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2025-03-31-accounts

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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 01609299 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 295554

DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 MARCH 2025

COHEN ARNOLD

Chartered Accountants New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road London NW11 0PU

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

PAGES
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) 1 to 3
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees 4
Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure
Account) 5
Statement of Financial Position 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7 to 14

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered charity name Dencommon Limited Charity registration number 295554 Company registration number 01609299 Principal office and registered 34 Princes Park Avenue office London NW11 0JT THE TRUSTEES Mr L H Bondi Mrs H F Bondi Mr S Bondi Mr H Bondi COMPANY SECRETARY Mrs H F Bondi INDEPENDENT EXAMINER B Leigh FCA New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road London NW11 0PU

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, and is therefore governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

The governors (trustees) administer the day-to-day affairs of the charity. None of the trustees have any beneficial interest in the charity.

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.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The charity is established to further those purposes both in the United Kingdom and abroad recognised as charitable by English Law and in furtherance of the aforementioned objects.

The charity receives income mainly from its property investments and charitable receipts under gift aid, which it utilises in the provision and distribution of grants and donations.

The charity's principle activity throughout the year was the provision and distribution of donations and grants to organisations, and no change is envisaged in the immediate future.

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

During the year the company continued to pursue its philanthropic objects in support of educational, religious and other charitable organisations and aggregate donations of £117,550 (2024: £69,310) were paid.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The financial results of the charity's activities for the year to 31 March 2025 are fully reflected in the attached Financial Statements together with the notes thereon.

Reserve Policy

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which include 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 costs of the charity for the next year. The trustees have not undertaken any formal charitable commitments and consider that the charity will generate sufficient income from its investment properties and from donations to fund its ongoing activities.

At 31 March 2025 the charity had unrestricted funds aggregating £1,019,417.

Grant Making Policy

Grants are made to charitable institutions and organisations which accord with the objects of the charity.

The trustees are approached for donations by a wide variety of charitable institutions operating all over England. The trustees consider all requests which they receive and make donations based on the level of funds available.

Investment Powers and Policy

The charity has powers to make investments in accordance with its constitutional documents. The trustees consider appropriate and judicious investments which could generate income and capital growth in the medium term to enable the charity to continue its charitable activities into the future whilst maintaining free reserves to enable it to carry out its activities in the immediate term.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

In determining the level of charitable grants and donations that the charity may make, the trustees consider the income available for such purposes from its investment properties.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Risk Management

The trustees plan to continue to make distributions in accordance with their grant making policy and to ensure that an appropriate level of reserves is maintained. The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finance of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage those risks.

SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

23/12/2025 The trustees' annual report was approved on .............................. and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr H Bondi Trustee

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DENCOMMON LIMITED

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Dencommon Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT

As the charity’s trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

B Leigh FCA Independent Examiner New Burlington House 1075 Finchley Road London NW11 0PU

23/12/2025

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2025 2025 2024
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 153,000 153,000 6,000
Investment income 6 116,089 116,089 118,538
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Total income 269,089 269,089 124,538
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Investment management costs 7 (48,674) (48,674) (39,120)
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 (128,197) (128,197) (79,384)
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Total expenditure (176,871) (176,871) (118,504)
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Net gains on investments 11 1,218 1,218 193
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Net income and net movement in funds 93,436 93,436 6,227
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 925,981 925,981 919,754
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Total funds carried forward 1,019,417

1,019,417

925,981


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

All movements were in Unrestricted Funds.

The notes on pages 7 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

31 MARCH 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets 16 1,075,863 1,075,954
Investments 17 3,224 2,006
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1,079,087 1,077,960
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 18 10,276 17,148
Cash at bank and in hand 479 9,814
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10,755 26,962
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year 19 (70,425) (178,941)
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NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (59,670) (151,979)
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 1,019,417 925,981
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NET ASSETS 1,019,417 925,981
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FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted funds 1,019,417 925,981
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Total charity funds 20 1,019,417
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925,981
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For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 23/12/2025........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr H Bondi Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 34 Princes Park Avenue, London, NW11 0JT.

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 Companies Act 2006.

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.

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles appropriate to a going concern, as the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future by meeting its liabilities as they fall due, based on support from the principal creditor.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. These estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The trustees do not consider there are any critical judgements or sources of estimation uncertainty requiring disclosure beyond the accounting policies listed below.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty (continued)

Investment Properties

Investment properties are properties which are held either to earn rental income or for capital appreciation or for both. Investment properties are recognised initially at cost.

Subsequent to initial recognition -

(i) Investment properties are held at fair value. Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value are recognised in the income and expenditure account in the period that they arise; and (ii) No depreciation is provided in respect of investment properties applying the fair value model.

Investment property fair value is determined by the trustees based on professional valuations, their understanding of property market conditions and the specific properties concerned using a sales valuation approach, derived from recent comparable transactions on the market, adjusted by applying discounts to reflect status of occupation and condition.

Acquisitions and disposals of properties

Acquisitions and disposals of properties are considered to take place at the legal completion and are included in the financial statements accordingly.

Trade debtors

The trustees use details of the age of trade debtors and the status of any disputes together with external evidence of the credit status of the counterparty in making judgements concerning any need to impair the carrying values.

Taxation

The charity is not liable to direct taxation on its income or gains, whether realised or not, as it falls within the various exemptions liable to registered charities. Accordingly, the charity does not recognise any deferred tax liability on property revaluations as no tax would be due in the event of a disposal as the charity would benefit from the relevant exemptions, as it will apply all funds for qualifying charitable purposes.

Fund accounting

General unrestricted funds comprise the accumulated surplus or deficit on income and expenditure account. They are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restricted conditions imposed by donors. There are no restricted funds as at the balance sheet date.

Designated funds are funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes. There are no designated funds as at the Balance Sheet date.

Incoming resources

All income is 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.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Incoming resources (continued)

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.

Resources expended

Expenditure is charged on an accrual basis and allocated to the appropriate headings in the accounts.

The majority of costs are directly attributable to specific activities. Costs incurred in respect of the charitable activities include attributable support costs where applicable.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Fixtures & Fittings

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.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity 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, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

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.

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.

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.

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DENCOMMON LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4. LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1.

5. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
DONATIONS
Donations received 153,000 153,000 6,000 6,000
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6. INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Rent and charges receivable 116,089 116,089 118,538 118,538
   
7. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Investment property management costs 48,674 48,674 39,120 39,120
   
8. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY FUND TYPE
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations Paid 117,550 117,550 69,310 69,310
Support costs 10,647 10,647 10,074 10,074
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128,197 128,197 79,384 79,384
   
9. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY ACTIVITY TYPE
Grant funding Total funds Total fund
of activities Support costs 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations Paid 117,550 117,550 69,310
Governance costs 10,647 10,647 10,074
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117,550

10,647

128,197

79,384


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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

10. ANALYSIS OF GRANTS

ANALYSIS OF GRANTS
2025 2024
£ £
GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS
Furtherance of Education, Relief of Poverty and Advancement of
Religion 117,550 69,310
 
Total grants 117,550 69,310
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The composition of donations is shown below.
£
Amud Hatzdoko Trust 25,150
Kol Yom Trust 24,000
Achisomoch 15,000
Yesamach Levav 15,000
Colel Polen Kupath Ramban 8,700
Chevras Mo'Oz Ladol 5,050
Keren Hatorah 3,500
Yishaya Adler Memorial Fund 3,000
Friends Of Kupat Hakahal Kiryat Sefer 2,000
Ichud Mosdos Gur 2,000
Chazon Ish Institutons 1,800
Kollel Zichron Shaul 1,750
Centre For Torah Education Trust 1,500
British Friends Of Tiferes Chaim 1,000
Shaar Hamelech 1,000
Other donations < £1,000 7,100
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Total 117,550
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11. NET GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

11. NET GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on listed investments 1,218 1,218 193 193
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12. NET INCOME
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 91

114
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DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

13. INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION FEES

INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION FEES
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 4,560

4,320


14. EMPLOYEE NUMBERS

The average head count of employees, including trustees, during the year was 4 (2024: 4).

No salaries or wages have been paid to employees during the year.

15. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

No salaries or wages have been paid to employees, including the trustees, during the year. The charity did not meet any individual expenses incurred by the trustees for services provided to the charity.

16. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Freehold Fixtures and
properties fittings Total
£ £ £
FairValue/Cost
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 1,075,500 2,911 1,078,411
  
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 2,457 2,457
Charge for the year 91 91
  
At 31 March 2025 2,548 2,548
  
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 1,075,500 363 1,075,863
  
At 31 March 2024 1,075,500 454 1,075,954
  

The historical cost of the properties is £127,710.

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Docusign Envelope ID: 31AC60E8-43AD-44F5-96AC-5315DBE6C5FC

DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

17. INVESTMENTS

17. INVESTMENTS
Listed
investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024 2,006
Additions
Fair value movements 1,218

At 31 March 2025 3,224

Impairment
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 3,224

At 31 March 2024 2,006

All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Listed investments
Investments are measured at fair value using quoted market share prices.
18. DEBTORS
2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 10,276 17,148
 
19. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 254
Accruals and deferred income 4,320 4,320
Other creditors 65,851 174,621
 
70,425 178,941
 

Included in other creditors are interest free loans of £23,500 due to companies with a director who is a trustee of the charity and £31,638 due to the trustees of the charity.

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Docusign Envelope ID: 31AC60E8-43AD-44F5-96AC-5315DBE6C5FC

DENCOMMON LIMITED

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

20. ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS

Unrestricted funds

At
At Gains and 31 March 20
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure losses 25
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 925,981 269,089 (176,871) 1,218 1,019,417
    
At
At Gains and 31 March 202
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure losses 4
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 919,754

124,538

(118,504)

193

925,981


21. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025
£ £
Investments 1,079,087 1,079,087
Current assets 10,755 10,755
Creditors less than 1 year (70,425) (70,425)
 
Net assets 1,019,417 1,019,417
 
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Investments 1,077,960 1,077,960
Current assets 26,962 26,962
Creditors less than 1 year (178,941) (178,941)
 
Net assets 925,981 925,981
 

22. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the year, donations of £153,000 were received from companies/charities with common directors/trustees and donations of £3,500 were paid to charities with a common trustee.

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