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

Period start date Period end date 01 04 2021 31 03 2022 

**From** 

**To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1183042 **Charity's principal address** 58-60 Knowsley Street Bolton **BL1 2AP** 

Bolton Hindu Forum 

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

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||Mr Chimanbhai<br>Tailor|Finance|||
||Mr Hirendra Patel||From 15 April 2021||
||Mr Champak<br>Fakira||||
||Dr Anand Dutta|Chairman|||
||Mr Mamit Agarwal||||
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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** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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## **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** 

Type of governing document 

Constitution 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted 

Association 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

Members 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

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

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

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

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

- relationship with any related parties; 

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

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

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

1.To advance the Hindu religion for the benefit of the public including the holding of prayer meetings,lectures and public celebration of religious festivals. To produce and deliver literature on the Hindu religion to enlighten others. 

2To advance the education of the public in the history,culture and traditions of the Hindu religion through social,media and other events 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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**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)** 

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

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

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

We increased our engagement with the public after long periods of **Summary of the main** inability due to the covid pandemic. **achievements of the charity during the year** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

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

We have a healthy reserve at the end of the financial year. Our policy is to have funds to at least cover the next years expenditure 

**Details of any funds materially 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

**for** 

**BOLTON HINDU FORUM (REGISTERED CHARITY 1183042)** 

## W McCarthy Accountancy Services 

22 Callis Road, Bolton. BL3 5QA tel 01204 654993 



## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

||Page|
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|General Information|1|
|Accountant's Report and Client Approval Certificate|2|
|Statement of Financial Activities|3|
|Balance Sheet|4|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|5|





## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

## **GENERAL INFORMATION for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** 

**ADDRESS :** 58-60 Knowsley Street Market Place Bolton BL1 2AP 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER :** 

BANK : 

Mr W Mc Carthy 22 Callis Road Deane Bolton Lancs BL3 5QA Lloyds Bank Hotel Street Bolton BL1 1DB 

## **TRUSTEES :** 

Dr Hetan Ajwani Mr Chiman Tailor Mr Hirendra Patel - appointed 15 April 2021 Mr Champak Fakira Dr Anand Dutta Mr Mamit Agarwal 

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## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** 

## **ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT TO** 

## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the Annexed Income and Expenditure Account from the accounting records of Bolton Hindu Forum and from information and explanations supplied to us. 

W Mc Carthy 22 Callis Road Deane Bolton Lancs BL3 5QA 

## **CLIENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE** 

I approve the Income and Expenditure Account and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for its preparation. 

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## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** 

Notes 

||||2022|||2021||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|£|£|£|£|
|**ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES**||||||||
|||Restricted|Non|Total|Restricted|Non|Total|
||||Restricted|||Restricted||
|**Grants**||||||||
|Covid Grants||-|2000|2000|-|45589|45589|
|Diwali Grant||1000|-|1000|10000|-|10000|
|Grant Returned||-8647|-|-8647|-|-|-|
|||-7647|2000|-5647|10000|45589|55589|
|**Other Income**||||||||
|Donations||-|1213|1213|-|-|-|
|Faith Trail||-|500|500|-|-|-|
|Women Together||1000|-|1000|-|-|-|
|Dashera||1000|-|1000|-|-|-|
|Navratri||-|9578|9578|-|4644|4644|
|Diwali on the Square||-|-|-|-|25|25|
|Funeral Adverts||-|2500|2500|-|2125|2125|
|Lottery||-|-|-|-|573|573|
|Dance Classes||-|852|852|-|-|-|
|Covid Shopping Support||-|938|938|-|-|-|
|||2000|15581|17581|-|7367|7367|
|**Bank Interest**||-|8|8|-|21|21|
|**Total Income**||-5647|17589|11942|10000|52977|62977|
|**ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE**||||||||
|**Direct Charitable Expenditure**||||||||
|**Events Costs**||||||||
|Lottery||-|28|28|-|-|-|
|Covid Shopping Support||-|-|-|1421|-|1421|
|Navratri||-|4506|4506|-|6674|6674|
|Dashera||1000|-|1000|-|-|-|
|Diwali on the Square||-|-|-|-|2240|2240|
|Women Together||868|-|868|-|-|-|
|Sharad Poonam||-|-|-|-|200|200|
|Sports and Fitness Activities||-|-|-|-|43|43|
|Funeral Adverts||-|1427|1427|-|1170|1170|
|||1868|5961|7829|1421|10327|11748|
|**Support Costs**||||||||
|Administration Expenses|4|-|4626|4626|-|27887|27887|
|Radio Station Expenses||-|4138|4138|-|5206|5206|
|Establishment Expenses|5|-|1451|1451|-|1541|1541|
|Other Expenses|6|-|882|882|-|1158|1158|
|**Total Expenditure**||-|11097|11097|1421|46119|47540|
|**(Deficit)/Surplus for the Year**||-7515|531|-6984|8579|6858|15437|
|**Total Funds brought forward**||16046|72485|88531|7467|65627|73094|
|**Total Funds carried forward**||8531|73016|81547|16046|72485|88531|



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## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

|**BALANCE SHEET**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**as at 31 March 2022**|||||||
|||||2022||2021|
||Notes||£|£|£|£|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||||||
|Tangible Assets||1||1613||1952|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||
|Cash at Bank and in hand|||80190||89281||
|Debtors|||294||-||
||||80484||89281||
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||||||
|Accrued Expenses|||550||2702||
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||||79934||86579|
|**NET ASSETS**||||81547||88531|
|**FINANCED BY :**|||||||
|**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**||2||73016||72485|
|**RESTRICTED FUNDS**||3||8531||16046|
|||||81547||88531|



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**BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** 

|**COST**<br>As at 1 April 2021<br>Additions<br>As at 31st March 2022<br>**DEPRECIATION**<br>As at 1 April 2021<br>Charge for the year<br>As at 31st March 2022<br>**NET BOOK VALUES**<br>As at 31st March 2022<br>As at 31 March 2021<br>**2. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**<br>As at 1 April 2021<br>(Outgoing)/Incoming Resources<br>As at 31 March 2022<br>**3.RESTRICTED FUNDS**<br>As at 1 April 2021<br>(Outgoing)/Incoming Resources<br>As at 31 March 2022|72485<br>531<br>73016<br>16046<br>-7515<br>8531|Computer<br>Equipment<br>£<br>6229<br>199|
|---|---|---|
|||6428|
|||4277<br>538|
|||4815|
|||1613|
|||1952|
|||65627<br>6858|
|||72485|
|||7467<br>8579|
|||16046|



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## **BOLTON HINDU FORUM** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

|**4 Administration Expenses**<br>Salary and National Insurance<br>Printing, Postage and Stationery<br>Telephone and Website Costs<br>Accountancy Fees<br>Consultancy<br>Legal and Professional Fees<br>Computer Expenses<br>**5 Establishment Expenses**<br>Rates<br>Insurance Cost<br>Repairs and Office Refurbishment<br>**6 Other Expenses**<br>Sundry Expenses<br>Depreciation Provision<br>Page 6|2022<br>2021<br>£<br>£<br>1626<br>7895<br>-<br>3743<br>1732<br>1047<br>1040<br>1125<br>-<br>12500<br>228<br>-<br>-<br>1577<br>4626<br>27887<br>2022<br>2021<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>1173<br>589<br>-<br>862<br>368<br>1451<br>1541<br>2022<br>2021<br>£<br>£<br>344<br>508<br>538<br>650<br>882<br>1158|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Bolton Hindu Forum **members of** 

**On accounts for the year** 31 March 2022 **ended** 

**Charity no** 1183042 **(if any)** 

**Set out on pages** 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** . 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

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. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention  in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 

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. 

**Signed:** WR McCarthy 

**Date:** 31 January 2023 

**Name:** William Robert McCarthy 

**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** 22 Callis Road Bolton Lancs BL3 5QA 

## **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). 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER**