THE SYDF4bY & PHYLLIS GOLDJILRG
MKMORIAL CHARFfABLE TRUST
REPORT AM) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
CUAHITY REI GISTRATION E+lUMBEI R 291834

THE SYDNEY & PIIYLLIS GOLDIIERG
MEMORIAL CHAIUTABLE TRUST
Conteiits
PRge No,.
Ileport of tlie trusl¢Gs
Repoit of Ilie aiiditors
Statement of fin)ii¢ial aolivilies
Balanc¢ sheet
10
Nol¢s forilling pnrt of tl)e financial statements
11- 14

THE SYDNEY & PHYLLIS COLDBERG
MFMORIAL CHAiUTABLK TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THJ£ YEAR ENDfi D 5 APRII., 2024
The Ii'ust¢es present Il)¢ir r¢poi't togetlier ivitl) the financ£al stal¢iTtwit5 of tli¢ ¢liai'ily for tlie year ¢nd¢d 5 April
2024. Tlie finaiicial slaleni¢nl$ have be¢ii prepaitd in accordrtiice ivitli the Slal¢ment of Reeokiilneiided
Practice applicltble lo cliarilies PJEpariDg Ih¢ii- aeeoiinls in accordance ivitl) applicablc laiv aiul United Kingdom
Aceouiiltng Staiidar(Is. incliidiiig Financial R¢poiting Standard 102 Tlie Fiiiaiicial Reportiiig Standatd
applicable iii th¥ UK R¢public of Irelan(l (United Kingdom (T¢nerAlly Accepted Accouiltil￿ Practice) aiid
coinply iviili th¢ ¢liarily's Iriisl deed and Ilie CIMI'ities Act 2011.
Legal aiid Ailmlnl$(rttllvo Infoi'mqtion
Ti'uslees
M J Church
C J Pekloii
Prineiii&l Offiee
9 Bonliill Slr¢et, London, EC2A 4DJ
ChArily Nuinber: 291835
Auilitors
RPG Cn)wli Cliupittan LLP. 40 Gra¢¢¢hV￿h Sireel. l.ondon EC3V OBT
Ilaiiken
HSBC Bo1& Pl¢, 28 Boi'oiigl) Higli Sti¢el. &)iiiliiYark. London. SEI I YB
InYe$tmeut Advi5or8
J M Fiiiii & Co, 60 Abb¢ygal¢ Str¢¢t, Buiy St EdmiEnds. Suffolk, IP33 ILB
Structure, GOV￿.￿￿ne¢ Maiiageuient
Trustees an(1 Or£Rnisalion#l Struf ture
The Trust was Cl'¢Pted by Sydiiey Phyllis GE)Idborg by # Th'ust Deed dated 8 May 1985.
Th¢ Settlors gave an tnilial 8ift of£ioo to Ilie Triist. Phyllis Goldberg died on I l April 1990, Sydn¢y Goldbcrg
hftving pr¢-d¢¢eas¢d li¢r. Und¢r Ihe terms of her Will, Phyllis CJDldbei-g beqiieathed lo tlie Trnst the ivhole of
li¢r Iioldiiig iii Syona Inveslin¢iits Limitd and iipon tlie deatli of a lif¢ leniEif. iiits iYliol¢ of her r¢$iduaiy Bstate
(See Noie 3 01) page I l).
I'lie power of appoinling n¢iv or oddilioiial trustees was v¢sted ill tlie Settlors or the siirvtvor th¢iEof gnd
thereafter iii Ilie siiyviving oi. ¢onlin41ing Inistees.
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THK SYDN.KY & PIIYLLIS GOLDBERG
MCI MORIAL ClIAtUTABLE TRUST
llEPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE AR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
(CONTINULD)
Triistees OIEO11188tional S*ructMI'¢ (Coiititive(l)
The truste¢s Ineet as coiisidei'ed iiec¢ssary, aiid noi less tl)ai? once ca¢h yonr. A c510irJnan Is appoiiiled by tlie
tiJi%tees to iii&nage tlie day-ro-day operations of Ili¢ Cliarily. Tli¢ IrLlSlees liave poivei. lo appoint additlOll81
tn15tg¥s if J¢4uired. Tlie illiniinLiin iiiiillb¢i' of Ir115t¢¢s is tiyo.
Riskmomageiiieiil
Thc ti'usle¢s liave iiilrodEi¢ed a formftl i'isk mullageineiFI prtsceqs lo assess tisks oiid implemcnt i'isk IDAnag¢meiit
slrntegtes. Tlie risk associated iviili tlio Inaiiagei))¢iit of iiiveslin¢i)Is is addT¢sg¢d by tk¢ appoii)tii)eiil of
iiiveslin¢nt lldvisots ivliose perEorm8nce is re8LIIHrly iiioftitored.
Obje¢ilve5 Activiti
Objects of tlie Cliarity
The objecls of tli¢ Trust are to PBrp¢liiale tlie memory of %ydNey CJoldber8 and his ivife Phylli5 by usin8 tlie
funds avLilabl¢ lo il for g¢iieral chari¢?ble purpos¢s. Thc Itustees cotifiTm ihat they liave roferred to Ilie
8uidaBc¢ colltatiied iii tIK Charily Coinmisgioii's gell¢ral guidan¢¢ oil piiblic b¢ii¢fit ivlien Jrvi¢iving Ilie Trusvs
ain?s aiid objecliv¢g and in plniiniiig fL1thre activities and setting th¢ w'ant rnakin8 policy for th¢ y¢ar,
Th¢ Triist eari'&es Out tli¢se objects by receiviiig Inoney ivliich is th¢ii distribirt¢d for charitable piirtK)se5
ii)cluding Inedical re5eai'¢h, Ivelfare aiid di5[￿lI1ty. Tlie dislribiitions made eacli y¢ar are s¢t out in Nol¢ 4 on
pag¢ 12 togellier ivitli Hii indication of tli¢ ultimate benefi¢iai'i¢5 of each grant.
Gyant Mokiiig Policy
Th¢ Tr(Ist l)a8 esittblished its givnl making policy to a¢lii¢ve ils object5 for th¢ publio benefit by inviting
applications exi51ing aiid pKvioiis donet charities aiid cliai'itAble causes favoiwed by Syiln¢y and Phyllis
Goldbei'g aiid by advertisii)g tlie objectives in tlie Direolory of GrHnt Making Triists.
'I'he ch81.ity r¢qii¢s15 a copy of th¢ finAI reports on all re$earch for ivhich 8rllntS 8r6 made.
Aehleyenients aiid Pei'foi'maiice
Th¢ trusl¢¢s continued to r¢¢¢tve and review grant applicatio1￿ froiii i'arioiis ch3riti¢s. Tlie inveslinent
portfolio, InAnftged by J M Finn & Co, pei'formed as ¢xp¢cled en¥4bling th¢ tru&te¢s to approv¢ £r8nt payments
totalling £l15.000.
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T]IZ SYDP4F.Y & PHYLLJS GOLDBERG
MEMORIAL CHARll'ABLL TRUST
REPORT OF THL TRusfE£S f¢OR THE YEAII ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
{COIYIJNULD)
FiJiAll¢5#1 Revie)Y
Financtal AetiYilie.s Report
All thc fiinds of the Ti'iist Al'e held for vni'csli'icted piii'posos. Tlie lolal inooin¢ for the yeor amoillited to
£129,293 (2023: £122.547) and total expoiRdiliii¢ lysis £126,707 (2023.. £126,642) giviiig iiet incDiiie of £2,586
{2023: nel ¢xpenditure £4.095). 'fiie tnJsle¢s considered various cliarilable appeals resuliii)g in £115,000
(2023.. £115,QOO) being disiribuled by ivay of charilable gi'aiils as delailed lll Nole 4 on pagc 12. Tlie lolal
asse15 iii ihe balaiice slieel OF £4.952,886 (2023.. £4,713,069) staled ftt Inai'k¢t valiie. Tlie value of tlie
cliaritrf$ iiivesln)eiit poitfolio incirased by £237,231 (2023.. Dc¢rea5¢d by £211,491). It is ¢oi)firined Ilial (he
Ti'iist's anlicipal¢d incoin¢ for ilie coIning year is ad¢qiiate to fliifil (he objec18 of Ili¢ Tru51.
Key MU￿&ge￿enÈ
The Inistees consi(lei' Ihat Ilie board of ti'l￿fe¢S coiiipi'tse tlie kcy Inanftgemeiil pei701i11¢1 of Ili¢ charity. K¢y
M￿￿gel￿ent does not iereiv¢ any r¢miiner81ion.
Relllted P81*ies
Details of ￿lAted party trRiisactions arc s¢1 oiit ill nole 8 to the fiinanGial Ststeinetlts.
R¢Jeives Poll¢y
It 18 the policy of t]ie ¢har&ty to: ill?ximise its iu¢oin¢ from tnv¢slinei?Is consonanl Ivltli ihe prnd¢ni mairtteii&nce
oftli¢ Ti'ust Capital; maiiitaiii uni¥sli'icled fiinds whi¢li fjf¢ tli¢ free reserves of11)e Charity-, dislribiite all its ftel
incoine after manageincnt adminislralion costs, by way of grnnls.
Inve8fment Powei
Tlie tr15Stecs lillve the i?ower lo iiivesl Inoiitsy and adopt siich measuiES as 5¢¢tn to ihein ne¢¢syary iii th¢ iiilere¥l
of the Trnst, so that th¢ Trust holds a balan¢¢d porifolio siiitable for R charity to rai$c in¢oille iYhiGI) Ivill b¢
distributed as grar]ts.
PIAns fol. tlie Future
Th¢ triistee8 do not inieiid Inakiiig any Signific￿1¢ changes to ihe operation of the cli*rity. aiid aiili¢ip4le
coiitiiiving to receive invesltnent income and identifying SilTlabl¢ claimaiils for grRnts.
Fiiiidral$lllE
The Cliarity does not engage iii fiiiidraisiilg activitA6s.
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THf. SYDNEY & PIIYLLIS GOLDBERG
MEMORJAI. CHARITABLL TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THb YFAR fi NDXD 5 APRIL 2024
(CON'I'INUKJ))
Triistees, Ilesiionsibililies in Relatiou to the Financial Stllteiiitfjts
Tli¢ ¢l)arity Irusle&4 are r¢5POllStble foi. pJ¢parRiig a lyiislces, aniiiial I'epoi'l and fiiiancÈal stal¢iii¢nls iii
accordance iyiili applicable IKIV and Uiittcd Kingdom Accountin8 Slaiidai'ds (Uiiited Kingdoin Geiiei'ally
Accepted Accountiiig Piacticc).
nie laiv Rpplicabl¢ to cliayities iii Englaiid and Wfiles Irqiiiits Ilie cliarily Ii'ustees to pi'epar¢ fjiiancial
staleinei)l$ for e&¢h finaiKTal y¢ar ivliich give a Ii'iie and fail. vieiv of the state of tl)e affaiis of thtt cliai'ily aiid of
Ille iiicoilliiig and applicalion of resoiirce5, of Il?e charity for thlll period. Iii pi'¢paring tl)08e finai)cial
slatelneiils tlie tr1151￿S required to..
H) selecl suilable accounliiig policies ai)d Ilieii api)ly Iliein coiisist¢i)tly'
b) obsery¢ Ilie meil)ods aiid priiiciples iii the applicable Charities SORP.
c) mAke jiidgejiieiits and estimates thal are reasonable And priidenl.
d) slat¢ ivhether applicablc a¢¢oiii)ling slaJ)dards have beeii folloived, siibjecl to Éiny Inalerial d#pailur¢s that
must be disc1￿¢￿ and ¢xplained in thB finan¢iJl Slalements.
e) prepllir the finAiicial statements on til¢ going wi?e￿.1] basis Iinl¢s$ it 18 inappropriate to assume that tho
cliarily ivill conliaue in op¢iation.
The tnistees nr¢ irspoJsibl¢ for keeping proper 8¢¢0unling r¢￿rdS that disc105e ivitli rexsonablc aceuracy at
any liine tl)6 fin8ncial position of the Cliai'ity aiid to enabl8 them to eiisiire IIut tlie finan¢i&l statemetlts comply
with th¢ Charities Act 2011. tlie applicable Cliayilies (A¢counts and Reports) R¢giilalions. &i)d tlie provisions of
th¢ TrLlSt Deed. Tli¢y are &lso responsible for safeguai'ding th¢ assets of Ilia charity and IAkiiig reosonBblc
steps for the piEvention ¥And detection of fi'aud or otlier ii're8ulartli¢s.
St#temtiit of DT8clfvsure lo Aiidltors
So fftr as the triTSte¢s 8re alva￿. there is no relevant Ewdil iiifoi'ination of i4,hicli th¢ ¢liariVs aitditors are
ui)aiYAI'e. Additionally the triislees have tak￿1 all tlie steps they oiiglit to liave tRkeii trustees in order to rnak¢
tli¢nis¢lves awaLe of aiiy relevant audit inft*mialion and lo esloblisli that the th8J'ity's auditors arg aware of Il)8t
informolion.
Approved by th¢ Iruslees on IS A
and $i￿¢d on behalf of the Ii'u
¢$
,t2024
C J Ptxtoii
Tru5tet
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INDEPENDEN'J, AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OV
THEI SYDNEI Y & PHYI,I,IS GOLI)BEI RG MEtlffQRIAL CHARITABI.r. TRUST
Opliiioll
We have aiidited tlie finaiioiol st4t¢m¢nls of Tlit Sydnty and Phyllis Goldberg me￿orial Charitable Tiiist
foi. the year ¢nded 5th April 2024 a5 sd oiil on page5 9 to 14. the finwicial reporting frameivork tliEkt lias
b¢en aijplied iii their prepai?tion is applicable laiv and Uniled KingdoRll Ac¢oLlllting StAndards iiiclydii)g
FRS 102 Th¢ Finynctal Reportiiig Stai)dard applicable iii the UK 0iid Repiibli¢ of Ir¢land' UJniled
Kittgdoim Genei"alky A¢¢¢pl¢d A¢¢￿)ntIng Iiraclice)-
Tlie finaiicial statsii)ents lillve been prep8r¢d in accoi'dan¢e iyiili Ac¢oui)tiiig ai)d Reportiiig by Cliarities
preparing Ilieii. accounls iii accoi'dhnce ivith thc Financial Repoiting Standai'ds applic21 ble &1) 11)e UK and
Repiiblic of li'vland (FRS102) in prefereiice to the Accoiiiitiiig aiid Repotliiig by Cliarities.. StRteJnei)t of
Re¢ot)iiiiended Practice i5511ed oil l April 2005 ivliicl) is refei'ird io iii the ektant i'egiilaliol￿ bllt hAs b¢¢ii
IviilidrA%vi).
Tl)i$ 118s been doi)e iii oid¢r foi. Ilie accoiiiits to provide a li'iie aiid fair vioiv in R¢cordf¢i)c¢ iviih tli¢
Gei)erJlly A¢c¢pl¢d A¢¢oiinting Pr8¢1ic¢ ¢ff¢ctiv¢ for reporting pei'iods beginning 01) oi. altsr l Janiiary
2015.
This ￿pOrt is niade sokly lo the Charity's Tiiistees. as P& bodyj in 8ccord4ncÈ iyiih P8¥14 of the Cli&rities
{A¢¢oiii)ts and Reports) Regiilatioiis 2008. Oiir al￿11 iyork l)a5 b¢thi undertaken so iliat ive mtglil slate to
tli¢ Cliaiity's Trusl¢es tliose niatlei's ive Are requiiEd to state lo tl)ein in An Audiloi s i'eporl aiid for iio otlier
piirpose. To Ilie flillest cxtciit perinitted by lalv, Ive don not uccepl of assiime responsibility to anyone otlier
than the Charity 8iid the Charity's Tnjstees as a bodyj for oiir aiidit work. for this repr>rt. or for the opiniotts
Ive have formed.
In vur opijiion the finaRci&l 8lat¢in¢iits',
giv¢ a Iriio and faÈi' vioiv of Ilie stat¢ of tlie charity's afhii% as 815th April 2024 and of its iiicomtng
re50ur¢¢s and appli¢atioii of r8sourcos. ftlr Ilie yeRI' Ilien ended.
liav¢ betn pmpvrly prepa￿d in a¢cordaiice iyiih Unit¢d Kii)gdom G¢ncrally A¢¢epled Accoiinting
Pra¢li¢e:
h8ve been prepared ftii accoi'daiice iyitl? the requiirments of the ChaTities Act 21111.
BR8iS ofopinioii
W¢ condii¢ted our aiidit in accordan¢¢ iviili liilern8tioiial Siandaiyls on Aiidiliiig {UK) (ISA$ (UK) and
4pplicabl¢ law. Our respon$ibiliti¢s iittder those stsndAids kre further des¢i'ib¢d in tli¢ Auditor'5
tesponsibililies for the aiidit or the finan¢i818taIei￿entS section of our IEport. We ¥¢re indep¢ndenl of the
Charity in accoi'danc¢ ivith ¢thical IEqiiiIEm¢Ats t1￿1 are itlevanl to oui. aiidil of the finallcial statements in
the United Kingdoin, illcliiding tlie FinEkncial Reportirbg Coiirtcil's Eiliical Stand&i'd, nnd ive have fulfilled
our oih¢r ¢lliical Itsponsibililies in accordance iyiili ilie5c reqiiiieinethls. We believ¢ tliat Ili¢ audit evidence
Ive have obtain¢d is siiffi¢i¢nt and appropriRle lo provide e bRSiS for oiir opinion.
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INDEFENDLI Nl" AiIDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
TIIE SYDTrIEY & PHVLLIS GOLDJIERC MKMORIAL CFIAItITAIILE TRIJST
(CONTINUED)
C.ou¢lN$ioii$ Yelnling to going collcer
In auditrng the fIiiancial statements, Ivc li&ve concliided th¥tt th¢ IrLi$l¢es' Ii$e of thc going Concei￿ basis of
ftCCDITiiling in tlie pi'epailllion of tli¢ finaiiLial stAt¢ineiils i& Appropi'iRl¢. Based oil ihe ivoi'k ive have
perFoniied, w¢ have not identified any inaterial iineertainlies relating to ovents oi. conditi￿S Iliat,
indiyidiially 01- collEctivelyy may c&st significai)I doubt oil the charity's ability lo ¢ontiniio as 17 goiiig
concern for a pei'iod of at Icasl livelve moiiih5 froin ivlien the fiiiancial stateinents are #iiihori5e(I for iSSLIf.
Oiir i'espoiisibilit£es and tl?e re5ponsibililies of ihe trustees iyith r¢sp¢ct to going ¢oiic¢i'ii aiE described iii
th¢ i'¢l¢vwit soclioiis of this I'epoj'l,
Iii our ev&luatioii of Ili¢ Irustres, ¢oii¢liisions, Ive Gonsid¢Jvil th¢ J'isks associaled Ivilh tlie cliarity's biisin
iliodel, in¢ludiiig ilie effe¢ls arisiiig froni inttcro-cconointe uncerlaiiilies siich as COVID-19 aiid ai)alysed
Iioiy iliosc 1-15ks mtglit atlecl (lie cliai'itys fiiiaiicial resoiirces or Abilily lo ¢oiiliiiiie OPer￿tiO[l5 oycr tlie
peiiod of livelve iiioiitlis froin tlie dale iylien tlie fiiianci81 slalei)i¢iils are aviliorised for is511¢. Iii accordai)¢¢
iviih the above. iY¢ Iiave iiotl)iiig to report iii tl)e4e Yesi)ects. Iloivcvttr, as iv¢ caniiot predict all fiilure ¢v¢nts
or ¢onditioiis and as siibs¢oiieiil events m2y result in oiit¢oni¢s iliat #re in¢onsislent iviih jiidg¢menls thal
iyere rca8oiIHbl¢ at tlie iii)ie Iliey Iveie i1)ade. Ihe abseii¢e of iefeiince lo a Inate&u81 uiicertaiiity in Iliis
aiiditor'5 r¢port 15 not a giiiraiitee that Il)e charity iyill continue in opeJ?lion.
Other inloi'iiiatioji
The Tr115tees ar¢ r¢sponsibl¢ for Ili¢ oth¢r iiifonTJalioii. The tsih¢r inforjnalioii coiiiprises tlle infonnalioi)
iNcluded iii the Aiinual Report. oth¢r than tlie financial stat¢iii¢Jils and our Auditor's Repoil thei¢on. (hii.
opinion on the finaiicial ststemenls does ii¢)t cov¢r Ilie iiifo¥mation cind. except lo Ihe ¢xlent oilieiivise
¢xplicitly sl&led tll our repoit, lye do not express any foJ7n ofassurance concliision th¢li￿n.
In coiillectioii iyiih oui. audit of the filial￿1￿] slatemenls, o¢ir i¢SPDnsibility is to read the oilier information
and. in doing so, considei. Ivhttl)er the other infoK]J)alion 1$ mute&'ially inco1￿iStenI with the fii)an¢ial
slalem¢nts or oiit knoiyledge obtaiiied iii the aiidit or otlierwise appeal's to b¢ Inat¢riall} misstated. If ive
id¢iitify suclE inatei'ial ii)consislencies oi- apparent Inaterial n)isstalements. i¥¢ are reqiiired to de1￿1n[￿e
Ivheilier th¢r¢ is R material misstatemcnl in Ilic financial stntetnenls or a material misslatemcnt of Ili¢ oth¢r
information. If. bosed oil Ilie ivoi'k ive have perfoimed. Ive concluded ilixl tliere t5 a material misstel¢ine13t
of this other inform8tioii, IV¢ gre I'equired lo report Ih8t fact.
We have nthhing to Teport irt Iliis regard.
Capability of the aiidit to detect itregiilarities iiicluding fi'aud.
W¢ ￿Ined an vndeistaiidii)g of the legal and regiilaioiy frameivork Applieable to Ihc cliarity aiid the
indiistry iii whi¢li il 0￿rAt¢s, and consid¢r¢d tli¢ risk of a¢ls by the charity ivhicli Ivere contrary to
applicable la¥vs and regulations, iii¢ludii)g fraiid. These in¢lLided, bul ivere not liilliled to, ¢ollipliaii¢e iyilh
tlie Charities Act 2011 and FRSIO2.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, IIEPORI. TO THI MEMJIII RS OF
THF SYDF4LY & PHYLLIS C.OJ.DBERG MEMOIUAI, CHARITABLE TRUST
(CONTINUED)
Other inforJnAlion {Coiitiuued)
W¢ designed aiidit procedui'es lo respond to the risk, i'ecognising that the risk of iiol deteoting 2 Inaleii&l
Intssl4temeiil diio lo fr811d is Iii¥her than the risk OF not delectii)g one r¢5ulling fi'olll ¢tror. as fi?ud may
involv¢ delibth'ate coii¢¢8lment.
W¢ focused oil laws ffnd r¢8iilatAOllS tlvst could giv¢ ris¢ lo a m#t¢i"ial Inisslat¢m¢nt ii) th¢ financi81
slttlem¢iits. Olli. tests iiicliided, bÈit iyei'e not liiniled to:
•gi'eein¢nt of lh¢ fiiiaii¢ial slai¢ineiit dis¢losiii%s 10 1511d¢rlyiiig 8111)porliiig <locumeiiiatioii'
eiiquirios of Inunageineiit:
IEvieiv of iniiiules oFb08Kd iiieetiiigs ilirougliout Ilie pei'iod- &iid
obiainiiig ali Iiiiderstaiidi2ig of tli¢ coiiliol enviroiiineiit Inoniloriiig ¢onipliance iyitli lalvs 41)d
regulations.
'rhere are inhei'eiit liiiiitatL0515 iii Ilie audit pro¢ediiiEs desci'ibed Hbove Rlld the fui*her reinoved
noncompliaiice ivith laivs and I'egiilations is from the eirents and Iraiisaelioiis reflected in tlie finai?¢ial
slalem¢nls, tlie less lik¢ly ive iyoiild b¢coillo Aivare of il. We Rlso addressed lh¢ visk of 11)ai)ageiiici)I
overrid¢ of ii)l¢Ynal controls, i21¢1iidi118 l¢sling jOLirnals and evaliialiiig iyl)¢iliei' Iliere Nv118 ¢viden¢e of bi2s
by th¢ Ii'Lislec5 that repr¢scntcd a risk of mal¢rial iiiisstal¢Jn¢nl Illi¢ lo fi'AlId.
matt￿,$ oll whlch we al'¢ reqvlitd to YepDrt by cxecplion
We liave iiothiiig lo repoil in reSp￿t of the folloiYAng Anall￿3 iYlieiB the Cliarilie% Act 2011 rcquitES 10
report to you if. in our opinioK:
tlie iiiformation givei? th¢ TrEisle¢s' Anniial R¢poil is iJi¢on5iStci?t iii ai]y I￿aterial respecl ivith Ihe
financial stateinents. 01-
suITicÈ¢nt a¢¢oiinliiig reeords hevc not bc¢n k¢pt' oi.
the financial slalemenls are not in 88reeJn¢nl iviih the ac¢oiinliiig records and returns- or
we have not received all th¢ iiifot'niation aiid explan8tion$ ive r¢qiiire for oiii- aiidil.
ResPOMsibllity of tbe Ti'u$tee
As explallied inore fully in Ilie TNstees' Re5poitsibilitie5 ￿at¢lnellt set out on PHge 4. tlie Tru$lees are
respollsible for tli¢ pr¢par8lion ol tho finAnoial statements and for being salisfted that lliey giv¢ a Ilmie and
fair vi¢w. aiid for klleli interiial conti'ol as Ilie 'fiuslees determine is necesskiy to eiiable the pi'¢paration of
the financial stal¢menl8 ItL418r¢ fr¢¢ fix>m material misslat¢in¢nl, Ivli¢iher diie to fraud or ei'ror.
In prepai'illg the fiiian¢ial staleittenls, Ili¢ Tru81¢¢s or¢ ￿$poJ)8ib1e ftlr assessing the Chhrily's ability to
coiitinue as a goiiig con¢¢rn, dis¢losin& as appli¢able, mutters r¢laled to the going concern und using tlie
going concern basis of accolinling iiiiless the Tru51ees eiiliei. inl¢nd lo liqiiidale the Cliarily or lo ceas
operntions. or hav¢ no realistic alterithtivo bul to do so.
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INDEPEI NDENT AUDITORSI RLI POIIT TO TIIE AIJEMBERS OF
I'HE SYDNF,Y & PHYLI,IS COLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLEI TRUST
(CONTINUED)
Auditor's respoiisibilitics for the audit of the finaJici&l statements
We have been appoiiiled as aliditors iiiid¢i' $¢¢lioi) 145 of Ili¢ Chfiriti¢s Act ai)d i'¢poi'l iii accordance iyith
the A¢1 and rel¢vanl regulations inade oi. liaying effect th¢i'eundei-.
Our objectives are to obtain Ira$on&bJe assurance abolit wlieiliei. the firtan¢ial stat¢ineiits as a ivhol¢ ar¢ free
fiom maieri&l Inisstaleincnl, Ivh¢tker dv¢ to fiaud or ¢ri'or. 4Md to issue an Auditoi s rcporl that include5 our
opii)ion. Rcasunable assLlI"anc¢ 15 0 htuli level assuraiice bul is llot a guftrahlee Il)ot audit eonductLd in
accordaiicc iviih ISAS (UK) iyill alivays delect a nial¢rial iuisstat¢m¢iit wli¢ii il exists. MisstAlemeiiis ¢Rn
aris¢ from fraiid or c¥mr ffiid Al￿ considcred matcriAI if. iiidividiially oi. in th¢ A88lt8Ate, tliey coiild
reasonably bc expected to influence the ccoMorniG d￿lSiOn ol users taken on Ihc basis of Ihc5e fiMan¢ial
5tAteinents.
A fiiithei. descriplion of our I'espDIL%ibililies for ili¢ aiidil of th¢ fiii&ncial stateinents is k)cuted in tlie
Financial Repoiling Council's website at.. www.frc.or
.uk/auditorsre5
onsibilili¢5. Th¢ d¢5¢1'iplion form5
p&t of our Aiidilor's R¢port.
Use Df our Repoi't
This repoi1 is lll8dc solely to Ihc chai'itys TrI￿te¢S. as R body, ii) accordance willi P&rl 4 of tli¢ Cliarilies
(A¢¢oiii3ts aiid Reports) Regulatioiis 2008. Oiir audit ivork lias beeii iii)dei'tak¢ii so Iliat we inight slAte to tli¢
cliaKity's Trnsle¢5 those Jn8ttErs we are reqiiiird to stile to Illel￿ in an auditors, I'epoil aiid for iio oih¢i'
p¥ipose. 'Fo thc fulla$t ¢xt¢Jit pci'initted by Ihiy. we do not Rceept or assuine Irspollsibility to unyone other
tliaii th¢ ehai'ity and its Tnistees, as a body, foi. our aiidir ivork, for thi8 r¢poil, oi. for the opinioiis ive liave
fotEn¢d.
40 Graccchurch Street
Londoi) F.C3V OBT
RPG CROIJCH C.HAPMAN LLP
Chai'lered ACCO￿nt?￿lS
Staliitory Auditors
"5 110
2024
RPG Cn)ucli Chapman LLP is eligible to act as audiloi. in terms of s￿li0n 1212 of the Companies Act
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TIIE SYDNEY & PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEfvIORIAL CHARITAIILL TRUST
srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AC'I'IVITIES
FOR TIEE YEAR ENDEI) S APRII. 2024
Note
2024
2023
In¢rpm¢
Donatinn
Envo5tmenl lJicomÈ
500
Divideiids and tnterest fro1￿ Qiioted Inveslmenls
Interest on Dcposils
123.877
5,416
120,356
1,691
Totsl Tncome
129,293
122,547
Expendlturt
Costs of Generating Funds
Inveslnieiit Managemenl Costs
Cliarilable Artivilies:
Granls Paid
Manag¢inent and Adn)inislr4tAon
600
6LIO
115,000
11,107
115,000
11,042
Tot41 Expendiliii'e
126,707
126.642
Net Inconiel (Expendituiy)
2.586
{4,095)
Other Reco8ni8e<l Gains and L4J58es
Goinl(Deficit) on Inveslineiil As$ets
237.231
(211,491)
Net MoYtm¢nt In Funds
239,817
(215.586)
Re¢on¢illalion of Funds
Total Fiinds BIDught I,'orwai
Total Funds Carrled Forwavd
4,713.069
4,928,655
£4.952,886
L4,713.069
All fiinds r¢present unrestricted iiicoine tunds.
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TIIE SYDNEY & PHYLLIS GOLI)BERG MELYAORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST
BALANCE SHEET AS AT S APRIL 2024
2024
2023
Note
Fixed Assets
Yestments
4.879.541
4.536,06
C￿r￿n1 A55etS
Short Tertii Deposits
Casli ar Baiik
73,140
205
174,695
2,313
Net Currenl Assets
73.345
177.008
N¢t Asscts
£ 4.952,880
£ 4,713,069
Funds of the Cbarity
Unrestricted Ii)come Trunds
£ 4.952,886
£ 4.713.069
Thuè *eeouiits were llpproverf by th¢ Trustees on
Is
2024
8Rgiied 0￿ their behAlf by:
C J Fexton
. Tiwstee
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THf SYDNEY & PHYLLIS GOLDiIERG MJ£MORIAL CHAlU'fABLE'I'RUST
NOTEI S FORMING PART OF THF filNANCIAL SYATEMENTS
FOR THCI YEAR LIYDLD 5 AVRIL 2024
Accountimg Policie5
(a)
Tlie accoiinls Iiaiie been prepared under tlie Iiistoricnl cost conveiitioii as modified to
inclitd¢ inv¢$liii¢nEs al Y&luRlion. The ¢l¢CQllI)Is liav¢ be¢n pr¢pai'ed in a¢cordance lviih ¢he
s¢¢oiid editioii of Ilje Cl)ai'ilies Stateiiient of Rocommeaded Practice Issued iii October
2019, tli¢ Fiii&ii¢i#l ReP￿lIng Siaiidai'd applicable ii) the United Kiiigdom al￿ R¢pLiblic of
Ii'elaiid (FRS 102) and Ilie Charities Act 2011.
(b)
(c)
Th¢ charity in¢c15 111¢ d¥fJDition 014 piiblic b¢Jt¢fit ¢nlily iiiider FRS 102.
Tlie Ii'LlStees coiisidcr th￿t there are materithl uiicertaiiilies nbout tlie ch&rity's abilily to
conliiiiie gs a goiiig Loncei'i).
iwJii¢ (IDII? IllV¢Stineii15 IEiJreseMts divid¢nds. cloitalitsns iiiid¢i' 8ift aid proipi5ioiis aiid
ii)lei'esl I'eceiv&bl¢ iti tlia year.
Expeiises &r8 accouiited for wlieii paid and include Yalue added tgx.
rixed ass¢t inv¢slmertts are n forti) OF finaiici81 insli'uin¢nt and are ii)¢liided in the Balance
Slicel al fair i'alue. Realised and unrealised gains are incliide(l in the Sialeii)eiit of
Financiul Acliviii¢$. Apari iiive5tineiits, tlie cliai'ity oijly lias finaiicial assets and of a
kiiid Iliai qtsilify ns basic fiiiancial insti'iiiiients. Basi¢ finaiicial i11strii1￿eI)1s are initlAII)'
IEcogiiised al li'ansaclion value ftnd subsequently Ineasuird at their settlenieiit Yaliie.
Th¢ fiiian¢ial slalein¢tils do iiol incliide a ¢ashfloiv sl8tein¢nl b¢¢aiis¢ lh¢ ¢l)ai'ily. as
sI￿all reporting enlily. is ¢x¢inpl from ilic requiitincjil to prcpore siKli a slalpAneiil iiii(lei'
Fi118n¢ial Reporiiiig Siandard 102 Sectioii 7 'Slat¢inent of C&$li Floiys"
T1￿ fiiiancial slatenieiits liave beeii pr¢pai¢d in Sterl&ng alld all aiT)oiiuls have be¢n rouiided
to the neare&t pound.
Ci-ilie81 a¢rountiug estiniatw aiid nreps oljudgment
stiinales &nd jiidgments are continiially evaliialed and are based on liistoi'ical ffxperience aiid other
factors, incliiding expectations of fiitiire events 11191 are believed to be refjsonable under Ihe
¢ffjr¢iimstnn¢¢s.
(d)
(e)
(f)
IB)
(h)
Critical accountiiig estimates aiid assiimplions..
The ch&rity An&k¢$ ¢$limutes al￿ a5S1111]ptiol￿ eonc¢rniiig the fvture. The Y¢sulling a¢counting
tstimat¢s aiid #ssumptioiis i¥ill. by definitioji, seldoin eqiial the i'elated actiial resiilts. Hthvever, ilie
tr£Tslees are of the opiiiion Ihal Ille￿ ar¢ no ¢slimat¢$ and 8ssumpliun5 Ihal liavc n SiBnificftiit risk of
cniising a Mat￿.1&1 odju51meiil to Ike carrying anioiinls of assets ond liabilities ivithiii thc next financial
year.
Origin and Source
Under the t¢rins ofiier Will, Phyllis Goldberg beqllehilied to th¢ li'LisÉ Il)¢ ivhole of lier sliareliolding
in Syonth IDvc4lm¢ftts Liinit¢d - 73.710 ordinary sliar¢s being 820/0 of tli¢ tolal issu¢d ¢apilal. Diiriiig
Ilie eai'ly part of 1992 Syona ItLveslments Limileil pyrcliHsed tliv balaiice of sliare5 in iSSLie ivilli the
result Iliat the Trust then oiviied all the shaTe$ in the coinpany.
On 24 Octob￿. 2008, Syolla Inv¢stmcnts Limit¢d was pla¢¢d in M¢mbe¢s Voluntary Liqiiidation and
the net realised 8ssets werc pas%ed t() Ilie Trust.
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TIIE SYDNEY & I)HYI.LIS COLDBFRC. MF,MORtAI. CHARITABLF TRUST
NOTES FoRM￿G PART OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
FOR TIIE YII ARENDED 5 APRII, 2024
{coWr￿uL1 D)
3 01.igin xntl Soui'ee (Conlinued)
In &dditioii lo the beqii¥sl of sliares iii Syoita Iiiveslmemts Limited, Pliyllts Goldbei'g b¢qiieaili¢d Ii¢r rosidiiaiy eslnt¢
lo tli¢ Triisl siibjecl to a life leiiL4ttCy. Tlie life tenant died in Mairl) 1992 81)d subseqiienily all Ilie J'esiduaiy eslllte
I￿$ becii transferi'ed lo tlie Tnist.
4 CbAI'ituble A¢llYilie8
GrnntsPAid
Tlie Britisll Siainnierin¥ AssociI)lioii 70 fiiiid reseairh iiito slaiijnieyiiig aiid to give
liclp find ¢ncoiingement to stRinin¢i'ers- Sydne)i Goldberg ivas a stammerer.
Cliildren iyiili Spcoial Needs Fuiindalioii- To 811ppori cliildreii iviili speclal iieeds
Irgiding iii 8uriYy Healli aiid tlie iinmediately siirroiiiiding ar￿s.
Fight Bladdei. C¥Acei'.To fiiiid tese&Kch iiito Bladd¢i' Cancer Aftd io pi'ovRde patieiit-
¢¢nlred supporl aiid c&re.
Life Ceiitre- To pi'ovid¢ siippoil lo iiieii, iyomcii wid cliildreii ivlio have beej) I'&ped oi.
sexually abiised.
Child Brniii Injiiry Tiusl- To provid¢ suppoil piDjecls foi. childyen, youn8 peopl¢ and
their faiiiilies froin th¢ ons¢l of ehildliood Q¢qLiiird brain injLIry.
2024
2023
15,000
15,000
15,000
15.000
2,000
2.000
15.000
I s,000
5.OOQ
Lisa May Fouiid8tioii- For distributloi) to local cliarities tl)&t Iwv¢ a medical
disabilityliY¢lfore component.
Maiiliews Friends - To increase the aivaTenes5 of the effects of epilepsy iii children aiid
to piY>vid¢ support and educate aiid advise on the iv¢lf81'e ofthe child.
The In0￿dIble Design Compaiiy) form¢i-ly Chail¢y &l¢rilag¢ F.nterpi'ise Centre- To
suppoit traiiiiilg and ivork expcrienre for disablcd adiilts
Alzheiiiiefs R¢seairh UK- To fiind reseRr¢li Éilto demcÈitia
10.000
10.000
15,000
15.000
4.000
3.000
5,000
5,¢)00
5,000
BRACE-TO fLind clinical & laboraloi'y demenlia Yesearch projecls
Nepal Earthquak¢ Appeal- 1.0 ¢onlribute Iowords r¢bvilding s¢hool$, ¢onsli'u¢ting
shelter hojnes etc in riiral ur¢as
10.000
10,000
Datiiin foundation- To assist in vayioiTS medi¢8k and scliooS classrooin building projects
in MalaivA.
3.000
3.000
Fri￿d$ of Children in Romthnia- To provide fufftids to 8iFppoiI a children's oipliniiagc in
lioinania.
5.000
5.000
Th¢ DystOl)IA Soci¢ty- To fiiiid research into Dyslonia and lielp suffereTS from tliis
Iiciirologi¢'al disease.
'rii¢ Sick Cl)ildr¢ii's Triisl (Stev¢nson Floiis6)- To Aid the r¢¢ov¢ry of $erioiisly ill
¢hildr¢n iii hospi181 by providiiig free closts-by a¢coimmodation for families.
8,000
8,000
3,000
115.000
4,000
115.000
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TIIL SYDNEY & PHYLLIS GOI.DBF.RCv TrIFlWtORIAL CHARrrABLE TRUST
NOTF,S VOIIMiNC PART OF THE TrINANCIAL STATEI MENTS
FOR THE Y￿1 AR ENDED 5 APRIL 2024
(coririNUED)
5 GovevnRn£e Costs
M*iiagemtnt 911d Adniinislrailoii
2024
202J
Aiidil fee (incliidiag VAD
Adinknislrfttioii and AeeoLlI)tiiig (iiicluding VAT)
1.800
9.307
11.107
.704
9.338
11,042
6 Fill&nciHI Jiisli'uments
2024
2023
FinRnciRI assets in¢o$urcd at fair ihroiigl) StAtemeJit of
Financial Activities
4.879,541
4.536.061
Fiiiftncial assets m¢asiii'ed at Fair value IliiM)ugl) Ilie SialeineAit of Fiiiaiicial A¢tiviti¢s ¢oniprise
inveslineiils.
7 1iiveslmen18
2024
2023
Market valiie at 6 Apr&l 2023
A¢qvisilions at cost
Disposc11s at market valiie
Nel gainl(deficÈt)
Market Vxlue as at 5 Api'il 2024
4.536.061
213.653
(107,404)
237,231
4,879,541
4.675.889
99,029
(27.366)
(211,491)
4,536,061
Dvestments At MA Yket Value Comprise
Quoted
2024
2023
UK Fixed Interest Seciirili¢$
UK Iqiiilies and Fiiiids
Ovcrseas Equitie5
428.143
3.663.144
788,254
4,879.541
358.506
3.591,912
585,643
4.536,061
The trustees consider tlie only Inalcrial iiiveslment holdings &1 Ilie y¢#rend were in Alliance Triisl Plc,
£257,480. beiiig 5.30/0 aiid in Aslrttzeneca Pl4 £254,880. beÉng 5.2D/• of the portfolio by valii
Quoted iiiveslments are registered in the name of auilioi'i8Ed nornin¢e coinpany> J M Fintt & Co. Ivho
are only Aiithorised lo a¢1 oji in51ruclioii$ froin the trustees. The norniii¢¢ ¢oinpany piY)vides a c¢rtift¢at¢
in rdation to 11)e iThvestincnls li¢ld by tliem on beholf orth¢ Trlist.
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THF SYDNEY & PHYI,I.IS GOLDBERG MCMORIAI, CHARITABLE TRUSI,
NOT£S FORMING PART OF TTrIF. FINANCIAI, STATEMkNTS
FOR THE YEAIi LNDED S Arll￿ 2024
{CONT1Tr4UED)
8 Ti'aii$n¢iloiis wi¢li Ti'uslees aiid C'oiiiieete(I Pe￿o￿S
Tl)e Iriislees received no einolEiineMls or ieiittbiiis¢inenls of ekPehSeS in thc ye¢ll'. Tl)e folloiving
infoiinutioi? is given ¢onceriiiiig other fee% veceived by Ilie Ii'ustees:_ Mr C J P¢xtoii is a partner iii
Begbies Cliarler¢d Accounlaihls aiid Mr M J Lliii¥cli is a coiisuliaiit. BEBbiK Chartered AccoLltI(811ts
pIDvid¢ ininageni¢nt and uccoiinlillg sci'viccs to ilie Tr'iisl.
Diirillg the yeur, B¢gbies i'¢c¢iv¢d f¢¢s of £7,700 plus VAT (total £9,240) for providing maiJa8ement and
accoiiiiliiig services to the Tnisl.
Diiring the ye81. a grant of £15,000 Ivas paid to Life Ceiitr4 a regisl¢r¢d charity. Mrs C Pexton, wif¢ of
C J Pextoi) (I'ruslee of tlie Sydney & Pliyllis Goldberg Meniorlal Chllritable Triist) is a ti'ustee ot Lite
Ccnlr4 alihoiigli not involved ill tl)e lldmiiitslrntion of il)e cliarity.
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