2023-12-31-accounts - Jagannath Hall Alumni Association UK

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JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK

Report and Accounts

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Registered Charity No: 1152133

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK Report and accounts Contents

	Page
Report of the Trustees	1-3
Report of the Independent examiners	4
Statement of Financial Activities	5
Balance sheet	6
Notes to the Financial Statements	7-8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities	9

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Organise social activities for children and adults,

To promote and enables members and their families in participating and contributing to the Bengali culture, heritage, music and other educational and charitable activities to the wider community,

Providing a local group that encourages and enables members of the Hindu-Bengali community to participate more effectively with the wider community,

Advancing education and providing opportunities for members of the Hindu-Bengali community to better integrate in their community in the UK etc.

Jagannath Hall Alumni Association UK is a UK based registered charity organization established in 2013 with the aim of organizing and promoting Bengali culture, heritage and music to the wider community in UK. The organisation currently has 22 Trustee board members. The Trustees are elected and operate in accordance with the Trust Deed and Governing constitution of the charity. The trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The trustees are required to maintain adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy of the charity's financial transactions.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity No: 1152133

Registered office

Sterling House Suite 310E East Wing Loughton IG10 3TS

Trustees

The following individuals served as trustees during the year:

Mr Adhir Ranjan Das Mr Krishna Dhan Saha Mr Sukumar Saha Mr Ajit Kumar Saha Mr Mihir Knati Sarkar Mr Swapan Nandi Mr Tapan Kumar Saha Mr Dhirendra Nath Halder Mr Monoj Kumar Talukder Mr Uttam Kumar Dey Mr Kamol Chandra Saha Mr Shyamal Modak Mr Rakhal Saha Mr Ratan Das Mr Babu Majumder

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Mr Sanjoy Kumar Ghosh Mr Milton Saha Mr Jyotirmoy Saha Mr Bivash Biswash Mr Shyamal Roy Mr Kamolesh Halder Mr Sanjib Saha

TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

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

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 18 February 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

Uttam Dey Chair Board of Trustee

Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Jagannath Hall Alumni Association UK

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Jagannath Hall Alumni Association UK for the year ended 31 December 2023

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 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable 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.

I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Taxcare Accountancy Chartered Certified Accountants 103 Cranbrook Road Ilford Essex IG1 4PU

Date : ………………………………………..

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

				2023	2022
				£	£
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		funds	funds	funds	funds
	Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations	3	27,004	-	27,004	24,872
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Donations paid		1,650	-	1,650	3,002
Social & cultural activities		17,423	-	17,423	20,865
Other		5,249	-	5,249	3,763
Total		24,322	-	24,322	27,630
Interest receivable		62		62	5
NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)		2,744	-	2,744	(2,753)
RECONCILITION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward		8,768	1,733	10,501	13,254
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		11,512	1,733	13,245	10,501

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Notes Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 13,245 Net current assets Net assets Funds 4 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds	2023 £ 10,501 13,245 13,245 11,512 1,733 13,245	2022 £ 10,501 10,501 8,768 1,733 10,501

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to charitable small companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 18 February 2024 and were signed on its behalf by

Uttam Dey Chair Board of Trustees

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes

3 Income & Endowments

Income from donationtions Total Receipts Total Incoming resources 4 Movement in funds Unrestricted funds Total Receipts Total expended Total Fund as at 01 Jan 2021 b/f Net Movement during the year Fund as at 31 Dec 2022 c/f	Unrestricted 27,004 27,004 Incoming resources £ 27,004 27,004 Unrestricted £ 8,768 2,744 11,512	Restricted - Resources expended £ (24,322) (24,322) Restricted £ 1,733 - 1,733	2023 £ Total 27,004 27,004 Movement in funds £ 2,682 2,682 Total £ 10,501 2,744 13,245

JAGANNATH HALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Subscription Fees Donations Receipts Total Incoming resources EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Donations Paid Support Cost Food & Dinner Music & Cultural Activities Decorations and Banners Event Items Cost Venue Hire Cost Transport Cost Premises costs: Storage Other Raffle Draw & Gifts Stationery and Cutleries Printing & Publications Web & Domain Sundry Expenses Legal & Professional Advertising and PR Other Legal & Professional	2023 £ 2,841 24,163 27,004 1,650 1,650 5,669 3,018 1,175 1,290 6,071 200 17,423 1,140 1,140 175 463 195 360 1,646 2,839 145 1,125 1,270 5,249	2022 £ 2,355 22,517 24,872 3,002 3,002 5,978 7,913 920 - 6,054 - 20,865 1,140 1,140 - - 792 604 - 1,396 1,227 - 1,227 3,763