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## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

Sikhs In The City (SITC) 

**Other names charity is known by** 

N/A 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1179621 

**Charity's principal address** 

47 Wellesley Road Ilford Essex **Postcode IG1 4JX** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Harmander Singh|President/Chair||Lifetime members|
||Ghanaya Singh<br>Talewar|Secretary||Lifetime members|
||Sandhya<br>Jobanputra|Treasurer||Lifetime members|



## **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)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

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

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by lifetime members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

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## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

SITC: 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where Has draft policies and procedures relevant to its activities that are being relevant, about: added to regularly and adopted at the AGM by its members. 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

   - Only has three Trustees - President/Chair (male), Secretary (male) and Treasurer (female) – another six Trustees (three males and three females) have been selected to join at the next AGM to complete the board of Trustees which will have representatives from four different faiths. 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

   - Actively links up with several local running clubs on a regular basis whose members participate in its events in addition to local community groups. 

- relationship with any related parties; 

   - Trustees have a twenty plus year history of organising highly rated events that surpass the Local Authority’s Safety Advisory Group requirements. Is Associate Member of Sporting Equals and partnership club with New Balance sportswear company. 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

Trustees are all professionals, some of whom hold senior positions in financial, Local Government, Service industry and multi-national companies. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

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

The CIO’s objects (“the objects”) are the advancement of amateur sport and the advancement of health by encouraging and facilitating community participation in healthy recreation, in particular running. 

**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)** 

SITC organises Olympics related sporting events that improve the participants health and well being.  All events aim to promote racial/religious harmony through sport. The events are open to all regardless of age, disability, ethnic background, social class or gender and includes non members. SITC works with other charities by organising fundraising events for them and leading on other initiatives that address health issues such as fighting obesity. 

Some SITC members are Ambassadors for other charities e.g. Fauja Singh is an AGEUK Ambassador. This involves raising awareness of non-political social issues addressed by the charity sector. 

SITC members help train others on a small group basis such as the FAT MUMS CLUB most of whom are from minority ethnic backgrounds and cater for people with disabilities such as wheelchair users and providing guide runners for people who are blind or with visual impairment. SITC aims to have an operating base by owning suitable premises that can further engage the local community by providing facilities to meet and work on addressing local initiatives. 

SITC has been representing the UK at international events such as the Luxembourg Marathon Relay for more than a decade where the Interfaith teams from the EU collaborate to build better understanding and peace. 

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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include All members of SITC are volunteers and provide their services for free. further statements, where relevant, about: SITC volunteers service the Charity’s own races and provides volunteers  policy on grantmaking; at other major running events such as the London Marathon, The Big Half and the London Landmarks Half Marathon. 

- policy programme related investment; 

STC members also volunteer at their local parkruns. 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

Section D                      Achievements and performance 

SITC is the club with the third largest number and most diverse **Summary of the main** (members from nine different religions) participants in Valentines Parkrun **achievements of the charity** making it the most multi-cultural Parkrun in the country. **during the year** SITC members age profile ranges from 18 to the oldest marathon runner in the world 112 year old Fauja Singh. 

SITC events also cater for younger participants in the annual intergeneration race involving  Grandchildren and Grandparents Over 40% of members are women. 

SITC works with other charities by organising fundraising events for them and leading on other initiatives that address health issues such as fighting obesity. SITC also runs a relay race from Birmingham to London alongside the annual SACA Bike Ride which raises funds for charities such as SCOPE, Some SITC members are Ambassadors for other charities e.g. Fauja Singh is an AGEUK Ambassador. 

SITC members help train others on a small group basis such as the FAT MUMS CLUB most of whom are from minority ethnic backgrounds and cater for people with disabilities such as wheelchair users and providing guide runners for people who are blind or with visual impairment. SITC activities provide participants to overcome non-visible challenges such as loneliness and depression SITC organises a number of small 10km runs for local charities and SITC members take part in local races organised by other local charities to help with their fundraising. The Premiere event SITC organises on annually is the Dawn To Dusk Ultra (D2D) on the middle Sunday of December which comprises of four distances , namely 10km, 22km, marathon, Ultra marathon and a Team Ultra Relay.  There is an equivalent event in June called the Summer Samosa Ultra – these events provides SITC with the vast majority of its annual costs from the entry fees from participants. Although SITC only became a registered charity in late 2018, the D2D has grown from 93 runners to 360 participants in the last seven years with participants coming from all over the UK and abroad. During the last year, SITC has progressed its discussions with the local authority (London Borough of Redbridge) to the signing off stage of an agreement to lease a parcel of land measuring 108 square metres so that SITC can build a clubhouse from where SITC will operate in the future. SITC has launched a GoFundMe appeal to raise £425,000 for this purpose and so far it has raised a total exceeding £20,000 although this has not yet been transferred to its bank account as yet. The link to the fundraising appeal is on the SITC website (www.sikhsinthecity.org). 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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SITC does not have reserves policy at present. 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

SITC has no deficit 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

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

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

SITC has launched a GoFundMe appeal to raise £425,000 to build an operational base (clubhouse) and so far it has raised a total of over £20,000 although this has not yet been transferred to its bank account as yet. The link to the fundraising appeal is on the SITC website (www.sikhsinthecity.org). 

The entry fees from participants funds the SITC events – all but cash deposits transactions are done electronically for which SITC has monthly statements. 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

SITC’s work on fighting obesity was measured by meeting a target of losing 500kg in weight in six months by 100 participants every year. 

The FAT MUMS CLUB  had interim targets starting with being able to complete 5km without stopping, then to beat a 40 minute target and then to reach a six miles in an hour target. 

SITC facilitates the community entries to The Big Half of 100 participants and nearly 20 to the London Marathon. 

SITC also signposts participants to professionals offering advice on healthy living, including those who provide such support on pro-bono basis. 

All SITC events are advertised as open to all and SITC dedicates some events to the local Mayor’s Annual Appeal which benefit the Mayor’s chosen local charities. 

SITC organises races to raise funds for the local Mayor’s Appeal. It also organises smaller events on behalf of other local good causes. All these events raised funds for local charities.. 

All SITC lifetime members volunteer their time and expertise in organising and delivering the events. SITC members have experience of organising over 100 events the standard of which is acknowledged nationally leading them to be chosen by New Balance as one of their Run Clubs for the London Marathon and The Big Half. 

The Trustees have experience of coaching the elderly (Fauja Singh) and blind athletes (Louise Simpson – who is a double Paralympian). Louise has now run nearly 100 marathons. 

SITC events are considered by participants to be excellent value for money and noted by feedback from them on independent social media platforms – e.g. Runners World Race Reviews. 

SITC also incorporates concessions and discounts for children and pensioners where appropriate. 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

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|**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|Harmander Singh||
|---|---|---|
||Club President/Chair||
||28 January 2024||



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||Page|
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|ReportoftheTrustees|1|
|IndependentExamincr'sReport|2|
|StatementofFinancialActivities|3|
|Balance Sheet|4|
|NotestoFinancialStatements|Sto7|
|DetailedStatementofFinancialActivities||





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|SIKHSINTHECITY||||
|---|---|---|---|
|StalementofFinancialActivities||||
|Fortheyearended31August2022||3108.2022|3L082021|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
||Notes|Fund|Fund|
||||£|
|INCOMINGRESOURCES||||
|Incomingresoucesfromgenerated||||
|funds||||
|Voluntaryincome<br>Activitiesforgenerationgfunds||644<br>10,227|665<br>II,702|
|Totalincomingresources||10,871|12,367|
|RESOUCESEXPENDED||||
|Costofgeneratingfunds||||
|Costsofgeneratingvoluntaryincome|2|10,970|6,188|
|Governancecosts||450|2,017|
|Otherresoucesexpended||350||
|Totalresourcesexpended|||1,770|8,205|
|NETINCOME/OUTGOING)||(899)|4,162|
|RECONCILIATIONOFFUNDS||||
|Totalfundsbroughtforward||12,642|8,480|
|TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD|||1.743|12,642|





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|SINHSINHECITY<br>BalaneShw||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||L.08.2022|L.08.202I|
|||Unestrieted|Toal|
||Ntes|Fund|Fund|
|||+||
|CURRENTASSETS||||
|(ashathnandinhand|||1,243|13,042|
|||S00||
|||11,743|13.042|
|CREDITORS||||
|Amntsfallingduewithin|N||4(00|
|NETCURRENTASSETS|||,743|12.642|
|T0TALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITES||1.743|12.642|
|NETASSETS||11,743|12,642|
|FUNDS||||
|Unnestrict<br>funds|||1.343|12,642|
|T0TALFUNDS||11,743|12.642|






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||cOSTSOFGENERATINGVOLUNTARYINCOME|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||31.08.2022|31.08.2021|
|2|Fundraisingevents|10,227|11,702|



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||Therewastruatees' expensespaidfortheyearended31August2|022norforthe|year ended31Au|year ended31Au|gust2021.|gust2021.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|4|DEBTORS: AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR||31.08.2022||31.08.2021||
||Other debtors|||500|||
|5|CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR||31.08.2022<br>|1 11<br>31.08.2021||||
||Other creditors|||||400|
||||Net||||
|6|MOVEMENTINFUNDS|At|movement||At||
|||01.08.2021|inFunds||31.0S.2022||
||Unrestricted funds||||||
||General fund|12642||(899)||11743|
||TOTALFUNDS|12642||(399)||11743|
||Netmovementinfundsincludedintheaboveareasfollows:|resources<br>Incomin8||Resources<br>expended|Movements<br>infunds||
||Unrestricted funds||||||
||General fund|10871||<br>11770||(399)|
||TOTALFUNDS|10871||<br>11770||(s99)|





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||Net||
|---|---|---|
||movement|31.08.2021|
||infunds||
||£||
|Unrestricted funds|||
|General fund|(899)|4162|
|TOTALFUNDS|(899)|4162|





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|DeiailedStatementofFinancialActivities<br>Fortheyearended3August2022||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||31.08.2022|3I.08.2021|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
||Notes|Fund|Fund|
|INCOMINGRESOURCES||||
|Incomingresoucesfromgencrated||||
|funds||||
|Voluntaryincome||644|665|
|Activitiesforgenerationgfunds||10,227|11,702|
|Totalincomingresources||10,871|12,367|
|RESOUCESEXPENDED||||
|Costofgeneratingfunds||||
|Costsofgeneratingvoluntaryincome|2|10.970|6.188|
|Governancecosts||450|2,017|
|Other resouces expended||350||
|Total resources cxpended||1,770|8.205|
|NETINCOME/OUTGOING)||(899)|4,162|
|RECONCILIATION OFFUNDS||||
|Totalfundsbrought forward||12,642|8,480|
|TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD||11,743|12,642|