2021-09-30-accounts - The Shuktara Trust (UK)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1st October 2020 30th September 2021 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Shuktara Trust (UK)

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1112303

Charity's principal address 7 Lily Close London Postcode W14 9YA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Adam Thompson	Chair
	Michael Tungay	DeputyChair
	Susan Tungay	Secretary
	Emma Johnstone
	Kamau Lyon
	Alyson Rose
	Judith Harris

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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

Trust Deed

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust, minimum of three trustees How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustees for five years Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include Shuktara Trust (UK) supports the work carried out by shuktara and additional information, where Shuktara Cakes, Kolkata, India. A Trustee’s Induction Pack is available to relevant, about: thoroughly equip new trustees with the workings of the Trust. The charity’s current account is with Santander Business Banking and is managed
policies and procedures online by one trustee with two other trustees having view only access. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; Shuktara Trust (UK) is the fundraising arm for shuktara, Kolkata. The
the charity’s organisational trustees acknowledge they have a responsibility to all our donors that the
structure and any wider children and young people in shuktara, Kolkata are kept safe and to this
network with which the charity end the UK trustees agree with the Child Protection Policy that the Indian
works; charity has in place. This document is displayed in both houses and all
relationship with any related staff have agreed to abide by the stated policies. Details of the policy can parties; be viewed by going to this link: https://shuktara.org/wp-content/uploads/Shuktara-Kolkata-Child-
trustees’ consideration of Protection-Policy.pdf major risks and the system Staff are regularly reminded of the safeguarding policies for both houses
and procedures to manage them. and given the opportunity to say if they are concerned about a colleague's behaviour.

Shuktara Cakes is a bakery and training project that was set up in 2013 by Cojean Foundation of France. Five young men from shuktara, Kolkata were trained in baking and patisserie skills and now produce French cakes which are sold to high-end restaurants and hotels. This project provides the young men with an income and the hope is that they will eventually take over the business and run it themselves.

Section C Objectives and activities

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To provide income and direction for disadvantaged persons in India but particularly supporting the work of shuktara in Kolkata, India. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document To raise money to support the work aforementioned by fundraising and recruiting individual and corporate donors. Directing money raised to projects in India to further this work. All the UK trustees have read the Charity Commission's section on Public Benefit and it will be seen in Sections D and F that we are overseeing the provision of housing, welfare, education, employment and care for young, abandoned or lost people with disabilities in Kolkata, India. 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)

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Investment

Shuktara Trust (UK) makes every effort to keep its deposits in the various bank accounts to around £85,000, which is the maximum covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. All monies are deposited in low-risk accounts.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Shuktara Trust (UK) (STUK) has been operating and supporting achievements of the charity shuktara, Kolkata, India for sixteen years. during the year

In the past year the trustees met four times - virtually as a Covid precaution. New fundraising ideas were considered during the year including the production of a shuktara calendar for 2022, creating an online shop and taking part in The Big Give Christmas campaign. The calendar and online shop ideas were investigated but involved some complex rules around selling and therefore the trustees decided not to pursue these options. STUK applied to The Big Give, looking to raise £25,000 to set up a Shuktara Cakes Café. Much work on this application was carried out by several trustees and meetings were held with some of our very generous donors but in October we heard that we had not been chosen to receive matched funding. We have since decided to run our own fundraising campaign from January 2022 when we hope to raise sufficient funds to purchase a property and fund the café’s running costs for three years.

STUK now receives donations via Amazon Smile, and Ziffit has been added to the website which enables supporters to sell unwanted books and donate money raised to the charity.

One of our supporters appeared on the tv shows Celebrity Mastermind and Tipping Point Lucky Stars and donated her winnings of 23,000 to the charity.

The trustees asked Pappu Mishra, Manager of shuktara, Kolkata to request a rent holiday or reduction for the Shuktara Cakes bakery as Covid restrictions meant the bakery was not operating. (See below for

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Section D Achievements and performance

more details).
In February 2021 the Indian government set up a new system of		payment
for FCRA accounts and it was decided to make one annual payment of
the maintenance costs for shuktara. Consequently, in May £78,650 was
transferred over to shuktara which covered four quarter’s costs up to May
2022.
shuktara, Kolkatastill has restrictions in place due to the covid
pandemic and only the 12 vaccinated residents of the two homes are
going outside.
Shuktara’s young people that were attending school are now quite used
to studies using laptops or mobile phones to communicate with their
teachers.
Because of the 14-day isolation and quarantine rules, shuktara has now
permanently adapted this for all its staff, so that it has staff working on
14-day rotas and then 14 days living at home. Festival season was a
much quieter affair this year, because of covid rules.
The season began with Vishwakarma Puja back in
September. Vishwakarma Puja was held in the Shuktara Cakes		Bakery
space which is now on the ground floor of Anna Bari. In June a decision
was made to move the premises of Shuktara Cakes to the newly
refurbished ground floor of Anna Bari. Thismove has given them more
financial security during the pandemic when revenue for the cake
business has been reduced. It also makes the journey to work so much
easier for some of the young men.
Durga Puja is the main festival, but due to the restrictions the only outings
made were by the Shuktara Cakes team who were selling Patisserie at a
local Puja.
Following Durga Puja they celebrated Diwali and Kali Puja and ended
their festivities with Jagadhatri Puja held on the 12th and 13th of
November outside Anna Bari, where everyone from both homes		attended
and the local residents enjoyed socialising with shuktara’s young people
and staff. They were also able to distribute food to	their community on the
final day.
It has been a year of hope and transition at Shuktara. Through all the
difficulties Covid and the pandemic presented, they managed to		keep the
light shining at Shuktara through a number of projects.
In February a dance teacher, Dev Ambuly, was appointed for weekly
dance sessions at both Anna Bari and Lula Bari. This has brought a huge
amount of joy and confidence to all the young people involved.
Shuktara finally feels it can start to look beyond the pandemic and to the
future.
For some time they have wanted to have an avenue to sell the French
patisserie created at Shuktara Cakes in a café environment. The idea has
always been a means to build confidence, independence and self-esteem
to the young people from Shuktara and other young people with
disabilities in the Kolkata area.
Over the last 6 months, the UK trustees and the Shuktara team in
Kolkata have been focussing on how to turn the project into a reality and

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Section D Achievements and performance

there is now a clearer picture of what a Shuktara Cakes Café will look like. We have already started to look for a suitable café premises to purchase as well as securing initial funding commitments.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trustees' reserve policy is to have a minimum of one year's running costs, which is currently £130,420.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include Principal Source of Funds: additional information, where relevant about:

Individual donations, both regular and one-off giving; grants from Trusts. There have been no fundraising events in the past year.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Investment Policy:

Shuktara's cash assets are spread between Santander, Cambridge & Counties Bank and The Hampshire Trust Bank.

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

Plans for 2021/2022

To raise sufficient funds to purchase a property for Shuktara Cakes Café together with three years' running costs and provide one full year's maintenance costs for shuktara.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

	Adam Thompson	Susan Maureen Tungay
	Chair
	19thDecember 2021

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End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending 30 September 2021

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• Introduction

Although 2020-2021 saw a small increase in income, expenditure was exceeded by £60,000. This was due to shuktara and Shuktara Cakes, Kolkata receiving a total maintenance payment from Shuktara Trust UK (STUK) of £117,600 to cover a period of six quarters: December 2020 to February 2021; March to May 2021; June to August 2021; September to November 2021 December 2021 to February 2022 and March to May 2022.

The shuktara management decided that a single annual payment for maintenance was sensible now that all donations coming from outside India have to be paid into the charity’s FCRA account with the State Bank of India, New Delhi. Both STUK and shuktara are aware that permission for transferring donations can change. So in May 2021 a payment of £78,650 was made which covered running costs to May 2022. It was decided to transfer the balance of £78,400 held with COIF/CCLA bank to cover this payment to shuktara and this bank account is now closed.

The February ‘21 payment was £22,700 which included £7K to cover the cost of moving Shuktara Cakes Bakery from its rented site to the ground floor of Anna Bari as well as covering roof repairs there. Relocating the bakery has made travel for shuktara’s young men working there much easier as well as saving rental costs.

During the following year STUK and the team in shuktara, Kolkata are fundraising to purchase a property and cover running costs in which Shuktara Cakes will run a café to sell their French Patisserie. It will be a place created and staffed by the young people of shuktara. The idea of the café is to provide work which builds confidence, independence and self-esteem for those with disabilities from shuktara and Kolkata more broadly.

Total reserves stand at £206,385.

Statement of Financial Activities

	Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Prior year funds funds funds funds total funds
Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Activities for generating funds Investment income Incoming resources from charitable activities Other incoming resources Total income Resources used Costs of generating funds Costs of generating voluntary income Investment management costs Charitable activities Governance costs Total expenditure Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer	63,637 — — 63,637 56,698 — — — — 152 1,728 — — 1,728 2,880 — — — — — 5,053 — — 5,053 6,199
	70,419 — — 70,419 65,930 216 — — 216 216 — — — — — 130,130 — — 130,130 82,512 75 — — 75 101
	130,421 — — 130,421 82,830
	(60,001) — — (60,001) (16,899)

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Transfers

Gross transfers between funds - in Gross transfers between funds - out Other recognised gains / losses Gains / losses on investment assets Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Represented by Unrestricted Cafe General fund Designated Cafe Lula Bari	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
	(60,001) — — (60,001) (16,899)
	266,386 — — 266,386 283,286
	206,385 — — 206,385 266,386 — — — — — 194,346 — — 194,346 254,698 100 — — 100 — 11,938 — — 11,938 11,688

Balance sheet

Class and code Description	This year Last year
Fixed assets 1402 Office equipment Total Fixed assets Current assets 1502 Santander UK plc 1504 COIF/CCLA 026320002C CLOSED 15041 Cambridge & Counties Bank 15042 Hampshire Trust Bank Total Current assets Reserves Excess / (deficit) to date Z01 Starting balances Total Reserves Represented by funds Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total	406 406
	406 406 35,970 19,295 — 78,394 87,207 86,316 82,801 81,973
	205,978 265,980 (60,001) (16,899) 266,386 283,286
	206,385 266,386 194,346 254,698 12,038 11,688 — — — —
	206,385 266,386

Statement of assets and liabilities

	This year Last year
Tangible assets Office equipment General fund (Unrestricted) -	406 406
	406 406

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Total for Tangible assets Cash at bank and in hand Santander UK plc General fund (Unrestricted) - Lula Bari (Designated) - Cafe (Designated) - COIF/CCLA 026320002C CLOSED General fund (Unrestricted) - Cambridge & Counties Bank General fund (Unrestricted) - Lula Bari (Designated) - Hampshire Trust Bank General fund (Unrestricted) - Total for Cash at bank and in hand Grand total	406 406 33,931 17,607 1,938 1,688 100 —
	35,970 19,295 — 78,394
	— 78,394 77,207 76,316 10,000 10,000
	87,207 86,316 82,801 81,973
	205,978 265,980
	206,385 266,386

Fund movement by type

	Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses Closing
General - General fund Unrestricted Sub-total for General LulaBari - Lula Bari Designated Sub-total for LulaBari Cafe - Cafe Unrestricted Designated Sub-total for Cafe Grand total	254,698 70,069 130,421 — — 194,346
	254,698 70,069 130,421 — — 194,346 11,688 250 — — — 11,938
	11,688 250 — — — 11,938 — — — — — — — 100 — — — 100
	— 100 — — — 100
	266,386 70,419 130,421 — — 206,385

Analysis of income and expenditure

						Total
	Unrestricted	Designated	Restricted		Endowment	This year	Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Incoming resources from generated funds - Voluntary income
1101 - GA Donations	16,280	350		—	—	16,630	23,648
1104 - Income from Founders	—	—		—	—	—	—
1106 - Income from patrons	—	—		—	—	—	—
1108 - Non GA Donations	34,947	—		—	—	34,947	17,521
1109 - Income via Justgiving	6,146	—		—	—	6,146	10,955
11091 - Virginmoney Giving	—	—		—	—	—	25
1110 - Income from the public	5	—		—	—	5	26
1111 - Income via PayPal	3,266	—		—	—	3,266	2,958

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1113 - Income via Give As You Live 33 — — — 33 63 11131 - Income via Amazon Smile 23 — — — 23 — 1114 - Income from businesses — — — — — — 1115 - Income from Tortelli Ltd t/a Opera Taver — — — — — — 1116 - Income from Foundations 84 — — — 84 — 11161 - Income from Fondation NAD Shuktara Cakes — — — — — — 1117 - Income from Trusts 2,500 — — — 2,500 1,500 1118 - Grants — — — — — — 1120 - Income from subscriptions — — — — — — 1122 - Income from sponsorships — — — — — — Total 63,287 350 — — 63,637 56,698 Incoming resources from generated funds - Activities for generating funds 1124 - Trading income — — — — — — 1128 - Sale of goods — — — — — — 1136 - income from jumble sales — — — — — — 1138 - Income from concerts — — — — — — 1140 - Sales of donated goods — — — — — 152 1142 - Sales of bought in goods — — — — — — 1144 - Services provided — — — — — — 1146 - Income from licensing — — — — — — 1148 - Lettings of non inv property — — — — — — Total — — — — — 152 Incoming resources from generated funds - Investment income 1150 - Income from inv assets — — — — — — 1152 - Dividends income — — — — — — 1154 - Interest income 1,728 — — — 1,728 2,880 1156 - Income from rents — — — — — — Total 1,728 — — — 1,728 2,880 Incoming resources from generated funds - Incoming resources from charitable activities 1112 - Income from government bodies — — — — — — 1126 - Service agreements — — — — — — 1130 - Income from services — — — — — — 1132 - Lettings of non inv property — — — — — — 1134 - Trading inc from authorities — — — — — — Total — — — — — — Other incoming resources 1158 - Gain-disposal of fixed asset — — — — — — 1159 - Tax recovered 5,053 — — — 5,053 6,199 1160 - Refund of Incorrect Debit — — — — — — 1161 - Returned payment from Kamal Kantha Kolka — — — — — — Total 5,053 — — — 5,053 6,199	33 — — — 33 63 23 — — — 23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 84 — — — 84 — — — — — — — 2,500 — — — 2,500 1,500 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
	— — — — — — — — — — — — 5,053 — — — 5,053 6,199 — — — — — — — — — — — —
	5,053 — — — 5,053 6,199
INCOME TOTAL	70,069 350 — — 70,419 65,930

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EXPENDITURE

Costs of generating funds - Costs of generating voluntary income

1302 - Cost of raising funds — — — — — — 1304 - Agents costs — — — — — — 1305 - Just Giving Website 216 — — — 216 216 13051 - Virgin Money Giving — — — — — — 1306 - Fundraising publicity costs — — — — — — Total 216 — — — 216 216 Costs of generating funds - Investment management costs 1308 - Investment management — — — — — — Total — — — — — — Charitable activities 1310 - Capital maintenance — — — — — — 1312 - Grants to institutions — — — — — — 1313 - Shuktara India 117,600 — — — 117,600 65,250 13131 - Kamal Kantha Kolkata — — — — — — 1314 - Grants to individuals — — — — — — 1315 - D Earp Salary & Expenses 6,000 — — — 6,000 10,000 1316 - Supply of services 6,380 — — — 6,380 6,960 1318 - Supply of goods — — — — — — 1326 - Office costs 150 — — — 150 202 1328 - Communications costs — — — — — 100 1340 - Depreciation — — — — — — Total 130,130 — — — 130,130 82,512 Governance costs 1320 - Audit costs — — — — — — 1321 - Bank Charges 75 — — — 75 101 1322 - Legal advice — — — — — — 1323 - Unpaid cheque — — — — — — 1324 - Preparing accounts — — — — — — 1325 - Over payment — — — — — — 13251 - Incorrect Debit — — — — — — Total 75 — — — 75 101	— — — — — — — — — — — — 216 — — — 216 216 — — — — — — — — — — — —
	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 117,600 — — — 117,600 65,250 — — — — — — — — — — — — 6,000 — — — 6,000 10,000 6,380 — — — 6,380 6,960 — — — — — — 150 — — — 150 202 — — — — — 100 — — — — — —
	130,130 — — — 130,130 82,512 — — — — — — 75 — — — 75 101 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
	75 — — — 75 101
EXPENDITURE TOTAL	130,421 — — — 130,421 82,830

GRAND TOTAL	(60,351) 350 — — (60,001) (16,899)

• Conclusion

Total Reserves in all funds at 30 September 2021 stands at £206,385 .

Total Receipts received during 2020/2021 were £70,419

Total Payments amounted to £130,421

Once again STUK has not actively promoted any fundraising projects, being very much aware of the financial effect on people due to Covid-19. During 2022 we will be actively fundraising for the charity and the

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proposed Shuktara Cakes café project. We are very grateful to all our supporters who have continued donating to STUK during this past year.

This report dated: 19th December 2021

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Shuktara Trust (UK) On accounts for the year 30[th] September 2021 Charity no 1112303 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-6 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/09/2021.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts 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 across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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.

Date: 19[th] December 2021

Signed: Name: John Culhane Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

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Address: 89 More Close London W14 9BW

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .

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