2023-12-31-accounts - Vanik Council (UK)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	01	2023	To	31	12	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Vanik Council (UK) Other names charity is known by VCUK Registered charity number (if any) 1137083 Charity's principal address 37 Howberry Road Edgware Postcode HA8 6SS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
M L Mehta	Chair	Trustees are elected by the Council that is made up of the representatives of the affiliated associations
Mrs P M Mehta	General Secretary
J T Shah	Treasurer
N Mehta	Vice-Chair North
R V Shah	Vice-Chair Midlands
V H Sheth	Vice-Chair London
Prakash Mehta	Vice-Chair South
A C Mehta	Deputy General Secretary




Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name	Dates acted if not for wholeyear

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Other members on the Executive Committee

Mr B H Mehta, Mr K Batavia, Mr M S Gandhi, Mrs R Mehta, Mrs S. Varia, Mr P H Mehta, Mrs J Vora

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Association

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees (Honorary Officers) are elected by the Council that is made up of Trustee selection methods the representatives of the member associations

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

This charity also acts as an umbrella body, with representatives appointed from its associated bodies throughout the UK. All these associated bodies are themselves associations of Jain and/or Vaishnav Vanik community, with aims and objects that are like ours. Council is made up of the representatives nominated by the associated bodies. Executive committee members are elected by the council.

the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To advance the Jain and Vaishnav faiths

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance the arts, culture, and heritage of the Vanik community To provide funds, goods and services to relieve sickness and financial hardship To advance education

Trustees follow the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity commission to set the Charity’s objectives and plan its activities accordingly.

Living Kidney Donation project

The Living Kidney Donation project that started last year continued till June this year and a new project for Living Donation was initiated in April.

Promotion of Living Kidney Donation within the Jain and Hindu communities in the UK was carried out in various ways such as

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)

in-person gathering at Manchester,
during various gatherings of the community,
within the patients visiting three GP surgeries in NW London
launching of Peer Support scheme for Kidney patients in Manchester area who are waiting for a living kidney donation,
creating new promotional material and distributing the same within the community.

The activity has been supported by the funding from NHSBT

Befriending support to lonely and sick:

The aim of this project is to provide social contact to lonely adults within our community; spiritual and religious care to sick people and give support to and signpost mentally ill people to the appropriate agencies to provide safeguarding assistance. This activity benefits both the Jain and Hindu communities, men, and women, young as well as elderly.

Lonely adults are given friendly support by our eight volunteers.

Youth gathering:

There had been two gatherings this year of the youth from Jain and Hindu communities These were held in April and November

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 Living Kidney donation
achievements of the charity • 1700 people attended various in-person talks.
during the year • 9000 people noticed our display material during various gatherings
- Attendees at in-person gathering were given more information through Question-and-Answer session.
- Some came forward to mention that they will consider donating their kidney.
Befriending:
- Our volunteers are trained to support lonely adults and sick members of the community.
- Eight volunteers are registered for DBS.
- 6 elderly people are registered for the service
- promoted our service through GP surgeries.

Youth gathering:

400 youth attended, made new friends

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The charity aims to maintain its free reserves to around £150,000; this level is reviewed annually This is considered sufficient to protect the ongoing work programme and allows time for re-organisation in the event of a major downturn affecting the future income stream. Currently unrestricted free reserves amount to £54,202 and restricted funds to £121,285.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

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

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Manharlal Mehta	Jaykumar Shah
	Chair	Treasurer
	07/09/2024
	07/09/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to th? Iruste95 Charity N3me Vanik Council {UK) On accounts for the year ended 31" December 2023 Charlty no {il any) 1137083 Set out on pages &4 Irwèmber to includeth? pgge numbers of addllional shee1 I report to the trust8es on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trusf) for the year ended 3111212023. Responslbilities and basls of report As the chartvs trustee8, you are responsible for th8 preparation of the accounts in accordance with th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying OLrt my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Comrnission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independenl tThe Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake th8 examination by being a qualified member of lin8ert name of applicable listed bodyl]. Delete I I If not applic8ble. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination {other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material resp8Ct." the accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Charitles Act., or the accounts did not accord wh the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and contenl of accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Rewrtsl Regulations 2008 otherthan any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which 15 not a m8tter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other rnatters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsndlng of the a¢counts to be reached. elele th wo s in the br8¢kets rflhgy do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Vlmal Shah, PSJ Alexander & Co Rèlovant professional qualificatlonls) or body ICAEW- FCA IER Oct 2018

(if any>: Address: 1 Doughty Stre81 London WC1N 2PH Section Disclosure Only complete if Ihe examiner need5 to highlight material matters of con(*rn (see CC32, Independent ex8minalion of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give hor• briof details of any items that the examlner wlshes lo dlsclose. IER Oct 2018

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