## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENTLY EXAMINED**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
**31 MARCH 2024**
## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **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 2024**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
## **The charity’s principal address is: 15 Paradise Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9LB**
Chairperson: Sri Rashamay Das
Treasurer: Ms Edit Farkas
Secretary UK: Ms Lilian Maria Thomas Secretary India: Ms Claire Wade
## **Names of the charity trustees:**
Sri Rashamay Das - Chairman Tangwyn Kim Andrews (will be retiring upon completion of the accounts) Edit Farkas – appointed 5 August 2024
Claire Louisa Wade - Secretary Lilian Maria Thomas - Secretary Cordelia Conway Jacqueline Strand Ambika Andrews
## **Structure, governance and management**
The governing document is that of a Charitable Trust and was registered with the Charity Commission on 6 February 2007 as amended on 6 June 2024.
## **Trustee appointment and 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 2023-2024 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, 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.
Summary of main activities
This year has been characterised predominantly by meeting the needs of people in Vrindavan, India. Our charitable clinic remained shut under the orders of the Government. Although these orders have been lifted we do not have enough regular income to run a free clinic at present. Distribution of free food to sadhus, women and children has continued throughout this year. Sometimes the food is distributed out on the Parikraam road and sometimes they are invited to come to the ashram in Vrindavan. In the winter again funds were raised and a lot of sadhus, mothers and babies, children and elderly were given warm clothes and blankets in Vrindavan. The people are unable to afford clothing for their families.
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT CONTINUED**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1118464**
The spiritual service of continually singing the Holy Maha mantra and full temple service, both livestreamed, carried on lifting peoples’ hearts. Our Gaushala and Cow protection has continued through this year.
The Trust had raised money towards the purchase of a spiritual centre and ashram in Glastonbury, Somerset, U.K. From this centre the spiritual and charitable objectives of the Trust will be carried out in the U.K. Already the distribution of free food occurs on a weekly basis on Glastonbury High Street. A separate trust, Sri Bhakti seva trust, was registered and is looking after this property. During this year the centre has flourished providing many services, free food, festivals and the singing of the Holy name, Sri Harinam Sankirtan. The seva team at the ashram are also helping fundraise for the trust.
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 free cooked food meals to those with no food or resources as well as 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.
Clare Wade - Trustee
Date: 14 January 2025
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **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 2024.
## **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 2025
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 2024**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
|**Receipts**
Donations
Shop income
Gift aid tax refund
Total Receipts
**Payments**
Transfer of grants to India
Grant to Tulsi Trust
Grants to Sri Bhakti Seva Trust
Other fundraising costs
Shop stock
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**
**2024**
**£**
6,855
1,765
1,972
10,592
4,158
-
-
-
721
33
1,501
600
7,013
3,579
2,895
6,474|**Restricted**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
19,638
-
-
19,638
11,564
-
-
-
-
-
1,599
-
13,163.00
6,475
10,000
16,475|**Total funds**
**2024**
**£**
26,493
1,765
1,972
30,230
15,722
-
-
-
721
33
3,100
600
20,176
10,054
12,895
22,949|**Last year**
**2023**
**£**
71,888
-
-
71,888
7,349
1,897
50,000
2,300
-
69
3,494
2,070
67,179
4,709
8,186
12,895|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **AT THE END OF 31 MARCH 2024**
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Unrestricted Restricted
Total funds Last year
funds funds
2024 2024 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Cash funds
Bank accounts 2,974 19,975 22,949 12,895
Total cash funds 2,974 19,975 22,949 12,895
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Claire Wade Trustee
On behalf of all the trustees of the Sri Radhey Seva Trust
Date: 14 January 2024
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## **SRI RADHEY SEVA TRUST**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**
## **NOTES**
## **1. Income**
Income is raised from donations and a small amount of shop income.
## **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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