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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 4299356
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1098352
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
31 October 2025
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 October 2025
Pages
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)
1 to 5
Independent auditor's report to the trustees.
6 to 10
Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account)
11
Statement of financial position
12
Statement of cash flows
13
Notes to the financial statements
14 to 20
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 October 2025
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2025 .
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
Sayser Developments Limited
Charity registration number
1098352
Company registration number
4299356
Principal office and registered
2nd Floor - Parkgates
office
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL
The trustees
M Craimer
I Wischogrodski
K Dominitz
(Retired 28 March 2025)
M Goldberg
(Appointed 28 March 2025)
Company secretary
M Craimer
Auditor
Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd
Accountants & statutory auditor
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL
Bankers
Unity Trust Bank Plc
Nine Brindleyplace
Birmingham
B1 2HB
Structure, governance and management
Sayser Developments Limited is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 04 October 2001 as a company and the company number is 4299356 . It was registered as a charity on 03 July 2003 with a charity number 1098352 .
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 C Davis 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.
The charity is finding it difficult to source new trustees owing to there being no takers to appoint who are prepared to put in the necessary time, effort and work professionalism while at the same time carrying the legal and financial responsibilities placed upon them. Therefore, 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) to advance, support and provide education in accordance with the doctrines and principles of Orthodox Judaism; (ii)to provide for the relief of poverty and (iii) for such other purposes as are recognised by English Law as charitable
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 investment income. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.
Grants made during the year 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.
Achievements and performance
The charity received £83,200 in donations during the year (2024: £45,650) and £309,869 was paid out by way of grants (2024: £258,938). Support costs were £8,409 (2024: £7,832). These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for relief of poverty and educational purposes.
The charity also had investment income receivable during the year amounting to £858,541 (2024: £927,471). Associated expenses for management of the investments amounted to £664,879 (2024: £655,335).
The revaluation of investments resulted in a net gain of £724,283 (2024: £519,288).
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.
Grants made during the year are as detailed in the notes to the accounts.
There were no material fundraising costs during the year.
Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.
There was an overall net expenditure of £41,416 and gains from revaluation of fixed assets of £724,283 resulting in a net movement in funds amounting to £682,867 all on the unrestricted fund. By comparison in 2024 there was overall net income of £51,016 and gains from revaluation of fixed assets of £519,288 resulting in a net movement in funds amounting to £570,304 all on the unrestricted fund. The charity does not have any restricted funds.
Financial review
Investment performance
The investments of the charity have all performed well in the year. The gross return on the investment property was 11% with a net return of 2.5%.
The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions for which returns are far lower and do not allow for a capital growth potential. These property investment returns are not at the expense of any exposure of loan to value covenants that would put these investments at risk.
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 have considered the market value of the investment property taking into account the loan to value of the properties as well as the nature and exposure of the investment properties. The trustees consider the holding value to be the fair value.
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 total funds of the charity stand at £4,338,121 (2024: £3,655,254) all of which are unrestricted, and can only be distributed by selling off investments. The free reserves of the charity, being the net current assets of the charity, amounted to a net current liability of £35,982 (2024: net current assets of £266,832) all of which are unrestricted.
Going Concern
Although the short-term funds are currently in a negative position, the trustees consider that the charity remains a going concern. In reaching this conclusion, they have taken account of the continued receipt of rental income in line with expectations and the charity's ability to reduce expenditure, particularly by adjusting the level of grants paid, so that outgoings can be managed in line with available income.
Plans for future periods
The trustees plan to continue raising funds for projects in line with the Memorandum & Articles of Association and pursue those objectives and projects with all the resources available to the charity.
Trustees' responsibilities statement
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP; - make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that:
- so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is unaware; and - they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information.
The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 27 August 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
M Craimer
Trustee
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Auditor's Report to the Trustees.
Year ended 31 October 2025
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Sayser Developments Limited (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 October 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion the financial statements: - give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 October 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Emphasis of matter
As discussed in note 3 to the financial statements, the charity has net current liabilities and an overall deficit on its free reserves. The charity has elected to continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Our opinion is not modified with respect to that matter.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: - adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or - certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or - the trustees were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemptions from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following: the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance; results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities; any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to (a) identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of noncompliance; (b) detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; (c) the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; (d) the matters identified as to how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. In common with all audits under ISAS (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Companies Act, UK Corporate Governance Code, UK tax legislation and UK Charity Act. In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. As a result of performing the above, we identified no key audit matters relating to the potential risk of fraud. Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following: reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements; enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud; obtaining an understanding of provisions and holding discussions with management to understand the basis of recognition or non-recognition of tax provisions; and in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. We remained alert to any indications of fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: - Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. - Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control. - Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. - Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern. - Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
The firm is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under Section 1212 of The Companies Act 2006.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Howard Schwalbe ACA
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd
Accountants & statutory auditor
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL
27 August 2026
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities
(including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 October 2025
2025
2024
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
Total funds
Note
£
£
£
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
5
83,200
83,200
45,650
Investment income
6
858,541
858,541
927,471
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---------
---------
Total income
941,741
941,741
973,121
---------
---------
---------
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Investment management costs
7
664,879
664,879
655,335
Expenditure on charitable activities
8,9
318,278
318,278
266,770
---------
---------
---------
Total expenditure
983,157
983,157
922,105
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
Net (expenditure)/income
( 41,416)
( 41,416)
51,016
---------
---------
---------
Other recognised gains and losses
Gains from revaluation of fixed assets
724,283
724,283
519,288
---------
---------
---------
Net movement in funds
682,867
682,867
570,304
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
3,655,254
3,655,254
3,084,950
------------
------------
------------
Total funds carried forward
4,338,121
4,338,121
3,655,254
------------
------------
------------
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
31 October 2025
2025
2024
Note
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
15
7,820,000
7,085,000
Current assets
Debtors
16
174,633
490,243
Cash at bank and in hand
22,721
8,123
---------
---------
197,354
498,366
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
17
233,336
231,534
---------
---------
Net current liabilities
( 35,982)
266,832
------------
------------
Total assets less current liabilities
7,784,018
7,351,832
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
18
3,445,897
3,696,578
------------
------------
Net assets
4,338,121
3,655,254
------------
------------
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds:
Revaluation reserve
2,452,077
1,727,794
Other unrestricted income funds
1,886,044
1,927,460
------------
------------
Total unrestricted funds
4,338,121
3,655,254
------------
------------
Total charity funds
19
4,338,121
3,655,254
------------
------------
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 27 August 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
M Craimer
Trustee
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 October 2025
2025
2024
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income
(41,416)
51,016
Adjustments for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
(858,535)
(926,443)
Other interest receivable and similar income
( 6)
( 1,028)
Accrued income
( 2,384)
( 660)
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors
315,610
( 10,885)
Trade and other creditors
( 132,351)
24,109
---------
---------
Cash generated from operations
( 719,082)
( 863,891)
Interest received
6
1,027
---------
---------
Net cash used in operating activities
( 719,076)
( 862,864)
---------
---------
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
858,535
926,443
Purchases of other investments
( 10,717)
( 90,711)
---------
---------
Net cash from investing activities
847,818
835,732
---------
---------
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
( 114,144)
( 85,236)
---------
---------
Net cash used in financing activities
( 114,144)
( 85,236)
---------
---------
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
14,598
( 112,368)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
8,123
120,491
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---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
22,721
8,123
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---------
Sayser Developments Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 October 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 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
Although the short-term funds are currently in a negative position, the trustees consider that the charity remains a going concern. In reaching this conclusion, they have taken account of the continued receipt of rental income in line with expectations and the charity's ability to reduce expenditure, particularly by adjusting the level of grants paid, so that outgoings can be managed in line with available income.
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 besides the valuation of fixed asset investments at the year end.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds held by the charity are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
Incoming resources
All income is 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, grants and rental income is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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.
- 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.
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.
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 profit or loss.
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.
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
Sayser Developments Limited 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
83,200
83,200
45,650
45,650
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6. Investment income
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2025
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
£
£
£
£
Income from investment properties
858,535
858,535
926,443
926,443
Bank interest receivable
6
6
1,028
1,028
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---------
---------
---------
858,541
858,541
927,471
927,471
---------
---------
---------
---------
7. Investment management costs
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2025
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
£
£
£
£
Rent collection
404,213
404,213
343,777
343,777
Interest payable
260,666
260,666
311,558
311,558
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---------
---------
---------
664,879
664,879
655,335
655,335
---------
---------
---------
---------
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2025
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
£
£
£
£
Charitable grants
309,869
309,869
258,938
258,938
Support costs
8,409
8,409
7,832
7,832
---------
---------
---------
---------
318,278
318,278
266,770
266,770
---------
---------
---------
---------
9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding of activities
Support costs
Total funds 2025
Total fund 2024
£
£
£
£
Charitable grants
309,869
475
310,344
259,189
Governance costs
–
7,934
7,934
7,581
---------
-------
---------
---------
309,869
8,409
318,278
266,770
---------
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---------
---------
10. Analysis of support costs
Analysis of support costs
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
General office
475
475
251
Governance costs
7,934
7,934
7,580
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-------
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8,409
8,409
7,831
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11. Analysis of grants
2025
2024
£
£
Grants to institutions
Grants £6,000 and under
35,130
34,138
Amudei Olam
1,000
7,000
Beis Medresh Letorah Hod Hashoron
7,689
–
Beis Hamidrash Shaarei Tefilloh
–
7,700
British Friends of Rinat Ahron
72,150
49,750
Haskel Veyadoa
7,000
–
Keren ZIchron Shlomo
26,700
15,200
Lehava Shel Torah
19,200
19,200
Matan B'seser
10,500
16,150
Mercaz Hachinuch Hatohor
14,000
–
Mishol Tmicha Vsiuah Kehilaty
31,200
32,400
MS Community Trust
6,000
–
Ohel Chaim
–
2,000
Rabbi Engels
7,500
–
Reshet Mosdos Bakriyot Hadatiyot
–
18,000
Shaarei Tehilla
8,500
–
Tehillas Shlomo
18,000
12,000
Teshuvoh Tefilloh Tzedokoh
12,800
2,500
VHLT
–
17,500
Yeshiva Gedola Nezer Hatorah
10,000
4,700
Yiddisher Kunst
12,500
16,500
Yissocho Beoholecho
10,000
–
---------
---------
309,869
254,738
Grants to individuals
Religious grants
–
4,200
---------
---------
Total grants
309,869
258,938
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---------
All grants were in line with the objects of the charity.
12. Auditors remuneration
2025
2024
£
£
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements
5,300
5,250
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-------
Fees payable to the charity's auditor and its associates for other services:
Other non-audit services
2,200
2,100
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13. Staff costs
Nil Nil
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. Neither were expenses reimbursed to the trustees.
15. Investments
Investment properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 November 2024
7,085,000
Additions
10,717
Fair value movements
724,283
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At 31 October 2025
7,820,000
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Impairment
At 1 November 2024 and 31 October 2025
Carrying amount
At 31 October 2025
7,820,000
------------
At 31 October 2024
7,085,000
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.
Investment properties
Investment Properties represents properties wholly owned by the charity and the carrying amount is fair value in the opinion of the trustees based on recent professional valuations.
All six investment properties were valued in April 2026 by Richard Wilson RICS of Lambert Smith Hampton in April 2026 at the behest of the trustees. The trustees consider the current carrying value to be the fair value as at 31 October 2025.
16. Debtors
2025
2024
£
£
Trade debtors
174,633
490,243
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---------
17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
112,630
85,236
Trade creditors
62,169
58,477
Accruals and deferred income
32,903
35,287
Social security and other taxes
25,634
52,534
---------
---------
233,336
231,534
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---------
18. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
2,789,907
2,931,445
Other creditors
655,990
765,133
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------------
3,445,897
3,696,578
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------------
The bank loan is secured on the properties of the charity.
19. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At 1 November 2024
Income
Expenditure
Gains and losses
At 31 October 2025
£
£
£
£
£
General funds
1,927,460
941,741
(983,157)
–
1,886,044
Revaluation reserve
1,727,794
–
–
724,283
2,452,077
------------
---------
---------
---------
------------
3,655,254
941,741
(983,157)
724,283
4,338,121
------------
---------
---------
---------
------------
At 1 November 2023
Income
Expenditure
Gains and losses
At 31 October 2024
£
£
£
£
£
General funds
1,876,444
973,121
(922,105)
–
1,927,460
Revaluation reserve
1,208,506
–
–
519,288
1,727,794
------------
---------
---------
---------
------------
3,084,950
973,121
(922,105)
519,288
3,655,254
------------
---------
---------
---------
------------
20. Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2025
£
£
Investments
7,820,000
7,820,000
Current assets
197,354
197,354
Creditors less than 1 year
(233,336)
(233,336)
Creditors greater than 1 year
(3,445,897)
(3,445,897)
------------
------------
Net assets
4,338,121
4,338,121
------------
------------
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds 2024
£
£
Investments
7,085,000
7,085,000
Current assets
498,366
498,366
Creditors less than 1 year
(231,534)
(231,534)
Creditors greater than 1 year
(3,696,578)
(3,696,578)
------------
------------
Net assets
3,655,254
3,655,254
------------
------------
21. Analysis of changes in net debt
At 1 Nov 2024
Cash flows
At 31 Oct 2025
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
8,123
14,598
22,721
Debt due within one year
(85,236)
(27,394)
(112,630)
Debt due after one year
(2,931,445)
141,538
(2,789,907)
------------
---------
------------
( 3,008,558)
128,742
( 2,879,816)
------------
---------
------------
22. Related parties
Mr I Wischogrodski , a trustee of Sayser Developments Limited , lent £42,982 on an interest free basis to the charity in a previous period. This is still the balance at the year end.
23. Taxation
Sayser Developments Limited 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.