Benruben Limited - Charities report - 22.2
Benruben Limited - Charities report - 22.2
| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 July 2023 |
| for |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| Page |
| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 | to | 8 |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09116966) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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). |
| OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
| Objectives and aims |
| The charitable purposes of the company are: |
| - The relief of poverty among persons of the Jewish faith in any part of the world. |
| - The advancement of the Jewish religion in any part of the world. |
| Public benefit |
| The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grantmaking policy. |
| Grantmaking |
| Grants will be made to charitable institutions and organisations after it has satisfied that payments will accord with the objectives of the company. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| Reserves policy |
| The company aims to maintain reserves in order to be in a position to make grants and to cover contingencies of calls being made upon the charity of organisations or institutions in times of need. |
| The company received £0 (2022: £200,000) in voluntary donations, distributed £135,195 (2022: £245,050 ) in the form of grants to institutions and had unrestricted funds of £569,665 (2022: £705,629). |
| FUTURE PLANS |
| The trustees plan to support charities and charitable purposes in accordance with their grant making policy and to ensure that sufficient income is maintained to achieve that end. |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
| Governing document |
| The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
| The liability of each member is limited to £1, being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he is a member or within one year after he ceases to be a member. |
| Recruitment and appointment of new trustees |
| Subsequent to incorporation such other persons as the trustees shall admit to membership of the company shall become members of the company. Provided always that only persons with independent legal identity shall be admitted to membership and, in the case of individuals, only persons aged 16 years or over shall be admitted to membership. |
| Every applicant for membership shall sign such application form and provide such other information or evidence as the trustees may require. The trustees shall have absolute discretion to accept or reject any application and need not give their reason for doing so. |
| Organisational structure |
| There must be at least three members at all times. The charity is organised so that the trustees meet regularly to manage the affairs of the charity. |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
| Registered Company number |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09116966) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| Registered Charity number |
| Registered office |
| Trustees |
| Independent Examiner |
| Mr Aryeh Melinek, FCA |
| Melinek Fine LLP |
| Chartered Accountants |
| First Floor, Winston House |
| 349 Regents Park Road |
| London |
| N3 1DH |
| Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
| Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of |
| Benruben Limited (Registered number: 09116966) |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Benruben Limited ('the Company') |
| I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 July 2023. |
| Responsibilities and basis of report |
| As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). |
| Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. |
| Independent examiner's statement |
| I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: |
| 1. | accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or |
| 2. | the accounts do not accord with those records; or |
| 3. | the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or |
| 4. | the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). |
| I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
| Mr Aryeh Melinek, FCA |
| Melinek Fine LLP |
| Chartered Accountants |
| First Floor, Winston House |
| 349 Regents Park Road |
| London |
| N3 1DH |
| 17 April 2024 |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED |
| Statement of Financial Activities |
| (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Donations and legacies | 2 |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Charitable activities | 3 |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 705,629 |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09116966) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 JULY 2023 |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| NET ASSETS |
| FUNDS |
| Unrestricted funds | 705,629 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 705,629 |
| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 July 2023. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for |
| (a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. |
| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| 1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements of the charitable company, 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 Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. |
| Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions |
| The charitable company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland': |
| • | the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows. |
| Income |
| All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. |
| Expenditure |
| Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. |
| Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. |
| Taxation |
| The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |
| Fund accounting |
| Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. |
| Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. |
| Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. |
| Legal status of the charity |
| The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1. |
| 2. | DONATIONS AND LEGACIES |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| £ | £ |
| Donations |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| 3. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS |
| Grant |
| funding of |
| activities | Support |
| (see note | costs (see |
| 4) | note 5) | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Charitable activities | 135,195 | 769 | 135,964 |
| 4. | GRANTS PAYABLE |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| £ | £ |
| Charitable activities | 135,195 | 245,050 |
| A summary of donations made during the year is as follows: |
| Name of organisation: | Amount (£ | ) |
| MGS Charitable Trust | 20,000 |
| Ahavat Hesed UK Limited | 15,000 |
| Hatzola Northwest Trust | 13,000 |
| The Menorah Primary School | 10,000 |
| Beis Yaakov Primary School | 10,000 |
| Borehamwood Torah Centre | 10,000 |
| United Talmudical Associated Ltd | 9,800 |
| Achisomoch Aid Company Limited | 5,800 |
| Other | 41,595 |
| Total | 135,195 |
| 5. | SUPPORT COSTS |
| Governance |
| costs |
| £ |
| Charitable activities | 769 |
| 6. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 July 2023 nor for the year ended 31 July 2022. |
| Trustees' expenses |
| There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2023 nor for the year ended 31 July 2022. |
| BENRUBEN LIMITED |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 |
| 7. | STAFF COSTS |
| There were no staff costs for the year ended 31 July 2023 nor for the year ended 31 July 2022. |
| 8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2023 | 2022 |
| £ | £ |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 9. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |