| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| FOR |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| FOR |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 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 |
| MATONOT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00981941) |
| REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 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 30 September 2025. 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 activities |
| The charity's objectives are to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, relieve poverty, and support other activities that are recognised as charitable under English law. |
| In pursuit of these aims, the charity continues to provide financial support and assistance to other organisations whose work aligns with its own charitable purposes. |
| Public benefit |
| Each year, the trustees review the charity’s objectives to ensure they remain aligned with both the trustees’ intentions and the charity’s overarching aims. In conducting this review, the trustees have taken into account the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, as well as its supplementary guidance, with particular emphasis on the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish faith and its associated practices for the public benefit. |
| ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE |
| Charitable activities |
| Despite ongoing economic challenges in the UK and globally, the trustees consider the charity’s performance for the year to be satisfactory. The charity remained active in distributing grants and fulfilling its charitable aims. The trustees are optimistic that improvements in economic conditions will strengthen fundraising and distribution capabilities in future periods. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| Financial position |
| During the year ended 30 September 2025, the charity received total income of £45,666 (2024: £61,271), including £38,366 in donations and £7,300 from rental income. Expenditure totalled £43,510 (2024: £53,216), mainly comprising grants of £41,814. |
| This resulted in a net surplus of £2,156, increasing total funds to £1,265,460 (2024: £1,263,304). The charity remains in a strong financial position and will continue to focus on sustaining income and prudent grant-making amid ongoing economic challenges. |
| Grant Making Policy |
| The charity accepts grant applications from representatives of various organisations. These are reviewed and assessed regularly by the trustees to ensure alignment with the charity’s aims and proper use of funds. |
| 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. |
| Organisational structure |
| The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The charity is managed exclusively by 5 trustees. The day to day activities of the charity are managed by Mr J Lipschitz. the power of the the appointment and removal of trustees vests with the board of trustees. |
| Risk management |
| The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
| Registered Company number |
| Registered Charity number |
| MATONOT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00981941) |
| REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| Registered office |
| Trustees |
| Company Secretary |
| Independent Examiner |
| 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 |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Matonot Limited ('the Company') |
| I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025. |
| 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. |
| Danny Fine, FCA |
| Melinek Fine LLP |
| Chartered Accountants |
| First Floor, Winston House |
| 349 Regents Park Road |
| London |
| N3 1DH |
| 30 July 2026 |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Donations and legacies |
| Investment income | 2 |
| Total |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Charitable activities |
| NET INCOME |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 1,263,304 |
| MATONOT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00981941) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Investment property | 5 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 6 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| FUNDS |
| Unrestricted funds | 1,263,304 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,263,304 |
| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 September 2025. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 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 |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Investment property |
| Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities. |
| 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. |
| 2. | INVESTMENT INCOME |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Rents received |
| 3. | GRANTS PAYABLE |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Charitable activities | 41,814 | 50,195 |
| The total grants paid to institutions during the year was £40,841 (2024: £45,081). A summary of grants made to institutions during the year is as follows: |
| Name of institution | Amount (£ | ) |
| Friends of Bear Avrohom Slonim | 10,400 |
| Machzikei Lomdei Torah | 4,580 |
| Amud Hatzdokoh trust | 2,771 |
| Oir Ganiz Shotz | 2,500 |
| Hatzoloh Trust Limited | 2,324 |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 3. | GRANTS PAYABLE - continued |
| Kollel Belz Yerushalayim | 2,103 |
| Other | 16,163 |
| Total | 40,841 |
| 4. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 September 2025 nor for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
| Trustees' expenses |
| There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 September 2025 nor for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
| 5. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
| £ |
| FAIR VALUE |
| At 1 October 2024 |
| and 30 September 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 September 2025 |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Other debtors |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 9) |
| Trade creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| MATONOT LIMITED |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 9) |
| 9. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year on demand: |
| Bank loans |
| Amounts falling between one and two years: |
| Bank loans - 1-2 years |
| 10. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| The total donations received during the year from companies owned by one of the trustees was £36,366, (2024: 46,833). |