# **Singh Sabha Southall Education Centre CIO SSSEC** 

**Charity Number:  1167652** 

# **Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 01 April 2024 to 31 March 2025** 

28[th] January 2026 



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**Reference & Administration Details** 

## **Charity name: Singh Sabha Southall Education Centre CIO** 

Other names charity is known by: SSSEC (Working Name) 

Charity number: 1167652 

Charity's operating address: 105 NORTH ROAD SOUTHALL Postcode UB1 2JW 

## **Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity** _(Add extra rows as required)_ 

|**_Trustee Name_**|**_Office_**_(if any)_|**_Appointed_**|**_Retired_**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**1. MISS GURLEEN KAUR**||**16-Jun-2016**||
|**2. MISS HARNEET KAUR**||**16-Jun-2016**||
|**3. MISS HARPREET KAUR**||**16-Jun-2016**||
|**4. MRS SIMRAN JIT KAUR**||**16-Jun-2016**||
|**5. MRS SUKHJOT KAUR**||**16-Jun-2016**||
|**6. MRS SUKHRAJ KIRAN KAUR**||**16-Jun-2016**||
|**7. MR TEJINDER PAL SINGH**||**16-Jun-2016**||



_If any trustee is appointed by an external person or organisation (eg: the local Council) a note of that should be included._ 

## **Names of Senior Staff with Delegated Responsibilities** _(Add extra rows as required)_ 

_**Name Role**_ 

1.  Sukhjot Kaur Finance Controller 

## **Structure, Governance & Management** 

## **Description of the Charity's Trusts** 

**Type of Governing Document:** Constitution 

**How the Charity is Constituted:** Charitable Incorporated Organisation 

**Trustee Selection Methods:** By appointment and selection based on the decision of existing trustees. 

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**Objectives & Activities** 

## **Summary of the Objects of the Charity as set out in its Governing Document** 

1. To advance the Sikh religion for the public benefit by educating people about the Sikh religion through the provision of access to a library with books on the Sikh religion, the teaching of kirtan, the teaching of the Guru Granth Sahib and in such other ways as the trustees from time to time may think fit. 

2. To advance the education of the public in the Punjabi language. 

## **Summary of the Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefit in Relation to the Charity's Objects** 

Activities undertaken to meet our objectives: 

## **Activities for Objective-1:** 

1. Continued our regular term-time Kirtan and Santhiya classes and encouraged students to do kirtan at local gurdwaras. 

2. Covered Sikh history and philosophy topics within our weekly Punjabi lessons and assemblies. Encouraged students and young volunteers to participate in assembly either by leading prayers or doing short presentations. 

3. Continued the ‘Dastaar Scheme’ designed to encourage students to wear turbans as it is a key part of the Sikh identity. 

4. Purchased books about Sikhi to distribute and sell to our students. 

5. Shared useful Sikhi-related resources and events with pupils, parents, and volunteers. 

6. Invited an external guest to speak at the Summer Programme in July 2024 to inspire students to carry out seva (selfless service) and connect with their heritage. 

7. Held a fun online family quiz in October 2024 which included rounds on Sikhi and Sikh history. 

8. Held a writing and art competition in November 2024 to celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas and commemorate 40 years since the Sikh Genocide in 1984. 

9. Invited an external guest to hold age-appropriate workshops and a whole-school assembly on the topic of the Sikh Genocide in 1984. 

10. Held a Gurmat-based Winter Programme in December 2024 on the theme of “Sikh Shaheed (Martyrs)” in which each class prepared a presentation and students performed kirtan, amongst other activities. 

11. Took part in the Walk4Sahibzaade initiative in December 2024 for the fourth year running, to raise awareness about the Chaar Sahibzaade and build community spirit. Our volunteers also helped run a Sikh history-based quiz for children up to 16 years. 

12. Took part in a local ‘Sehaj Paatth’ initiative in Ealing, and a Gurmat + Kirtan-based children’s programme in Southall in December 2024. 

13. Held a fun family quiz in March 2025 which included rounds on Sikhi and Sikh history to celebrate Vaisakhi. 

14. Held a speech competition (Hemkunt Symposium) in March 2025, in which participants aged 6-25 presented speeches about topics related to Sikh history and philosophy. 

15. Held the 2024 Hemkunt Keertan Darbar in April and prepared students for the next year’s programme held in July 2025, promoting Sikh devotional music and teachings from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. 

16. Supported students to participate in the Hemkunt Foundation’s ‘Panthic Digital Voice’ filmmaking competition based on Sikh philosophy-related topics. 

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## **Activities for Objective-2:** 

1. Our regular term-time Sunday Punjabi classes continued as per the academic school calendar as well as providing online classes for existing pupils unable to attend in person. Classes were open to students aged 3+, from Punjabi beginners to GCSE and A Level students. The demand for our adult beginners’ class in particular continued to increase. 

2. More of our young volunteers who had completed their Punjabi GCSE and/or A-Level exams started volunteering in teaching Punjabi classes. 

3. Held teacher-training sessions to improve the quality of our Punjabi class provision. 

4. Held parents’ meetings at which we discussed ways to encourage children to speak and engage with their Punjabi mother-tongue more effectively. 

5. Shared useful Punjabi-related resources and events with pupils, parents, and volunteers. 

6. Purchased Punjabi books to distribute and sell to our students. 

7. Encouraged participants in the Hemkunt Symposium (speech competition) in March 2025 to do their speech in Punjabi – although choice of language did not affect their marks, they received an extra gift to incentivise speaking in Punjabi. 

8. Our teachers and young volunteers team attended the Jaag festival in June 2024, a Punjabi and Pahari-Pothwari language and literature festival based in Birmingham. 

9. Our annual End-of-Year Punjabi-based programme in July 2024 was on the theme of ‘Heroes of Punjab’, in which all students participated in class presentations. 

10. Held a fun family Summer Mela in July 2024 which included elements of Punjabi culture. 

11. Our GCSE and A Level Punjabi students achieved top grades in their Summer 2024 board exams. The other students sat internal end-of-year exams to consolidate their knowledge. 

## **Achievements & Performance** 

## **Statutory Declaration** 

The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties. 

## **Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity for the Year** 

- Successful running of term-time weekly Panjabi, Kirtan and Sikhi classes catering for 150-200 students and providing many parents and volunteers the opportunity to give back to their community. We continued the option to join online for students who lived further away. 

- Annual whole-school winter and summer programmes for which each class gave presentations about Sikhi (winter) and Punjabi (summer) to celebrate and showcase our students’ learning. 

- Students successfully completing their Punjabi GCSE and A-Level exams in Summer 2024. 

- Extra events outside weekly lessons, such as quizzes, competitions, and workshops, to encourage students to learn about Sikhi, improve their Punjabi language skills, and improve their public speaking and other soft skills. 

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## **Financial Review** 

## **Brief Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves** 

Reserve is £1,500 and can only be spent on rent. This will be reviewed in April 2026. 

## **Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit** 

N/A 

## **Other Optional Information** 

**The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees' Report above.** Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees 

**Signature(s): Full Name(s):** Harpreet Kaur Gurleen Kaur **Position(s):** Trustee Trustee **Date:** 28/01/2026 28/01/2026 

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Singh Sabha Southall Education Centre CIO
Balan￿ Sheet
As at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Bank accounts
Barday8 Bank 93191884
23,758
23,￿0
23,758
23,0
Net assets
23,758
23,000
Ben&fidarfe8
Income account
Net profiU(loss)
23.000
758
24.958
(1,95n
23.758
23,0(M)
Tothl ￿nd8
23,758
23,000
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Singh Sabha Southall Education Centre CIO
Profit And Loss Account
For the year ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Income
General don81ion8- CAF
General donatlona- one off
General donatlon8 - recurrlng
20,808
735
18,246
150
21,541
18,426
Expens68
Books and resources
Certificates
Competition event8
Equipment
Exam fees
Insurance
Langar and food
Legal and profes81onal
Meda18 & trophl88
Rent
Stationery and prlnting8
Summer Mela
Teeyan project
Web8lle
(57n
(1.574)
(53)
(230)
(2,819)
(20n
(1,398)
(240)
(4.974)
(35)
(925)
(9,310)
(25n
(s¥))
(1,200)
(118)
(244)
(4,878)
{35)
(12,000)
PO.783)
758
{20.383)
(1,957)
Net profftl(loss)
758
(1.957)
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