2024-03-31-accounts - Sikh Learning Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 Apr 2023 To 31 Mar 2024

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Sikh Learning Trust

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1164653

Charity's principal address

9 Mere View

Walsall West Midlands Postcode WS4 1XF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Jatinder Singh	Chair/Treasurer
	Rajvinder Kaur	Secretary
	Kulwant Singh	Trustee

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

Registered Charity CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by existing Trustees

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The Sikh Learning Trust funds a number of projects which include the advancement of education in the UK or abroad, in particular providing or assisting in the provision of classes and workshops in the following subjects: · Punjabi/Gurmukhi · Reading of Sikh scriptures · Translation of Sikh scriptures · Sikh history · Kirtan (Sikh classical music) The Sikh Learning Trust funds activities to promote the advancement of

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the Sikh religion in the UK or abroad, in the holding of religious services and prayer meetings, producing and/or distributing literature to enlighten others about the Sikh religion, and holding workshops and courses to teach people about the Sikh religion and the Sikh way of life.

The charity also supports the production of unique pieces of Sikh art, digital productions, audio and videos.

The charity funded a number of projects up to March 2024 which included the following:

Summary of the main 2024 which included the following: activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to • Voluntary work at the children’s residential Bhai Amrik Singh these objects (include within Memorial Gurmat Camp. this section the statutory • Funding / supported Sikh Education classes in the UK and in declaration that trustees have India. had regard to the guidance • Supported the costs of upkeep of a historical place of worship and issued by the Charity providing food for students and congregation in Kankawal in India. Commission on public • Creation of new Sikh history books and audio books benefit) Trustees have followed the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in all the activities it has undertaken.

Section D Achievements and performance

The Sikh Learning Trust has successfully met it’s aims this year by Summary of the main funding a number of projects which include the advancement of achievements of the charity education in the UK or abroad, in particular providing or assisting in the during the year provision of classes and workshops in the following subjects:

· Punjabi/Gurmukhi · Reading of Sikh scriptures · Translation of Sikh scriptures · Sikh history · Kirtan (Sikh classical music)

In the UK the classes have been held in association with Guru Nanak Gurdwara Willenhall and abroad the charity has supported classes run at Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Vill. Kanakwal, Punjab India.

The Sikh Learning Trust funded activities to promote the advancement of the Sikh religion in the UK or abroad, in the holding of religious services and prayer meetings, producing and/or distributing literature to enlighten others about the Sikh religion, and holding workshops and courses to teach people about the Sikh religion and the Sikh way of life.

The charity also supported the production of unique pieces of digital productions, audio and videos.

Section E Financial review

We are a small charity with no financial commitments therefore we do not Brief statement of the have a policy on reserves. charity’s policy on reserves

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Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

None

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

None

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Rajvinder Kaur Full name(s) Jatinder Singh Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair and Treasurer Secretary etc)

Date 03/07/2024

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name SIKH LEARNING TRUST members of

On accounts for the year 31 MARCH 2024 Charity no 1164653 ended (if any) Set out on pages 6

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 /03 /2021.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 2011 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.

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 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
the accounts did 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 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 accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date: 27/08/2024

Name: Harmeet Singh Gill

Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 58 Bourne Ave, Hayes, UB3 1QW

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Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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	Charity Name SIKH LEARNING TRUST	Charity Name SIKH LEARNING TRUST	Charity Name SIKH LEARNING TRUST	No (if any) 1164653	CC16a
	Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from	01/04/2023 Period start date	To	Period end date 31/03/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	65,397	- - -	-	65,397	52,728 7,986 -
Gift Aid Claims	10,447		-	10,447
	-		-	-
	75,844	-	-	75,844	40,519
	-	-
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-		-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
	75,844	-	-	75,844	60,714

Charitable Activities	61,777	- -	-	61,777	56,265 -
Governance costs	100		-	100
*Sub total*	61,877	-	-	61,877	56,265
	8,074 -
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Audio Visual	8,074	- -	-	8,074
	-		-	-
*Sub total*	8,074	-	-	8,074	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
	69,951	-	-	69,951	56,265

	5,893	-	-	5,893	4,449
	-	- -	-	-	- 11,998
	16,446		-	16,446
	22,339	-	-	22,339	16,446

Section B Statement of assets and		liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets	Details		Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
	Cash at hand		22,339	-	-
	Signature Audio visual equipment Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details		22,339	-	-
			OK	OK	OK
			Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £ - Current value (optional)
			-	-
			Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)
				~~-~~	~~-~~ ~~-~~
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			Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
			General	~~8074~~	~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~
				~~,~~ ~~-~~
				~~-~~
			Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
				-

					Date of approval 27/08/2024 27/08/2024
			JATINDER SINGH
			RAJVINDER SINGH