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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 328470

Bais Tefilloh Unaudited Financial Statements 28 February 2025

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Bais Tefilloh

Financial Statements

Year ended 28 February 2025

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 4
Statement of financial activities 5
Statement of financial position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7

Bais Tefilloh

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 28 February 2025

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 28 February 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Bais Tefilloh Charity registration number 328470 Principal office 39 Northumberland St Salford M7 4DQ The trustees Rabbi M Silbiger R Silbiger H Neumann Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Structure, governance and management

Bais Tefilloh is a charitable trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 4th December 1989 and is a registered charity, number 328470.

The Charity is run by the trustees who all act in an honorary capacity. A new trustee would receive copies of the previous years' Annual Report and Accounts and a copy of the Charity Commission leaflet 'The Essential Trustee: What you need to know'.

Risk Management

The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Both manual and automated checks are regularly invoked, particularly those relating to the operations and finance of the charity. The trustees are satisfied that these systems and procedures mitigate any perceived risks.

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Bais Tefilloh

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

Objectives and activities

The objectives of the charity are to establish, develop and maintain a synagogue, for the purposes of advancing Jewish religious and educational activities for both adults and children and the relief of poverty.

The charity operates a fully functional synagogue with regular prayer meetings as well as housing various kollel programs and also acts as a community resource for lectures and study groups.

Public Benefit Policy

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.

Achievements and performance

During the year, the charity received donations of £158,421 (2024: £79,628), and a grant of £30,000. Additionally, membership subscriptions raised £33,000 (2024: £33,000). The synagogue building is well used and widely appreciated by the local community. Expenses in respect of the maintenance and running of the synagogue for the year amounted to £132,475 (2024: £104,949).

The charity has low governance costs comprising mainly professional fees.

Grants paid out during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.

There was a net income net and movement of funds of £88,467 (2024: £14,191).

Financial review

As at 28th February 2025 the charity held unrestricted reserves being the net current assets of £89,661 (2024: £137,621).

Total funds held by the charity at the year-end were £1,298,747 (2024: £1,200,280), all of these funds are unrestricted.

Reserves Policy

The unrestricted fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.

The present level of funding is adequate to support the charities activities for the medium term and the trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory. Cash reserves are being held in order to fund the charity's future building plans and fund the building project loans. The trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves.

Plans for future periods

It is anticipated that the charity will continue to run the synagogue and other communal facilities in accordance with its objects.

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Bais Tefilloh

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

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

Rabbi M Silbiger Trustee

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Bais Tefilloh

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bais Tefilloh

Year ended 28 February 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Bais Tefilloh ('the charity') for the year ended 28 February 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

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

  3. the financial statements 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.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

23 December 2025

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Bais Tefilloh

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 28 February 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 191,421 30,000 221,421 119,628
Investment income 5 421 421 413
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Total income 191,842 30,000 221,842 120,041
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 6,7 123,375 10,000 133,375 105,850
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Total expenditure 123,375 10,000 133,375 105,850
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Net income 68,467 20,000 88,467 14,191
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Transfers between funds 30,000 (30,000)
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Net movement in funds 98,467 (10,000) 88,467 14,191
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 1,200,280 10,000 1,210,280 1,196,089
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Total funds carried forward 1,298,747 1,298,747 1,210,280
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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 7 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Bais Tefilloh

Statement of Financial Position

28 February 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 14 1,209,086 1,072,659
Current assets
Debtors 15 13,704 8,506
Cash at bank and in hand 91,633 130,015
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105,337 138,521
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 15,676 900
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Net current assets 89,661 137,621
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Total assets less current liabilities 1,298,747 1,210,280
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Net assets 1,298,747 1,210,280
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 10,000
Unrestricted funds 1,298,747 1,200,280
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Total charity funds 17 1,298,747
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1,210,280
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 23 December 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Rabbi M Silbiger Trustee

The notes on pages 7 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 28 February 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Haffner Hoff Ltd, 2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0TL.

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 Charities Act 2011.

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 did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported at the year end.

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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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

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:

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:

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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

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:

Freehold property - 2% straight line
Fixtures and fittings - 10% reducing balance
User defined asset - 10% reducing balance

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 cash-generating 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.

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.

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

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. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 158,421 158,421
Membership 33,000 33,000
Grants
Grants receivable 30,000 30,000
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191,421 30,000 221,421
================================ ============================ ================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations 76,628 76,628
Membership 33,000 33,000

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

4. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Grants
Grants receivable 10,000 10,000
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109,628 10,000 119,628
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5. Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Bank interest receivable 421 421 413 413
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6. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Synagogue expenses 122,439 10,000 132,439
Support costs 936 936
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123,375 10,000 133,375
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Synagogue expenses 104,912 104,912
Support costs 938 938
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105,850 105,850
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken
Grant funding
Support Total funds Total fund
directly
of activities
costs 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Synagogue expenses 132,204
235
36 132,475 104,948
Governance costs
900 900 902
--------------------------------
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132,204
235
936 133,375 105,850
================================ ============== ============== ================================ ================================

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

8. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2025 Total 2024
£ £ £
General office 36 36 36
Governance costs 900 900 901
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936 936 937
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9. Analysis of grants
2025 2024
£ £
Grants to institutions
Grants under £1000 235
Grants to individuals
Grants to individuals 1,000
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Total grants 235 1,000
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10. Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 32,850 29,627
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11. Independent examination fees
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 900
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900
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12. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

13. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

14. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Fixtures and User defined
property fittings asset Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 March 2024 1,209,215 60,138 312,128 1,581,481
Additions 154,427 14,850 169,277
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At 28 February 2025 1,363,642 74,988 312,128 1,750,758
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Depreciation
At 1 March 2024 221,849 37,966 249,007 508,822
Charge for the year 22,836 3,702 6,312 32,850
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At 28 February 2025 244,685 41,668 255,319 541,672
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Carrying amount
At 28 February 2025 1,118,957 33,320 56,809 1,209,086
========================================= ============================ ================================ =========================================
At 29 February 2024 987,366 22,172 63,121 1,072,659
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Debtors
2025 2024
£ £
Other debtors 13,704 8,506
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 900 900
Other creditors 14,776
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15,676 900
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15. Debtors

16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

17. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 28
Mar 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers Feb 2025
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 1,200,280 191,842 (123,375) 30,000 1,298,747
========================================= ================================ ================================ ============================ =========================================
At 01 At 29
Mar 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers Feb 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 1,196,089 110,041 (105,850) 1,200,280
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Restricted funds
At 01 At 28
Mar 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers Feb 2025
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants
receivable 10,000 30,000 (10,000) (30,000)
============================ ============================ ============================ ============================ ==============
At 01 At 29
Mar 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers Feb 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted fund - grants
receivable 10,000 10,000
============== ============================ ============== ============== ============================
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,209,086 1,209,086
Current assets 105,337 105,337
Creditors less than 1 year (15,676) (15,676)
----------------------------------------- -------------- -----------------------------------------
Net assets 1,298,747 1,298,747
========================================= ============== =========================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,072,659 1,072,659
Current assets 128,521 10,000 138,521
Creditors less than 1 year (900) (900)
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Net assets 1,200,280 10,000 1,210,280
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18. Analysis of net assets between funds

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Bais Tefilloh

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 28 February 2025

19. Taxation

Beis Tefilloh is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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