Seeds of Growth Registered Charity Number: 1180829 Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the perlod 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 Contents: Organlsational Infomiatlon Trustees, Annual Report Receipts & Paymenls account Statement of Assets & Llabllltles Independent Examlnerfs report Hastings Voluntary Action Jackson Hall Portland Place Hastings East Sussex TN34 1QN Se&Js of GrovAh R8gK%ler8d charity rnjmbtr 1180829 Seeds of Growth The committee of Seeds of Growth presents ts annual report and flnanclal statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 Nam• of ¢harlty: Seeds of Gro L•g•l 8tatus: Charltable Incorporatsd Organlsatlon- Foundallon Modol Prln¢lpal Addrnss: 4 Sallsbury Road, St Leonords on Sea, East Su88ex, TN37 6FiX R•gl•tornd charlty numb•r. 1180829 Qovornlng dO￿Um•nI. Con81tut4on adopted 26.11.2018 Tru•l••s.' Mohamad Akmol All - Chair and ¢￿founder Calherlne Scott- Be￿81ary and ¢o-founder Bank•r•: Santander, Queens Road, Ha8tlng8 Indop•nd•nl Examln•r. Laura Dawson, Flnance Manager HVA, Jackson Hall, Portland Place, Haslings, TN34 1QN Seeds of Grobvth Regslered thority number 1180829 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEM8ER 2024 The trustee8 of Seeds of Growth present Its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31st Doc8rnber 2024 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Itution The Charity has a commTtlee of Tnjstees govèrned by 8 constitutlon adopted 19th November 2018 and reglst8r8d witt7 the Ch8rfty Commission on 26th November 2018 Ob ects Pu The objects of the Charfty aro.. al The r8lief of poverty. 81ckn888 and di8tres¥ by h8lplng th8 people of Blrahlmpur g8ln acc8Bs lo safa water and sanltalion bl Tha provision of baslc supplles suGh as book8 and other personal or educattons supplies to h8lp f8mllle$ and, cl To brlng the quallty of Ilfe of th8 benaficlatles to a rgason8bl8 standard. In wrfllng their Irust•g$ report, the trustees of Se8ds of Growth have glvon du8 regard to the guldance of the charfty Commlsslon on publlc benefit, The Trustees are elected and co-opted undgr the terms of the cor>sltullon. Trustees are eleGt¢d on a thre yoar rolalional basls, with one thlrd of the tru$ts68 slepplng down oach y68r. Trustees who Stand down ar8 ollglble for re41gction. ubllc b nel Project 2025, our soventh, started In Silam. a Sllghly better off vlll8go than Birahimpur , there I stsyed for thg second consecullvo year. WSlh a Ixjdget ol lust under £5,000. Ihls was my fir81 year working without tho guidance 8n(J informatlon of a survey. I set sail, feelSng a bll like a b08t wllhoul a Tudderl Though ea¢h ol the tradesmen had at timès asked lor help, I had been reluctant to glve more than the work that I was provldlng. However, as their reallty Is no b8tter than that of the other vlllageTS, a d8*s work e8mlng £5 or £6 only keeplng food on the table and Ihelr chlldren clothed, I had tho i(lea that thls would be the year to help my helpers, most of them man of about forty. wlth famllles lo support. To quote Isbor, our roofer"I work hard &vgry day lo keep my family, bul never in B lifellme S￿11 I be able to save enough to build a toilet for them.. A Gommunal tollet was provid¢d. whlch will be used by thls famlly 8nd other8. Jamal, our s8ntt8llon man, wa3 ex8SP8rated wlth trying to k8ep h18 gafvanisos and bamboo house together and was dreading 8nolher monsoon. Seeds of Grovrth provided the materials for him lo build wonderful ¢oncrele pillars to replace Ihe bamboo, for himself and hls famSly. My translator and constsnl helper. Ramj8m, requested a bamboo inner ceiling for hls gafvanis8d rood. These inner ceilings are necessary for regulallng extremes of cold and hgal. We had one n)ad¢ lo measure and fitted by a local cornpany. And. ironlcally Ihe pump man got a pump. other requests w8gnl long comlng once people knew I was there. and w8 started with another communal toilet followed by six communal pumps and a roof r8p8ir. Though we usually avoid getting involvad with medical expenses, on this occasion we agreed to pay for an operation for a roofe*s labour8r who could hardly walk as he had three big black lumps on the sole of his foot Ajways working bare fool. he was in extrème fear of having to stop working altogether. 'Then will look after my wifr ar)d Chrfdren7' Surgery'to remove foreign bodies. has since been schedule and will go ahead in the coming weeks. W8 also made several small donations to those in dire need. S￿8 ol Growth Rguist￿ed tharily number 1180829 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 The Iruslees of Seeds of GTOWth present its annual report and finanGial Statements lor the year ended 31st December 2024 Again Ihls year, pumps wère provlded in far flung village5. This entailed incre89ed auto hire over greater distances for worksite visits., first a vlsll by Calhering and Ramjan lo check rf the project is feasible. a second wrth the pumpman for his opinion and advice. and a fvrther mlnimum of kn Inspection visits. Like evewherg tha price of everyittlng. Indudlng Autos. has increa8ed and whlle most traders and a few auto drlvers, who remember previous visits and know what Seeds of Growth provides lo the needy. glvo us a special dlscounl. Increased distances this year added an estimated £10 to £15 to the cost of each pump. Seeds of Growth project 2025 created 216 workdays for 42 mon. We purchased our mat8rlal8 from local 8upplier8, and a$ always kept as much buslne88 Sn the local area 0$ p08slbl8. We 8t Seeds of Growth are delightsd to hava completed our sgvenlh succ888ftJl prolect. Wè are a8 aNva deeply gral8ful to you, our 8UPPQrters, ￿￿thOut whom our projèc18 would r￿t be po8slb16. We thank you 8incerely and hope we can look foNard to yjur continued sUPPOrt as we movo towards Project 2026 Flnanclal Revlew Thankfully, Seeds of Growth have some loyal contrlbutor8 And ￿th our regular colleGtlon box68 and donatlons from olhgrs we have been ab19 to continue supporting the village where necessary by sendlng donation¥ Total Incomlng resources in the year werè £5,582.21 12023 £3.3921 and recousgs expended were £3.823.79 (2023 £5,194I resulting in a n81 surplus of £1,758.42 for the year (2023 £557 defl¢ltl. The nel fund reservce at 31st D&cember 2024 to cary over totalled £3,421.4212023 £1.6641. R•8erve8 Pollcy The poject remain5 dependent on th8 relatN8Iy Short-lerni fundiny for Ils operatjons. In lin& wllh guidanco by the Charity Comml8slon the trust8•8 8ndeavour to bulld up Its r88erv88 to gn8bl8 the Charlty to fulfill 11$ oblectives and financial plans. Reponslbllltles of the Trustees The Trustees are responsible for preparing finandal statement8 in a¢¢ordance wlth oppllcablè18w and United Klngdon generally Èceepled Accountlng Practice. Under Chadty Law the trustees are r&qulred to prepare flnan¢ial slalements for each flnanclal year whi¢h glve a true and fair view of the charitys flnanclaS actlvltl8s during the year and of its ftn8nclal posltllon at the end of tha year lunless the ch8rily is enlililgd lo prepare accounts on the 8ltern8lNe receipts and payments bas181. In preparing those financial slalements thè trustees are required lo.. a) Select sui18ble accounting policies and apply them consislenlly b) Make jusgements and eslim8les thal are reasonable and prudent. cl Slate whether applicable accL)untlng standards and 8tslements of rècommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures dlscloed and explalned In the financial ststem8nls. dl Prepare the financial State on a golng con¢em basls unless It Is Inapprop￿ate lo presume that the charity will Gonlinue in operati(￿. Se*J8 of GrDwlh RegK8ter&J chty number 1180829 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Th8 trustees of Seeds of Growth present its annual report and financlal statements for the y8ar ended 31st December 2024. Conllnued Th8 tTuslees are r8sponslbl8 for keeplng proper accountlng rgcords, svhich dlsdose, wSth reasonable accuracy. th8 fln8nclal posS1ion of the Trust, and whlch enable them to both ascertain the financial posilKJn of the TNSI and ensur8 that tho financlal $ts16m6nls comply with re19vantl8gislat￿)n. Th8y ara also responsibla for Safeguardlng the assets of tha Tru81 and hence lor tsklng roa$on8ble 818p8 for the prevenlon and dglectlon of fraud and other irregularili88. The Irust8os are satlsfled that working with advlce from the group Accountsnts thgy hav8 8chl8ved these requirements in prindple. Thls report wa8 approved by the Bo8rd of Tru8ts65 on and Slgned on Its b8half by.. Mohamed Ak halr and co-founder Catherin Scott - nd co-founder Se8d& of Grtr•Ah Rggl8t8red charfty nwnt*r 1180829 Seeds of Growth Receipts & Payment accounts for the perlod 01 January 2024 31 December 2024 Curr•rttY••r Pmk)w Year Unreslrkgd Resllricled Tot81 lund• Tot¥1 R•Gel ts Grants and Donatlons Fundraising 5.582.21 5,582.21 2,882 1,754 TOTAL RECEIPTS 5,582.21 5,582.21 4.636 Fundraislng Cos18 Insurancg Printing. Postage, Stationary Bank Charggs Independent Examlnallon Blranhlmpur Costs Travel and Accommodation Materials ond Labour for Repalr. Donations W8bslt811T Support Governance Cos18 Sundry Cost8 207 85 138 347 75 156.37 732.59 25.00 156.37 732.59 25.00 400.00 1.592.09 400.00 1,592.09 173 3,018 701 201 250 450.00 82.35 450.00 82.35 TOTAL PAYMENTS 3,823.79 3.823.79 5,194 Net surplusl-deficil 0.00 1,758.42 1,758.42 558 Movement In funds Fund b81onces blf 111124 1.683.00 1.663.00 2,221 Fund balance¥ clf 31112124 3 421.42 3 421.42 S68ds of Gro*th R89I8t8red CW n￿￿er 1180829 Seeds of Growth Statement of Assets & Liabilltlos asat 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Currant assets Current Account Cash in Hand 31112124 31112124 3.421.42 1.423.00 240.00 Accounts Rece￿able Less unc8sh8d cheque8 3,421.4 1,663.00 l•¥¥ Currnnt Ilabllltl•8 Accounts Payable 3.421.42 rosènted b Accumu18ted Fund blf Surplusldeficlt of recelpts over payments 1,663.00 1,758.42 3.421.42 2,221,00 -558.00 1,663.00 ChaTIty Law roqulres the Truslees to prep8r• financlal slatsments for e8ch fln8ncial year wthlch comply wlth the regUla￿On8 8el out In thè Charities A¢1 1993. The Irusless have electsd to take 8dvantsge of the provlslons that apply to small charllles and havo prepared a Receipts and Payments account and Stalemont of Assets and Llabililes. These financlal statements are a¢￿pted on behalf of the chaTIty by.. Signe(J Mohomed Akmol Ali - Ch Ir and co-founder Dated Signed Catherin Scott- Dated ry and co-ft>und8r $ ofGIi￿h Regisler•Y charftynLffnbor 11eo829 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 1. Accounting Policles Receipts and payments accounts are statsments that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during lh9 financial year. In this contfrxl'cash" includ85 cash equivalgnls, for 6xampla, bank accounts whgre cash can b8 readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they becoma due. 2. Tru#ts•s' remun•r•llon and b•n•fits TnJstse8 recelved no remuneratlon or benefits In this period Trustsos. expfjnse Dunng the >EOr there were no axpenses paSd lo T￿￿19￿8. 3. Provlou$ poriod comparlson The flnaneial year end of the charlty is 31st Decembar 2024. The previous perlod'8 Ilgur88 have bgen included for comparfson. Reltrlcted fund Thes8 are funds given to the tharfty. $ublect 10 8peclllc restrfctbns $$t by tha donor, bul stlll ￿thin the general objects of the charfty, R8gl8tered tharity NmbÈr 1180829 Inde￿ndant Examlnor's Raport to the Committee of The Sundlal House Group & Thè Intèrnational Group for Creative Modltatlon I report on the accounts of Seeds of Growth for the tsyelve month period ended 318t December 2024 Respoctlvo rn$pon8lbllltlos of commlttoo & •xamlnor The charltys tNstees are responsible for the preparalh)n of the accounts. Tho ¢harWs trustees on8ider that an audit is not required for thi¥ yeor und8T section 144 of th8 Charitles Act 20111th0 ChadtSe8 Act), and that an ir¥J8pendent 8xaminalion18 needed. It Is my respOn¥lbll￿y.' to examlne the 8ccounls under Sectbn 145 of the Charitl8s Act to follow the procedures lald down in the G&ner81 Dlreclions given by the Charfty to stale vthether p8rUcu18r matters hav8 coma to my atten￿on Ba8ls of Indopendent •xarnlno¢• r•port My examlnallon w88 carrfed out 8c¢ord8nce ￿th lh8 General Dlrecllons gfven by the Ch8rity Commission. An examlnauon Includes a revlew of the accounllng records kept by tho Charlty and comparison of th8 SUPPOrting documentstIc￿ presented th088 record8. 11 also Indudes conslderalon of any unusual11gms or disclosures in the accoun18, and seeklng expl8nallon8 from the tru8teès conceming any suGh matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldenca th8t would be required In an audll, and consequently no opinlon is given as lo whether the acwunts pr6senl a "tru8 and fairf, view and th8 report Is limited lo those matters sèl out in the stal8ment below. Ind8p•ndont oxarnln•r'8 statement In connectlon vAlh my examlnallon, no matter has comg lo my attentlon: 11 which gives me reason8ble c8U5e lo believe that in any material resp8Gt the requirements: to keep accounting records In accordance wllh section130 of the charl￿aS Act to prepare accounts whSch acctyd wlth the accounting reojrds and lo comply wlth th8 accounting requlroments of tha Act have not bogn met., or 21 to which. In my OF4nSon, attenllon should be drawn In ord¢r to enable a proper und8(standing of the a¢counls to be reached. ra Dawson Finance Monager Hastings Voluntary Adon Jackson Hall, Portland Pla¢e. H851ings, TN34 1QN Dated: £.02.Lo2