SAMEACH Charity Accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 4417664

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1119825

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

Unaudited Financial Statements

30 April 2025

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 30 April 2025

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Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)	1

Independent examiner's report to the trustees	4

Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)	5

Statement of financial position	6

Notes to the financial statements	7

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 30 April 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2025 .

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name	SAMEACH

Charity registration number	1119825

Company registration number	4417664

Principal office and registered	81 Bewick Road
office	Gateshead
	NE8 1RR

The trustees

	J Halberstadt
	Mr J Kestenbaum
	YM Halberstadt

Independent examiner	C Frenkel FCCA
	158 Cromwell Road
	Salford
	M6 6DE

Structure, governance and management

Sameach is a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 16 April 2002 and registered as a charity on 16 April 2002 and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association. There are no executive officer nor any other staff employed in the charity. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Mr Halberstadt on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give their time freely.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees is in line with the memorandum and articles of association and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are to promote:

- the relief of poverty amongst the elderly and persons in conditions of need, hardship and distress within the Jewish community. This includes assistance to ensure the availability of affordable: - housing for persons and families in need. - the advancement of the Jewish orthodox religion - the advancement of Education according to the tenants of the Jewish orthodox religion - support for community organisations especially where the services provided are delivered in a culturally sensitive manner - to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the Jewish community.

The policy of the charity is to provide the support irrespective of the ability of the beneficiaries to contribute to the charitable services provided.

In the furtherance of these charitable objects, the charity is to raise funds and invite and receive from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation and otherwise, provided that the charity does not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for their charitable objects.

Investment policy and returns

Under the trust deed the charity has the power to make any investment which the trustees see fit. The trustees have considered the most appropriate policy for investing funds and consider the investment in investment properties meet the charities requirements to establish a capital base which is income producing.

The trustees have extensive experience in the field of property investment accumulated over a period of time. Valuations are derived having consulted with local estate agents and with the trustees best estimation of market value at the balance sheet date.

The trustees consider the investment properties have performed well during the year, particularly when compared both with overall market rental returns and returns available from bank deposits.

Strategic report

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

Achievements and performance

The charity continued to support a range of programmes over the past year. Particular focus was placed on supporting and assisting local organisations in particular those providing educational services and those providing relief of poverty and financial hardship.

The charity has continued to offer support to L'chu Vonim Youth Centre, a local volunteer led charity which provides out of hours activities for local youth.

The charity also continued to offer support for special educational projects whereby students who have difficulty in the ordinary classroom framework are offered further assistance to enable them to progress in their studies and ultimately become valuable members of society.

Financial review

Income for the year was £79,809 (2024 - £149,652) made up of £29,132 of donations and £50,678 of investment income. The trustees are satisfied with the results during the year.

Direct charitable expenditure decreased slightly in line with decrease in incoming resources.

General running costs of the charity are kept low and where these arise are funded by the Trustees. Governance costs such as annual return and accountancy expenses are funded by the Charity. In the current year the charity was successful in meeting its aims. The Trustees would like to record their appreciation for all the financial support received from the charity's donors during the course of the year.

Funds are available to permit the charity to continue in operation in the medium to long term and to continue to fund worthwhile projects.

Arrangements are in hand to continue to raise funds to finance the charity's activities and projects.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. It represents the full reserves of the charity. The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is satisfactory given the nature of revenue receipts against charitable activity and other costs. The free reserves of the charity, being the net current assets of the charity, amounted to £451,716 (2023: £699,513) all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 20 November 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

YM Halberstadt

Trustee

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of SAMEACH

Year ended 30 April 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of SAMEACH ('the charity') for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements 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 the 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 charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

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

3. the financial statements 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 financial statements 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.

C Frenkel FCCA Independent Examiner

158 Cromwell Road Salford M6 6DE

20 November 2025

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities

(including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 30 April 2025

	2025		2024
	Unrestricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
Note	£	£	£

Income and endowments

Donations and legacies	5	29,132	29,132	107,011
Investment income	6	50,677	50,677	44,782
		--------	--------	---------
Total income		79,809	79,809	151,793
		--------	--------	---------

Expenditure

Expenditure on raising funds:

	Investment management costs	7	32,007	32,007	31,108
Expenditure on charitable activities		8,9	103,114	103,114	119,732
			---------	---------	---------
Total expenditure			135,121	135,121	150,840
			---------	---------	---------

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Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds	( 55,312)	( 55,312)	953
	---------	---------	---------

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward	1,263,569	1,263,569	1,262,616
	------------	------------	------------
Total funds carried forward	1,208,257	1,208,257	1,263,569
	------------	------------	------------

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

30 April 2025

	2025	2024
Note	£	£

Fixed assets

Investments	15	1,126,845	1,142,201

Current assets

Debtors	16	394,187	396,114
Cash at bank and in hand		240,119	319,242
		---------	---------
		634,306	715,356

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	17	27,940	63,640
		---------	---------
Net current assets		606,366	651,716
		------------	------------
Total assets less current liabilities		1,733,211	1,793,917

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	18	524,954	530,348
		------------	------------
Net assets		1,208,257	1,263,569
		------------	------------

Funds of the charity

Unrestricted funds		1,208,257	1,263,569
		------------	------------
Total charity funds	19	1,208,257	1,263,569
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For the year ending 30 April 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 ;

- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements .

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 20 November 2025 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

YM Halberstadt

Trustee

SAMEACH

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 April 2025

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 81 Bewick Road, Gateshead, NE8 1RR.

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.

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.

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, non-charitable 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.

Investment property

Investment property is initially recorded at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure. Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in income or expenditure. If a reliable measure of fair value is no longer available without undue cost or effort for an item of investment property, it shall be transferred to tangible assets and treated as such until it is expected that fair value will be reliably measurable on an on-going basis.

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 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. 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 organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, in the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
£	£	£	£

Donations

Donations	29,132	29,132	107,011	107,011
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6. Investment income

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Income from investment properties	48,627	48,627	42,640	42,640
Income from cash investments	2,050	2,050	2,142	2,142
	--------	--------	--------	--------
	50,677	50,677	44,782	44,782
	--------	--------	--------	--------

7. Investment management costs

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Property repairs and maintenance charges	9,882	9,882	9,631	9,631
Management fees	2,847	2,847	2,921	2,921
Insurance	1,707	1,707	409	409
Mortgage interest	17,571	17,571	18,147	18,147
	--------	--------	--------	--------
	32,007	32,007	31,108	31,108
	--------	--------	--------	--------

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Charitable activities	100,532	100,532	116,876	116,876
Support costs	2,582	2,582	2,856	2,856
	---------	---------	---------	---------
	103,114	103,114	119,732	119,732
	---------	---------	---------	---------

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

	Grant funding of activities	Support costs	Total funds 2025	Total fund 2024
	£	£	£	£
Charitable activities	100,532	866	101,398	118,016
Governance costs	–	1,716	1,716	1,716
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	100,532	2,582	103,114	119,732
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10. Analysis of support costs

	Analysis of support costs	Total 2025	Total 2024
	£	£	£
Premises	765	765	633
General office	8	8	423
Finance costs	93	93	84
Governance costs	1,716	1,716	1,716
	-------	-------	-------
	2,582	2,582	2,856
	-------	-------	-------

11. Analysis of grants

	2025	2024
	£	£

Grants to institutions

Achisomoch	3,000	4,000
Ateres	30,054	8,572
KTEY	–	30,000
Gateshead Kehilla Kollel	5,210	–
Tatsil Trust	5,000	–
Gateshead Beis Hatalmud	–	100
Gateshead Cheder	1,306	7,322
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School	54	3,620
Gateshead Jewish Primary School	–	8,000
Lchu Vonim Youth Group	6,500	8,100
Other small donations less than £5,000	18,164	41,860
Realmstates	–	500
Yesmach Levov	18,000	–
Yeshaya Adler Memorial Fund	13,244	4,442
Mars Org Ltd	–	360
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	100,532	116,876
	---------	---------
Total grants	100,532	116,876
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12. Independent examination fees

	2025	2024
	£	£

Fees payable to the independent examiner for:

Independent examination of the financial statements	1,716	1,716
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13. 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).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

15. Investments

	Cash or cash equivalents	Investment properties	Total
	£	£	£
Cost or valuation
At 1 May 2024	320,972	821,229	1,142,201
Additions	–	–	–
Disposals	(15,356)	–	(15,356)
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At 30 April 2025	305,616	821,229	1,126,845
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Impairment
At 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025			–
			------------
Carrying amount
At 30 April 2025	305,616	821,229	1,126,845
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At 30 April 2024	320,972	821,229	1,142,201
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

In the trustees opinion the current market value of investment properties is not materially different to the cost at the balance sheet date.

16. Debtors

	2025	2024
	£	£
Trade debtors	–	1,927
Other debtors	394,187	394,187
	---------	---------
	394,187	396,114
	---------	---------

17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Accruals and deferred income	1,640	1,640
Other creditors	26,300	62,000
	--------	--------
	27,940	63,640
	--------	--------

18. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Bank loans and overdrafts	330,348	330,348
Other creditors	194,606	200,000
	---------	---------
	524,954	530,348
	---------	---------

19. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

	At 1 May 2024	Income	Expenditure	At 30 April 2025
	£	£	£	£
General funds	1,263,569	79,809	(135,121)	1,208,257
	------------	--------	---------	------------

	At 1 May 2023	Income	Expenditure	At 30 April 2024
	£	£	£	£
General funds	1,262,616	151,793	(150,840)	1,263,569
	------------	---------	---------	------------

20. Analysis of net assets between funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£
Investments	1,126,845	1,126,845
Current assets	634,306	634,306
Creditors less than 1 year	(27,940)	(27,940)
Creditors greater than 1 year	(524,954)	(524,954)
	------------	------------
Net assets	1,208,257	1,208,257
	------------	------------

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£
Investments	1,142,201	1,142,201
Current assets	715,356	715,356
Creditors less than 1 year	(63,640)	(63,640)
Creditors greater than 1 year	(530,348)	(530,348)
	------------	------------
Net assets	1,263,569	1,263,569
	------------	------------

21. Related parties

The charity invested £65,000 in an investment property purchase, in a company in which one of the Trustees is a shareholder.

Additionally, during the year, the Charity awarded a grant of £30,054 to ATERES. A trustee of the Charity, YM Halberstadt , is also a trustee of ATERES creating a related party relationship under the Charities SORP. The grant was awarded at arm's length and in line with the Charity's objectives and normal grant-making procedures. The trustee did not participate in the decision. No other related party transactions occurred during the year.