Registered Charity No: 1127531 

UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 



## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## CONTENTS 

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Trustees' Report 

Independent Examiners' Report 

## Receipts and Payments Account 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities 

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Notes to the Financial Statements 

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 

The trustees present their report with financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have prepared the accounts on a Receipts & Payments basis. 

## Reference & Administrative Information 

Charity Name UK Friends of Friends of of Charity Registration Number 1127531 Principle Office 298 Welford Road Leicester LE2 6EG 

UK Friends of Friends of of Unique Home (Punjab) 

Holding Trustees Mr Tom Harrigan Mrs Meena Morjaria Mr Ranjit Thaliwal Ms Davinder Sanghera (Kally nee) Mrs Mohinder Kaur Thaliwal 

## Independent Examiner 

Celerica Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants First Floor, The Old Chapel 9 Kempson Road Leicester LE2 8AN 

Bankers 

HSBC Bank ple 20 The Parade Leicester Road Oadby Leicester LE2 5BL 

## Structure, Governance & Management 

## Governing document 

The charity was established in 2009 by trust deed dated 6th January 2009. 

## Recruitment and appointment of new trustees 

The original trustees are specified by the trust deed. Trustees are appointed for a five year term. 

## Organisational structure 

The trustees are responsible for the assets and the running of the charity. There are no persons external to the charity that are entitled to appoint trustees. The trustees are appointed for five years. 

## Risk management 

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. 

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 (CONTINUED) 

## Objectives and aims 

The objectives and aims of the Charity are: 

1. Toraise funds for the management, upkeep and promotion of an institution known as The Unique Home in India. The aim of that institution is to provide moral, social, cultural and economic uplift ofunwanted, orphaned and abandoned female children without distinction of caste, creed or religion. 

2. To raise awareness of the institution known as The Unique Home in India so that funding and aid are donated directly to that institution. 

Each year the trustees review the activities of the charity in order to ensure that they continue to reflect the objectives set out in the trust deed. In carrying out this review the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and, in particular, its supplementary guidance on the prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit and the draft guidance on public benefit and moral or ethical belief systems. 

It is the trustees' opinion that the operation of the Charity in its present form is for the public benefit under the principles set out in the Charity Commission guidance. The work of the trust gives rise to public benefit by providing support for The Unique Home in India which in turn provides free accommodation, sustenance, moral guidance and support for unwanted, orphaned and abandoned female children in India. The girls are also afforded the opportunity to attain high educational standards. Testament to this is the success of two of the older girls who have been in long term care at Unique Home. One of whom attained a Masters Degree at College in Jalandhar, whilst the other studied at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds UK, and was successful in obtaining a Batchelor of Arts, First Class Honours Degree in July 2018. Both girls are now continuing their studies in Canada. 

## Volunteers 

The charity is grateful for the efforts of its volunteers who are involved in raising funds and running the charity. In previous years, volunteer’s annual efforts amounted to approximately 500 hours in total. It has always proved difficult to attribute in an economic value, this contribution to the charity. However, because of circumstances beyond the control of the charity which curtailed fundraising campaigns, volunteer hours have reduced approximately by half. The trustees, themselves volunteers, ensure that best value is derived from the effects of all volunteers. 

## Achievement and performance 

The charity has continued to raise it's income through donations. The pandemic still had an impact on some planned events. 

The direct debit contributions have remained steady and this has helped the reserves of the charity. 

The trustees have been visiting the home and have maintained updates along with an ongoing dialogue in respect of progress the home has made with the building work detailed on the future developments section. 

The Charity has continued to be used in an advisory capacity by individuals and small groups of supporters from across the globe who are looking to, plan or hold fundraising activities either for the Charity direct or the Home itself. This in addition to the constant stream of email enquiries received by the charity via their website from individuals wishing to visit or volunteer at the Home, donate or on occasions, to enquire about adopting a child from the Home. 

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 (CONTINUED) 

## Achievement and performance (Continued) 

The Home’s profile on Facebook and with access to Twitter benefits both the Home and Charity. The Cake and Candles Campaign (is now supported globally) bringing joy to the Children every 24 April. The Home treats this day, as the birthday for the orphaned children. The support was world-wide and in New Zealand in particular. 

There was also (National awards and International recognition) for Bibi Prakash Kaur, (the Founder of, and present Managing Trustee of Unique Home) 

## Reserves Policy 

Funds are collected through voluntary donations and it is this income that funds the work of the charity. 

The net incoming resources for the year amounted to £30,101, which lifted the general reserves at the end of the financial year to £138,633. 

With regard to those general reserves, a policy has been established whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets, the free reserves, held by the charity should be between 12 and 24 months of the resources expended annually. This equates to £15,000 to £30,000 in free reserves. It is felt that, at this level, it would be possible to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in donations. This would then give sufficient time to consider how the funding would be replaced or the activities changed. 

## Principal Funding Sources 

The primary funding source is donations from the charity's supporters. The funds from this source are used to provide phased funding donations to the Unique Home in order to achieve the objectives of the charity. 

Overall, the trustees are satisfied with these results and we will endeavour to maintain this level of income in future. 

## Future Developments 

The Charity's website and social media sites continue to be reviewed with the intention of updating the format and content, when and if deemed appropriate. 

With the main building of the complex being completed, concentration was directed towards the construction of a small 4 bedded detached sickness/isolation suite adjacent to the main building. This is now complete. Further plans to build a 3 storey building are at an early stage which will be used to accommodate older girls, an education suite and a storage area. The Charity will ensure that this work receives appropriate financial support. 

The trustees will be planning to visit the home in the next six months subject to the pandemic. 

The aim this year is to consolidate and work towards having more live events. 

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 (CONTINUED) 

## Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements (Continued) 

## Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

The law applicable to Charities in England requires the trustees to prepare the financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ascertain that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed.. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

Approved by the board on 18 January 2023 and signed on its behalf by: 

Trustee - Mr R Thaliwal 

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT 

## TO THE TRUSTEES OF UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 

We report the trustees on our examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on pages 6 to 8. 

## Responsibilities and basis of report 

As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act") 

We report in respect of our examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out our examination, we have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## Independent Examiner's Statement 

We have completed our examination. We confirm that no matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act: or 

- 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

- 3 the accounts do not comply with the accounting 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. 

We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

CELERICA LTD CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS FIRST FLOOR THE OLD CHAPEL CELERICA LEICESTER Dated : 18th January 2023 LE2 8AN 


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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 


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|2022|2022|2022|2021|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|Note|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|
|£|£|£|£|
|RECEIPTS|
|Donations|10,680|-|10,680|15,192|
|Just|Giving &|Charitable|Giving Donations|19,811|~|19,811|10,794|
|Gift Aid|3,318|-|3,318|1,821|
|Fundraising Activities|delayed|3|-|-|-|-|
|Total Receipts|33,809|-|33,809|27,807|
|PAYMENTS|
|Just|Giving Fees|1,252|-|1,252|977|
|Trustees|Expenses|-|=|-|‘|
|Accountancy|and Bookkeeping|2,400|-|2,400|2,400|
|Event|Costs|-|-|-|-|
|Events|Income Refunded|-|-|-|1,200|
|Miscellaneous|24|-|24|7|
|Bank Charges|32|-|B2|.|
|Grants|to|Institutions|-|-|-|-|
|Total Resources Expended|3,708|-|3,708|4,584|
|Net Receipts|(Outgoings)|30,101|-|30,101|23,223|
|Cash Funds|last year end|108,532|-|108,532|85,309|
|Cash Funds|this|year|end|138,633|-|138,633|108,532|

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2022 


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|2022|2022|2022|2021|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|
|£|£|£|£|
|Cash|funds|
|Cash at bank and in hand|138,633|~|138,633|108,532|
|138,633|-|138,633|108,532|
|Other non-monetary|assets|-|;|-|-|
|Assets|retained by|charity|for own use|-|-|-|~|
|Liabilities|
|Deferred Income from postponed|event|-|-|-|12,751|
|Accountancy|660|-|660|660|
|660|-|660|660|
|Signed on behalf of|the|Trustees|Print Name|Date of Approval|
|Mr R|Thaliwal|18.01.23|

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## UK FRIENDS OF UNIQUE HOME (PUNJAB) 

## Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 

## 1. Accounting Policies 

## a Accounting Convention 

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

## b Accounting Treatment 

The accounts, incorporating a Receipts and Payments Account, Statement of Assets and Liabilities and related notes have been prepared in accordance with guidelines issued by the Charity Commission and their publication CC16a. 

## c Taxation 

No provision has been made for taxation as the charity's charitable status renders it exempt from UK direct taxation. 

## 2. Other costs 

|2.|Other costs|||
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|||2022|2021|
|||£|£|
||Independent examiners fees|660|660|
|||660|660|
|3.|DeferredIncome|||
|||2022|2021|
|||£|£|
||Eventincome deferred due to Covid-19|-|13,951|
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