sccyc
WATERSIDE:CONNECT
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
ANNUAL
REPORT
YEAR END
31 MARCH 2023
Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club SCCYC
Registered Charity No: 1056764
info@sccyc.co.uk
07770 088568 1 01604 475802
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SCCYC collect and collate data in quantitative and qualitative methods to monitor all services to ensure outputs, outcomes and quality services are delivered. 


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An established innovative community hub providing vital needs led support for Northampton’s diverse community. 

Core values led organisation, promoting socio, health, gender and racial equality. 

Centre for enterprise where all profit is dedicated to the social benefit of disadvantaged communities. 




Achievement Awards 2023 

## **The Mayor of Northampton Certificate for Volunteering** 

Presented to our volunteers in May 2023, for their substantial voluntary work entailed within all SCCYC services. 


**SME Press Release:** The UK Enterprise Awards showcases a selection of SMEs of varying sizes, strengths, and interests, in order to showcase the sincere hard work carried out across the UK. 

With tremendous passion and drive, these businesses – and the individuals that they are made up of – demonstrate just how fantastic we can be as a collective. With a proud stance, our winners are the sturdy yet flexible backbone of the UK. 

SME News prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving them worthy of recognition. 




**SCCYC won the Best Music Award** and **Runner Up for Floats audience engagement in Northampton Carnival!** 




_**“Your hard work in the community and the way that you work with your volunteers is exemplary.** The impact on the community is immense and as goes with this kind of work, beyond what you can measure._ 





_**Peoples’ lives are saved and changed** and reactions to your news is an example of your reputation built up over years of hard work. Service driven by your faith is evident in all you do. It is a special and precious gift from you to the town._ 


**We are grateful for the Recognition** 





_Thank you!”_ 

Vice Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire 




Background 

## **Aims & Objectives** 

## **Background** 

The Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club (SCCYC) was formed in 1996 to provide services that other organisations were unable to provide to Sikhs living in Northamptonshire. SCCYC is now recognised as an innovative and strong forefront organisation that provides quality services to the Sikh, local and wider communities of Northamptonshire. 

## **The Vision** 

SCCYC exists to meet the support, social, educational, health and cultural needs of the community by involving community members in shaping their own lives. 

## **Mission** 

To develop a multi-agency and cross sector resource centre in Northampton that provides a one-stop solution to: 

- REDUCE social deprivation & exclusion, low levels of skills, social isolation; 

- RAISE educational standards; 

- IMPROVE health, employment opportunities, household incomes and; 

- SUPPORT SME business regeneration and diversification pathways leading to vibrant community regeneration and strengthening of the local neighbourhood. 

To improve the quality of life of all inhabitants of Northamptonshire through the structured provision of support services and development activities to diverse backgrounds in a safe environment.  Specific aims are to: 

- Enhance the lives of those who live, work and learn in the local area 

- Provide facilities that are affordable and accessible to the local community 

- Be a centre of excellence and a role model for organisations in Northamptonshire 

- Make SCCYC appealing to businesses, local people and clubs as a venue for meetings, events and activities 

- Achieve community cohesion by supporting activities that allow individuals of different backgrounds to share experiences 

- Preserve Sikh-Punjabi heritage, leaving a legacy for future generations to learn and enjoy. 

**Our diverse beneficiaries reside in the lowest 1%-10% indices for multiple deprivation: severe poverty, mental health, physical health and face isolation and migration challenges.** 




Our Team 

## **Trustees and Management Board** 

Executive trustees are responsible for the overall assets of SCCYC and overall executive decision making. **Harinder Singh, Nirmal Chandi, Sean Sidhu-Brar, Resh Diu** are professionals and successful local multibusinesspeople. **Charanjit Grewal** is a qualified and experienced retired social worker. 

SCCYC’s Management Board is a strong, long standing and successful combination of people with professional backgrounds, experiences and diverse skills. They continually strive to provide robust governance, strong leadership, and structured systems and policies towards achieving a professional organisation. The team welcomes innovation and creativity to achieve its goals of a flourishing charity that benefits all communities 

|Chair|Harjinder Kooner|Managing Director, HSBC Bank plc|
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|Secretary|Kuljit Bhangra|Actuary - Associate Director|
|Treasurer|Jagjit Shairi|Management Accountant|
|Vice Treasurer|Tarndeep Minhas|Clinical Representative|
|IT Systems|Rupinder Thind|Senior Architect|
|Elders Services|Charanjit Grewal|Retired Social Worker|
|Youth Service|Harpreet Jawanda|University Student|




## **Our Staff** 

Our Development Manager, has 19 years' experience of successfully devising strategy and securing funding towards services, organisational development and managing SCCYC operations. She has completed a Specialist Degree in ‘Managing Voluntary & Community Organisations’ to implement our services, continued growth and sustainability plans.  We contract qualified and experienced sessional staff to deliver specific projects and services in a professional and user led manner. 


## **Our Volunteer Leaders** 

SCCYC is a volunteer led organisation, volunteers co-design and help to manage and deliver all aspects of services.  Most of our volunteers are long standing and enjoy their roles and gain friendships, skills and sense of belonging and achievement. 




Our Partners 


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_**“….Positive impact of their work and activities which include direct support services for all communities in addressing poverty”.**_ 


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SCCYC would like to thank its local, regional and national partners. 

SCCYC volunteers and staff dedicate a substantial amount of time and effort to build strong partnerships with all sectors to provide a joined-up approach to service delivery. 

Our partners include funding bodies, individuals,  and voluntary, public and private sectors. 

Rachel McGrath, CEO Northamptonshire Community Foundation 




Our Stakeholders 

**People receiving critical support, such as food, hygiene products, toiletries or complex welfare support** 

SCCYC conduct annual stakeholder surveys and continual feedback from service users to ensure high quality needs led services are delivered.  Qualitive and Quantitive data is recorded, evaluated, reported and the relevant improvements implemented. 

## **Issues faced by service users:** 

- Local agencies are not joined up in their approach to support the vulnerable 

- Overall lack of support from Social Services 

- Financial strain in critical unemployment times, Winter cost of living and Festive season 

- Parents worry about providing basic clothing and learning resources for children 

- Lack of language, cultural and issues empathy and social/cultural platforms to come together. 

- Womens cultural and wider racial inequalities. 

- Lack of rented accommodation; Housing debt advice issues: consolidation of loans 

- Mental wellbeing, abuse, stress, isolation, physical health issues. 

## **Service Needs:** 

- All rounded, tailored, personalised support for effective and long-term impacting in addressing multiple complex issues. 


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- Continued food/resource bank and healthy meals to meet critical poverty needs. 

- Heritage workshops on Punjabi and other foods, preservation of Food and Farming Heritage. 

- Elderly Hub interaction programmes to combat isolation and improve wellbeing. 

- Youth social action projects and youth room to support young people in a safe place 

- Womens services to address multiple issues and provide connection and social events for enjoyment 

- Volunteering, education and training to build employment skills toward independent living. 

- Physical and mental wellbeing activities to improve health and wellbeing. 

- Organic food growing & cookery skills towards sustainable healthy living and wellbeing garden. 

- Transport to pick up elderly and physically and emotionally disadvantaged people to access services. 

## _Table 1 and 2 demonstrate the support provide from October 2022 – April 2023 to address need._ 






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## **5,480 0utput (2022-2024)** 

## **Programme Aims:** 

- ➢ A programme to transition disadvantaged and vulnerable people from critical issues towards resilience 

- ➢ Full cost recovery of programme running costs to enable personalised support to meet all needs 

- ➢ Sustainability planning through capacity building strategies and social enterprises 

Delivery outcomes £138,000 (October 2022-March 2024): 

_Annual Feedback over 11 years showed a gap in local globalised service provision. There has been an urgent need for personalised support for vulnerable, poverty disadvantaged and BAME communities, particularly those that have language barriers and cultural empathy needs to progress from start to finish._ 

_To address this long-standing gap, and to address the even more critical issues caused by the pandemic - SCCYC took action to secure and deliver a needs led, personalised 3 year ‘Connecting Critical Programme’, £340,026 funded by National Lottery Reaching Communities fund._ 

- ➢ Robust programme planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems in place for year 1 

- ➢ Recruitment and training for contractors and volunteers to deliver needs led responsive activities 

- ➢ Successful delivery of the critical services which include Food Aid, Welfare service, wellbeing activities. 

- ➢ Set up Social Enterprise Hub trials to work towards sustaining services and sustaining the organisation. 

- ➢ Stakeholder surveys, evaluation and interim report – successfully signed off by funder. 




Case Study 

**4 people transitioned from poverty** 


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A European woman accessed SCCYC Food Aid due to financially difficulty.  Upon assessment by our food aid officer, it was identified that the woman had complex benefits issues and multiple other issues.  Our welfare officer befriended the very vulnerable woman to build trust so that she could support her with welfare support. She supported her with benefits, housing and legal challenges.  The woman was also coached by our wellbeing officer to work on her anxiety and to work towards building confidence and to plan and achieve her personal and professional goals. 

Only 5 months later the woman’s welfare issues were all addressed, and she built confidence and wanted to give back, so she started volunteer at SCCYC.  We then offered her certified short courses so that she could source employment as her long-term goal was to earn to become financially independent and to prove to social services that she was stable, emotionally and financially to get her children back out of care. 

She noticed we had ad hoc earning opportunities and applied for the role using her employment training.  She was successful and built enough confidence and skills to source external employment.  The woman is now earning and has her children back at home. ☺  The woman continues to visit, asks for sustainable support and supports us with our services. 

## Client 

## Transitioned from Poverty to Employment 




**324 Clients** 

## SCCYC Food Aid 





- ✓ **Food** : Parcels and Hot Meals 

- ✓ **Resources** : Toiletries, Clothing, Equipment ✓ **Children** : Learning Resources, Uniform, Holiday Activities ✓ **Emergency Aid:** Food, Resources, Equipment ✓ **Annual Campaigns:** Sleeping Bags, Woollies, Festive Gifts 

## **40% of clients transitioned** 

**80% of clients suffer multiple complex issues.** Clients include families, individuals, young people, rough sleepers, university students, pensioners, and isolated people. Care is taken to tailor services to meet client's needs. 

from Critical Food Aid after the detrimental impact of the pandemic. In Year 3, SCCYC Food Aid has worked in a multi-agency approach providing weekly food and assisting over 200 clients into non reliance on emergency services. 


_**“Thanks for being there from day one. Since I’ve been struggling, you have been a God send, with food, clothing and self-care bags. I will forever be grateful.  I’ve never been shown so much kindness in my life by everyone. Wonderful people.”**_ 

Female Food Aid Client with young children. 



## SCCYC Welfare 

## **48 Clients** 

## **Multiple Issues** 


**Approx. 2,200 Awareness** 

Pandemic impact, poverty, benefits issues, emotional health, physical health, addictions, abuse, trauma, housing, migration challenges, language/cultural barriers, cost of living crisis, social isolation. 

**Support** for effective and long-term impact in addressing multiple complex issues. 

✓ **Personalised** ✓ **Tailored** 

Approx. 2,200 people accessed Sunday Support Surgeries which raised awareness and provided sign posting. 

48 clients received direct support to address complex issues and to stabilise them financially. 

✓ **Long Term** ✓ **Collaborative** 

## **CASE STUDY –** 

SCCYC Welfare service assisted a vulnerable woman who desperately suffered from multiple complex issues. She was from an abusive relationship, she was self-harming and suffered from anxiety, depression, OCD. We listened to her and befriended her; we built trust which made her feel comfortable to accept help. We provided her with a SIM card for her mobile credit to communicate with us; we resolved her benefits issues by working with DWP. We  referred her to Adult Social Care, mental health teams and we sign posted her to counselling services, self-help apps, free skills courses, and a crisis café. 


The woman has gained confidence, received benefits, learned skills and is currently working towards independent living! 

Vulnerable  Female client suffering from multiple complex issues. 



## SCCYC Wellbeing Hub 


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## “ _You have saved my life, my wife passed away, the staff talk to me and check on me when I am unwell, I have somewhere to go now, you are my family now”._ 

## _Mind-Body-Soul Programme_ 


## Senior Gym/Wellbeing Hub Member 

- **60 people attended exercise and wellbeing sessions to improve their physical, emotional and social wellbeing** 


- **30 people from diverse communities and age ranges joined the Waterside Connect Gym to improve their physical fitness.** 

## Much more than just a Gym 

- ➢ Tailored for hard-to-reach communities 

- ➢ Free for poverty deprived 

- ➢ Affordable gym and wellbeing sessions 


- ➢ Comfortable with themed and quiet timings available 

- ➢ Supportive with a free Social Café and befriending 

- ➢ Support for additional needs 



## SCCYC Thematic Groups 

## **Tackling Inequalities** 

## ✓ **Socio** ✓ **Health** ✓ **Gender** ✓ **Race** 

We run thematic groups such as a Youth/Kids clubs, senior group, women's events and wellbeing events.  We also take part in local forums such as WNC women’s, interfaith and diverse communities forums,  to promote and support social connection, social prescribing, and skills development. The social groups naturally start to give back by volunteering for campaigns and making positive change in the community. 


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## SCCYC Heritage & Arts 




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✓ **Core Values, Citizenship, Community Cohesion** 

✓ **GCSE Curriculum – Punjabi & RS Studies Support** 

✓ **Sikh-Punjabi Heritage & Performing Arts** 


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- The exhibitions consist of histories, objects, artefacts, books and art: ▪ Sikh Identity; 

The exhibitions preserve and share our rich heritage and skills for the future generations and to enjoy in the present.  The Sikh and core equality values aim is to break down barriers towards an inclusive and cohesive society. 

- Sikhs in World War I 

- Sikh Weddings 

- Sikh Music 

- Inspirational Sikh Women from the 16th Century 

   - Socio 

   - Gender 

- Punjabi heritage 

   - Faith 

- Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (Suffragette) 

- Health 



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## Volunteering & Skills Development 




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## **Feedback on the benefits of Volunteering:** 

- ✓ Learned soft skills by volunteering 

- ✓ Confidence building and self-esteem improvements 

- ✓ Appreciation and friendships give a sense of being valued 

- ✓ Sharing skills with others is rewarding and gives sense of accomplishment 

- ✓ Helping others helps to fulfil personal and faith values 

- ✓ Awards help achieve Duke of Edinburgh awards and volunteer passport awards, and enhance CV’s 


- ✓ Free Certified Short Courses enhanced assisted with volunteering and employment 

- ✓ Employment skills & jobs search support assisted to gain employment 




SCCYC venue hire and inhouse catering has with approx. 956 delegates accessing the service this year. 

The Heritage Gift Shop has been relaunched with plans for expansion to generate income towards museum maintenance. 

We have trialled a ‘Wellbeing in the Workplace’ venture to generate income to . provide wellbeing services for free to disadvantaged people 


## **WATERSIDE CONNECT ENTERPRISES** 



## **Giving Back to the Community** 

The greatest thing about supporting SCCYC Enterprises is that all profits are dedicated towards supporting Food Aid which currently supports over 400 poverty disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the Town. 

Conferencing Facilities 

Inhouse Catering 

Wellbeing In the Workplace 

Heritage Gift Shop 


**All Profit dedicated to support disadvantaged clients** 


Social Impact 

Employment Skills 

Service Gap 

Sustainability 



Our vital service for this year continues to be the Food Aid service which
remains pivotal to the work we do, providing disadvantaged members of the
Northampton commLrnity with dry, fresh, hot food and resources on a regular
basis as well as welfare services.
Accounts Year End 31st March 2023
Income: Grants. Donations, Enterprises, Activities.. £197,419
Expenditure: Services, Projects, Running Costs: £185,968
Restrirted Grant Funds.. Services, Projects. Running Costs". £91,659
Contingency.. emergency / unrestricted match funding: £30,000
Our main programme of services for the next 2 years (funded by National
Lottery Fund) will continue the Covid-19 critical Response seNices which
include Poverty and Welfare support- Recovery activities which include health,
wellbeing, and social activities,. Resilience development activities which include
volunteering, training and employment skills to transition the disadvantaged
into further education, earnin8 and independent living.
We launched our Social Enterprise Hub this year which offers delicious in house
catering available for both tske away and in conjunction with hiring out of our
meeting room facilities, An expanded Heritage Gift Shop and Wellbeing in the
Workplace venture. Any profits generated go back into SCCYC Food Aid to help
the most disadvantaged people in the Town. We also see this is a key source of
Ltre income to becoffle more financially self-sustainable, as part of the long-
term plan to intrease diversification of all income streams.
SCCYC'S income forthe year was £197k revenue which allowed us to expand
our Servi￿$. This is up slightly on prior year1£167kl. The key driver for greater
expenditure this year is increased staff costs as we upscaled our team to deliver
our expanded services.
We are grateful for the financial support provided by the following who efiable
us to continue to benefit the community (National Lottery Reaching
Community £134.509; West Northamptonshire Council £15,682,. Awards for All:
£10,000,. Sport England Capital Fund £5.871; Northamptonshirs Community I
Foundation Social Enterprise Fund £5.000; Faraway Childrens
.harity £2,009
Northamptonshire Community Foundation £1.880," Neighbourl
Sainsbury.
£1,000) as well as our partners, donors, staff and dedicated vo
ntser b3S&
Signed on behalf of the Management Board
Harjinder Kooner, Chair
Date: Iith February 2024.
sccyc

Accounts Year End 31March2023 _- Attached_ 

**Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club SCCYC Registered Charity No: 1056764 https://localgiving.org/appeal/SCCYC_FoodAid/** 






**info@sccyc.co.uk 07770 088568 I 01604 475802 www.sccyc.co.uk @sccycwatersideconnect 35-37 St James Mill Road, NN5 5JW** 



**Charity registration number 1056764** 

**SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 



## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

|**Trustees**|H S Kooner||
|---|---|---|
||J Shairi||
||K Bhangra||
||N Sidhu-Brar|(Appointed 22 January 2023)|
||R Diu|(Appointed 22 January 2023)|
||N Singh||
||C Grewal||
||R Thind||
|**Charity number**|1056764||
|**Principal address**|SCCYC Waterside Connect||
||35-37 St James Mill Road||
||Northampton||
||NN5 5JW||
|**Independent examiner**|Jervis & Partners||
||30 Harborough Road||
||Kingsthorpe||
||Northampton||
||NN2 7AZ||





## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **CONTENTS** 

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|Trustees' report|1|
|Statement of trustees' responsibilities|2|
|Independent examiner's report|3|
|Statement of financial activities|4|
|Balance sheet|5|
|Notes to the financial statements|6 - 14|





SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trustees present their annual reFlOrt and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The finoncial 8t8tement8 have been prepared in accordance with Ihe accounting policies set out in note 1 to the
rinancial slatemenls and comply with the charity's goveming document. the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting
and Reporting by Charities.. Stalemenl of Recommended Practi￿ applicable to Gharities preparing Iheir accounts
in accordanL* wlh the Financial Reporting Standard appllcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102)"
leffe¢tive 1 January 2019).
Flnancial revlow
The Irustees have assessed the major risks to whlch the charity Is exposed, and are Satisfied that syslems ar8 In
place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Structure, govornan¢e and management
The charlty 15 controlled by tt's goveming document, 8 deed of trust and conslllutes an unlncorporated charity.
The trustee5 who served during the year and up to the date of slgnature of the financlal st8tements were:
H S Kooner
J ShaSri
K Bhangra
N Sidhu-Brar
RDIU
N Singh
C Grewal
A Sandhu
R Thind
(Appointed 22 January 2023)
(Appointed 22 January 2023)
The truslees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
H S Kooner
Trustee
Daled: 28 January 2024

## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

The trustees 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). 

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. 

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 Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that 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 Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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. 

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SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC
I report to Ihe tnjstees on my examination of the financial statements of Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club
sccyc (the charity} for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As Ihe Irusiees of the charity you are ￿SponSi1￿e for Ihe preparaiion of the finanual statements in accordance with
the requirements of the Chaiities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Acll.
I report in respect of my examination ol Ihe charity's financial 5tatement5 carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act. In cairying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission
uThler section 14515}Ibl of Ihe 2011 Aci.
Ind&pendent examinerfs statement
Your altenlion Is diawn lo the lact that Ihe charity has prepared financial slatemenls in accordance with Accounting
and Reporting by Chaiilies pieparing their accounts in accordance with Ihe Finaniial Reporting Standard appli¢able
in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 In prefe￿nce to the Accounb"ng and Reporting by Charilies." Slalemenl
of Recommended Praclice issued on 1 April 2005 whiGh is ieferred lo in the exlanl regulations bul has now been
wilhdr8wn.
l understand that this has been done in order lor finanaal slalements to provide a twe and fair view in accordance
wilh Geneially Accepted A¢counting Practi￿ effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters havè ¢ome lo my attention in Connection with the
examination giving me cause lo believe Ihat in any material resped".
accounting records were not kepl in respecl ol the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act., or
the financial 51alements do not accord with those records.. or
the financial staten)ents do not coniply with Ihe applicable requirements conceming the fofm and conlenl of
accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the
accounts give a true and lair view which is nol a maller considered as part ol an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have corne across no other matlers in connection wth the examination lo which allenlion
should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the finanaal statements to be reached.
Jervls & Partners
30 Hathorough Road
Kingslhorpe
Northamplon
NN2 7AZ
Dated." 28 January 2024

## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>-<br>175,942<br>Other trading activities<br>**4**<br>21,477<br>-<br>Investments<br>**5**<br>64<br>-<br>Other income<br>**6**<br>4,746<br>-<br>**Total income**<br>26,287<br>175,942<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>**7**<br>47,173<br>-<br>Charitable activities<br>**8**<br>-<br>140,105<br>Total expenditure<br>47,173<br>140,105<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>(20,886)<br>35,837<br>Transfers between<br>funds<br>(2,764)<br>2,764<br>**Net movement in**<br>**funds**<br>(23,650)<br>38,601<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Fund balances at 1 April 2022<br>52,424<br>479,269<br>**Fund balances at 31 March**<br>**2023**<br>28,774<br>517,870|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>175,942<br>-<br>140,394<br>21,477<br>26,675<br>-<br>64<br>7<br>-<br>4,746<br>4,000<br>-<br>202,229<br>30,682<br>140,394<br>47,173<br>134,968<br>-<br>140,105<br>-<br>-<br>187,278<br>134,968<br>-<br>14,951<br>(104,286)<br>140,394<br>-<br>124,619<br>(124,619)<br>14,951<br>20,333<br>15,775<br>531,693<br>32,091<br>463,494<br>546,644<br>52,424<br>479,269|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>140,394<br>26,675<br>7<br>4,000|
|---|---|---|
|||171,076|
|||134,968<br>-|
|||134,968|
|||36,108<br>-|
|||36,108<br>495,585|
|||531,693|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT31 MARCH2023
2023
2022
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Tanglble 885918
13
543,601
514.368
CuTr•nt a•••ts
Debtors
Cash at bank 8nd in hand
14
744
133,469
173,756
134,213
173.756
CrodthY•: amounts falllng due wlthln
one ywr
16
108,171
123,536
Net ¢urrent as¥els
26,042
50,220
Totsl a8Mts1•88 curr•nt Ilabllltl
569,643
564,588
Cr•dltor•: amount• falllng du• •ft•r
mor• than ono yMr
17
122,999)
132,895)
N•t ••••ts
531,693
Th• fvnds of the char
Restricted income funds
Unrestrictod funds
18
517,870
28,774
479,269
52,424
531,693
The financlal ststemonts were approved by the tN8te88 on 28 January 2024
H S Kooner
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**SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Charity information** 

Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club SCCYC is a Registered Charity in England and Wales. 

## **1.1 Accounting convention** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document,  the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "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). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. 

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows. 

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 

## **1.2 Going concern** 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 

## **1.3 Charitable funds** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. 

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **1.4 Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. 

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. 

## **1.5 Tangible fixed assets** 

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. 

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases: 

Freehold land and buildings 

NIL 

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities. 

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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

**(Continued)** 

## **1.6 Impairment of fixed assets** 

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). 

## **1.7 Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. 

## **1.8 Financial instruments** 

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. 

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

## _**Basic financial assets**_ 

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. 

## _**Basic financial liabilities**_ 

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_ 

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. 

## **1.9 Retirement benefits** 

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. 

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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements** 

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. 

## **3 Donations and legacies** 

||**Restricted**|Restricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2023**|2022|
||**£**|£|
|Grants|175,942|140,394|
|**Grants receivable for core activities**|||
|Heritage fund|-|14,900|
|Sport England|-|9,800|
|Awards for All|10,000|-|
|Sport England Capital Fund|5,871|-|
|Neighbourly Sainsburys|1,000|1,000|
|Northamptonshire Community Foundation|1,880|2,000|
|West Northamptonshire Council|15,682|25,330|
|Northamptonshire Community Foundation Social Enterprise Fund|5,000|-|
|National Lottery Reaching Communities|134,509|69,912|
|Faraway Childrens Charity|2,000|-|
|Other|-|17,452|
||175,942|140,394|



## **4 Income from other trading activities** 

||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Fundraising activities|16,991|2,686|
|Other donations|4,486|23,989|
|Other trading activities|21,477|26,675|



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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **5 Investments** 

||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2023**|2022|
||**£**|£|
|Interest receivable|64|7|
|**Other income**|||
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Employment allowance|4,746|4,000|



## **6 Other income** 

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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **7 Raising funds** 

||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2023**|2022|
||**£**|£|
|Trading costs|||
|Other trading activities|1,310|-|
|Support costs|45,863|134,968|
|Trading costs|47,173|134,968|
||47,173|134,968|



**8 Expenditure on charitable activities** 

||**Charitable**|
|---|---|
||**costs**|
||**2023**|
||**£**|
|**Direct costs**||
|Staff costs|80,284|
|Depreciation and impairment|166|
|Heat & light|10,348|
|Stationery|937|
|IT consumables|1,850|
|Health & Safety|4,694|
|Venue hire|1,940|
|Subscriptions|1,001|
|Telephone & internet|3,450|
|Van hire|4,800|
|Resources|10,425|
|Advertising & marketing|1,494|
|Professional charges|565|
|Resources & equipment|10,537|
|Volunteer & training|5,352|
|Insurance|1,346|
|Repairs|916|
||140,105|
|**Analysis by fund**||
|Restricted funds|140,105|



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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

|**9**<br>**Support costs**<br>Staff costs<br>Depreciation<br>Sundries<br>Gas<br>Telephone<br>IT consumables<br>Consulting<br>Stationery<br>Insurance<br>Advertising and<br>marketing<br>Venue hire<br>Professional charges<br>Bank charges<br>Health & safety costs<br>Volunteering and training<br>Resources & equipment<br>Repairs<br>Interest paid<br>Subscriptions<br>Analysed between<br>Trading|**Support**<br>**costs**<br>**Governance**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>19,297<br>-<br>20,027<br>-<br>493<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>69<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>26<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,719<br>-<br>(15)<br>-<br>70<br>-<br>123<br>-<br>1,080<br>-<br>216<br>-<br>2,758<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>45,863<br>-<br>45,863<br>-|**2023**Support costs Governance<br>costs<br>**£**<br>£<br>£<br>19,297<br>59,623<br>-<br>20,027<br>-<br>-<br>493<br>947<br>-<br>-<br>11,767<br>-<br>-<br>1,769<br>-<br>69<br>1,443<br>-<br>-<br>7,150<br>-<br>-<br>1,006<br>-<br>-<br>1,189<br>-<br>26<br>1,540<br>-<br>-<br>360<br>-<br>1,719<br>3,285<br>-<br>(15)<br>869<br>-<br>70<br>5,119<br>-<br>123<br>4,896<br>-<br>1,080<br>27,604<br>-<br>216<br>4,839<br>-<br>2,758<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,562<br>-<br>45,863<br>134,968<br>-<br>45,863<br>134,968<br>-|2022<br>£<br>59,623<br>-<br>947<br>11,767<br>1,769<br>1,443<br>7,150<br>1,006<br>1,189<br>1,540<br>360<br>3,285<br>869<br>5,119<br>4,896<br>27,604<br>4,839<br>-<br>1,562|
|---|---|---|---|
||||134,968|
||||134,968|



## **10 Trustees** 

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year. 

## **11 Employees** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 

|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|
|**Number**|**Number**|
|1|3|



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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

|**11**<br>**Employees**<br>**Employment costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Other pension costs|**(Continued)**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>41,926<br>53,931<br>4,746<br>4,390<br>1,157<br>1,302<br>47,829<br>59,623|**(Continued)**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>41,926<br>53,931<br>4,746<br>4,390<br>1,157<br>1,302<br>47,829<br>59,623|
|---|---|---|
|||59,623|



There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000. 

## **12 Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes. 

## **13 Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Tangible fixed assets**|||
|---|---|---|
|||**Freehold land**|
|||**and buildings**|
|||**£**|
|**Cost**|||
|At 1 April 2022||514,368|
|Additions||49,259|
|At 31 March 2023||563,627|
|**Depreciation and impairment**|||
|Depreciation charged in the year||20,026|
|At 31 March 2023||20,026|
|**Carrying amount**|||
|At 31 March 2023||543,601|
|At 31 March 2022||514,368|
|**Debtors**|||
||**2023**|**2022**|
|**Amounts falling due within one year:**|**£**|**£**|
|Trade debtors|744|-|



## **14 Debtors** 

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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

|**15**<br>**Loans and overdrafts**<br>Bank loans<br>Payable within one year<br>Payable after one year<br>**16**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>**Notes**<br>Bank loans<br>**15**<br>Other taxation and social security<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals and deferred income<br>**17**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year**<br>**Notes**<br>Bank loans<br>**15**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>32,999<br>10,000<br>22,999<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>10,000<br>1,873<br>1,144<br>91,659<br>3,495<br>108,171<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>22,999|**2022**<br>**£**<br>42,895|
|---|---|---|
|||10,000<br>32,895|
|||**2022**<br>**£**<br>10,000<br>1,968<br>-<br>111,268<br>300|
|||123,536|
|||**2022**<br>**£**<br>32,895|



## **18 Restricted funds** 

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. 

||**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2022**|**resources**|**expended**||**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||479,269|175,942|(140,105)|2,764|517,870|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
||**2021**|**resources**|**expended**||**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||463,494|140,394|-|(124,619)|479,269|



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## **SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_ 

## **19 Unrestricted funds** 

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes. 

||**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2022**|**resources**|**expended**||**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|52,424|26,287|(47,173)|(2,764)|28,774|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
||**2021**|**resources**|**expended**||**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|32,091|30,682|(134,968)|124,619|52,424|



## **20 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Fund balances at 31 March 2023 are represented by:**<br>Tangible assets<br>28,569<br>515,032<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>205<br>25,837<br>Long term liabilities<br>-<br>(22,999)<br>28,774<br>517,870<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Fund balances at 31 March 2022 are represented by:**<br>Tangible assets<br>-<br>514,368<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>52,424<br>(2,204)<br>Long term liabilities<br>-<br>(32,895)<br>52,424<br>479,269|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>543,601<br>26,042<br>(22,999)<br>546,644<br>**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>514,368<br>50,220<br>(32,895)<br>531,693|
|---|---|



## **21 Related party transactions** 

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none). 

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