REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 313557
KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd First Floor 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS
KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 | ||
| Report of the Trustees | 2 | to | 3 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 4 | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 | ||
| Balance Sheet | 6 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 7 | to | 9 |
KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
TRUSTEES Mr Y Friedman Mr Y Rand PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 95 Osbaldeston Road London N16 6NP REGISTERED CHARITY 313557 NUMBER INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd First Floor 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS BANKERS Barclays Bank plc Kingsland Branch POB 3628 London E8 2JT
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Reference and administrative information
Reference and administrative information is shown on page 1 of the financial statements and forms part of this report.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives public benefit
The object of the charity is the advancement of orthodox Jewish religious education particularly by the establishment and maintenance of an Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies and Jewish Learning.
The trustees confirm they have given due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
The trustees are pleased with the results for the year. There was a 64% increase in income and an 11% increase in overall expenditure, leaving a surplus for the year.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity. Reserves at the the year end stood at £110,004 (2024 - £110,417), of which £60,449 (2024 - £83,3701) were free reserves.
FUTURE PLANS
There are no current plans to change the activities or modus operandi in the foreseeable future.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Constitution
The charity was constituted by a Trust Deed dated 12 August 1964 as varied by scheme of 22 June 1966.
Organisational structure
The charity is managed and controlled by the trustees, who meet regularly. It is not the intention of the trustees to appoint any new trustees. Should the situation change in the future, the trustees will apply suitable recruitment induction and training procedures.
Risk management
The trustees have reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate them.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
Under charity law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and The Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. 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.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 29 January 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Mr Y Rand - Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Kollel Rabinow (Divre Shir) Foundation
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Kollel Rabinow (Divre Shir) Foundation (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust 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.
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.
E Meyer FCA BSc
Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd First Floor 94 Stamford Hill London N16 6XS
29 January 2026
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| 2025 Unrestricted fund Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 313,089 Investment income 3 - Other income 23,499 Total 336,588 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 18,258 Charitable activities College running costs 96,309 Student bursaries 219,595 Support costs 2,839 Total 337,001 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (413) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 110,417 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 110,004 |
2024 Total funds £ 448,270 22 22,000 |
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| 470,292 | |
| 20,057 89,113 277,717 8,360 |
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| 395,247 | |
| 75,045 35,372 |
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| 110,417 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2025
| Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 7 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 8 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS Unrestricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2025 Total funds £ 49,555 - 65,328 65,328 (4,879) 60,449 110,004 110,004 110,004 110,004 |
2024 Total funds £ 23,380 3,667 98,105 101,772 (14,735) 87,037 110,417 110,417 110,417 110,417 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 29 January 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:
Mr Y Rand - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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 donations are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when received. Other income is recognised on a receivable basis.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised in the year in which they are incurred and includes irrecoverable VAT which is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Raising funds the costs incurred by the charity in inducing third parties to make voluntary contributions to it, as well as the cost of any activities with a fundraising purpose.
Support costs are those incurred to assist the work of the charity but are not direct charitable activities.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Short leasehold - 5% straight line Plant and machinery - 10% on reducing balance
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue and see Note 11 to the Financial Statements.
2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
3.
| Donations INVESTMENT INCOME Deposit account interest |
2025 £ 313,089 2025 £ - |
2024 £ 448,270 |
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| 2024 £ 22 |
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
4. SUPPORT COSTS
| SUPPORT COSTS | |||
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| Governance | |||
| Finance | costs | Totals | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Support costs | 685 | 2,154 | 2,839 |
| Support costs, included in the above, are as follows: | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Support | Total | ||
| costs | activities | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Bank charges | 685 | 672 | |
| Independent examiner's fee | 540 | 540 | |
| Independent examiner's other fees | 1,260 | 1,260 | |
| General expenses | 354 | 588 | |
| 2,839 | 3,060 |
5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
6. STAFF COSTS
| Wages and salaries The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: Lecturers |
2025 £ 62,096 62,096 2025 6 |
2024 £ 66,198 |
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| 66,198 | ||
| 2024 7 |
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
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KOLLEL RABINOW (DIVRE SHIR) FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| Improvements Short to Plant and leasehold property machinery £ £ £ COST At 1 April 2024 30,000 - 7,800 Additions - 28,063 - At 31 March 2025 30,000 28,063 7,800 DEPRECIATION At 1 April 2024 10,500 - 3,920 Charge for year 1,500 - 388 At 31 March 2025 12,000 - 4,308 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2025 18,000 28,063 3,492 At 31 March 2024 19,500 - 3,880 8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 £ Taxation and social security 1,279 Other creditors 3,600 4,879 |
Totals £ 37,800 28,063 |
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| 65,863 | |
| 14,420 1,888 |
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| 16,308 | |
| 49,555 | |
| 23,380 | |
| 2024 £ 1,135 13,600 |
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| 14,735 |
9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The son of a trustee received wages during the year of £5,552 (2024 - £8,676).
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