Docusign Envelope ID: A43C525D-20E4-4FC6-939A-35D1E2207AA7
The ALMA Foundation
STATEMENT OF UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025
Docusign Envelope ID: A43C525D-20E4-4FC6-939A-35D1E2207AA7
The ALMA Foundation
CONTENTS
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 |
| Accountants' Report | 2 |
| Profit and loss account | 3 |
| Donations list | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes | 6 |
Docusign Envelope ID: A43C525D-20E4-4FC6-939A-35D1E2207AA7
The ALMA Foundation
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 298331 CHARITY'S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Cowgills Limited 4th Floor 5B The Parklands Middlebrook Bolton BL6 4SD TRUSTEES Jani Jacobson Adam Ilan Jacobson Sophie Harriet Jacobson Avi David Jacobson ACCOUNTANTS Cowgills Limited 4th Floor 5B The Parklands Middlebrook Bolton BL6 4SD
CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
The charity was set up by a legacy. The objectives of the charity are to distribute its surplus income to other registered charitable bodies. The trustees are aware that it was the intention of the donor that the main recipients should be Jewish & Medical charities, principally the former.
ANNUAL ACTIVITIES
During the year the charity distributed £47,022 to other registered charities, which falls within the objectives above.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
None in the year.
The trustees have approved the accounts and trustees report above.
A D Jacobson 4/2/2026 | 6:02 PM GMT TRUSTEE DATE
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The ALMA Foundation
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ALMA FOUNDATION
We report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
We report in respect of our examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiners' statement
We have completed our examination. We can confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us 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 accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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.
We 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.
4/2/2026 | 6:14 PM GMT
__ ___ Cowgills Limited Date Chartered Accountants 4th Floor 5B The Parklands Middlebrook Bolton BL6 4SD
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The ALMA Foundation
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ended 5 April 2025
| Dividend from Investments Less: Interest received Bank Charges Management costs Legal and professional fees Consultancy fees Accountancy Income surplus available for distribution Charitable distributions Transfer to income reserves |
£ £ £ £ 27,556 26,669 (405) (44) 32 29 1,492 180 - 600 - 42,510 1,100 1,200 (2,219) (44,475) 25,337 (17,806) (47,022) (14,786) (21,685) (32,592) 2025 2024 |
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The ALMA Foundation
CHARITABLE DONATIONS
for the year ended 5 April 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| AISH Hatorah UK (charity number 1069048) | 2,500 | 1,000 | |
| Camp Simcha (charity number 1180646) | 1,000 | - | |
| Chabad of Liverpool Universities (charity number 227638) | 1,000 | - | |
| Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care (charity number 1078956) | 1,150 | - | |
| Community Security Trust (charity number 1042391) | 5,120 | - | |
| Electric Umbrella (charity number 1165164) | 2,200 | - | |
| Federation of Jewish Services (charity number 1117126) | 1,000 | 1,236 | |
| Forever Manchester (charity number 1017504) | 1,200 | - | |
| King David Schools (Manchester) (charity number 526631) | - | 4,000 | |
| Macmillan Cancer Support (charity number 261017) | 502 | - | |
| Magen David Adom UK (charity number 1113409) | 6,000 | 5,000 | |
| Manchester Maccabi Community and Sports Club (charity number 521228) | 250 | - | |
| Purple Heart Wishes (charity number 1171534) | - | 50 | |
| Sleep Better Live Better Foundation (charity number NP295) | 22,500 | 2,500 | |
| The Breathworks Foundation (charity number 1131851) | 1,100 | - | |
| The Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School (charity number 1065748) | - | 1,000 | |
| United Jewish Israel Appeal (charity number 1060078) | 1,500 | - |
47,022 14,786
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The ALMA Foundation
BALANCE SHEET
as at 5 April 2025
| Note Fixed assets Investments 1 Current assets Broker account Cash at bank Current liabilities Net current assets Net assets Represented by: Capital Account 2 Income Account 3 |
£ £ £ £ 437,763 654,463 75 341 78,273 100,992 (1,200) (2,500) 77,148 98,833 514,911 753,296 471,374 688,074 43,537 65,222 514,911 753,296 2025 2024 |
£ £ £ £ 437,763 654,463 75 341 78,273 100,992 (1,200) (2,500) 77,148 98,833 514,911 753,296 471,374 688,074 43,537 65,222 514,911 753,296 2025 2024 |
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| 753,296 | ||
| 688,074 65,222 |
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| 753,296 |
In accordance with the engagement letter, we approve the financial information which comprises the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes.
We acknowledge our responsibility for the financial information, and for providing Cowgill Holloway LLP with all information and explanations necessary for its compilation.
We give our authority for the financial information to be submitted to HM Revenue and Customs.
4/2/2026 | 6:02 PM GMT
The financial information was approved by the trustees on ….......................
A D Jacobson
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Docusign Envelope ID: A43C525D-20E4-4FC6-939A-35D1E2207AA7
The ALMA Foundation
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025
| 1 Fixed Assets Investments Cost As at 6 April 2024 Revaluation Disposals As at 5 April 2025 2 Capital account As at 6 April 2024 Revaluation in year As at 5 April 2025 3 Current account As at 6 April 2024 Surplus for year As at 5 April 2025 |
James Halstead Group Plc 320,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each £ 646,400.00 (217,600.00) - 428,800.00 2025 £ 688,074 (216,700) 471,374 65,222 (21,685) 43,537 |
Wadworth & Co 9 1/2% Cumulative Preference Shares of £1 each £ 8,062.50 900.00 - 8,962.50 2024 £ 646,149 41,925 688,074 97,813 (32,591) 65,222 |
Total £ 654,462.50 (216,700.00) - |
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| 437,762.50 | |||
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