Richmond Trust Fund Charity Accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 4720063

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1098241

Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Unaudited Financial Statements

30 April 2025

Richmond Trust Fund

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	5

Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)	6

Statement of financial position	7

Notes to the financial statements	8

Richmond Trust Fund

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	Richmond Trust Fund

Charity registration number	1098241

Company registration number	4720063

Principal office and registered	2nd Floor Parkgates
office	Bury New Road
	Prestwich
	Manchester
	M25 0TL

The trustees

	J Fried
	Mrs J Fried
	A Iwanier

Company secretary	Mrs J Fried

Independent examiner	Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
	2nd Floor - Parkgates
	Bury New Road
	Prestwich
	Manchester
	M25 0TL

Structure, governance and management

Richmond Trust Fund is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 02 April 2003 as a company and the company number is 4720063 . It was registered as a charity on 27 June 2003 with a charity number 1098241 .

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be 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.

There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Mr D Fried on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the relief of poverty amongst the elderly or persons in need, hardship or distress in the Jewish Community, the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Religion and the advancement of education according to the tenets of the Orthodox Jewish Faith.

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.

Grant making policy

The charity is funded by donations and investments. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.

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

The application of the funds by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

Strategic report

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

Achievements and performance

The charity received £164,000 (2024: £195,000) in donations during the year and £124,810 (2024: £323,231) was paid out by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were mainly for educational and relief of poverty purposes.

The charity also had investment income receivable amounting to £56,050 (2024: £25,422).

There were also investment management costs of £4,350.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

All office costs are borne by a local benefactor and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

During the year, the trustees purchased an investment portfolio. This was financed by bank loans and private loans. The details of which can be found in the noted to the accounts.

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

There was an overall net income and net movement of funds for the year amounting to £90,890 (2024: (£102,809)).

Financial review

Investment performance

The property investment of the charity provided a gross return of 2% during the year.

Reserves policy

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

The trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal.

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of the income generated and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £125,589 (2024: £179,802) all of which are unrestricted.

Total funds held by the charity at the year end were £503,492 (2024: £412,512), all of these are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 13 January 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

J Fried

Trustee

Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Richmond Trust Fund

Year ended 30 April 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Richmond Trust Fund ('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.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA Independent Examiner

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

13 January 2026

Richmond Trust Fund

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	164,000	164,000	195,000
Investment income	6	56,050	56,050	25,422
		---------	---------	---------
Total income		220,050	220,050	220,422
		---------	---------	---------

Expenditure

Expenditure on raising funds:

	Investment management costs	7	4,350	4,350	–
Expenditure on charitable activities		8,9	124,810	124,810	323,231
			---------	---------	---------
Total expenditure			129,160	129,160	323,231
			---------	---------	---------

	---------	---------	---------
Net income/(expenditure) and net movement in funds	90,890	90,890	( 102,809)
	---------	---------	---------

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward	412,512	412,512	515,321
	---------	---------	---------
Total funds carried forward	503,402	503,402	412,512
	---------	---------	---------

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

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

30 April 2025

	2025		2024
Note	£	£	£

Fixed assets

Investments	15		2,445,005	232,710

Current assets

Debtors	16	29,594	10,000
Cash at bank and in hand		97,795	171,002
		---------	---------
		127,389	181,002

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	17	1,800		1,200
		---------		---------
Net current assets			125,589	179,802
			------------	---------
Total assets less current liabilities			2,570,594	412,512

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	18	2,067,192	–
		------------	---------
Net assets		503,402	412,512
		------------	---------

Funds of the charity

Unrestricted funds		503,402	412,512
		---------	---------
Total charity funds	19	503,402	412,512
		---------	---------

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 13 January 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

J Fried

Trustee

Richmond Trust Fund

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 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 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.

Fair value

Debtors and creditors are stated at fair value.

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.

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 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.

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

Richmond Trust Fund is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity 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	164,000	164,000	195,000	195,000
	---------	---------	---------	---------

6. Investment income

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Income from investment properties	56,039	56,039	25,087	25,087
Bank interest receivable	11	11	335	335
	--------	--------	--------	--------
	56,050	56,050	25,422	25,422
	--------	--------	--------	--------

7. Investment management costs

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Rent collection	3,122	3,122	–	–
Property repairs and maintenance charges	1,228	1,228	–	–
	-------	-------	----	----
	4,350	4,350	–	–
	-------	-------	----	----

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Charitable grants	122,882	122,882	321,896	321,896
Support costs	1,928	1,928	1,335	1,335
	---------	---------	---------	---------
	124,810	124,810	323,231	323,231
	---------	---------	---------	---------

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

	Grant funding of activities	Support costs	Total funds 2025	Total fund 2024
	£	£	£	£
Charitable grants	122,882	127	123,009	322,031
Governance costs	–	1,801	1,801	1,200
	---------	-------	---------	---------
	122,882	1,928	124,810	323,231
	---------	-------	---------	---------

10. Analysis of support costs

	Analysis of support costs activity 1	Total 2025	Total 2024
	£	£	£
General office	127	127	135
Governance costs	1,801	1,801	1,200
	-------	-------	-------
	1,928	1,928	1,335
	-------	-------	-------

11. Analysis of grants

	2025	2024
	£	£

Grants to institutions

Ben Amram C T	–	10,000
Beth Midrash Lemoroth	10,000	30,000
Cong Shaarei Sholom Tschabe	–	26,000
Friends of Yeshvas Brisk	–	4,000
Gateshead Talmudical College	5,160	4,500
Grants under £2,000	1,722	3,396
Joel Memorial Ltd	–	18,000
Machzikei Loimdei Torah	–	44,000
Mifal Tzedoko Vochesed	26,000	–
North London Welfare	5,000	–
Rehabilitation Trust	–	10,000
Shirat Devorah Trust	7,000	–
Start Upright	–	26,000
U T A	50,000	120,000
Viznitz Institutions Trust	–	26,000
V H L T Ltd	18,000	–
	---------	---------
	122,882	321,896
	---------	---------
Total grants	122,882	321,896
	---------	---------

12. Independent examination fees

	2025	2024
	£	£

Fees payable to the independent examiner for:

Independent examination of the financial statements	1,800	1,200
	-------	-------

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

	Investment properties
	£
Cost or valuation
At 1 May 2024	232,710
Additions	2,216,129
Disposals	(3,834)
	------------
At 30 April 2025	2,445,005
	------------
Impairment
At 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025
Carrying amount
At 30 April 2025	2,445,005
	------------
At 30 April 2024	232,710
	------------

All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

Investments comprise an investment in a UK property syndicate with a holding of 5% and a wholly owned portfolio that was bought this year at a cost of £2,075,245.

Valuation of UK investment property is at fair value in the opinion of the trustees and the syndicate managers.

16. Debtors

	2025	2024
	£	£
Other debtors	29,594	10,000
	--------	--------

17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Accruals and deferred income	1,800	1,200
	-------	-------

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

	2025	2024
	£	£
Bank loans and overdrafts	1,784,652	–
Other creditors	282,540	–
	------------	----
	2,067,192	–
	------------	----

19. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

	At 1 May 2024	Income	Expenditure	At 30 April 2025
	£	£	£	£
General funds	412,512	220,050	(129,160)	503,402
	---------	---------	---------	---------

	At 1 May 2023	Income	Expenditure	At 30 April 2024
	£	£	£	£
General funds	515,321	220,422	(323,231)	412,512
	---------	---------	---------	---------

20. Analysis of net assets between funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	2,445,005	2,445,005
Current assets	127,389	127,389
Creditors less than 1 year	(1,800)	(1,800)
Creditors greater than 1 year	(2,067,192)	(2,067,192)
	------------	------------
Net assets	503,402	503,402
	------------	------------

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£
Tangible fixed assets	232,710	232,710
Current assets	181,002	181,002
Creditors less than 1 year	(1,200)	(1,200)
Creditors greater than 1 year	–	–
	---------	---------
Net assets	412,512	412,512
	---------	---------

21. Related parties

Mr J Fried , a director and a trustee of Richmond Trust Fund is also the director of Tropic properties Ltd. During the year Tropic Properties Ltd donated £50,000 to Richmond Trust Fund . During the year interest free loans of £282,540 were received from related parties to facilitate the purchase of an investment.

22. Taxation

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