**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 01 2024 **To** 31 12 2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Newcastle Upon Tyne Hindu Temple **Other names charity is known by** 1095353 **Charity's principal address** The Hindu Temple 172 West Road Newcastle Upon Tyne **Postcode NE4 9QB** ~~—~~ **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1095353 |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---| |1 Mr S Kapoor|President||| |2 Mrs A Kumar|General Secretary||| |3 Mrs N Sehgal|Vice President||| |4 Mr A Puri|Treasurer||| |5 Mr A P Vedhera|||| |6 Mrs H Chaddha|||| |7 Mr R Handa|||| |8 Mrs S Rehan|||| |9 Mr V Sharma|||| |10 Mr D Patel|||| |11 Mr R Thaman|||| |12 Mr B Vasa|||| |13|||| |14|||| |15|||| |16|||| |17|||| |18|||| |19|||| |20
~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~ee~~|~~ee~~| March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Election Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To advance the Hindu faith for the benefit of the public in Newcastle and the surrounding area To provide a Temple or other place of worship for members of the Hindu **Summary of the objects of the** faith. **charity set out in its** To advance the education of the public in the Hindu faith. **governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 The Temple is open daily for the observance of the rites of the Hindu faith and for services twice every week on a Sunday, Tuesday and upon all Hindu Festivals. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance The Hindu Temple Community of Newcastle continued to provide public **Summary of the main** awareness and advance the education of the public in the Hindu Faith. **achievements of the charity during the year** The Temple was available for worship for members of the Hindu Faith. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** At 31 December 2024 the cash funds amounted to £637,034. ## **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** The Trustees consider that this level of funds is sufficient to enable the charity to fulfil all of its obligations and commitments and to finance the activities that it currently undertakes. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** March **2012** **TAR** 5 **Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** **for** **Hindu Temple Newcastle** **Hindu Temple Newcastle** ## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ||**Page**| |---|---| |**General Information**|1| |**Accountants' Report and Client Approval Certificate**|2| |**Detailed Profit and Loss Account**|3| |**Balance Sheet**|4| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|5| **Hindu Temple Newcastle** **General Information for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **PROPRIETOR:** S Kapoor ## **ADDRESS:** **ADDRESS:** The Hindu Temple 172 West Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE4 9QB **ACCOUNTANTS:** Flannagans - Gateshead 7 Bankside The Watermark Gateshead NE11 9SY Page 1 **Financial Statements** **for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **Accountants' Report to** ## **Hindu Temple Newcastle** In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the annexed financial statements from the accounting records of Hindu Temple Newcastle and from information and explanations supplied to us. Flannagans - Gateshead 7 Bankside The Watermark Gateshead NE11 9SY 12 May 2025 ## **Client Approval Certificate** I approve the financial statements and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for their preparation. S Kapoor 12 May 2025 Page 2 ## **Hindu Temple Newcastle** ## **Detailed Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** |**Income**
Donations
Collections
Membership fees
Gift aid received
**Other income**
Rents received
Council Grant
Deposit account interest
**Expenditure**
Food bank donation
Flowers
Catering and cooking
Cleaner and cleaning material
Visiting Swamiji
Mahayagya expenses
Water rates
Insurance
Light and heat
Diwali expenses
Balaji Kalyanutsav
Ganesh Chaturthi expenses
Wages
Pensions
Telephone
Printing, post and stationery
Car park charges
TV licence
Repairs and renewals
Book keeping services
Accountancy
Justgiving membership fee
**Finance costs**
Bank charges
Credit card
**Depreciation**
Fixtures and fittings
**NET PROFIT**|2024
£
139,499
53,320
2,047
10,430
1,800
7,500
6,286
-
-
42,706
11,219
1,300
-
2,126
3,544
19,733
9,158
725
700
35,250
629
1,026
1,039
1,004
170
20,382
18
948
562
529
967|£
205,296
15,586
220,882
152,239
68,643
1,496
67,147
1,563
65,584|2023
£
154,606
47,162
1,370
5,606
1,800
-
3,443
4,618
81
41,949
13,814
2,100
13,197
5,954
3,183
29,379
5,836
850
700
32,250
528
1,232
1,143
1,926
159
13,297
-
948
562
609
727|£
208,744
5,243| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||213,987
173,706| |||||40,281
1,336| |||||38,945
1,480| |||||37,465| Page 3 ## **Hindu Temple Newcastle** ## **Balance Sheet 31 December 2024** |Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
1
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Bank account
Bank account no. 2
Cash in hand
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Accrued expenses
**NET ASSETS**
**FINANCED BY**
**RESERVES AND FUNDS**
Reserves
2|2024
125,136
500,000
11,897
637,033
4,197
579
2,373
7,149|£
126,063
629,884
755,947
755,947
755,947|2023
£
63,832
500,000
6,685
570,517
2,799
437
-
3,236|£
123,083
567,281| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||690,364| |||||690,364| |||||690,364| Page 4 ## **Hindu Temple Newcastle** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## 1. **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |**COST**
At 1 January 2024
Additions
At 31 December 2024
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 January 2024
Charge for year
At 31 December 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
**RESERVES**
At 1 January 2024
Surplus transferred from
current account
At 31 December 2024
**CAPITAL ACCOUNT**
Share of profit
Less
Surplus transferred to General
Reserve|Improvements
Freehold
to
property
property
£
£
51,406
63,257
-
-
51,406
63,257
-
-
-
-
-
-
51,406
63,257
51,406
63,257|Fixtures
and
fittings
£
49,393
4,543
53,936
40,974
1,563
42,537
11,399
8,419|Computer
equipment
£
6,736
-
6,736
6,735
-
6,735
1
1|Totals
£
170,792
4,543
175,335
47,709
1,563
49,272
126,063
123,083
General
reserves
£
690,364
65,583
755,947
S Kapoor
£
65,584
65,584
65,584| |---|---|---|---|---| ## 2. **RESERVES** ## 3. **CAPITAL ACCOUNT** Page 5 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charily Name Newcastle Upon Tyne Hindu Temple On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no (rf any) 1095353 Set out on pages IrÈ[nEffiD￿r lo Ii'irltJof-. Il.,. page ' illlikl. Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibilty to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)(b} of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions glven examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in Ihe statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no malter has come to my attention examinerfs statement (other than that disdosed below ") which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act" and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requiremenls of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Dale= 21 Name: Yasir Javed FCCA, ACA Relevant professional qualificatlon{s) or body (if any): Chartered Certified Accountant, Chartered Accountant IER March 2012 Address: Flannagans Chartered Accountants Unit 3A Evolution. Wynyard Avenue, Wynyard Business Park, Billingham, Cleveland. TS22 5TB Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. IER March 2012 Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER March 2012