REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1171938
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
FOR
NANAK NAAM
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PN BEARE & CO CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS 101a CROW GREEN ROAD PILGRIMS HATCH BRENTWOOD ESSEX CM15 9RP
NANAK NAAM
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2024
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| Report oftheTrustees | ito4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| BalanceSheet | 7 |
| Notestothe Financial Statements | 8 to 12 |
| DetailedStatementofFinancialActivities | 13to14 |
Nanak Naam
Trustee's Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2024
The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024
Reference and administrative details
Registered Charity name
NANAK NAAM
| Charity registration number | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1171938 | ||
| Principal office | 2 Honeysuckle Close | |
| Iver, Buckinghamshire | ||
| SLO OLZ | ||
| The Trustees | ||
| MrJaspal Singh Sagoo | ||
| Mr Gurdev Singh Bansal | ||
| Mr Rajbir Singh Mudhar | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Mr Satpal Singh | ||
| Accountants | ||
| . | P N Beare & Co | |
| 101a Crow Green Road | ||
| Pilgrims Hatch | ||
| Brentwood | ||
| Essex | ||
| CM159RP |
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Structure, governance and management
Nanak Naam began as a project in 2013 to fill a gap in the availability of online educational materials in English on the non-dual and transformational well-being wisdom of Sikh spirituality. The lectures and courses delivered by Nanak Naam were recorded and later posted onto YouTube. Due to the popularity and public demand of these courses and videos, Nanak Naam evolved and developed its offerings further and on the 7th of March 2017 the organisation was registered as a charity in England and Wales and the Charities Commission.
The charity is incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and controlled by a constitution as its governing document.
All three trustees were recruited due to their commitment and keen interest in promoting the work of Nanak Naam. The charity is managed by its trustees and they have been instrumental in helping to co-ordinate Nanak Naam's direction as well as providing guidance on strategic planning.
The trustees appointed Mr Satpal Singh as CEO to research and deliver educational materials as well as manage the day-to-day running of the charity.
Nanak Naam relies on a dedicated team of staff and freelancers to support many of the charity's core tasks such as audio and video filming, editing and marketing.
Objectives and activities
Nanak Naam was established based on an idea, that the message of the great spiritual master, Guru Nanak, is truly universal and relevant to everyone regardless of religion, race or gender and exists to help every single man, woman and child on Earth. We believe that the life-changing wisdom of the Guru has the power to cure some of the greatest emotional and mental wellbeing issues that we face today.
The object of the charity as stated in its governing document is:
For the public benefit the advancement of the Sikh religion, primarily but not exclusively, in particular the ancient practice of meditation.
Nanak Naam believes everyone should know and experience spiritual wellbeing. Our mission is to bring light to the wisdom of Spiritual Oneness and to empower people to apply these practices into their lifestyle.
We do this by:
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e Promoting the non-dualistic spiritual wisdom of Oneness, as taught by Guru Granth Sahib ji, through online video, social media, literature, public speaking, courses and meet-up events.
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e Promoting meditative practices to help preserve mental well-being for the benefit of everyone.
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Achievements and performance
In 2024, Nanak Naam celebrated its 10-year anniversary since releasing its first video in 2013.
To mark this milestone, Nanak Naam refreshed its branding, giving it a modern new look that reflects its continued commitment to spreading Gurmat wisdom to a global audience.
In April, Satpal Singh was invited to 10 Downing Street to attend a Vaisakhi celebration hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The following month, he was invited to Buckingham Palace for the Royal Garden Party hosted by King Charles III, in recognition of Nanak Naam and Satpal Singh's contributions to charity and community work over the past decade.
Also in May, Satpal Singh was honoured to speak at Oxford University on the importance of spiritual education in today's world. At this event, Nanak Naam received the prestigious Nelson Mandela Leadership Award for spreading Guru Nanak's wisdom.
Later in the year, in September, Satpal Singh was nominated for the distinguished Asian Achievers Award, where Nanak Naam was recognised for its outstanding contributions in the Community Service category.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
As part of our ongoing commitment to producing free educational materials on mental-wellbeing based on the spiritual wisdom of Oneness, in 2024 Nanak Naam released
A9 part series on Mool Mantar, an in-depth lecture on Asa Di Vaar along with multiple videos from the live events held by Nanak Naam in 2024. Throughtout the year, our YouTube channel was viewed by 3.2 million people in 170 different countries.
In 2024 Nanak Naam also created a second YouTube Channel, Nanak Naam Clips. Providing viewers numerous shorter videos where Satpal discusses various topics and answers questions from the public.
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ONLINE COURSES
An eight-part Mool Mantar course was launched, delving into the opening verse of Guru Nanak's JapJi Sahib. The Mool Mantar course is available free to all, guiding participants through practical reflections designed to overcome fear, blame, judgement, and nurture a deeper sense of contentment and wellbeing.
WISDOM GROUPS
In 2024, around 1,700 new students enrolled in Nanak Naam's Living with Wisdom course. With the support of dedicated and passionate volunteers, Nanak Naam also delivered online Living with Wisdom Programmes to learners across the world, including in New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and throughout Europe.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
We continue to provide vital support and spiritual guidance to help anyone resolve their questions or concerns about their real-life issues. Thanks to our global community of contributors to our online group. We are ever thankful to our wonderful team of volunteer group-moderators who help manage the online community daily to ensure that it is a safe and nurturing space for spiritual support.
LIVE EVENTS
In 2024, Nanak Naam hosted four international live events in the UK, Australia, Canada and Kenya. Ticket sales contributed towards venue hire and event costs. Each event was professionally filmed, and all talks were subsequently uploaded to YouTube, making the content freely available and accessible worldwide.
BOOKS & LITERATURE
Our printed booklets on 'How to find happiness’ and 'How to meditate’ continue to be available to download freely from our website.
MEDIA COVERAGE & ONLINE REACH
Our social media channels (English content) in 2024 grew by
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YouTube: increased from 203K to 241K subscribers, with around 3.2 million video views.
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- Instagram: grew from 118K to 160K followers. - Tiktok: grew from 48K to 77K followers. - Podcast: we were proud to be featured on the Inspired Evolution and AiR - Atman in Ravi podcasts.
Financial Review
Most of our income in 2024 came from individual donors, with additional funds raised through our global in-person talks. We also partnered with the Dasvandh Network to raise funds for our Mool Mantar course. Further income was generated through YouTube ad revenue and merchandise sales.
Capital expenditure, such as the purchase of camera and computer equipment, was kept low. The major Operational expenses for the year included personnel costs for video editing, marketing, administration, education & research as well as management. Additional expenses included software subscriptions and finance transaction fees.
The trustees’ annual report was approved on 18th October 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
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Nanak Naam
The Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Nanak Naam
We report to the Trustees on our examination of the financial statements of Nanak Naam (‘the Charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activites, the Balance Sheet and the 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. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters that we are required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for our work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). We report in respect of our examination of the Charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all of the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since the Charity gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. We confirm that we are qualified to undertake the examination because we are a member of ACCA, which is one of the listed bodies.
We have completed our examination and confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or - the financial statements do not accord with those records; or - the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contentof 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. We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in the report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. f Philip Neil Beare FCCA \ a ie PN Beare & Co uy J 101a Crow Green Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 SRP Date 18th October 2025
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NANAK NAAM
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 | 31.12.23 | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | ||
| Notes | fund | fund | fund | fund | |
| £ | £ | ||||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | |||||
| Donations and legacies | 399,584 | 0 | 288,474 | 6,000 | |
| Interest income | 13,375 | ||||
| Other income | 4,671 | 9,994 | 0 | ||
| Total | 417,630 | 0 | 298,468 | 6,000 | |
| EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Charitable activities | 199,041 | 243,809 | 6,000 | ||
| Other costs | 8,450 | 15,545 | |||
| 207,491 | 0 | 259,354 | 6,000 | ||
| NET INCOME | 210,139 | 0 | 39,114 | 0 | |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 454,205 | 415,091 | 0 | ||
| TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD | 664,344 | 0 | 454,205 | 0 |
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NANAK NAAM
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BALANCE SHEET 31 December 2024
| Year Ended | Year Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 | |||
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |||
| fund | fund | |||
| Notes | £ | £ | ||
| FIXED ASETS | ||||
| Tangible assets | 4 | 4,386 | 5,848 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Debtors | 17,079 | 38,578 | ||
| Cash at bank | 644,571 | 411,296 | ||
| 661,650 | 449,874 | |||
| CREDITORS | ||||
| Amounts falling due within one year | 5 | (1,692) | (1,517) | |
| NETCURRENT ASSETS | 659,958 | 448,357 | ||
| TOTALASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILTIES | 664,344 | 454,205 | ||
| NETASSETS | 664,344 | 454,205 | ||
| FUNDS | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 7 | 664,344 | 454,205 | |
| TOTALFUNDS | . | 664,344 | 454,205 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 18th October 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:-
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NANAK NAAM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ended 31 December 2024
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Expenditure ; Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals bases and has been classified under headings and aggregate at all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements
Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight time basis over the period of the lease.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 December 2024
2 TRUSTEE'S REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor the period ended 31 December 2023.
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the period ended 31 December 2023.
3 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
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|Unrestricted|
|fund|
|INCOME AND|ENDOWMENTS|FROM|£|
|Donations|and|legacies|399,584|
|Charitable|activities|
|Other|charitable|activities|-|interest|receivable|13,375|
|Other|income|4,671|
|Total|417,630|
|EXPENDITURE|ON|
|Other|8,450|
|Charitable|activities|199,041|
|NET INCOME|210,139|
|RECONCILIATION|OF|FUNDS|
|Total|funds|brought|forward|454,205|
|TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|664,344|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued for the year ended 31 December 2024
4 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 4 | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | ||||
| Equipment | ||||
| £ | ||||
| COST | ||||
| As at 1 January 2024 | 14,430 | |||
| Additions | ~ | |||
| At 31 December 2024 | 14,430 | |||
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| At 1 January 2024 | 8,582 | |||
| Charge foryear | 1,462 | |||
| At 31 December 2024 | 10,044 | |||
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31 December 2024 | 4,386 | |||
| At 31 December 2023 | 5,848 | |||
| Depreciation is provided | at the following annual rates in orderto write off each asset over its | |||
| estimated useful life. Computer & Equipment - 20% Written Down Value. | ||||
| 5 | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS | FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| accruals and other creditors | 1,100 | 960 | ||
| Payroll Costs | . | “ | ||
| Social security and othertaxes | taxes | = | ||
| Pension payable | 592 | 557 | ||
| Trustee's Loan Account | - | - | ||
| 1,692 | 1,517 | |||
| 6 | LOANS | |||
| An analysis ofthe maturity of loans is given below: | 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 | ||
| £ | £ | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year on demand: | ||||
| Bankoverdrafts | - | - |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 7 | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | Net | ||
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| movement | ||||
| At 1.1.24 | in funds | At 31.12.24 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| Charitable Activities | 454,205 | 210,139 | 664,344 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 454,205 | 210,139 | 664,344 | |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||
| resources | expended | in funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| Charitable Activities | 417,630 | 207,491 | 210,139 | |
| 417,630 | 207,491 | 210,139 | ||
| Comparatives for movement in funds | ||||
| Net | ||||
| movement | ||||
| At 1.1.23 | in funds | At 31.12.23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| Charitable Activities | 415,091 | 39,114 | 454,205 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 415,091 | 39,114 | 454,205 | |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||
| resources | expended | in funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| Charitable Activities | 304,468 | 265,354 | 39,114 | |
| TOTALMOVEMENTINFUNDS | 304,468 | 265,354 | 39,114 |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 31 December 2024
8 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024.
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NANAK NAAM
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Year Ended | Year Ended | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | ||
| Donations and legacies | ||
| Donations | 399,584 | 288,474 |
| Restricted Fund | - | 6,000 |
| Other income | ||
| Advertising Income | 4,671 | 9,994 |
| Sundry Income | z | . |
| Interest income | 13,375 | - |
| Total incoming resources | 417,630 | 304,468 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Charitable activities | ||
| Professional fees | 45,333 | 86,903 |
| Staff salaries | 114,950 | 136,503 |
| Social security | 9,465 | 9,791 |
| Pensions | 2,642 | 3,007 |
| Staff welfare | - | 185 |
| Training costs | - | 4,838 |
| Recruitment fees | - | 473 |
| Travel | 18,142 | 25 |
| Software and computer expenses | 8,509 | 6,616 |
| Insurance | - | 1,468 |
| 199,041 | 249,809 |
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Year Ended | Year Ended | ||
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| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 | ||
| . | f£ | £ | |
| Other | |||
| Bank charges | 1,119 | 4,044 | |
| Other interest charges | 234 | ||
| Foreign exchange gain/loss | 355 | (343) | |
| Rent | 2,966 | 9,723 | |
| Telephone | 448 | 372 | |
| Postage and stationery | 242 | 53 | |
| Accountancy | 1,858 | ||
| Depreciation | 1,462 | 1,462 | |
| 8,450 | 15,545 | ||
| Total resources expended | 207,491 | 265,354 | |
| Netincome | 210,139 | 39,114 |
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