EK NIWAS UNIVERSAL DIVINE TEMPLE
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Charity Commission Reference No: 1056024
CONTENTS
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| Reference and administrative details | 1 |
| Trustees' Report | 2-3 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 |
EK NIWAS UNIVERSAL DIVINE TEMPLE
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS For the year ended 31 December 2020
| Charity reg. No: | 1056024 |
|---|---|
| Principal Office: | 71-72 Dudley Road |
| Wolverhampton | |
| West Midlands | |
| WV2 3BY | |
| Trustees: | Mr Gurjeet Singh |
| Mr Dalbir Chand | |
| Mr Malkiat Singh | |
| Mr Manjit Singh Bhamra | |
| Bankers: | Barclays Bank Plc |
| Queens Square | |
| Wolverhampton | |
| Accountants: | Mahmood Ahed & Co |
| Chartered Certified Accountants | |
| 784 Alum Rock Road | |
| Birmingham B8 2TE |
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EK NIWAS UNIVERSAL DIVINE TEMPLE
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT For the year ended 31 December 2020
Structure, Governance and management
Ek Niwas is registered as a charity with Charity Commission under charity no: 1056024 on 10 June 1996. It is governed by its constitution adopted on 27 January 1995.
The executive Committee is responsible for the general control and management of the charity.
The executive committee meets monthly and is responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the Temple and the community facilities and the activities provided by the charity. The day to day management of the temple and community facilities and projects are delegated to volunteers.
Objectives and activities
The Objects of the charity are:
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to advance religion
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to promote the education of persons who through their social and economic circumstances are in need and unable to gain employment
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to provide facilities and recreation and leisure time occupation
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to advance education by providing advice and guidance upon questions of housing, social welfare benefits, unemployment and related topics.
The charity carries out wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims. The executive committee consider that these activities summarised below and others, provide benefit to the local and wider community.
The main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects include Counselling service, freefood/ langar. Music tuition, probation services, University and school trips. Heritage open days and visiting patients in hospitals.
Statement of public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. The public benefit of the charity’s activities are outlined under (Objectives and activities) above.
Achievements and performance
Counselling services to unemployed, illiterate, disabled, bereaved, alcoholics, drug addicts, mentally unstable and others whoever requires guidance.
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Free food/ Langar are popular which are prepared on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays for devotees, visitors and the homeless. On other days prashad ( blessed food) is given to all attendees.
University and school trips are provided. Educational establishments contact the charity to arrange for coaches to visit the temple and to receive our teachings of tolerance and acceptance of different beliefs and religions.
Financial review
The charity’s only source of income is donations received. Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £ 43,305( 2019- £37,498)
Volunteers are important resources in both our faith and community work. Volunteers are involved in most of our community activities and we have over 20 people regularly giving their time. We encourage all members of the temple to be involved in voluntary activities and to share their skills with others.
The charity is grateful for the considerable number of volunteers that assist with its activities
Risk management
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the project , and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to major risks.
Reserves policy
The Reserve Fund represents unrestricted funds. The Trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves so as to give flexibility to cover temporary timing differences for donations received, adequate working capital for core costs and which allow them to respond quickly to the needs of the Charity.
The report was approved by the Trustees on 9 Ocotber 2021 and signed on their behalf by Gurjeet Singh
..................................... Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Ek Niwas Universal Divine Temple
I report on the accounts of Ek Niwas Universal Temple for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 5 to 7 .
Respective responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2020
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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.
MAHMOOD AHED CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT
784 Alum Rock Road Ward End Birmingham B8 2TE
9 October 2021
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EK NIWAS UNIVERSAL DIVINE TEMPLE Registered charity no: 1056024
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2020
| Unrestricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | |
| 2020 | 2019 | |
| £ | £ | |
| RECEIPTS | ||
| Donations | 43,305 | 37,498 |
| CJRS Grant received | 4,169 | |
| --------- | --------- | |
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 47,474 | 37,498 |
| ===== | ===== | |
| PAYMENTS | ||
| Amount sent to sister charity in India | 8,000 | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - | 2,432 |
| Food purchases | 142 | 60 |
| Wages | 12,000 | 12,003 |
| Rates and water | 2,697 | 2,938 |
| Insurance | 2,422 | 3,137 |
| Heat and light | 5,255 | 6,280 |
| Telephone | 1,618 | 1,331 |
| Motor and travelling | 1,098 | 916 |
| Promotion and advertising | - | 138 |
| Repairs and renewals | 8,763 | 4,022 |
| Cleaning and hygiene | - | 718 |
| Sundry expenses | 8 | 128 |
| Scholar fees | - | 1,000 |
| Paye paid | 664 | 1,,018 |
| Accountancy fee | 600 | 600 |
| Bank charges | - | 25 |
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| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 43,267 | 36,746 |
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| NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) | 4,207 | 752 |
| TOTAL CASH BROUGHT FORWARD | 4,682 | 3,930 |
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| TOTAL CASH CARRIED FORWARD | 8,889 | 4,682 |
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EK NIWAS UNIVERSAL DIVINE TEMPLE Registered charity no: 1056024
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
| AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 | ||
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| 2020 | 2019 | |
| Cash funds | £ | £ |
| Bank current account | 8,027 | 4,656 |
| Cash in hand | 862 | 26 |
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| Assets retained for the Charity’s use | ||
| (unrestricted funds) | ||
| Motor vehicle | 1790 | 2,387 |
| Furniture and equipment | 15,325 | 18,029 |
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| Liabilities (unpaid at the year end) | ||
| Accountancy fee | 600 | 600 |
| HMRC | - | 262 |
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Approved by the Trustees on 9 December 2021 and signed on their behalf by Mr Gurjeet Singh
...................................... Gurjeet Singh -Chairman
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EK NIWAS UNIVERSAL DIVINE TEMPLE Registered charity no: 1056024
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2020
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts payments basis as permitted under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011
(b) Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
2. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
During the year, no trustee received nor waived any remuneration for the services or any reimbursement of expenses (2019- nil)
3.GOING CONCERN
Although the disruption caused by Coronavirus and lower expected income, Trustee’s are satisfied that the charity will be able to continue its activities possibly at lower scale as place of worships are now allowed to reopen. Also there should be no impact on charities reserve policy.