
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From Period start date   To 01/12/22 Period end date 30/11/23** 

## **Charity name: Leicester Shri Murugan Temple** 

## **Charity registration number: 1141315** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|1.Establishment of a Hindu temple where<br>rituals are to conducted in accordance with<br>Hinduism<br>2. Organise religious and cultural activities<br>3. Advancement of the Hindu religion|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|1.Daily opening 7 days a week and<br>providing a place of worship<br>2.Organising all religious ceremonies and<br>festivals all along the year<br>3. Language, Music and Classical dance<br>classes<br>4. Food and drinks provided to all devotees<br>and public twice a week<br>5. Welcoming international Universities<br>students in Leicester with Hindu faith to<br>have a place of worship|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had due regard to the<br>guidance as issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 



|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|||
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|Other||Other policies and procedures in place:<br>1.Complaints<br>2.Internal Charity financial controls<br>3.Safeguarding<br>4.Serious incident reporting<br>5.Trustee conflicts of interests<br>6.Trustee expenses|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work hasmade to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|1.The temple remained open for the whole<br>of the year and welcoming devotees and<br>public in general to have a place of worship<br>and participate in all religious and cultural<br>activities free of entrance costs.<br>2. The charity provide warm welcome and<br>hospitality to all public<br>3. Constant usage of social media and<br>good plan with the announcement of<br>religious festivals have constantly<br>increased number of devotees and hence<br>donations received have started increasing<br>4. In the last 5 years, there have been<br>numerous Hindu international universities<br>students from Sri Lanka and India. The<br>charity warmly welcomes them all the time<br>and they have found a place for worship by<br>keeping there faith and religion|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|There has been increased number of<br>regular visitors and devotees and number<br>of religious festivals. As such, the charity<br>donations have risen accordingly.<br>There are ongoing repairs and<br>maintenance to keep the property in good<br>condition|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Devotees and public donations received<br>when they attend the temple and religious<br>activities|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charity commission constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The charity in general meeting shall elect<br>the officers and other trustees<br>The existing trustees may appoint any<br>person who is willing to act as a trustee|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Copy of constitution is provided and<br>explained in detail<br>Copies of existing policies and procedures<br>are provided and with explanation<br>Copy of the Charity Commission “Essential<br>trustee” guide is provided to be kept as part<br>of induction and training|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is run and managed voluntarily<br>by people of Hindu faith in the surrounding<br>local community|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Leicester Shri Murugan Temple|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1141315|
|Charity’s principal address|Unit 3A Abbey Mill<br>Ross Walk<br>Leicester<br>LE4 5HH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Laiyan<br>Thulanganathan|Chairperson|||
||Sellathamby<br>Manivannan|Secretary|||
||Dr Kirrupananthan<br>Seenithamby|Treasurer|||
||Mahendrajah<br>Thillainathan||||
||Baskaran Nadasan||||
||Kanagiah<br>Nirmalkumar||||
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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 

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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

N/A 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Laiyan Thulanganathan||
||<br>Chair||
||30/09/2024||
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|**Leicester Shri Murugan Temple**|**Leicester Shri Murugan Temple**||**1141315**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**|
|**For the period**<br>**from**|12/1/2022|**To**|11/30/2023||



## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**35,470**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,470**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,470**<br>**113**<br>**1,700**<br>**618**<br>**548**<br>**7,800**<br>**22,753**<br>**7,190**<br>**2,400**<br>**1,200**<br> **44,322**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**44,322**<br>**-                 8,852**<br>**-**<br>**11,356**<br>**2,504**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**35,470**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,470**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,470**<br>**113**<br>**1,700**<br>**618**<br>**548**<br>**7,800**<br>**22,753**<br>**7,190**<br>**2,400**<br>**1,200**<br>**44,322**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**44,322**<br>**-                 8,852**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**35,470**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,470**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,470**<br>**113**<br>**1,700**<br>**618**<br>**548**<br>**7,800**<br>**22,753**<br>**7,190**<br>**2,400**<br>**1,200**<br>**44,322**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**44,322**<br>**-                 8,852**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Donations|**35,470**|||||**18,960**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**35,470**|||||**18,960**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Bank charges|**113**|||||**70**|
|General expenses|**1,700**|||||**48**|
|Light and heat|**618**|||||**582**|
|Phone|**548**|||||**622**|
|Rent|**7,800**|||||**7,800**|
|Repairs and Labour|**22,753**|||||**-**|
|Shoppingexpenses|**7,190**|||||**-**|
|Travel|**2,400**|||||**-**|
|Water|**1,200**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**44,322**|||||**9,122**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**9,122**|
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||**-                 8,852**|**-**|**-**|**-                 8,852**||**9,838**|
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||**11,356**|**-**|**-**|**11,356**||**1,518**|
||**2,504**|**-**|**-**|**2,504**||**11,356**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>Bank<br>Petty cash<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**1,814**<br>**-**<br>**690**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,504**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Laiyan Thulanganathan|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||Laiyan Thulanganathan|9/30/2024|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
member5 of
On accounts for the year
ended
30 November 2023
Charity no
lif any)
1141315
Set out on pages
I rewrt to the trustees my examination of the accounts of the above
tharity (Ihe Trusn for the year ended 30111r2023
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. Y￿ are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe A¢*).
I report in respeci of my 0￿minatiOn of the Trust's ac¢¢yJnts Carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 AQ and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Direth'ons given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(b) of Ihe Act.
I have CL¥npleted my ey2mination. l ¢thfirm Ihat no material matters have
come to my attention in connection wrth the examinatw)n vknich gives me
cause to believe that in, any material resF*t:
accountsng records were not kept in accordance vath SeCtt¢￿ 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do Tr)t a¢¢ord *ryth the accounts'rvJ records
Iiidependent
examinerfs Statement
I have no ¢(*￿mS and have come acrnss no other matters in cffineclion
v•ith the examinats.on to which attention should be drawn M order to enable a
prO￿r understanding of the aCc(￿nts to be rea¢**d.
Signed:
Date:
3010912024
Name:
Devendra Kauppayamootoo
Relevant professional
qualification(sl or body
{rf any):
IFA
Address:
142 Coventy Road
Nuneaton
CV10 7AD
Section B
Disclosure
Only ojmplete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of c¢xt￿rn (see CC32,
IndepeThJent examination of charity ￿e￿nts. directions and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018