The Prestwich Foundation Charity Accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 10908645

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1176837

The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Unaudited Financial Statements

31 August 2025

The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 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)	7

Statement of financial position	8

Statement of cash flows	9

Notes to the financial statements	10

The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

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

Year ended 31 August 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 31 August 2025 .

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name	The Prestwich Foundation

Charity registration number	1176837

Company registration number	10908645

Principal office and registered	1 Parksway
office	Prestwich
	Manchester
	M25 0JE

The trustees

	Mrs F Levenberg	(Resigned 25 June 2025)
	Y Levenberg
	J Warshawsky	(Resigned 25 June 2025)
	E Myers
	Y Friedlander

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

Structure, governance and management

The Prestwich Foundation is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 10 August 2017 as a company and the company number is 10908645 . It was registered as a charity on 25 January 2018 with a charity number 1176837 .

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 Mrs F Levenberg 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:

(i)For the public benefit to promote the education of people of all ages around the world in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants; or by grants to charities or other organizations worldwide that provide education.

(ii) The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing: grants or loans to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organizations working to prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship.

(iii) To advance the Orthodox Jewish religion worldwide for the benefit of the public in accordance with the principles of the Code of Jewish Law (Shulchan Aruch).

(iv) To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of any medical conditions around the world through the provision of financial assistance, support and practical advice.

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. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

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

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 £762,910 (2024: £814,714) in donations, grants and other income during the year, of which £772,536 (2024: £1,184,009) was paid out by way of charitable grants and support costs.

These charitable grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for educational or relief of poverty purposes. The notes to the accounts disclose further analysis of these grants.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

All other 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.

There were some fundraising costs during the year.

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

There was a net expenditure and net movement in funds for the year after amounting to £9,626 (2024: -£369,295).

Financial review

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 roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.

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

The free reserves, being the net current assets of the charity, stand at £24,831 (2024: £34,457) all of which are unrestricted. Total funds held by the charity at the year end were £24,831 (2024: £34,457), all of which is unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 19 May 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Y Levenberg

Trustee

The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Prestwich Foundation

Year ended 31 August 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Prestwich Foundation ('the charity') for the year ended 31 August 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

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

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

19 May 2026

The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities

(including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 August 2025

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

Income and endowments

Donations and legacies	5	752,761	10,000	762,761	812,788
Investment income	6	149	–	149	1,926
		---------	--------	---------	---------
Total income		752,910	10,000	762,910	814,714
		---------	--------	---------	---------

Expenditure

Expenditure on raising funds:

	Costs of other trading activities	7	3,090	–	3,090	4,737
Expenditure on charitable activities		8,9	759,446	10,000	769,446	1,179,272
			---------	--------	---------	------------
Total expenditure			762,536	10,000	772,536	1,184,009
			---------	--------	---------	------------

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Net expenditure and net movement in funds	( 9,626)	–	( 9,626)	( 369,295)
	---------	--------	---------	------------

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward	34,457	–	34,457	403,752
	---------	--------	---------	------------
Total funds carried forward	24,831	–	24,831	34,457
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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 Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 August 2025

	2025	2024
Note	£	£

Current assets

Debtors	15	–	257
Cash at bank and in hand		27,231	36,600
		--------	--------
		27,231	36,857

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	16	2,400	2,400
		--------	--------
Net current assets		24,831	34,457
		--------	--------
Total assets less current liabilities		24,831	34,457
		--------	--------
Net assets		24,831	34,457
		--------	--------

Funds of the charity

Unrestricted funds		24,831	34,457
		--------	--------
Total charity funds	17	24,831	34,457
		--------	--------

For the year ending 31 August 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 19 May 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Y Levenberg

Trustee

The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 August 2025

	2025	2024
	£	£

Cash flows from operating activities

Net expenditure	(9,626)	(369,295)

Adjustments for:
Other interest receivable and similar income	( 149)	( 1,926)
Accrued expenses	–	420

Changes in:
Trade and other debtors	257	8,278
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Cash generated from operations	( 9,518)	( 362,523)

Interest received	149	1,926
	-------	---------
Net cash used in operating activities	( 9,369)	( 360,597)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	( 9,369)	( 360,597)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	36,600	397,197
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	27,231	36,600
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The Prestwich Foundation

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 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 1 Parksway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JE.

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 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.

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 Prestwich Foundation 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	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
£	£	£

Donations

	Donations	752,761	–	752,761

Grants

Grants receivable	–	–	–
Delapage	–	10,000	10,000
	---------	--------	---------
	752,761	10,000	762,761
	---------	--------	---------

Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
£	£	£

Donations

	Donations	760,288	–	760,288

Grants

Grants receivable	–	20,000	20,000
Delapage	–	32,500	32,500
	---------	--------	---------
	760,288	52,500	812,788
	---------	--------	---------

6. Investment income

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Bank interest receivable	149	149	1,926	1,926
	----	----	-------	-------

7. Costs of other trading activities

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£	£
Fundraising expenses	3,090	3,090	4,737	4,737
	-------	-------	-------	-------

8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£	£
Charitable grants	756,302	10,000	766,302
Support costs	3,144	–	3,144
	---------	--------	---------
	759,446	10,000	769,446
	---------	--------	---------

	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£	£
Charitable grants	1,122,708	52,500	1,175,208
Support costs	4,064	–	4,064
	------------	--------	------------
	1,126,772	52,500	1,179,272
	------------	--------	------------

9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

	Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support costs	Total funds 2025	Total fund 2024
	£	£	£	£	£
Charitable grants	3,622	762,680	744	767,046	1,176,872
Governance costs	–	–	2,400	2,400	2,400
	-------	---------	-------	---------	------------
	3,622	762,680	3,144	769,446	1,179,272
	-------	---------	-------	---------	------------

10. Analysis of support costs

	Analysis of support costs activity 1	Total 2025	Total 2024
	£	£	£
General office	744	744	1,664
Governance costs	2,400	2,400	2,400
	-------	-------	-------
	3,144	3,144	4,064
	-------	-------	-------

11. Grants to institutions / individuals

	2025	2024
	£	£

Grants to institutions

A C T	–	5,001
Bederech Kovod	23,991	8,525
Educational grants	26,302	37,875
Grants under £2,500	10,578	4,037
Halichos Torah Vochessed	3,475	5,000
Inkind Direct	31,522	20,056
Mekimi	6,500	–
Safe Haven Respite	3,000	–
	---------	--------
	105,368	80,494

Grants to individuals

Holiday Grants	69,863	38,100
Therapy, counselling and medical grants	41,339	126,693
Relief of poverty grants	461,318	843,425
Religious grants	84,792	71,616
	---------	------------
	657,312	1,079,834
	---------	------------
Total grants	762,680	1,160,328
	---------	------------

12. Independent examination fees

	2025	2024
	£	£

Fees payable to the independent examiner for:

Independent examination of the financial statements	2,400	2,400
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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. Debtors

	2025	2024
	£	£
Other debtors	–	257
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16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2025	2024
	£	£
Accruals and deferred income	2,400	2,400
	-------	-------

17. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

	At 1 September 2024	Income	Expenditure	At 31 August 2025
	£	£	£	£
General funds	34,457	752,910	(762,536)	24,831
	--------	---------	---------	--------

	At 1 September 2023	Income	Expenditure	At 31 August 2024
	£	£	£	£
General funds	403,752	762,214	(1,131,509)	34,457
	---------	---------	------------	--------

Restricted funds

	At 1 September 2024	Income	Expenditure	At 31 August 2025
	£	£	£	£
Restricted fund - grants receivable	–	10,000	(10,000)	–
	----	--------	--------	----

	At 1 September 2023	Income	Expenditure	At 31 August 2024
	£	£	£	£
Restricted fund - grants receivable	–	52,500	(52,500)	–
	----	--------	--------	----

18. Analysis of net assets between funds

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2025
	£	£
Current assets	27,231	27,231
Creditors less than 1 year	(2,400)	(2,400)
	--------	--------
Net assets	24,831	24,831
	--------	--------

	Unrestricted Funds	Total Funds 2024
	£	£
Current assets	36,857	36,857
Creditors less than 1 year	(2,400)	(2,400)
	--------	--------
Net assets	34,457	34,457
	--------	--------

19. Analysis of changes in net debt

	At 1 Sep 2024	Cash flows	At 31 Aug 2025
	£	£	£
Cash at bank and in hand	36,600	(9,369)	27,231
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20. Related parties

Mrs F Levenberg & Mr J Warshawsky , trustees of The Prestwich Foundation , are also trustees of Chovevei Torah Synagogue. During the year The Prestwich Foundation received £450 from Chovevei Torah Synagogue in donations. Mrs F Levenberg, a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation donated £12,140 to the charity during the year. Mr M Levenberg, a relative of the trustees of The Prestwich Foundation donated £532 to the charity during the year. Mr Y Levenberg , a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation is also a trustee of Halichos Torah V'Chessed. During the year, The Prestwich Foundation donated £3,475 to Halichos Torah V'Chessed. Mr Y Levenberg, a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation is also a trustee of Manchester Gemilas Chessed. During the year, The Prestwich Foundation donated £3,475 to Manchester Gemilas Chessed by way of paying one of its bills.

21. Taxation

The Prestwich Foundation 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.