## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01.07.24 Period start date To 30.06.25 Period end date**
**Charity name: Friends of Salaam Baalak Trust (UK)**
## **Charity registration number: 1134990**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the relief of poverty and the
advancement of education for the public benefit,
in particular for street and working children in
India.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Friends of SBT works for street children in Delhi,
primarily by supporting the work carried out by
the Indian NGO Salaam Baalak Trust in Delhi (SBT|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have reviewed and confirmed their
awareness of the Charity Commission guidance
on public benefit|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
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||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
||Para 1.38|
|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
|Other||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We raised over £115,000 in this year, which is
the largest amount since 2020-21.
The funding that we provide to our
implementation partner Salaam Baalak Trust has
a direct impact on the projects they can run and
therefore the number of children they can help.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The financial position is healthy.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|We do not hold reserves as such, because we
continue to operate on the basis of minimal
expenditure|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|variable but mimimal|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23|Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23|n/a
n/a|
|---|---|---|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Memorandum & Articles of Association|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|company limited by guarantee|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|current Trustees decide. No person or body has
the right to appoint new Trustees|
|including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|
the right to appoint new Trustees|
|---|---|---|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|Friends of Salaam Baalak Trust(UK)|
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|Other name the charityuses|n/a|
|Registered charitynumber|1134990|
|Charity’s principal address|Lamp Cottage, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7RY|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
**Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** ~~a~~ **Full name(s)** Nicholas Thompson **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 29 April 2026
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
## **COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 6947439**
**FRIENDS OF SALAAM BAALAK TRUST (UK)**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**Year ended 30th June 2025**
## **FRIENDS OF SALAAM BAALAK TRUST (UK)**
**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 30th June 2025**
|**CONTENTS**|**PAGES**|
|---|---|
|**The directors' report**|**1**|
|**Profit and loss account**|**2**|
|**Balance Sheet**|**3**|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|**4**|
**Friends of Salaam Baalak Trust (UK)**
**Page 1**
## **THE DIRECTORS' REPORT**
## **Year ended 30th June 2025**
The directors have pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 30th June 2025
## **PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES**
The principal activities of the company during the year were activities for the benefit of street and working children in India
## **THE DIRECTORS AND THEIR INTERESTS**
The directors who served the company during the year were:
Nidhi Agarwal Nicholas Thompson Steve Abramson
## **SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS**
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions for small companies under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006
Registered office: Signed by order of the directors Lamp Cottage The Street East Clandon Surrey GU4 7RY WOa MR NICHOLAS THOMPSON Director and Company Secretary
Approved by the directors on …… 24-Apr-26
**Page 2**
## **FRIENDS OF SALAAM BAALAK TRUST (UK)**
## **Income and Expenditure Account**
## **Year ended 30th June 2025**
|**Note**
**DONATIONS RECEIVED**
Direct Transfer to Salaam Baalak Trust
Other charitable expenditure
**GROSS PROFIT**
Administrative expenses
**OPERATING PROFIT(/LOSS)**
**2**
Interest receivable
**NET INCOME**
Balance brought forward
**Adjustment for last year**
Balance carried forward|**2025**|2024|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
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||114,494|69,306|
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||(60,000)|(69,500)|
||0|0|
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||54,494|(194)|
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||(933)|(936)|
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||53,561|(1,130)|
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||0|0|
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||53,561|(1,130)|
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||7,642|8,772|
||(52)||
||61,152|7,642|
**The notes on pages 4 to 5 form part of these financial statements**
registered number 06947439
## **Page 3**
## **Friends of Salaam Baalak Trust (UK)**
## **Balance Sheet as at 30th June 2025**
||Notes|**2025**||2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**||£|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||||
|Intangible assets||0||0|
|||0||0|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||
|Debtors||0||0|
|Investments||0||0|
|Cash at bank||61,152||7,642|
|||61,152||7,642|
|**CREDITORS: amounts falling due**|||||
|**within one year**|**2**|0||0|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||61,152||7,642|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**||61,152||7,642|
|**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**|||||
|Called-up equity share capital||0||0|
|Profit and loss account||61,152||7,642|
|||61,152||7,642|
For the year ending 30/06/2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
## Directors' responsibilities:
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
These financial statements were approved by the directors on 24 April 2025 and are signed on their behalf by:
………………………………………. |
Mr N A Thompson
## **The notes on page 4 form part of these financial statements**
**Friends of Salaam Baalak Trust (UK)**
**Page 4**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**Year ended 30th June 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
## **Turnover**
The turnover shown in the income and expenditure account represents donations received during the year, exclusive of Value Added Tax, but including gift aid.
## **2. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**
|**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**||
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|Other creditors including taxation:
Corporation tax
At notice loan
Directors current accounts
Accruals and deferred income|**2025**
[2024]|
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£
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
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