**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 293460**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
**Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **for**
## **Beth Jacob Foundation**
Martin+Heller 5 North End Road London NW11 7RJ
**Beth Jacob Foundation**
**Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|3|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||4||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||5||
|**Balance Sheet**||6||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|7|to|11|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||12||
**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Dear Supporters and Community Members,
As trustees of BJNW, we are pleased to present this year's report detailing our accomplishments and future plans. Our mission to support Jewish girls with a variety of enriching youth activities continues to thrive, impacting the lives of over 850 girls aged 6 to 16.
These activities take place primarily at BJ House, located at 173 Golders Green Road, a cherished but aging facility in urgent need of repair. Our goal for the upcoming fiscal year is to secure the necessary funds for its refurbishment.
Despite our net assets showing £1.3 million, this amount is tied up in the building and does not provide the liquidity needed to support our ongoing development, expansion, compliance, and refurbishment projects required to meet growing demand.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our funders, trustees, ambassadors, and youth leaders who make Beth Jacob a beloved place where girls choose to spend their leisure time. The opportunities we offer help girls discover hidden talents, build confidence, and form excellent social networks, all within a culturally appropriate framework.
Your support enables us to continue providing these vital programs and to aspire toward a bright future for BJNW and the community we serve.
## Sincerely,
The Trustees
Beth Jacob Foundation
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The charity's objects ("objects") are specifically restricted to the following:
The advancement and promotion of the Jewish religion amongst Jewish girls in accordance with the orthodox tenets thereof.
The charity provides opportunities for learning and fun beyond family and formal education, enabling young people to discover themselves, build trusted relationships and gain confidence and valuable life skills in an environment that upholds the ethos and values of authentic Jewish tradition.
The charity provides extra curricular activities and a youth club for girls ages 6-16.
## **Public benefit**
The Trustees confirm their compliance with the duty to have due regard to the Public Benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
Achievements to Date:
1. Membership Growth: We have increased our membership by 10%, now proudly serving over 850 members.
2. Expanded Activities: Our expanded activity roster now includes weekly meetings, drama productions, a summer residential camp, sleepaway weekends, Zumba, art, gym, swimming, and hairdressing. All activities were well attended and covered costs.
3. Pantomimes Participation: We provided over 500 girls the opportunity to participate in our pantomimes, tailored for different age groups.
4. Holiday Playschemes: We successfully offered two engaging holiday playschemes.
Our Goals for This Fiscal Year:
1. Grow our membership base
2. Increase and enhance the activities provided for our members
3. Improve efficiency in communication with our membership base
4. Conduct preliminary research to effectively raise additional funds needed for our main asset's refurbishment
5. Draw up plans for future building project.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees are working towards building free reserves of at least 3 months' operating costs in order to protect services and to ensure adequate cash flow for the organisation's needs. The charity does not have any major overheads, no mortgage or rent as it owns the premises, and no staff costs as all activities are run by volunteers. The funds are raised for each activity as and when necessary and income from charitable activities has thus far covered the respective costs. However, there has been an explosion in demand for the services of the charity and in order to continue to meet demand, as well as expand the reach of the charity, the trustees are striving to build reserves and improve cash flow.
## **FUTURE PLANS**
1. Fundraising for Refurbishment: Raising the much-needed funds for the refurbishment of BJ House.
2. Expanding Fundraising Efforts: Broadening our fundraising reach to cope with the increasing demand for our services.
3. Responsive Programming: Continually responding to the feedback and needs of our users.
4. IT Systems Development: Building robust IT systems, including the development of an interactive website.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **Risk management**
The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Both manual and automated checks are regularly invoked, particularly those relating to the operations and finance of the charity. The trustees are satisfied that these systems and procedures mitigate any perceived risks.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
293460
## **Principal address**
40 Ravenscroft Avenue London NW11 8AU
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Report of the Trustees**
**for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **Trustees**
Mrs C Hager Mrs L Finiasz Mrs H Kaufman E Kraus R Vorhand
## **Independent Examiner**
A Heller FCA Martin+Heller 5 North End Road London NW11 7RJ Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
.......................................................................... Mrs L Finiasz - Trustee
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**Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Beth Jacob Foundation**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Beth Jacob Foundation (the Trust) for the year ended 30 September 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts 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.
A Heller FCA
Martin+Heller 5 North End Road London NW11 7RJ
Date: .............................................
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
-
**Charitable activities**
Youth activties
34,492
Other income
36,451
**Total**
70,943
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Youth activties
40,552
Other
19,858
**Total**
60,410
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
10,533
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
1,307,963
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
1,318,496|Restricted
fund
£
21,647
114,520
-
136,167
134,156
-
134,156
2,011
238
2,249|30.9.23
Total
funds
£
21,647
149,012
36,451
207,110
174,708
19,858
194,566
12,544
1,308,201
1,320,745|30.9.22
Total
funds
£
39,086
163,648
2,770
205,504
187,783
24,327
212,110
(6,606)
1,314,807
1,308,201|
|---|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Balance Sheet 30 September 2023**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
4
1,301,198
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
19,988
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
5
(2,690)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
17,298
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
1,318,496
**NET ASSETS**
1,318,496
**FUNDS**
6
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
fund
£
-
2,249
-
2,249
2,249
2,249|30.9.23
Total
funds
£
1,301,198
22,237
(2,690)
19,547
1,320,745
1,320,745
1,318,496
2,249
1,320,745|30.9.22
Total
funds
£
1,300,000
9,056
(855)
8,201
1,308,201
1,308,201
1,307,963
238
1,308,201|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. L Finiasz - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 September 2023 nor for the year ended 30 September 2022.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 September 2023 nor for the year ended 30 September 2022.
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
|**3.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
-
**Charitable activities**
Youth activties
14,713
Other income
2,770
**Total**
17,483
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Youth activties
-
Other
24,327
**Total**
24,327
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(6,844)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
1,314,807
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
1,307,963
**4.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
**COST**
At 1 October 2022
Additions
At 30 September 2023
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 30 September 2023
At 30 September 2022|Restricted
fund
£
39,086
148,935
-
188,021
187,783
-
187,783
238
-
238||Total
funds
£
39,086
163,648
2,770
205,504
187,783
24,327
212,110
(6,606)
1,314,807
1,308,201
Freehold
property
£
1,300,000
1,198
1,301,198
1,301,198
1,300,000|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
|||||
|||||
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued**
Tangible fixed assets comprises the property at 173 Golders Green Road, known as BJ House, where the activities of the charity take place. This property is very dilapidated and in urgent need of repair and expansion in order to fully comply with current legislation, as well as to cope with the huge increase in need as the charity continues to grow exponentially. The trustees are working on raising much-needed funds for the refurbishment of BJ House.
## **5. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
## **6.**
|Other creditors
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1/10/22
£
1,307,963
238
1,308,201
Incoming
resources
£
70,943
136,167
207,110|30.9.23
£
2,690
Net
movement
in funds
£
10,533
2,011
12,544
Resources
expended
£
(60,410)
(134,156)
(194,566)|30.9.22
£
855
At 30/9/23
£
1,318,496
2,249|30.9.22
£
855
At 30/9/23
£
1,318,496
2,249|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||1,320,745||
||||Movement
in funds
£
10,533
2,011
12,544||
|||||12,544|
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|At 1/10/21
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
1,314,807
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
-
**TOTAL FUNDS**
1,314,807
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
17,483
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
188,021
**TOTAL FUNDS**
205,504
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
At 1/10/21
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
1,314,807
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
-
**TOTAL FUNDS**
1,314,807|Net
movement
in funds
£
(6,844)
238
(6,606)
Resources
expended
£
(24,327)
(187,783)
(212,110)
Net
movement
in funds
£
3,689
2,249
5,938|At 30/9/22
£
1,307,963
238
1,308,201
Movement
in funds
£
(6,844)
238
(6,606)
At 30/9/23
£
1,318,496
2,249
1,320,745|
|---|---|---|
continued...
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|88,426|(84,737)|3,689|
|**Restricted funds**||||
|Restricted fund|324,188|(321,939)|2,249|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|412,614|(406,676)|5,938|
## **7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
Included in other creditors is £1,835 (2022: £Nil) owing to one of the trustees.
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**Beth Jacob Foundation**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2023**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Charitable activities**
Youth activities
**Other income**
Hall rent
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
Youth activities cost
**Support costs**
**Other**
Rates and water
Insurance
Light and heat
Telephone, PPS & sundry
Advertising
Total resources expended
**Net income/(expenditure)**|30.9.23
£
21,647
149,012
36,451
207,110
174,708
2,312
2,473
7,801
4,916
2,356
19,858
194,566
12,544|30.9.22
£
39,086
163,648
2,770
205,504
187,783
1,620
2,049
3,352
5,906
11,400
24,327
212,110
(6,606)|
|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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