Shree Sukhpur Earthquake Relief Trust
59 Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, Essex. IG7 5EP Tel. 01268 724 287 (Day) 020 8500 6972 (evening) Registered Charity Number 1085396 Website: https://www.ssert.org Email: lalji@bhudia59.co.uk
Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2023
Shree Sukhpur Earthquake Relief Trust is constituted by Deed of Trust and is a registered charity, No. 1085396. The Charity address is at 59 Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, Essex IG7 5EP. The charity trustees during the year to 31 March 2022 were:
Mr Lalji Velji Bhudia (Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary) Mr Devshi Kanji Velani Mr Premji Lalji Hirani (Vice-Chairman) Mr Devshi Gopal Naran Mr Hirji Lalji Bhudia Mr Umesh Premji Patel Mr Gopal Kanji Naran Mr Ramesh Hirji Vekariya
The charity was registered on 6 March 2001 following the devastating earthquake in Bhuj on 26 January 2001, which destroyed approximately 90% of Sukhpur. The object of the charity is to relieve distress caused by the earthquake in Sukhpur, Bhuj, Gujarat, India on 26 January 2001. The purpose is to use the funds to relieve those who may need help whether now or in the future because of this tragedy, with special consideration being given to orphans, the elderly and people who are with disability.
The charity is continuing with its objectives of providing long-term assistance through SSERT Hospital in Sukhpur by providing basic GP services 24 hours per day including Physio services, Dental and Eye Clinic and Medical Store at the hospital. We are also making donation to the Sukhpur Tiffin Service to provide 2 meals daily free or partly paid every day to the needy people in the town. The hospital is still providing a valuable service to the local community and the surrounding towns. The committee and the trustees are happy with the service it is providing. We have set up Dental clinic from April 2018 with a fulltime dentist employed. The Hospital has been operating for 20 years and we celebrated its 20[th] year anniversary by providing 3 days of fully free medical camp in December 2022. The hospital is providing vital service to the community surrounding Sukhpur.
The charity is still running completely on interest and the income generated by the Hospital and Medical Store. The trustees believe that whilst the charity is able to support itself there is no need to generate any additional funds in UK.
As per previous year’s report all the funds from our old trust accounts have been moved to the 3 trustees NRE account no. 382413110000565 with foreign account status with our existing fund holding bank - Bank of India to hold the SSERT funds in the 3 UK trustee names with any 2 trustee’s signatures to operate the account. We have also arranged the legal agreement to protect the SSERT funds and the trustees against any legal or tax problems or any funds ownership problems while the SSERT funds are held in their names. The 3 trustees on the legal agreement are Lalji V Bhudia, Hirji Lalji Bhudia, Gopal Kanji Naran. The bank has transferred all fixed deposit accounts held in the SSERT trust name into the 3 trustee’s account 382413110000565 in 2022-2023 financial year.
We have reduced the number of trustees who were less active as mentioned in the last years report at the meeting held in July 2022 to allow any new persons who regularly visit Sukhpur and who are interested in joining the charity to become trustees so that we are able to run more efficiently and make it easier to make trustee decisions. As from September 2022 we have the 7 of the original trustees and one new trustee appointed Ramesh Hirji Vekariya.
Lalji Velji Bhudia 6[th] December 2023
On behalf of the board of trustees
Shree Sukhpur Earthquake Relief Trust
59 Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5EP Tel. 01268 724 287 (Day) Tel. 020 8500 6972 (Evening) UK Registered Charity Number 1085396 Website : https://www.ssert.org Email : lalji@bhudia59.co.uk
| Receipt and Payments Accounts : 01 April 2022 Year to 31 March 2023 RECEIPTS Income receipts : From voluntary sources Donations Fund-raising events and appeals Gift Aid tax refund claim Payments received from Charities Aid From assets : U.K,. Deposit interest Interest received in India Income in India Donation received in India Hospital Income Medical Store( Chemist ) income Income transferred from Medical Account 9164 Income transferred from Bank Of India Account 4586 Accounts balancing adjustments Total receipts PAYMENTS Charity activity direct expenditure : Other expenditure Fund raising events Meeting Expenses Stationary & Postage Bank charges Advance hall booking fee & other hall hire charges Cost of Telephone calls to India by the Trustee's Charitable Activities Donation towards Tiffin service for elderly persons Hospital running cost from 01-04-2022 to 31-03-2023 Payment made from UK trust a/c 0565 for hospital running cost 2022-2023 Medical Store( Chemist ) running cost from 01-04-2022 to 31-03-2023 New equipment purchased for Hospital / Physio Department Hospital general maintenance cost Expenditure sub-total Total payments Net receipts for the year Loss / Gain due to Exchange Rate Net Profit / Loss |
To 31/03/2023 1,994 0 0 0 0 8,978 0 33,298 40,929 5,446 1,386 0 0 0 0 97 140 0 2,970 41,711 3,970 42,118 0 0 -£35,414.07 |
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| 92,030 | To 31/03/2022 | ||||
| 910 0 0 0 0 9,166 2,180 19,747 41,583 1,500 900 1 75,987 |
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| 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 3,000 26,385 3,500 36,780 2,183 0 |
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| 91,007 | 71,932 | ||||
| 91,007 | 71,932 | ||||
| 1,024 | 4,055 | ||||
| 36,438 | 4,082 | ||||
| 37,462 | 8,137 |
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Shree Sukhpur Earthquake Relief Trust
59 Mount Pleasant Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5EP Tel. 020 8500 6972
UK Registered Charity Number 1085396 Website : https://www.ssert.org Email : lalji@bhudia59.co.uk
| Balance Sheet 31-03-2023 Barclays Bank current balance at 31 March 2023 Barclays Bank savings a/c balance at 31 March 2023 Total U.K. Bank Balance at 31 March 2023 Bank A/c No. Bank of India, Sukhpur balance for Fixed Deposit account at 31 March 2023 4309 Bank of India, Sukhpur balance for NRE Savings account at 31 March 2023 4586 Bank of India, Sukhpur balance for Hospital account at 31 March 2023 0565 BOI Sukhpur New 3 Trustee Savings A/C bank bal. as of 31-03-2023 2194 SBI -Sukhpur Hospital account bank balance as of 31-03-2023 9164 SBI-Sukhpur Medical store account bank balance as of 31-03-2023 Bank deposits and current accounts Balance at 31 March 2023 BOI = Bank Of India Accounts SBI = State Bank Of India new accounts NRE Fixed |
To 31/03/2023 £ 213.74 5,019.51 5,233 261,994.33 ** 6.14 * 784.09 7,017.88 5,577.50 5,587.98 *286,201 £36,438.04 |
To 31/03/2022 | |
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| £ 101 3,310 |
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| 3,411 | |||
| 227,277 41 537 10,985 3,971 3,542 |
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| 249,763 | |||
| = | . diffrence |
** Conversion rate of Rs.101.00 used for conversion from Indian Rupees to Sterling
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl Members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no {if any) Set out on pages lof 2 (Me?12.1 I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("Ihe Trusf,) for the year ended 2110312013 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 14515llb) of the Act. I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with the examinalion which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed- Date.. -(Q-1022 Name: Relevant professional qualif i¢ation{s) or body (if any): N](A Address: IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. o(A IER October 2018