
## Section A 

## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 07 2020 **To** 30 06 2021 

## Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Bristol Gurmat Class **Other names charity is known by** BGC **Registered charity number (if any)** 1182218 **Charity's principal address** 15 ELDERBERRY WAY ALMONDSBURY BRISTOL **Postcode BS32 4FH** 

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

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Sukhjeevan Singh<br>Kandola||Until 17 January 2022||
||Gurwinder Singh||Until 17 January 2022||
||Mandatt Kaur<br>Kandola||Until 17 January 2022||
||Inderpal Kaur Dhesi||From 17 January 2022||
||Permenderjeet Bhambra||From 17 January 2022||
||Karanjit Singh||From 17 January2022||
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## **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)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

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

Trust deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed at the AGM each year Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

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

|You**may choose**to include<br>additional information, where<br>relevant, about:<br>•<br>policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees;<br>•<br>the charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider network<br>with which the charity works;<br>•<br>relationship with any related<br>parties;<br>•<br>trustees’ consideration of major<br>risks and the system and<br>procedures to manage them.|The Charity appoints trustees who are professional, with good standing<br>within their local communities and who are active in promoting and<br>supporting the work of the charity.<br>The charity has continued to build strong relationships with other Sikh<br>Charities and interfaith groups across the UK.<br>All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or any<br>other benefit.|
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## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

Advance the sikh religion in the United Kingdom but especially in the south-west of england and wales for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature to enlighten others about the sikh religion. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its** The benefit of this is to provide the general public with knowledge on the **governing document** 

The benefit of this is to provide the general public with knowledge on the sikh faith. activities will also include: ·the provision of education of the gurmukhi language for people of all ages; ·education on the subject of sikh scriptural studies and sikh philosophy and ·the provision of training in classical and contemporary indian musical arts in accordance with the teachings of the sikh religion. 

Bristol Gurmat Class continued to hold weekly classes teaching the Gurmukhi language and Sikh Scripture to around 50 individuals online. The charity played a pivotal part in supporting the Sikh Council UK's Covid Initiative including the vaccination drive in collaboration with the NHS. **Summary of the main** The charity was able to launch several projects including SikhGuarding a **activities undertaken for the** national safeguarding project (still in it's infancy) which supports **public benefit in relation to** organisations and Gurdwaras in their safeguarding duties. **these objects (include within this section the statutory** Interfaith events and educational events were held through a new project **declaration that trustees have** called "Jyoti Saroop Foundation". **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

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

A great contribution is made by all volunteers who help Bristol Gurmat Class. We are grateful to all those who have supported the charity. 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Bristol Gurmat Class has continued to fulfill its objectives despite the limitations of the pandemic. 

The projects of Bristol Gurmat Class have been covered by local, national and international press. 

Bristol Gurmat Class has been able to use its resources to train its volunteers in skills that enhance the charities work. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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

**Details of any funds materially** Not applicable **in 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; 

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

## **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** 


## **Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Inderpal Kaur Dhesi **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 30/04/2021 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Bristol Gurmat Class **members of On accounts for the year** 30 June 2021 **Charity no** 1182218 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 8 

**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

**Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission.  An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.  It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 

   - have not been met; or 

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

**Signed: Date:** 30/04/2022 **Name:** Harmeet S. Gill **Relevant professional** ACA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

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**Address:** 58 Bourne Avenue Hayes UB3 1QW 

**Section B Disclosure Give here brief details of any items that the** None to Report **examiner wishes to disclose** . 

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||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Bristol Gurmat Class**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Bristol Gurmat Class**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Bristol Gurmat Class**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Bristol Gurmat Class**<br>|**No (if any)**<br>**1182218**|**No (if any)**<br>**1182218**|**CC16a**||
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||**For the period**<br>**from**||Period start date<br>01/07/2020|**To**<br>|Period end date<br>30/06/2021||||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**6,572**||**-**|**-**|**6,572**|||**38,168**|
|**_Sub total_**|**6,572**||**-**|**-**|**6,572**|||**38,168**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||||
||**6,572**||**-**|**-**|**6,572**|||**38,168**|
||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,703**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,703**||||
|<br>Bristol Nagar Kirtan|**-**|||**-**|**-**|||**15,960**|
|SikhCouncil Projects|**-**|||**-**|**-**|||**3,722**|
|Helpline Costs|**-**|||**-**|**-**|||**1,815**|
|Other Projects|**7,703**|||**-**|**7,703**|||**9,841**|
|**_Sub total_**|**7,703**||**-**|**-**|**7,703**|||**31,338**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment purchases**|||**-**|**-**|**-**||||
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||
||**7,703**||**-**|**-**|**7,703**|||**31,338**|
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||**-**<br>**1,131**||**-**|<br>**-**|**-**<br>**1,131**|||**6,831**|
||**-**|<br>|**-**<br>**-**|<br>**-**|**-**|||**-**|
||**6,831**|||**-**|**6,831**||||
||**5,700**||**-**|<br>**-**|<br>**5,700**|||**6,831**|
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||||||||
|**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**<br>**own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf<br>of all the trustees|Cash at Bank<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**|||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|||||**5,700**|**-**|||**-**|
|||||**5,700**|**-**|||**-**|
|||||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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