**COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 0711566 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 313121** 

## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements** 

## **31 March 2023** 

## **GK & CO. LLP** 

Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London England NW11 0DH 



## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Financial Statements** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)|**1**|
|Independent auditor's report to the members|**5**|
|Statement of financial activities (including income and||
|expenditure account)|**9**|
|Statement of financial position|**10**|
|Statement of cash flows|**11**|
|Notes to the financial statements|**12**|
|**The following pages do not form part of the financial statements**||
|Detailed statement of financial activities|**21**|
|Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities|**22**|





**Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

## **Reference and administrative details** 

**Registered charity name** Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited 

**Charity registration number** 313121 **Company registration number** 0711566 **Principal office and registered** Hallswelle House **office** 1 Hallswelle Road London NW11 ODH **The trustees** Mr D Segal (Appointed 1 July 2022) Mrs D. Feldman Mr S. Feldman Mr S S Meyers (Appointed 1 July 2022) **Company secretary** Dwora Feldman **Auditor** GK & Co. LLP Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London England NW11 0DH 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited is a charity company. It has no share capital and is limited by guarantee. 

The charity is organised so that the Governors meet regularly to manage its affairs. There are no paid employees and all administration work is carried out on a voluntary basis by the Governors. 

The Governors have considered the guidance published by the Charity Commission and believe that the charity in carrying out its objectives, fully complies with these requirements. In particular the provision of funding for the education of children and adults in accordance with the principles of traditional Judaism and the support of associated communal charitable institutions such as synagogues and homes for the elderly and infirm automatically gives rise to a public benefit. Each year the Governors review the objectives and activities of the charity to ensure that they continue to reflect these aims. In carrying out this review the Governors have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular its supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit. 

The appointment and recruitment of new Governors is as laid out in the Charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association. New Governors would be trained as deemed appropriate. 

The charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association authorises the Governors to make and hold investments. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The objects of the charity are to establish, provide and carry on in the United Kingdom or elsewhere a school or schools providing education of the highest order, and to provide religious instructions and training therein in accordance with the doctrines and principles of traditional Judaism and generally to foster education and moral and religious training in accordance with the said principles. 

In furtherance of its objects the charity continued to advance and donate money and support other charities with objects similar to those detailed above. 

The company's subsidiary undertakings were involved in property investment and property trading and continue to operate as such. 

## **Public Benefit** 

The Trustees confirm that due regard has been paid to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. 

## **Strategic report** 

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

The results of these activities during the year are reflected in the attached accounts. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **Financial review** 

The financial position of the charity is as reflected in the attached Balance Sheet. The retained distributable reserves are less than that considered desirable by the Governors in accordance with their Reserve Policy. 

The attached accounts set out the results for the year ended 31st March 2023 and reflect the state of the company's affairs at that date. 

The subsidiaries activities are considered to be satisfactory in the light of the difficult economic conditions subsisting at this time. 

The charity does not partake in external funding activities. Funds are derived on an annual basis from the subsidiary companies and from independent companies associated with the Governors and this source has enabled the charity to carry out its activities. The attached Statement of Financial Activities shows donations and investment income received during the year amounting to £2,795,495. Donations paid during the year totalled £2,977,107 including money spent on support costs. The resulting net excess of expenditure over income reduced funds carried forward at 31st March 2023 to £2,910,207. 

## **RISK MANAGEMENT** 

The Governors have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate such risks. 

## **Plans for future periods** 

The Governors' objectives for the future are to continue to carry out the activities as detailed in their report. 

## **RESERVES POLICY** 

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestrictive funds which are the free reserves of the charity at a level which the trustees believe is appropriate after considering both future commitments of the charity and the likely future administration costs of the charity. The Charity's reserves are represented by unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. At the year end the charity had total unrestricted funds of £2,910,207. 

## **Trustees' responsibilities statement** 

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period. 

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**Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

**Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP; 

- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **Auditor** 

Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that: 

- so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is unaware; and 

- they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. 

The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 25 June 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by: 

Mrs D. Feldman Trustee 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

In our opinion the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **Other information** 

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

- the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **Responsibilities of trustees** 

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## **Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 

The audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud. 

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: 

- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 

- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control. 

- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

- Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern. 

- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. 

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

Phillip Smulovitch (Senior Statutory Auditor) 

Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road London England NW11 0DH 

For and on behalf of GK & Co. LLP Chartered accountants & statutory auditor 

25 June 2024 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

|||**2023**|**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|||
|||funds|**Total funds**|Total funds|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**|||||
|Donations and legacies|**5**|2,792,913|**2,792,913**|1,969,965|
|Investment income|**6**|2,582|**2,582**|2,455|
|||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total income**||2,795,495|**2,795,495**|1,972,420|
|||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Expenditure**|||||
|Expenditure on raising funds:|||||
|Costs of raising donations and legacies|**7**|(218)|**(218)**|(160)|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|**8,9**|2,986,396|**2,986,396**|1,979,123|
|||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total expenditure**||2,986,178|**2,986,178**|1,978,963|
|||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Net expenditure and net movement in funds**||(190,683)|**(190,683)**|(6,543)|
|||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||||
|Total funds brought forward||3,100,890|**3,100,890**|3,107,433|
|||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total funds carried forward**||2,910,207<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|**2,910,207**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|3,100,890<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



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

**The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.** 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Statement of Financial Position** 

## **31 March 2023** 

|||**2023**||2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Fixed assets**|||||
|Investments|**12**||**6,241**|6,241|
|**Current assets**|||||
|Debtors|**13**|**5,248,371**||5,299,730|
|Cash at bank and in hand||**573,936**||44,622|
|||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|||**5,822,307**||5,344,352|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**14**|**2,918,341**||2,249,703|
|||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Net current assets**|||**2,903,966**|3,094,649|
||||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total assets less current liabilities**|||**2,910,207**|3,100,890|
||||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Funds of the charity**|||||
|Unrestricted funds|||**2,910,207**|3,100,890|
||||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total charity funds**|**15**||**2,910,207**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|3,100,890<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 25 June 2024, and are signed on behalf of the board by: 

Mrs D. Feldman Trustee 

**The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.** 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Statement of Cash Flows** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Cash flows from operating activities**|||
|Net expenditure|**(190,683)**|(6,543)|
|_Adjustments for:_|||
|Dividends, interest and rents from investments|**(2,578)**|(2,455)|
|Other interest receivable and similar income|**(4)**|–|
|Interest payable and similar charges|**151**|212|
|_Changes in:_|||
|Trade and other debtors|**51,359**|17,541|
|Trade and other creditors|**668,638**|(45,367)|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|Cash generated from operations|**526,883**|(36,612)|
|Interest paid|**(151)**|(212)|
|Interest received|**4**|–|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|Net cash from/(used in) operating activities|**526,736**|(36,824)|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Cash flows from investing activities**|||
|Dividends, interest and rents from investments|**2,578**|2,455|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|Net cash from investing activities|**2,578**|2,455|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents**|**529,314**|(34,369)|
|**Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year**|**44,622**|78,991|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**573,936**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|44,622<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



**The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.** 

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**Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **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 Hallswelle House, 1 Hallswelle Road, London, NW11 ODH. 

## **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. 

## **Going concern** 

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. 

## **Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty** 

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. 

## **Foreign currencies** 

Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to the statement of financial activities. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes. 

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment. 

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds. 

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**Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

**3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Incoming resources** 

All incoming resources are 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. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: 

- 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. 

- legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established. 

- income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. 

- income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted. 

## **Resources expended** 

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates: 

- expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods. 

- expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities. 

- other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities. 

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis. 

## **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. 

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**Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

**3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Investments in associates** 

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. 

Investments in associates accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted. 

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the associate arising before or after the date of acquisition. 

## **Investments in joint ventures** 

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the cost model are recorded at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. 

Investments in jointly controlled entities accounted for in accordance with the fair value model are initially recorded at the transaction price. At each reporting date, the investments are measured at fair value, with changes in fair value taken through income or expenditure. Where it is impracticable to measure fair value reliably without undue cost or effort, the cost model will be adopted. 

Dividends and other distributions received from the investment are recognised as income without regard to whether the distributions are from accumulated profits of the joint venture arising before or after the date of acquisition. 

## **Impairment of fixed assets** 

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. 

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. 

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units. 

## **Financial instruments** 

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **3. Accounting policies** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Financial instruments** _**(continued)**_ 

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs. 

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. 

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment. 

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. 

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship. 

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. 

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. 

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. 

## **4. Limited by guarantee** 

The charity is a limited company, limited by guarantee and accordingly has no share capital. 

## **5. Donations and legacies** 

||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|**Donations**|||||
|Donations receivable|2,474,272|**2,474,272**|1,592,506|1,592,506|
|Deeds of covenant receivable|318,641|**318,641**|377,459|377,459|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||2,792,913|**2,792,913**|1,969,965|1,969,965|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **6. Investment income** 

||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Income from listed investments|2,578|**2,578**|2,455|2,455|
|Bank interest receivable|4|**4**|–|–|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||2,582|**2,582**|2,455|2,455|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Costs of raising donations and legacies**|||||
||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Costs of raising donations and legacies|(218)<br>৶৶৶৶|**(218)**<br>৶৶৶৶|(160)<br>৶৶৶৶|(160)<br>৶৶৶৶|



## **7. Costs of raising donations and legacies** 

## **8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type** 

||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|Unrestricted|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|**2023**|Funds|2022|
||£|**£**|£|£|
|Donations & grants|2,977,107|**2,977,107**|1,969,778|1,969,778|
|Support costs|9,289|**9,289**|9,345|9,345|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||2,986,396<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|**2,986,396**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|1,979,123<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|1,979,123<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



The charity's charitable donations have been detailed in a separate publication, copies of which are available to the public by writing to the Trustee, Mrs D Feldman, Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited, Hallswelle House, 1 Hallswelle Road, London NW11 ODH by registered post. 

## **9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type** 

||Activities||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||undertaken||**Total funds**|Total fund|
||directly Support costs||**2023**|2022|
||£|£|**£**|£|
|Donations & grants|2,977,107|–|**2,977,107**|1,969,778|
|Governance costs|–|9,289|**9,289**|9,345|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||2,977,107|9,289|**2,986,396**|1,979,123|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Net expenditure**|||||
|Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting):|||||
||||**2023**|2022|
||||**£**|£|
|Foreign exchange differences|||**(218)**|(160)|
|Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements|||**9,000**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|9,000<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



## **10. Net expenditure** 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **11. Trustee remuneration and expenses** 

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees. 

## **12. Investments** 

||**Listed**|
|---|---|
||**investments**|
||**£**|
|**Cost or valuation**||
|**At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023**|**6,241**|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Impairment**||
|**At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023**||
|**Carrying amount**||
|**At 31 March 2023**|**6,241**|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|At 31 March 2022|6,241|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



All investments shown above are held at valuation. 

## **Listed investments** 

All investments shown above are incorporated at cost. 

## **Financial assets held at fair value** 

The Charity's subsidiaries are as follows: 

Mosdor Estate Agencies Limited (Company No. 00743552) Towhaven Limited (Company No. 01549325) Alonaville Limited (Company No. 01223395) 

The trustees have taken all relevant factors into account in coming to a fair valuation of the investments held by the charity at the year end. 

## **13. Debtors** 

||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Amounts owed by group undertakings|**240,047**|291,406|
|Loans to other charities|**5,008,324**|5,008,324|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||**5,248,371**|5,299,730|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



Amounts owed by group undertakings wholly relate to payments due under gift aid payable and paid within nine months of the year end. Loans to other charities include loans amounting to £4,858,324 to UK charities in relation to which the trustees have significant influence. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|Amounts owed to group undertakings|**43,674**|43,674|
|Amounts owing to related undertakings|**881,551**|1,168,554|
|Loans from other charities|**1,946,552**|1,000,049|
|Other creditors|**46,564**|37,426|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||**2,918,341**|2,249,703|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



Loans from other charities are wholly related to UK charities in relation to which the trustees have significant influence. 

## **15. Analysis of charitable funds** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**At**|
||At||**31 March 202**||
||1 April 2022|Income|Expenditure|**3**|
||£|£|£|**£**|
|General funds|3,100,890|2,795,495|(2,986,178)|**2,910,207**|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|||||At|
||At||31 March 202||
||1 April 2021|Income|Expenditure|2|
||£|£|£|£|
|General funds|3,107,433|1,972,420|(1,978,963)|3,100,890|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Analysis of net assets between funds**|||||
||||Unrestricted|**Total Funds**|
||||Funds|**2023**|
||||£|**£**|
|Tangible fixed assets|||6,241|**6,241**|
|Current assets|||5,822,307|**5,822,307**|
|Creditors less than 1 year|||(2,918,341)|**(2,918,341)**|
||||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Net assets**|||2,910,207|**2,910,207**|
||||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
||||Unrestricted|Total Funds|
||||Funds|2022|
||||£|£|
|Tangible fixed assets|||6,241|6,241|
|Current assets|||5,344,352|5,344,352|
|Creditors less than 1 year|||(2,249,703)|(2,249,703)|
||||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Net assets**|||3,100,890|3,100,890|
||||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



## **16. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** _**(continued)**_ 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

## **17. Analysis of changes in net debt** 

||||**At**|
|---|---|---|---|
||At 1 Apr 2022|Cash flows|**31 Mar 2023**|
||£|£|**£**|
|Cash at bank and in hand|44,622|529,314|**573,936**|
|Debt due within one year|(43,674)|–|**(43,674)**|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||948<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|529,314<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|**530,262**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



## **18. Related parties** 

Grants to institutions include the following donations to charities where the Trustees are family members with the Trustees in this charity : Berest Charities £13,000 Birchas Moshe Trust £75,000 Centurian Charities Ltd £5,000 Millbrook Charities £5,000 YHF Trust £23,000. 

Included in debtors is £240,047 due from charity subsidiary companies under control of the trustees and/or their families and is wholly referable to charitable donations paid by 31st December 2023. 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

**Management Information Year ended 31 March 2023** 

**The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.** 

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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Income and endowments**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations receivable|**2,474,272**|1,592,506|
|Deeds of covenant receivable|**318,641**|377,459|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||**2,792,913**|1,969,965|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Investment income**|||
|Income from listed investments|**2,578**|2,455|
|Bank interest receivable|**4**|–|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||**2,582**|2,455|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total income**|**2,795,495**|1,972,420|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
|**Expenditure**|||
|**Costs of raising donations and legacies**|||
|Foreign exchange gain/loss|**(218)**|(160)|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|||
|Purchases|**2,977,107**|1,969,778|
|Legal and professional fees|**9,138**|9,133|
|Other interest payable and similar charges|**151**|212|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||**2,986,396**|1,979,123|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Total expenditure**|**2,986,178**|1,978,963|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Net expenditure**|**(190,683)**<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|(6,543)<br>৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



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## **Ahavath Chessed Charitable Association Limited** 

## **Company Limited by Guarantee** 

## **Notes to the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **Year ended 31 March 2023** 

||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Costs of raising donations and legacies**|||
|**Costs of raising donations and legacies**|||
|Foreign exchange gain/loss|**(218)**|(160)|
||ৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄ|
||ৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄ|
|**Costs of raising donations and legacies**|**(218)**|(160)|
||৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|||
|**Donations & grants**|||
|**_Activities undertaken directly_**|||
|Donations & grants|**2,977,107**|1,969,778|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Governance costs**|||
|Governance costs - audit fees|**9,000**|9,000|
|Governance costs - legal and other professional fees|**138**|133|
|Governance costs - other finance costs|**151**|212|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||**9,289**|9,345|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
||ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|**2,986,396**|1,979,123|
||৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶|



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