2025-03-31-accounts - Colchester Nepalese Society

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COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

Charity number 1152926

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2025

COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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Trustees Report	1
Independent Examiner's Report	2
Receipts and Payments Account	3
Statement of Assets & Liabilities	4
Notes to the financial statements	5

COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Legal and Administrative information

Governing document

Nepalese Society on 13 January 2013 and amended on 29 June 2013. Constitution (unincorporated body), originally adopted as the Constitution of the Colchester

Objects of the charity

To promote social inclusion of members of the Nepalese community living in Colchester and the surrounding area for the public benefit to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society in particular:

advancing education in particular by assisting in the provision of English language tuition
providing or assisting in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreaction and leisure time pccupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life
relieving sickness and financial hardship

Registered office

Abbeygate House, St John Green, Colchester, CO2 7HA

Charity number

1152926

Professional advisers

Bankers: Lloyds TSB , High Street, Colchester.

Independent examiner

Community360, Winsley's House, High Street, Colchester.

Trustees and governance

Mr Udaibahadur Gurung MBE Sanu Subba Mrs Kamala Khatri Dinesh Thapa Mr Mukti Limbu

COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

I report on the accounts of Colchester Nepalese Society for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages three to five.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (The Act) but that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charaties Act); and
To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considerations of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

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

David Courtier FMAAT MIP AATQB for and on behalf of:

Community360, Winsley’s House High Street, Colchester, Essex

Date 27/11/2025

COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Receipts Fund raising/events Membership subscriptions Miscellaneous income Grants & donations Trips Total receipts Payments Donations Insurance Returned grant Website & domain Classes Room hire Marketing & promotion Professional fees Trips Events and meetings Equipment Other Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds as at 31 March 2024 Cash funds as at 31 March 2025	Unrestricted Fund £ 7,269 2,647 235 17,267 4,090 31,508 12,405 243 - - 4,367 924 500 250 6,298 9,873 - 492 35,352 (3,844) 46,692 42,848	Restricted Fund £ - - - 20,000 - 20,000 - - - - - 4,500 - - - - - 4,500 15,500 - 15,500	2025 2024 Total Total £ £ 7,269 3,436 2,647 2,754 235 45 37,267 15,464 4,090 - 51,508 21,699 12,405 2,236 243 229 - 3,278 - 195 4,367 2,455 5,424 - 500 - 250 - 6,298 - 9,873 13,848 - 3,038 492 404 39,852 25,684 11,656 (3,985) 46,692 50,677 58,348 46,692

Notes on page 5 form part of these accounts

COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ACCOUNT AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

Monetary assets Cash at bank and in hand Represented by funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Non monetary assets and liabilities Community360	2025 £ 58,348 58,348 15,500 42,848 58,348 275 275	2024 £ 46,692
		46,692
		- 46,692
		46,692
		250
		250

These accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by :

Signed: Udaibahadur Gurung Date: 20 November 2025

COLCHESTER NEPALESE SOCIETY

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and applicable accounting standards.

These accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis.

2. The Independent Examination preparation fee is £275