Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
Charity Number 1164307
Trustees' Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025
Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
| Contents | |
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| Page | |
| Report of the Trustees | 1 & 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes forming part of the financial statements | 6 |
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Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
Trustees' Report For the year ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees present their report, together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document and with ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102 (Charities SORP — second edition, effective from 1 January 2019)’, as amended.
Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisors
| Charity Number | 1164307 |
|---|---|
| Charity Offices | Meridian House |
| Centurion Way | |
| Meridian Business Park | |
| Leicester | |
| LE19 1WH | |
| Trustees | Harjot Singh Anand |
| Kulvinder Singh Sethi | |
| Jaspreet Kaur Anand | |
| Jaspreet Kaur Sethi | |
| Harwinder Kaur Anand | |
| Joginder Singh Anand | |
| Bankers | Barclays Bank plc |
| Town Hall Square | |
| Leicester | |
| LE1 9AA | |
| Independent examiner | Mr Kunal Thakrar FCA of |
| Harish Thakrar Ltd | |
| Chartered Accountants | |
| 29-31 Finedon Road | |
| Wellingborough | |
| Northants | |
| NN8 4AS |
Structure, Governance and Management
The trustees named on page 1 have served throughout the period. Appointment of trustees is governed by the Constitution of the charity. There must be at least two trustees. The current trustees listed above are as notified to the Charity Commission.
The trustees must hold at least one ordinary meeting a year. Decisions are made by voting by the trustees who each have one vote and a simple majority is required to arrive at a decision. The chairman of the meeting has a casting vote in the event of a deadlock. The chairman is elected at the start of each meeting.
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Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
Trustees' Report
For the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
Public Benefit: Objectives and Activities
Anand & Sethi Family Charitable Trust is established by its constitution. The objects are as follows:
To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants.
All grants to be formally approved by a minimum of two trustees. Such approval may be by physical meeting or by such other means as the trustees agree such as email, telephone or exchange of papers.
Public Benefit: Achievements and Performance
The trustees consider that the performance of the charity this period has been most satisfactory. See note 3 for a list of charitable donations made during the period. The trustees consider that this is a defined public benefit under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011.
Financial review
The Statement of Financial Activities shows a net deficit for the year of £5,848 (2024 - 47,963 net surplus). The unrestricted reserves at the end of the year stand at £347,288 (2024 - £353,136). Voluntary income of £180,584 (2024 - £201,824) was received including £177,484 (2024 - £182,824) from Anand International Limited.
Investment policy
The charity invests its surplus funds with Barclays Bank plc. The charity's trustees are prudent and risk averse and consider that Barclays Bank plc are trustworthy custodians of the charity's assets.
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which allows the trustees to pursue the aims of the charitable trust. The charitable trust has no paid employees and its only costs apart from donations are professional fees in respect of the governance of the charity.
Statement of trustees' responsibilities
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales require the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
(a) select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
(b) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
(c) state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
(d) prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approval
This report was approved by the trustees on 18 November 2025 and signed on their behalf.
Harjot Singh Anand Trustee
Kulvinder Singh Sethi Trustee
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Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Anand & Sethi Family Charitable Trust For the year ended 31 March 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the Anand and Sethi Family Charitable Trust which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes.
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters I am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011( " the Act ")
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the financial statements. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an independent examination can provide. Consequently I express no opinion as to whether the financial statements present " a true and fair" view and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the independent examiner's statement.
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:
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accounting records were not kept by the charity in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the financial statements do not agree with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the 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 the independent examination.
I have no concerns and 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 financial statements to be reached.
Kunal Thakrar FCA
Harish Thakrar Ltd Chartered Accountants
29-31 Finedon Road Wellingborough Northants NN8 4AS
18 November 2025
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Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 March 2025 Notes Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income 2 Investment income 3 Tax refunds (gift aid) Total incoming resources Resources expended Charitable activities 4 Governance costs Total resources expended Net incoming/(outgoing) resources Unrestricted funds brought forward Unrestricted funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Funds 2025 £ 180584 4423 4750 189757 195605 0 195605 -5848 353136 347288 |
Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 201824 3097 0 204921 156958 0 156958 47963 305173 353136 |
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The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.
| Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust Balance Sheet at 31 March 2025 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Debtors Net assets Funds Unrestricted funds |
2025 £ 347288 0 347288 347288 347288 |
Page 5 2024 £ 353136 0 353136 353136 353136 |
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Approved by the board of trustees on 18 November 2025 and signed on their behalf.
| Harjot Singh Anand | Kulvinder Singh Sethi |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Trustee |
The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.
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Anand and Sethi Family Charity Trust
Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025
1. Accounting Policies
1.1 Basis of preparation of accounts
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP FRS 102) (Second Edition, effective from 1 January 2019).
1.2 Incoming resources
Voluntary income and donations are accounted for when received by the charity.
1.3 Resources expended
Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered.
| 2. Voluntary income Donations from Anand International Limited Donations from Mr H S Anand (trustee) Donations from Mrs J K Anand (trustee) Donations from Mr K S Sethi (trustee) Donations from Mrs J K Sethi (trustee) Donations from Mr J P S Anand (trustee) 3. Investment income Interest received on cash deposits 4. Charitable activities Bad debts Bank charges Donations to overseas charities Donations to UK registered charities Donations to other UK organisations |
Unrestricted Funds 2025 £ 177484 0 0 0 0 3100 180584 4423 4423 190195 5410 0 0 0 195605 |
Unrestricted Funds 2024 £ 182824 7000 2000 5000 5000 0 201824 3097 3097 155320 1625 0 0 13 |
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| 156958 |
| Donations to UK registered charities and other UK organisations included | Donations to UK registered charities and other UK organisations included | Donations to UK registered charities and other UK organisations included | the following: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £20,001 and over | Charity no. | 2025 £ |
2024 £ |
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| Guru Nanak Trust | 1017903 | 25000 | 31000 | |
| Khalsa Aid | 1163294 | 21000 | 0 | |
| Caudwell Children | 1079770 | 0 | 37000 | |
| Number of | Number of | |||
| Donations in the range: | Donations | Donations | ||
| £1 to £20,000 | 81 | 149605 | 56 | 88945 |
| 195605 | 156945 | |||
| Donations to overseas charities include the following: | ||||
| Donations to overseas charities | 2025 £ 0 |
2024 £ 0 |
4. Trustees remuneration and expenses
None of the trustees received any remuneration or expenses from the trust during either the current or preceding year.