Registered number 07473099
Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Report and Accounts
31 December 2023
Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Report and accounts Contents
| Page | |
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| Company information | 1 |
| Directors' report | 2 |
| Trustees' report | 3-5 |
| Profit and loss account | 6 |
| Balance sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8-9 |
Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Company Information
Directors
M Jugran K Negi R Panwar S S Rawat S Bisht [resigned 18 June 2023]
Secretary
A S Aswal
Accountants
Penningtons Accountants Limited 86 Ormond Drive Hampton Middlesex TW12 2TN
Registered office
28 Jenkins Avenue Bricket Wood St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 3SB
Registered number 07473099
Registered charity number 1170375
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Registered number: 07473099 Directors' Report
The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Principal activities
The company's principal activity during the year continued to be the provision of charitable activities.
Directors
The following persons served as directors during the year:
M Jugran K Negi R Panwar S S Rawat S Bisht [resigned 18 June 2023]
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board on 1 July 2024 and signed on its behalf.
M Jugran Director
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Trustees’ Annual Report and Directors’ Report
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 together with the Trustees’
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006,
the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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
The company’s principal activities continued to be the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit for people originating from the Indian state of Uttarakhand and their dependents. Encompassing this, is
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The advancement of Uttarakhand culture, traditions, religion, languages and history.
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The relief of poverty, advancement of education and protection of health in remote areas of Uttarakhand.
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Relief of financial need suffering among victims of natural disasters.
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Social, cultural, and recreational events involving the community and social inclusion for the public benefit.
The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
The company was registered as a Charity by the Charity Commissioners on 24/11/2017 and is incorporated in England and Wales and is a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity.
Achievements and performance
Financial review
The Trust has been successful over the past year in building up its reserve funds. At the end of the period financial reserves stood at £47,862 (up from £44,353 last year). The Trust retains reserve funds built up until they are required to be spent on major relief work and other exceptional costs. Additional funds, when generated, will also be retained in preparation for future expansion of branches outside London.
Reserves are held in an interest-bearing deposit account.
The trust is currently wholly reliant on its membership for donations and participation in its fundraising events for its income. It has made strides in reducing its costs, relying on volunteers for most administration, accommodation costs, etc.
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Plans for the future
Risk management
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We actively managed the risks to the Charity, focusing on the most serious. We have maintained a register of our controls and activities to mitigate risk throughout the year. The most serious risks are:
loss of income —we have sought to mitigate this risk through diversifying increasing our fundraising efforts by actively participation of members in fundraising events and ensuring effective control of expenditure.
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loss of key staff —relevant staff and the Board of Trustees are kept informed of plans, and actions taken; significant
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functions are monitored through supervision structures and reports to relevant meetings.
rigorous controls for the safeguarding of children are in place. Structure, governance, and management Constitution and organisational structure
The Association is registered as a company limited by guarantee and is constituted under a Memorandum of Association dated 17 December 2010, it was granted charitable status on 25 November 2016, registered charity number 1170375. The Association is administered by a Board of unpaid directors, who are also the Charity Trustees, and they are responsible for the overall management and control of the Association. The number of Trustees of the Board should be between three and eight. They meet at least three times a year to formulate the policies for Association and to approve the budgets, annual accounts, and reports.
Method of appointment or election of Trustees
Trustees are appointed as vacancies arise based upon an assessment of key skills required from amongst board members. Individ skills and their potential for guiding the Association forward. The appointment is adopted by a vote of the entire Board of Truste
Related party relationships
The directors/ trustees are members of the association and participate in its activities on the same basis of other members.
Directors
The directors who served during the year were:
Manish Jugran
Krishnapal Negi
Ramvir Singh Panwar
Saukar Rawat
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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law)
are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable compa
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including the directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/ directors:
Manish Jugran
Chairman Approved by the Chairman on 1 July 2024
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Profit and Loss Account
for the year ended 31 December 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Income | 41,747 | 18,051 |
| Expenditure | (24,186) | (14,553) |
| Surplus of Income over Expenditure | 17,561 | 3,498 |
| Bank Interest receivable | 110 | 11 |
| Surplus before taxation | 17,671 | 3,509 |
| Tax on surplus | - | - |
| Surplus/(Deficit) of income over expenditure after taxation | 17,671 | 3,509 |
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Registered number: 07473099 Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2023
| Notes | 2023 | 2022 | |||
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| £ | £ | ||||
| Current assets | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 65,733 | 48,062 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due | |||||
| within one year | 3 | (200) | (200) | ||
| Net current assets | 65,533 | 47,862 | |||
| Net assets | 65,533 | 47,862 | |||
| FUNDS | |||||
| Funds of the charity | 65,533 | 47,862 | |||
| Total Funds | 65,533 | 47,862 | |||
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The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
M Jugran Director Approved by the board on 1 July 2024
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
Income
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations and Legacies. Life membership income is credited over five years.
Legacies are recognised when a distribution is received from the estate.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the invoice price including vat if applicable.
Taxation
No provision for taxation is included in the accounts as the charitable company is entitled to exemption from tax afforded by Section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Tax Reclaims on donations and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
| 2 | Employees | 2023 | 2022 |
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| Number | Number | ||
| Average number of persons employed by the company | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 2023 | 2022 |
| £ | £ | ||
| Other creditors | 200 | 200 |
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2023
4 Other information
Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited is a company limited by guarantee, has no share capital and in the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member. The company is incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
28 Jenkins Avenue Bricket Wood St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 3SB
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2023
This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts
| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Income | 41,747 | 18,051 |
| Expenditure | (24,186) | (14,553) |
| Surplus of Income over Expenditure | 17,561 | 3,498 |
| Interest receivable | 110 | 11 |
| Total Surplus | 17,671 | 3,509 |
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Uttarakhand Welfare Association (UK) Limited Detailed profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 December 2023
This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts
| 2023 | 2022 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Income | ||
| Fund raising and charitable activities | 37,959 | 14,503 |
| Donations & legacies | 3,788 | 3,548 |
| 41,747 | 18,051 | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Resources expended on: | ||
| Charitable donations | 23,677 | 13,734 |
| Rent | 75 | 149 |
| Bank charges | 134 | 135 |
| Flowers | - 23,886 |
335 14,353 |
| Legal and professional costs: | ||
| Accountancy fees | 200 | 200 |
| Penalty charges | 100 | - |
| 300 | 200 | |
| 24,186 | 14,553 |
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