GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 November 2023 Reglstered Charfty Number 1014366 GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIErY FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 INDEX Page Charlty Inforn)atlon Report of thè trustèès 24 Ind•p•nd•nt examlnerfs report on th¢ accounts Recolpts and pa￿￿nts aw>unt GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATEME￿￿ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 CHARITY INFORMATION R•glstsrèrl and Principal office 19 Fitzjohns Road LEWES East Sussex BN71PP Reglstsrgd charlty number 1014366 Trust••s Mrs Mira Patel Mrs Pinal Patel Mrs TejBI Sangani Mr Mahindra Chauhan Mr Dhirajlal Lamba MT Dhanshuk Patel Sèeratary Mrs Pinal Pst President Mrs Mira Pat Tr•asur•r Mr Mahindra Chauhan Indopondent Examlnèr Arvind Joshi FCK cfA. DChA Levy + Partner5 ￿Miled 7-8 rits Parade, Westem Avenu8 London W5 3RA Page I GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 REPORTS OF THE TRUSTEES The organisation is run by a c￿Mittee of members. Th¢ wtnmittee members during the ywssEre as follow5: Mr Mahindra Chauhan. Mi Dhiiajlal Lamba. Df. hmrul C Shah (Chairman}. Mrs Flnal Patel. Mrs Mira Patel, Mrs Tejal Sangani. and Mr Dhanshuk Patsl. structu￿ Governan¢¢ and Managèm•nt The Society is govemed by a fA)mmltt8e apr>oinled from the Cvdinary Membership of the tharity arTrd is managed by a Pr8sident. S8cr8tary atml T￿asUrer. Assistant positions are appointed lo ertsuie continLJity In unexpected sVLuath)ns. The appointed committee rnember5 meet on a monlhly basis. in additi'on, the c4)mmittee operates WhatsApp group for day-t(￿aY consultation. Any matters requiring joint ￿r￿Ultation arg discussed at monlhly Mee￿g$ lo ensure fair repTesenlal'on of opin*)ns. Al matters discussed ar$ noled by the secretary and minutes circulated for aptKoval. Any decisions mtxed vigws of otxnion a￿ subsequenuy based on committee members voting. The ￿rnMrtteC is open to suggestions. feedback and encourages additional membgrs with exceptional 5kn"115 arxj experIe￿e. ObJ•cts and Actlvltl•s Gul8ral Cultural Soaety l GCS } is a Regbsler&J CharityfourKled in 1992 Wh￿ mainly but not fimited lo East Sussex area of the South Easl of England. With the develOp￿g Slatsjs of Brighton & Hove, GCS has extensiv8 members covering wider areas suth as lo name a lew. Hasting. Easttx)ume, Saltde8n, Seaford. Lan¢ing and Worthing. The society inrtièlly was sel up to provide nthorking vrith the Gujar8ti community, with moving times 8nd increasing I￿lS on divetsity the soryety captur9s and provKles ￿e￿ice5 to w*Yer Hindu community and non-Hindu married spou5e8. The swety provvjes support and indusion to family memtrRrs of GCS Members who maybe liv￿9 outside the area covered by GCS. With the ￿CreasIng uptakè of thè GCS cuttural and relig￿u5 activrties we intend to extend our membership to a ¥￿er &J&%ox ar8a. Achlevements and Perfomianeè for y•ar To open tha year o Mehfil N￿Jht. was organ￿1 in February 2023. This event was fm for GCS members, with 0 186 for non4nembers. This wa5 followed Marth wtth the annual r￿g￿)uS èvent of Holi celebrated at Brawool. GCS initsated a weekly gel.togelher fr(yn April 2023 l￿war(L4 under the name of GCS Wednesday Club for its S8r4or members to meet, greet, leam atmj share. tt has been a rea5 success and en￿Yed by those that attend weekly. The ￿ganiZerS liaise with Brightcn Counal aThl arrange for various speakers to Att8rKI to t81k and Heath and well-being. The numbers attending average over 30 $*Op￿ por weok. Sp¢¢ial thanks go lo Dr A Shah and Kokilaben Metha organiye 8nd run the weekly group GCS participated in the Annual Chattri Memonai Sèrv￿. which tc*)k ￿ace on 11th June 2023. A various Religious Day & Bhajan were organiwj Ihanks to Dhirubhai L8mba and Variws organrLations- Swaminarayan Temple, NCGO and Gujar* S8rnachar forthe community either al Tempte or vva zoom. A Coach Trip was arranged to celebrdle the Tlth IndepèndÈncè Day of Indra. iidLxling a visit to Sanatan Hindu MaThJir. GCS prowded subsbJEed tickets for mÈmb8ts. GCS celebrated Navralri from 15th (Irt0t￿ to 24th October 2023. The event wa5 free for paKJ members and students. with a nofflinal entry fee f￿ rNMHmembers Tha year conduded vitth a celetrffition of at the Grand Hotel ￿ November. Page 2 GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FlnaneKal Review The financial position of tho siNxty kx*s strong a n8t cash fflow incrEase of £94fj. Available cash reserv88 lo end ol November 2023 stands at £2S,558 we intend to use for organising events for 2024 and to offset against Increase in inflatM)n lor future events and any shortfal in short tem cash fknw. During the year we received gen8rous Corporate 8nd individLJal donatK)n totaling some £5,355. GCS is vary ploased to see an increase membership Inc￿Me to £6575 fmm £4600 last year has enabled it to organise more events for its members. Future Plans GCS trUSt￿S int8nd to continuè to strengthen the skils and exp&lise within the cK>mmunty to daliver increasedl encourage Ethnlc members conlritrttbon into the Communitywe INe in and additK)nally encwrage wellbeing of community in gen8ral. W8 intand to work closely with other faith and community groups whts ha similar goals and objectives. We intend to extfrnd our kno￿8 in Grants avali able wrthin Sussex which can be ulilised to provlde better to thg community. Rksk Evaluatlon The Trustees of the Charity m88t monlhty io consldèr whelher any financial and operational and strategic risks 0ri59 for the charity. In addit￿￿, ther8 is raguiar consultation with the tharitys professK)nal adwsers to monitor any risks that may ￿ arise. Trust•ès Rèsponsibllitles The truste8s are resFK)nsiblè for preparing the Trustees, Annual ReFth and the financial $latoments in accOrdar￿e with applicable law and Uniled 1thrJgd￿n Accounting Standards (United Klrodom Gonewlly Acoepled Accounting Practice). The law applicaNe lo charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to preparo financjal Statements for each fi'nancial yoar which 8 true and fair 01 the slate of affairs of the ch8tty ar%J of the incoming resour￿$ and applicalon Of resotJr¢os of tho charity for that pe￿d. In preparing financial stÈtetnents, the trustees are reqUI￿d to.. select suitatrAa accounting pollcies then applylhem consistenty. obserye the mathods and princitAes in the Charths SORP 2015 IFRS1021. make judgfjmonts and èstimates tral are reasonable and prudent state whether applicable aGwunb"ng starKl8rds have been followed. subject to any m8terial departures disdosed and explained in the ￿ancIal &tstements. prepare the f￿anUal statements on the going concern basis un18SS it is inapprDptiate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for ke8ping propar 8ecounting record5 that disdose vAth reasonable ac¢uracy at any time the financial pwtion of the charity ènd Ènablè thèm to ensure that the finanaal stalements cotnpty with the Charitses Act 2011. the Charity IAcLounts and Rep￿) Règulab"ons 2008 and the provisv)ns of the trust deed. They are also reSFwsible for safeguarding the assets of the chaiity and hèncè for tAkuig reasonabte steps for the prevention and detectk)n of fraud and other irregularities. Page 3 GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATENENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE Approved by Ihe Trustees and signed on their beham by Mr Mahindra Chauhan Trustae - Treasurer Mrs Plnal Patel Trusts•. S•cr8tary Trustee- President Dat8-. 26 September 2024 Page 4 GUJ*￿Tr CULTURAL SOCETY 1014 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe poriod 2ll022 To 3WIIrnJ23 Section A Receipts and payrnents T*Jlal funds Lo•1 A1 Rqcwt5 subwthptrA knds"￿s￿ke￿ry i¥ldual all￿￿0￿5 85TS 2&024 28.•24 3260 2.935 2A20 44•37 7Q1 l935 8ank1rter8sir8&l￿d NHS GMTht Incomfr 24 As$otand In¥•stmentsa rotal recwpts 54 A3P ants 10.6Y9 20.713 12R92 35H42 2•,713 Mwican5 iJ44 756 751 201 Sub total 4U7Q 42.570 S2,S61 A4 A¥sfjtand I￿5￿&￿t urchas B7• 41a7ll S2.5BI 14*1 Ofroc*t￿￿￿nerrf5j AS TrarwfeTS betwoon lthnd# A8 Cash fvnth last yoarelld Cash lutKts thby¢ar¢nd J71 SA¥Ig 76.VJS 7S.738 JY 12&7 Section B tatomont of assets and liabilities at the end of the eriod Unrestrictsd R•¥trftW Ehdo%Ymèn* rt*ar4*t£ ionMrMt£ Ca19g0¥￿5 B1 Cash Total Gash funds OK DetAil$ B2 Oth•r mDrl*l￿u$lts &050 B3 InY•8bmont as¥rfe B4AGMts r•talnodfOrl￿cTr￿rtys Dètsils du• BS Uablu￿￿$ 01￿4f10 gn•J bycrn ryty¥OknJst8tslJn natur& Pr￿1 Nam MS TEJAI SHANGANI Dat8 of 8tvoval Pa8e7 GUJARATI CULTURAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 INDEPENDENT EXAMWERS REPORTON THE ACCOIJNTS l rep￿ on Ihf acc