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2024-03-31-accounts

Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiners' Report Report to the Gorkha Zilla Gurung Samaj UK trustees/members of On accounts for the 31 March 2024 Charity No. 1175191 year ended Set out in pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in basis of report accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024.

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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my Independent attention (other than that disclosed below ) in connection with the examination which gives me examiner's statement* cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply
Signed: Date: 30/01/2025
Name: Lekh N Ghimire
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
body (if any):
Address: Boundary House
Uxbridge
UB8 1QG
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IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .

October 2018

IER

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Charity Name No (if any)
Gorkha Zilla Gurung Samaj UK 1175191
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
01/04/2022 To 31/03/2023
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donation and legacies 48,235 - - 48,235 58,159
Membership fee 16,036 - - 16,036 1,040
Interest received 334 - - 334 79
Internal transfer - - - - 7,785
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
64,604 - - 64,604 67,063
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 64,604 - - 64,604 67,063
A3 Payments
Program expenses 34,588.17 - - 34,588 8,049
Donation given 26,084.00 - - 26,084 35,762
Computer and accessories - - - - 1,231
Bank charges 140.40 - - 140 139
Legal and professional fee - - - - 5,375
Printing and stationery 81.48 - - 81 293
Internal transfer out - - - - 7,785
Refund 101 - - 101 -
Sub total [ 60,995 ] - - 60,995 58,634
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 60,995 - - 60,995 58,634
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,609 - - 3,609 8,429
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 48,362 - - 48,362 -
Cash funds this year end 51,971 - - 51,971 8,429
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Bank - Community Account 1 - 0545
Bank - Community Account 2 - 5209
Bank - BMM account - 0553
Signature
Details
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
St James Investment		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
6,466
-
26,243
-
19,262
-
-
51,971
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
30,000
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Tham Prasad Gurung
(Trustee)		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
33,748
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
02/04/2024

CCXX R5 accounts (SS)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date
1st April 2023 31st March 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name GORKHA ZILLA GURUNG SAMAJ UK Other names charity is known by (GZGSUK) Registered charity number (if any) 1175191 Charity's principal address 15 CADOGAN CLOSE SOUTH HARROW MIDDLESEX Postcode HA2 8JR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not
for whole year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)
1. Tekman Gurung Chair May 2024 Committee of Trustees
2. Tham Parsad Gurung Trustee (PofC) May 2024 Committee of Trustees
3. Tul Bahadur Gurung Trustee May 2024 Committee of Trustees
4. Gary Ghale Trustee May 2024 Committee of Trustees
5. Pancha Bahadur Gurung Trustee May 2024 Committee of Trustees
6. Posh Bahadur Gurung Trustee May 2024 Committee of Trustees
7. Saroj Gurung Trustee/Treasurer May 2024 Committee of Trustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

TAR

March 2012

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Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Type of adviser
Name
Address
FINANCIAL ADVISER Mr. LEKH NATH
GHIMIRE		 GNS Associates Ltd, Boundary House,
Cricket Field Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1QG

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[CONSTITUTION ] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, ADOPTED 07 MAR 2017 AS AMENDED ON 07 OCT 2017 company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS ]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

N/A

Section C Objectives and activities

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

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit, by working with in particular but not exclusively members of the Gorkha Nepalese community living in the United Kingdom who are socially excluded or at risk of social exclusion on the grounds of their ethnic origin and their social and economic position, to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society in particular by advancing

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education assisting in the provision of English language tuition, providing or assisting in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time, assistance in relieving sickness and financial hardship & the relief and assistance of people of the United Kingdom and abroad who are the victims of natural or other kinds of disaster by the provision of financial or other assistance.

Report and records of Gorkha Zilla Gurung Samaj UK Annual fund-raising projects & events from 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024.

01 April 2023 – On the request of Jal Kanya High School, the members of the samaj raised a handsome amount of £3,310. The amount was handed over to the president of school’s governing body by the current chairman Mr Tekman Gurung in Nepal. The aim of the donation was to procure some of the educational apparatus that was

essential for the school.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Donation of £3,310 handed over to School’s governing body

02. 08 April 2023 - The members Benefit Grant of £4500 for Late Asphandi Ghale was handed over to her son Mr Surbahadur Ghale in his residence by Chairman Mr Gautam Gurung.

Benefit Grant of late Asphandi Ghale handed over to his son

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3. 08 April 2023 - The members Benefit Grant of £4500 for Late Belbahadur Ghale was handed over to his wife Mrs Kumari Ghale in his residence by Chairman Mr Gautam Gurung.

Benefit Grant of late Belbahadur Ghale handed over to his wife

04. 22 September 2023 – Youth team of the samaj named “the London Gorkha boys” completed the 100 kilometres Trial Walker run at the Southdown route and donated £1200 to Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT). The money was raised from the members, colleagues and friends.

Runners: Sujan, Deewas, David & Prasant celebrating at the finishing point

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05. 11 December 2023 - The members Benefit Grant of £4500 for Late Debi Gurung was handed over to her son Mr Chijkumar Gurung by Chairman Mr Gautam Gurung.

Benefit Grant of late Debi Gurung handed over to his son

06. 23 December 2023 - The members Benefit Grant of £4500 for Late Tilbahadur Gurung was handed over to his son Prabin Gurung in his residence by Founder Chairman Mr Tham Parsad Gurung.

Benefit Grant of late Tilbahadur Gurung handed over to his son

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07. Veteran Foundation UK approved £30,000 grant to conduct an educational and recreational project for the veterans. We successfully conducted the projects in Hampshire, Northwest London & Ashford Kent areas. Total expenses were £30,793.84 . An additional expense £793 .84 was funded by the samaj’s trust fund.

08. 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024 - Apart from the above significant financial supports, the executive committee members who attended numerous charitable events on invitation of various charitable organisations have donated some amounts to support their good causes under the discretion of the chairman that has been authorised the trustees.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The Trustees & executive members of the Gorkha Zilla Gurung Samai UK develop many policies that are used to raise funds, organise cultural programmes or charities. Every attempt is made to ensure the validity and legality of the policies. The policies are reviewed in every annual general meeting, and even earlier on if any concerns are raised by the members or executive members.

The Gorkha Zilla Gurung Samaj UK organise charity programmes that raise You may choose to include funds to support and assist the people in need and the organizations for the further statements, where good cause. The requested support and assistance are discussed in the general relevant, about: meeting and the proposal is accepted and decided in accordance to our • constitution by the majority of members.

All donations are raised from the community members voluntarily for each individual cases and purposes.

All the works for the community programmes are executed by the Executive Committee and volunteer members on free of charge basis and only tasks that involve legal instances will be carried out by the professional on the minimum charge of payment as possible.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main MEMBERSHIP achievements of the charity during the year Gorkha Zilla Gurung Samaj UK’s life membership has been increased substantially since membership’s amount has been reviewed and total numbers of membership is 710 Life Members and increasing regularly.

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March 2012

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Section E Financial review

The charity’s reserve are used for the purpose of the furtherance of charitable Brief statement of the charity’s objectives only. policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

(Electronic signature) Signature(s) ThamParsad Gurung Full name(s) Tham Parsad Gurung Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustees/Founder Chairman/Advisor

Date 25/01/2024

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