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sccyc WATERSIDE:CONNECT CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ANNUAL REPORT Year End 31 March 2025 sccyc WATERSIDE..CONNECT CONNECTING COMMUNITIES I,11.IiTr'

“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.

Thank you!”

Vice Lord Lieutenant of

Northamptonshire

Recognition Awards

We are highly recognised, holding the Freedom of the Borough Award (putting us on the same footing as the NHS and other Emergency Services); and the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2020 in recognition of 25 years of volunteer's contributions.

Our Impact

128 People

were directly supported by SCCYC Services

142 People accessed thematic groups

23 People directly supported by Welfare Service

visited 6,500 the Sikh Museum Northampton

95 People directly supported by SCCYC Health & Well-being 1 Services. @ Service 200 accessed Award wellbeing events

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255 People directly supported by SCCYC Food Aid Service, Resources, Emergency Aid Campaigns

Volunteer

Rose Award

67 Internal Volunteer Recognition Awards

60 people Volunteered in SCCYC Services, Approx. 20,000 value of volunteering hours

Japji Tiwana, Volunteer. ‘Northamptonshire Association for Youth Clubs Awards 2024’ for newly relaunched club.

30 Partnerships

Mick Piltcher, Food Aid voluntary driver receives ‘Rose of Northamptonshire Award 2024’ for volunteering since the 2020 pandemic.

£35,000 raised via new Social Enterprises

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%-20% indices for multiple deprivation: severe poverty, mental health and physical health issues.

Marginalised communities reside in the wider County, and face isolation; cultural and migration challenges.

Our Team

Our Volunteers

Trustees and Management Board

The executive trustees and management board are a highly successful combination of people with professional backgrounds 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. Many bring lived experiences that ensure the services are user led and empathetic to needs.

Trustee (Welfare)	Charanjit Grewal	Retired Social Worker
Trustee (Legal)	Sean Sidhu Brar	Barrister and Care Home Director
Trustee (Health)	Resh Diu	Health Practise and Vegan Farming Director
Trustee (Building)	Nirmal Chandi	Retired Engineer
Trustee (H&S)	Harinder Singh	Retired Businessman
Chair	Harjinder Kooner	Operational Risk Director – Banking
Secretary	Kuljit Bhangra	Actuary
Treasurer	Jagjit Shairi	Accountant
Vice Treasurer	Bobby Chhokar	Finance Professional
Marketing & PR	Krupa Chauhan	Project Manager/Marketing Professional
IT/Digital Systems	Rupinder Thind	Senior IT Architect
Community Events	Harvinder Sandhu	Businesswoman

SCCYC is a volunteer led organisation, volunteers co-design and help to manage and deliver all aspects of

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their roles, gaining friendships, skills, a sense of belonging and achievement.

Voluntary steering groups ensure that user led services are designed and delivered.

Our Staff

Centre Director, 21 years' experience of devising strategy, securing funding, organisational development and managing SCCYC operations. Qualified with specialist Managing Voluntary & Community Organisations degree.

We contract qualified and experienced sessional staff to deliver specific projects and services, roles include food aid, welfare, wellbeing, administration

and catering.

Our Services

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Sustainability Wellbeing Heritage

Skills

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 and sustainability.

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 developments 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.

• Keeping heritage and values and skills preserved for children so that they aren’t forgotten

• 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, particularly disease.

Service Needs:

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

• 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.

• More Community events to celebrate Punjabi heritage, traditions, skills and enjoyment.

• 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 2021 – April 2024 to address need.

3 Year Programme

Annual Feedback over 11 years showed a gap in local globalised service provision. 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.

3-year Programme - Outcomes and Outputs

• ➢ Outcome 1 - Addressing Life Problems

• 4,500 received emergency food aid support

• 630 received welfare support

• ➢ Outcome 2 - Improved Physical and Mental Wellbeing

• 4,000 improved social connection

• 325 improved health and wellbeing

• ➢ Outcome 3 - Live an Independent Life

• 340 Gained transferrable skills

• 88 Volunteered over project span

➢ Outcome 4 - SCCYC Long-Term Sustainability

• 2 Social ventures developed

• 30 collaboration partnerships

Our Partners

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30 Informal Partnerships

Collaboration with over 30 partners, providing co-designed, sustainable projects.

“….Positive impact of their work and activities which include direct support services for all communities in addressing poverty”. Rachel McGrath, CEO Northamptonshire Community Foundation

Case Study: 3-Year Impact

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Client suffering from multiple complex needs – Sets up a SCCYC Venture to give back to the community! Year 1 - A woman faced multiple welfare issues and accessed food aid, welfare and wellbeing services. Year 2 - Most of the woman’s welfare issues were addressed, she built confidence and wanted to give back, she started to volunteer at SCCYC.

Year 3 - The woman started work, started a management degree and even set up her own social venture!

“ Thank you for the opportunity, I did this project for my course as I wanted to give back to the community, I want to help others in the same way I was helped, I want to run this in the Centre that I was helped in. I only want to work in this Centre; I don’t want to work anywhere else. I am so excited and grateful for the opportunity, thank you so much”.

Client

Transitioned from Food Aid to Education & Employment

SCCYC

Food Aid

• ✓ Food : Parcels and Hot Meals

• ✓ Resources : Toiletries, Clothing, Equipment, Bedding

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

I lost everything and on the streets. Thank you for giving me everything, food, clothes, advice, booking hotel to sleep in, even your own house, you tried so hard to find me a job too, Thank you for trying.

90% of clients suffer multiple complex issues.

60% of clients transitioned from Critical Food Aid

Middle age Sikh woman facing multiple complex issues.

SCCYC Welfare

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

✓ Personalised ✓ Tailored ✓ Long Term ✓ Collaborative

Multiple Complex Challenges

• Pandemic impact

• Severe poverty

• Cost of living crisis

• Trauma leading to addictions

• Domestic violence and interpersonal abuse

• Social anxiety

Beneficiaries Profile

• Severe poverty disadvantaged

• Rough sleepers

• Poor mental health

• Physical health, disability

• Migrant families, International students

• Sikh-Indian community

• Language, cultural barriers and racial inequality

SCCYC Wellbeing Hub

Mind-Body-Soul Programme

“I signed up for food, the staff spoke to me as I was very anxious, I did some meditation, and I was offered free use of the gym, the gym has really helped me feel better, my anxiety has gone and now I’m starting a nail technician course, thank you so much for helping me.

Young Eastern European woman

Much more than just a Gym!

• Tailored for hard-to-reach communities

• Free for poverty deprived

• Affordable gym and wellbeing sessions

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“We look forward to coming to the chair yoga, it helps us keep mobile, and we have made good friends and enjoy eating lunch together, we look forward to every Thursday.

• Comfortable with themed and quiet timings available

• Supportive with a free Social Café and befriending

• Support for additional needs

• Free Health Checks and Disease Awareness

Senior Sikh and Hindu Women

SCCYC Thematic Groups

Tackling Inequalities

✓ Socio ✓ Health ✓ Gender ✓ Race

Thematic groups: Youth club, children’s holiday club, seniors' wellbeing group, women’s wellbeing café and wellbeing events. We also take part in local diverse forums to promote and support social connection, social prescribing, and campaigns towards an equitable society.

Health Check & Awareness

Youth Social Action Work. 2 young people gained Duke Edinburgh Awards.

Children’s Heritage Awards Interfaith Community Cohesion

SCCYC

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✓ Core Values, Citizenship, Community Cohesion ✓ Supporting Young Peoples Curriculums ✓ Sikh-Punjabi Heritage Skills & Performing Arts

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 on socio, race, gender and health, aim is to break down barriers towards an inclusive and cohesive society.

Thank you for organising heritage events and workshops, they help us to relate to our Punjabi roots, we look forward to them every year, and it helps teach children our culture and values.

Volunteering & Skills Development

Volunteers in the Lead

• Genuine co-production and delivery of user led services

• Lived experiences bring unique insight and credibility

• Personalised approach tackles inequalities

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• Social change that creates long term impact for local people.

Volunteering Benefits

• ✓ Learned soft skills

• ✓ 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 - Duke of Edinburgh awards and volunteer awards enhance CV’s

• ✓ Free Certified Short Courses assist with volunteering and employment

• ✓ Employment skills & jobs search to gain employment

SCCYC venue hire and inhouse catering continues to grow with public and voluntary support.

Wellbeing café and wellbeing activities started to generate regular business; growth plans are in the pipeline for 2026.

Conferencing Facilities

Inhouse Catering Wellbeing In the Workplace

Heritage Gift Shop

Young people continued to set up the Heritage Gift Shop at key events to generate income for children's heritage workshops.

WATERSIDE CONNECT ENTERPRISES

Giving Back to the Community

SCCYC Enterprises dedicate its profits towards sustaining the service and running . costs of the organisation

All Profit dedicated to support disadvantaged clients

Social Impact Employment Skills Local Service Gaps

Sustainability

Financial Review

Accounts Year End 31st March 2025

Income:

Grants, Donations, Enterprises, Activities: £261,024 : Expenditure

Services, Projects, Running Costs: £199,900 Restricted Grant Funds :

Services, Projects, Running Costs: £49,199 : Contingency Emergency / unrestricted match funding: £30,000

SCCYC’s income for the year was £261k revenue which allowed us to continue our vital services. This is broadly flat compared with prior year (£260k).

The key driver for greater expenditure is the expenditure on utilities to operate the builder in order to deliver our services. We are grateful for the financial support provided by the following who enable us to continue to benefit the community (National Lottery – Awards for All £19,900; West Northamptonshire – skills for people £19,836; Groundworks £77,083; West Northamptonshire Council – Household funds £37,515; NBCT Support Northants £4,000; National Lottery Reaching Communities £9,960) as well as our partners, donors, staff and dedicated volunteer base.

As our 3-year National Lottery Fund closes in the coming months, we look to increase our fund-raising efforts in order to continue to provide core services post fund closure. Plans include diversifying income streams, including expanding and setting up new social ventures, holding fundraising events, encouraging donations, applying for smaller projects bids and making cutbacks on all expenditure.

Charity registration number 1056764 (England and Wales)

SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees

H S Kooner J Shairi K Bhangra N Sidhu-Brar R Diu N Singh C Grewal R Thind BS Chhokar H Sandhu

(Appointed 19 January 2025) (Appointed 19 January 2025)

Charity number (England and Wales) 1056764

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 - 15

SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).

Financial review

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.

Structure, governance and management

The charity is controlled by it's governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: H S Kooner

J Shairi K Bhangra N Sidhu-Brar R Diu N Singh C Grewal R Thind BS Chhokar (Appointed 19 January 2025) H Sandhu (Appointed 19 January 2025)

The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

H S Kooner

Trustee Dated: 27 November 2025

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SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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 lo the trustees on my examinalion of the financial statements of Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club SCCYC (the charily) for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilitles and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial slalements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. I report In respect of my examination of the charity's financial statemenls carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my èxamination I have follow&d the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51{b) of the Charities Act 2011. Independent examinerfs statemènt SinGe the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, the Ir)dependent examlner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. 1 confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies. Your attention is drawn to the fact Ihal the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the relevant version of the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial slalem8nls in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in thè UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102} in preference lo the Accounting and Reporting by Charities-. Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations bul has now been wlthdrawn. l understand that this has been done in order for the financial slatemenls lo provide a true and fair view in accordanc8 Wlth UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination glving me cause to believe that in any material respèct- accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by secllon 130 of the Charities Act 2011. th& financial statements do not accord with those records., or the financial statements do not comply with the gpplicable requirements ¢onceming the form and contenl of financial statements set out in Ihe Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fair view, which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come a¢ross no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. Jervls & Partners 30 Harborough Road Kingslhorpe Northampton NN2 7AZ 25 January 2026

SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2025 2025 Notes £ £ Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 - 235,011 Other trading activities 4 26,013 - Investments 5 507 - Other income 6 5,000 - Total income 31,520 235,011 Expenditure on: Raising funds 7 47,416 - Charitable activities 8 - 152,855 Total expenditure 47,416 152,855 Net income/(expenditure) (15,896) 82,156 Transfers between funds (52,367) 52,367 Net movement in funds (68,263) 134,523 Reconciliation of funds: Fund balances at 1 April 2024 64,298 555,246 Fund balances at 31 March 2025 (3,965) 689,769	Total Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2025 2024 2024 £ £ £ 235,011 - 207,672 26,013 52,537 - 507 370 - 5,000 4,088 - 266,531 56,995 207,672 47,416 21,471 - 152,855 - 170,296 200,271 21,471 170,296 66,260 35,524 37,376 - - - 66,260 35,524 37,376 619,544 28,774 517,870 685,804 64,298 555,246	Total 2024 £ 207,672 52,537 370 4,088
		264,667
		21,471 170,296
		191,767
		72,900 -
		72,900 546,644
		619,544

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

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

			2025			2024
	Notes	£		£	£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	13			655,184			526,741
Current assets
Debtors	14	3,989			3,110
Cash at bank and in hand		118,252			163,128
		122,241			166,238
Creditors: amounts falling due within	16
one year		(89,060)			(60,597)
Net current assets				33,181			105,641
Total assets less current liabilities				688,365			632,382
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year	17			(2,561)			(12,838)
Net assets				685,804			619,544
The funds of the charity
Restricted income funds	19			689,769			555,246
Unrestricted funds	20			(3,965)			64,298
				685,804			619,544

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 27 November 2025

H S Kooner Trustee

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SIKH COMMUNITY CENTRE & YOUTH CLUB SCCYC

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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	3.55% SL
Fixtures and fittings	25% RB
Computers	33% RB

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 2025

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 2025

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
	2025	2024
	£	£
Grants	203,798	207,672
Deferred income released	31,213	-
	235,011	207,672
Grants received in the year for core activities
National Lottery - Awards for All	19,900	-
Northamptonshire Community Foundation	-	30,820
West Northamptonshire - Skills for people	19,836	-
Groundwork	77,083	-
West Northamptonshire Council - Household fund 5	16,165	5,000
West Northamptonshire Council Household fund 6	21,350	-
NBCT Support Northants	4,000	-
Northamtpon Community foundation - Constance Travis	9,960	11,473
National Lottery Reaching Communities	35,504	159,379
National Lottery Community Fund	-	1,000
	203,798	207,672

4 Income from other trading activities

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	2025	2024
	£	£
Fundraising events	22,195	43,943
Other income	3,818	8,594
Other trading activities	26,013	52,537

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5 Investments

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	2025	2024
	£	£
Interest receivable	507	370
Other income
	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	2025	2024
	£	£
Employment Allowance	5,000	4,088

6 Other income

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

7 Raising funds

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	2025	2024
	£	£
Trading costs
Other trading activities	371	2,579
Support costs	47,045	18,892
Trading costs	47,416	21,471
	47,416	21,471

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

8 Expenditure on charitable activities

	Charitable	Charitable
	expenditure	expenditure
	2025	2024
	£	£
Direct costs
Staff costs	86,640	89,412
Depreciation and impairment	1,113	397
Heat & light	26,387	14,321
Stationery	912	925
IT Consumables	1,225	1,273
Repairs	5,343	5,834
Venue hire	(35)	405
Subscriptions	1,442	589
Telephone	2,165	2,168
Professional costs	1,419	995
Commiunity event expenses	3,214	-
Entertaining	126	-
Advertising & marketing	504	32
Resources & equipment	14,879	22,650
Volunteer & training	4,165	2,828
Insurance	1,490	222
Bank charges	270	350
Other charitable expenditure	1,596	852
	152,855	143,253
Share of support and governance costs (see note 9)
Support	-	27,043
	152,855	170,296
Analysis by fund
Restricted funds	152,855	170,296

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

9 Support costs

Support costs
Support costs Governance costs £ £ Staff costs 21,468 - Depreciation 20,026 - Sundries 1,062 - Consulting 2,250 - Professional charges 1,453 - Repairs 186 - Interest paid 600 - 47,045 - Analysed between Trading 47,045 - Charitable activities - - 47,045 -	2025Support costs Governance costs £ £ £ 21,468 20,365 - 20,026 20,026 - 1,062 541 - 2,250 2,267 - 1,453 1,990 - 186 29 - 600 717 - 47,045 45,935 - 47,045 18,892 - - 27,043 - 47,045 45,935 -	2024 £ 20,365 20,026 541 2,267 1,990 29 717
		45,935
		18,892 27,043
		45,935

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:

	2025	2024
	Number	Number
	2	2
Employment costs	2025	2024
	£	£
Wages and salaries	61,373	58,793
Session staff	29,614	37,201
Social security costs	5,937	4,088
Other pension costs	1,003	1,005
	91,831	95,226

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

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

12 Taxation

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

13 Tangible fixed assets

Freehold land and buildings Fixtures and fittings £ £ Cost At 1 April 2024 563,627 898 Additions 149,583 - At 31 March 2025 713,210 898 Depreciation and impairment At 1 April 2024 40,053 206 Depreciation charged in the year 20,026 225 At 31 March 2025 60,079 431 Carrying amount At 31 March 2025 653,131 467 At 31 March 2024 523,575 692 14 Debtors Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 15 Loans and overdrafts Bank loans Payable within one year Payable after one year	Computers £ 2,665 - 2,665 191 888 1,079 1,586 2,474 2025 £ 1,204 2,785 3,989 2025 £ 12,561 10,000 2,561	Total £ 567,190 149,583
		716,773
		40,450 21,139
		61,589
		655,184
		526,741
		2024 £ 1,739 1,371
		3,110
		2024 £ 22,838
		10,000 12,838

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Notes Bank loans 15 Other taxation and social security Trade creditors Grant received in advance Accruals and deferred income 17 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Notes Bank loans 15 18 Retirement benefit schemes Defined contribution schemes Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes	2025 £ 10,000 2,522 2,922 72,500 1,116 89,060 2025 £ 2,561 2025 £ 1,003	2024 £ 10,000 8,209 8,534 32,474 1,380
		60,597
		2024 £ 12,838
		2024 £ 1,005

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

19 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
	2024	resources	expended		2025
	£	£	£	£	£
	555,246	235,011	(152,855)	52,367	689,769
Previous year:	At 1 April	Incoming	Resources	Transfers	At 31 March
	2023	resources	expended		2024
	£	£	£	£	£
	517,870	207,672	(170,296)	-	555,246

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

20 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
		2024	resources	expended		2025
		£	£	£	£	£
General funds		64,298	31,520	(47,416)	(52,367)	(3,965)
Previous year:	At	1 April	Incoming	Resources	Transfers	At 31 March
		2023	resources	expended		2024
		£	£	£	£	£
General funds		28,774	56,995	(21,471)	-	64,298
Analysis of net assets between	funds
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
				funds	funds
				2025	2025	2025
				£	£	£
At 31 March 2025:
Tangible assets				-	655,184	655,184
Current assets/(liabilities)				(3,965)	37,146	33,181
Long term liabilities				-	(2,561)	(2,561)
				(3,965)	689,769	685,804
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
				funds	funds
				2024	2024	2024
				£	£	£
At 31 March 2024:
Tangible assets				71,667	455,074	526,741
Current assets/(liabilities)				(7,369)	113,010	105,641
Long term liabilities				-	(12,838)	(12,838)
				64,298	555,246	619,544

21 Analysis of net assets between funds

22 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).

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