## **Annual Report January – December 2021** 

## _**Activities of the Charity**_ 

The Trust office is based in a UK property for its activities 

## **Sri Lanka – Educational Project** 

- The trust funded over 40 students at the start of 2021, continuing the scholarship scheme for ten years. The trust was funding 25 University Students, 7 graduated by the end of 2021. The scholarship scheme supports underprivileged students from various parts of Sri Lanka. Monthly payments are made to all students via bank transfers. One student successfully graduated from the universities during this period. 

- The trust members and devotees were unable to visit the school students in Sri Lanka in 2022 as the schools and universities were closed, due unrest in Sri Lanka. 

## **United Kingdom** 

- The trust supports MacMillan Cancer Charity 

- The trust supports the Homeless Action in Barnet, by providing groceries once a month, enabling them to feed the homeless. 

- All activities were suspended during 2021, due to Covid 19. 

## **India** 

- The trust supports medical camps held in India for treatments such as diabetes for the underprivileged. 

- The trust actively supported the needy with food and masks, sanitisers, and other necessary medical items to help the situation with Covid 19. 

Swami Rammanantha Sarasswathi believes in guiding people, particularly the youth to lead a balanced life in a multicultural society. He very much encourages and promotes the idea of providing service to the needy in any society amongst his devotees to propagate global citizenship. No spiritual trips have taken place during 2021 because of Covid 19. 



RAMMANANTHA TRUST (UK)
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 December 2021
Opening Balan￿S
40,197
Income..
Donations
Others
35.082
5,437
40,518
Less.. Expenses
Charity Services
Cultural Events
Rates
Telephone
Light & Heat
Bank Charges
Printing, Postage & Stationery
Repairs & Maintenan
21.356
2,052
407
758
95
250
24,918
Surplus expenditure over income
15,601
Accumulated funds as at 31 December 2021
55,798
I have checked the above income and expendtture accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2021 without carrying out an audit
and certify them in accordan￿ with the books and information
and explanation I re￿iVed from Mrs L Sivagumar.
18-Oct-22
Mrs B Giritharan ACCA
Chartered Certified Accountant
16 Cranford Road
Northampton
NN2 7QS
Date

RAMMANANTHA TRUST IUKI
TRUSfEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Charity Registered Number: 1109225

RAMMANANTHA TRUST {UKI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
PAGE
CONTEMrs
Trustees and Advisors
Trustees, Report
Auditors, Report
Independent Examinerfs Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements

TRUSTEES AND ADV150RS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Trustees and Board of Management
Miss Rajyalakshmi Rangavaghala
Mr Jayant Lakha
Mrs Lalitha Sivagumar
Mrs Vijryakumari lyankaran
Mr Villavarajah Nadesalingam
Secretary
Address for communication
159 Farm Road
Edgware
HA8 9LP
Independent Examiner
B Giritharan
Chartered Certified Accountant
16 Cranford Road
Northampton
NN2 7QS
Bankers
Lloyds Bank
108- 109 Station Road
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 7JL

RAMMANANTHA TRUST IUKI
TRUSFEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and financial statements for the year ended
31 December 2021
ststU5
Rammanantha Trust is an incorporated charity
Objects and policies
The objects of the charFty, as set out in the trust deed. are as follows..
General Charitsble Purposes
Educationnraining
The Advancement of Health of Saving of Lives
The Prevention or Relief of Poverty
Religious Activities
Arts/CulturelHeritsge/Scien
Organisation and Structure
There shall be at least three trustees and every future trustee shall be apKM)inted in accordan￿ with
the Trust Deed.
The chartty is administered and managed by the trustees who have duties to hold in trust. for the
benefit of the charity. all property. funds. or otherwise vested in them.
The thartty relies on help of volunteers who help during fund raising events. carry out fund raising
activities.
The charity raises its funds via fund raising events conducted during Swami's visit to London for
approximatety four weeks a year. This has not been possible due to Covid-19 at present.
Financial review
During the year the charity raised £35.082 as donations.
In addition. the charity collected £5.437 from devotees.

RAMMANANTHA TRUST (UK)
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Trustees
The board of trustees who served during the financial year wa5 a5 follows:
Miss Rajyalakshmi Rangavaghala
Mr Jayant Lakha
Mrs Lalitha Sivagumar
Mrs Vijiyakumari lyankaran
Mr Villavarajah Nadesalingam
Secretary
Risk Management and Reserve policy
The charwty does not carry out any investments and the funds collected are used for its objective
clauses.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are required by law to prepare financial statements for each financial year which Bive a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity as at the end of the financial year and of
surplus or deficit for the period.
The Trustee5 confirm that appropriate accounting policies have been used and applied consistently
and reasonable prudent judgments and estimate5 have been made in the prepar4tion of the
financial ststements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The Trustees confimi that the financial
statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and that applicable accounting standards
have been followed.
The Trustees are responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records, for safeguarding the
assets of the charity, and for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other
irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf
Mrs Lalitha SNagumar
Date: 14 October 2021

INDEPENDENTEXAMINER'S REPORTON THE ACCOUNTS
Report to the Trustee5 of Rammanantha Trust IUK)
On the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021
Charity No- 1109225
Set out on pages I to 8
Respettive responsibilities of tn15tees and examlner.
The charitvs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charivs trustee5
consi(Jer that the audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the
charities Atti and that an independent examination is needed.
It 15 my responsibility to..
Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Art,
To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
charity commission {under sertion 14515)Ibl of the Charities Act), and
To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Ba54s of Independent Examinerfs Statement:
My examination was carried out in accordance with general direttions given 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 matter5 set out in their statement below.
Independent Examlnerfs Statements..
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
{11 Which gives the reasonoble cause to believe that in. any material respect, the
requirements:
To keep accounting records in accordance with the section 130 of the
Charitie5 Act-
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met.. or
{21 To which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name:
B Giritharan
Relevant Professional qualifiGltion: Chartered Certified Atcountant
Address=
16 Cranford Road, Northampton, NN2 7QS
Date.. 18 October 2022

RAMMANANTHA TRUST (UK)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DE￿MBER 2021
2021
2020
Incoming Resources
Voluntary Income
Donations and legacies and
similar income
Others
38,082
5.437
21,964
6,304
Totsl Incoming resources
40,518
28.268
Resources expended
Cost of generating funds
21,356
35,958
Charitable activities
Management and administration
3,562
3,193
Total Resources expended
24,918
39,151
Net IOutgoing}/lncoming Resour￿5
15,601
110,883)
Total Fund brought forward
40,197
51,080
Funds Transfer to India
Funds Transfer to Sri Lanka
Total Funds carried forward
55,798
51.080

RAMMANAKfHA TRUST IUK)
BALAN￿ SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Note
2021
2020
Current Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
55.798
40.197
55,798
40,197
Funds
Unrestricted fund5- General fund
55,798
40,197
Approved by the Board of Trustees:
Mrs Lalitha Sivagumar
14 October 2021

RAMMANANTHA TRUS[ (UK)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUIITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
l Accounting Policies
a Accountlng convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and are in
In accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended
Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" ISORPI issued in March 2005.
b Income
Income is recognised in the period in which the charity is entitled to receipt and the
amount can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Legacies are included when the charty is advised by the personal representative of an estate
that payment will be made. and the amount involved can be quantified.
Income includes the total amount receivable in the year.
¢ Expenditure
Expenditure is included when incurred.
Dirert charitable expenditure comprises expenditure direct￿ attributable to the main activrties
and objects of the charity.
Management and administrative costs are those incurred in connection wtth the
management of the charitys assets, organisational, administration and compliance with
ststutory requirements.
d Funding Accounting
Funds held by the charty are unrestricted general funds.
There are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the
discretion of the board of trustees.
e Cash Flow Ststement
The chartty has taken advantsge of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No I from
requirement to produce a cash flow statement.

RAMMANANTHA TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2021
l Donatbons. legacies aThl Similar incornirvd resources
2021
Unrestricted
2020
Unrestricted
Box collettion. Freewill Donations and appealslretreats
35,082
21,964
35.082
21,964
2 Othevs
Funds collected
5.437
6.304
5,437
6,304
3 Cost of Generatlng Fund5
Cultural Events & other expenses
21.356
35.958
35,958
35,958
4 Management and admInIstra￿Ofi
Printing, Posta8e and Stationery
Bank Charges
3,467
95
3.091
102
3,562
3,193
The trustees did not receive any remuneration or expenses during the year.
5 General Fund
Balance at ljanuary 2021
40.197
50,080
Surplus/lDeficitl for the year
15,601
110.8831
Balance at 31 De￿Mber2O21
55.798
40,197