ZVI HANS SCHLOSS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity number: 287528
Annual Report for the year ended 4th April 2023
Reference and administrative information
Trustees: Andrew Margolis and Caroline Schloss Address: 228 Alexandra Park Road, London N22 7BH Phone: 020 8889 7755 Email: zvi.hans.schloss.charitable.trust@margolis.org
Report of the Trustees
Objectives and Activities
The trust was established by Zvi Hans Schloss in 1983 as a vehicle for his charitable donations. After his death in 2016, its activities slowed down considerably until the current trustees were appointed in 2020.
The trust makes grants to other charities and non-profit prganisations in support of Education, Health, Religion, the Relief of Poverty, and the Amelioration of the Deleterious Effects of Climate Change, anywhere in the World.
Structure, Governance and Management
Decisions as to where the trust makes grants are made solely by the trustees. The trustees meet informally but regularly to ensure all legal requirements are met, to ensure proper policies and procedures in respect of all financial controls, investment decisions and possible conflicts of interests.
The trust has no employees, and the trustees receive no remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.
Achievements and Performance
The main source of income for the trust remains donations by members of the family of Zvi Hans Schloss. The trust does not actively raise funds from the public, but should any such donations happen they would of course be welcomed. The trust does not have any trading or other subsidiaries.
During the year under review, income was considerably boosted by a large donation from Eva Schloss.
Financial Review
The trust has a Community Directplus current account with the Co-operative bank since 2020, and this year opened an instant access savings account and a 95 day saving accounts, also with the Co-operative bank.
The trust is in a healthy financial position. The trustees decided to keep the level of grants awarded approximately similar to that in recent years, and to invest the Eva Schloss donation in the savings accounts and make grants from the interest earned.
During this financial year, the trust received £69,880 in donations and trustees made grants of £7,884.
ZVI HANS SCHLOSS CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNTS 2022-2023
Current Account Bank Balance 5[th] April 2022 £2,332.05 Bank Charges 2022-2023 -£4.56 Donations 2022-2023
| Alzheimer's Societ | £50.00 | |
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| Atmosfair | £59.93 | |
| Birkbeck | £50.00 | |
| British Friends Boys Town Jerusalem | £50.00 | |
| Crisis | £200.00 | |
| FareShare | £500.00 | |
| Felix Project | £650.00 | |
| Freedom from Torture | £100.00 | |
| Friends of the Earth Trust | £120.00 | |
| Jewish Care | £50.00 | |
| Jewish Child s Day | £50.00 | |
| Jewish Deaf Association | £158.00 | |
| KEF Kids | £54.00 | |
| Kisharon | £104.00 | |
| Langdon | £100.00 | |
| Limmud | £120.00 | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | £150.00 | |
| Macmillan Cancer | £650.00 | |
| Marie Curie | £300.00 | |
| Maureen Kendler Educational Trust | £108.00 | |
| Mencap | £50.00 | |
| Never Again Action | £106.44 | |
| New Israel Fund | £550.00 | |
| Norwood Ravenswood | £50.00 | |
| Pancreatic Cancer UK | £54.00 | |
| Shaare Zedek UK | £50.00 | |
| Trussell Trust | £900.00 | |
| Union of Jewish Students | £90.00 | |
| United Synagogue | £1,036.00 | |
| University of Edinburgh | £50.00 | |
| University Jewish Chaplaincy | £104.00 | |
| WaterAid | £400.00 | |
| Wikimedia UK | £120.00 | |
| World Cancer Research | £50.00 | |
| World Jewish Relief | £650.00 | |
| Total Donations 2022-2023 | -£7,884.37 | |
| Income 2022-2023 | ||
| Amazon | £5.67 | |
| HMRC Gift Aid | £14,375.00 | |
| Caroline Schloss & Andrew Margolis | £5,500.00 | |
| Eva Schloss | £50,000.00 | |
| Total Income 2022-2023 | £69,880.67 | |
| Retained surplus for 2022-2023 | £64,323.79 |
Balance sheet
Assets 4[th] April 2023
Current Account Bank Balance £1,823.79 Savings Account Bank Balance £62,500.00 Total Assets £64,323.79 Liabilities None
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Zvi Hans Schloss Charitable Trust
I report on the accounts of the trust which are set out on pages 2-3 of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-2023.
In accordance with the charity commission guidance for trustees available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-examination-of-charityaccounts-trustees-cc31/independent-examination-of-charity-accounts-trustees the trustees have chosen to appoint an independent examiner as the trust’s gross income for the year is between £25,000 and £1,000,000; they are not required to appoint an examiner who is a member of one of the accountancy bodies provided that the person can “demonstrate sufficient financial awareness, numeracy skills and relevant experience to carry out the work and make the judgements required”.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts to ensure that they have been prepared in accordance with general accounting principles
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state whether any particular matters have come to my attention.
The procedures I have undertaken do not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ”true and fair view” and my report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination of the information provided to me by the trustees. I confirm that no matter has come to my attention:
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giving me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 26/05/2024
Name, address and occupation: Hayden Kendler 75 Halliwick Road London N10 1AA Financial Controller