## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
**INDEPENDENTLY EXAMINED**
**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
**31 MARCH 2021**
## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Trustees' Annual Report|1 - 2|
|Independent Examiner's Report|3|
|Receipts and Payments Account|4|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|5|
|Notes|6|
## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
## **The charity’s principal address is: St. Andrews, Arnolds Lane, Nailsworth, Stroud, GL6 0LL**
Chairperson: Sri Rashamay Das Treasurer: Mr Tangwyn Andrews
Secretary UK: Ms Lilian Maria Thomas Secretary India: Ms Claire Wade
## **Names of the charity trustees:**
Sri Rashamay Das - Chairman Tangwyn Kim Andrews - Secretary Claire Louisa Wade - Secretary Lilian Maria Thomas Harvey Owen Chuter Cordelia Conway John Gerard Noone - deceased in June 2021 Jacqueline Strand Ambika Andrews Sarah Whaley
## **Structure, governance and management**
The governing document is that of a Charitable Trust and was registered with the Charity Commission on 6 February 2007.
Trustee selection method: The charity’s policy for trustees’ recruitment and appointment is as delineated in the Governing document. No extra constitutional provisions have been made.
## **Objectives and activities**
In 2020-2021 the Trust objectives have been met in the following ways:
1) To advance religion and education for the benefit of the public in accordance with the teachings of Sri Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Vinod Vihari Goswami, worldwide;
2) To relieve financial hardship and sickness and the preservation and protection of good health in such ways as the trustees shall determine including the relief of victims of natural or other kinds of disaster; and
3) To provide such grants and donations for individuals or such charitable associations, bodies and organisations as the trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit, in particular to support the charitable work of Sri Vinod Vihari.
## Summary of main activities
This year has been characterised predominantly by meeting the needs of people in India suffering under the restrictions from the covid virus measures. In Vrindavan, India, our charitable clinic was closed by the Government at the end of March 2020 when the country entered its first lockdown and to date has not yet been able to reopen. A full curfew ensued where people were not allowed out of their houses under any circumstance. By May people were really suffering from lack of food. As the lockdown enforcement eased our project workers in Vrindavan were able to go out by motorbike and distribute food parcels (rice, dhal, salt, sugar, spices, oil, soap,etc.) to those in need.
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT CONTINUED**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
We were able to send money out to a similar project based in nearby Radha Kund where a lot of elderly and renunciants live. As restrictions lifted people were allowed to queue along one road in Vrindavan in the hope of being fed, so we made kichori and halwa and fed thousands of people in this way. When the government made rations available to all we stopped. Later in the year when lockdown was lifted a lot of blankets and warm clothes were distributed to the large numbers of homeless living along the Jamuna as well as to the local elderly and a particular handout to mothers, babies and children. The lockdown had finished these people’s finances. They had no money for clothes or blankets. Even through the lockdown the spiritual service of continually singing the Holy Maha mantra and full temple service , both livestreamed, carried on lifting peoples’ hearts in that difficult time.
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievement and performance**
This financial year has achieved the charity’s objectives to help in the relief of poverty and in case of emergency through distributing food parcels and cooked food meals to those with no food or resources due to the lockdown in India. Also through handouts of warm clothes and blankets in the winter to those identified as very poor in Vrindavan. These handouts were made without any bias towards caste or creed, gender or age or physical health. The whole society benefitted here. The food handouts kept people going through times of no income or food. It was of enormous and well-timed benefit to thousands.
Fundraising
We had two successful fundraising campaigns with Just giving during this year for the food handout and in the winter, the distribution of warm clothes.
## **Financial Review**
a) Reserves policy –Reserves are very minimal and held for emergency situations such as the flood situation in 2010 as well as emergency medical aid and famine relief. However, these emergencies are frequent so very little reserve has been accumulated. It was decided at a meeting of the trustees to try to keep a reserve in future.
b) The charity has no deficits.
The trustees declare that they approved the trustee’s report above.
Lucy Lord - Trustee
Date: 14 January 2022
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Sri Radhey Seva Trust**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Sri Radhey Seva Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Date: 14 January 2022
Birgit Kotschi FCCA MAAT Selwood Accounts and Tax Ltd 36 Selwood Road Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8HW
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
|**Receipts**
Donations
Total Receipts
**Payments**
Transfer of grants to India
Insurance
Bank charges
Travel expenses
Accountant fee
Total Payments
**Net receipts (payments) for the period**
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
14,225
14,225
19,871
-
179
-
350
20,400
(6,175)
12,392
6,217|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
110,000
110,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
110,000
-
110,000|**Total funds**
**2021**
**£**
124,225
124,225
19,871
0
179
0
350
20,400
103,825
12,392
116,217|**Last year**
**2020**
**£**
14,910
14,910
25,500
102
131
2,752
500
28,985
(14,075)
26,467
12,392|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **AT THE END OF 31 MARCH 2021**
|**Cash funds**
Bank accounts
Total cash funds
**Other monetary assets**
Travel money refunds
**Liabilities**
Funds due to other charity|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
5,569
5,569
648
648
-
-|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
125,587
125,587
-
-
(15,587)
(15,587)|**Total funds**
**2021**
**£**
131,156
131,156
648
648
(15,587)
(15,587)|**Last year**
**2020**
**£**
35,381
35,381
648
648
(23,637)
(23,637)|
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Lucy Lord Trustee On behalf of all the trustees of the Sri Radhey Seva Trust
Date: 14 January 2022
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021**
## **NOTES**
## **1. Income**
Income is raised from donations.
## **2. Committee Expenses**
None of the trustees received any remuneration for their Trustee duties to the Sri Radhey Seva Trust.
## **3. Travel expenses**
Travel expenses incurred by the Trustees in performing duties in their role as Trustees are reimbursed by the charity.
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