 | 121,590 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 5. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income from investment properties | 80,803 | 80,803 | 76,952 | 76,952 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 6. | Investment management costs | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Rent collection | 5,407 | 5,407 | 5,422 | 5,422 | |
| Property repairs and maintenance | |||||
| charges | – | – | 2,220 | 2,220 | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ||
| 5,407 | 5,407 | 7,642 | 7,642 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ======================= |
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds |
Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2024 |
Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Charitable Grants | 350,216 | 350,216 |
244,350 | 244,350 | |
| Support costs | 2,209 | 2,209 |
1,582 | 1,582 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 352,425 | 352,425 |
245,932 | 245,932 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 8. | Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type | ||||
| Grant funding | Support |
Total funds | Total fund | ||
| of activities | costs |
2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Charitable Grants | 350,216 | 758 |
350,974 | 244,553 | |
| Governance costs | – | 1,451 |
1,451 | 1,379 | |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 350,216 | 2,209 |
352,425 | 245,932 | ||
| ================================ | ======================= | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 9. | Analysis of support costs | ||||
| Analysis of | |||||
| support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| General office | 758 | 758 | 203 | ||
| Governance costs | 1,451 | 1,451 | 1,379 | ||
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |||
| 2,209 | 2,209 | 1,582 | |||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | |||
| 10. | Analysis of grants | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Grants to institutions | |||||
| Friends Of Galanta | – | 4,350 | |||
| Heichal Hatorah Israel | 350,216 | 240,000 | |||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||||
| 350,216 | 244,350 | ||||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||||
| Total grants | 350,216 | 244,350 | |||
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| 11. | Independent examination fees | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | |||||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 180 | 180 | |||
| ============== | ============== | ||||
| 12. | Staff costs |
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
12. Staff costs (continued)
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
13. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.
14. Investments
| Investment | |
|---|---|
| properties | |
| £ | |
| Cost or valuation | |
| At 6 April 2023 and 5 April 2024 | 652,516 |
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| Impairment | |
| At 6 April 2023 and 5 April 2024 | |
| Carrying amount | |
| At 5 April 2024 | 652,516 |
| ================================ | |
| At 5 April 2023 | 652,516 |
| ================================ |
All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Investment properties
The trustees have considered the fair value of the wholly owned investment properties of the charity at the year end. They are of the opinion that the stated value in the financial statements is also the fair value. The assumptions applied for brought forward properties are based on yields and other market factors, and a cost basis for any additions in the year.
15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,260 | 2,580 |
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Heichal Hatorah Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2024
16. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 06 | At 05 | |||
| Apr 2023 | Income | Expenditure | Apr\ 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 965,267 | 177,456 | (357,832) | 784,891 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | |
| At 06 | At 05 | |||
| Apr 2022 | Income | Expenditure | Apr\ 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 1,020,299 | 198,542 | (253,574) | 965,267 |
| ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | |
| Analysis of net assets between funds | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Investments | 652,516 | 652,516 | ||
| Current assets | 133,635 | 133,635 | ||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (1,260) | (1,260) |
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| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 784,891 | 784,891 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | |||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Investments | 652,516 | 652,516 | ||
| Current assets | 315,331 | 315,331 | ||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (2,580) | (2,580) |
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| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 965,267 | 965,267 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ |
17. Analysis of net assets between funds
18. Taxation
Heichal Hatorah Foundation is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.
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