2025-05-31-accounts - Sai Grace Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 June 2024 31 May 2025 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Sai Grace Trust CIO

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1183278

Charity's principal address 19 GREENSIDE

DARSHAM, SAXMUNDHAM

Postcode IP17 3FB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Rev LEONORA Chair
1
VAWN VAN GILS
SUKHJIT Trustee 8 January 2025
2
AHLUWALIA
3 TONI NEWSON Trustee 12 December 2022
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Rev LEONORA VAWN VAN GILS
SUKHJIT AHLUWALIA 8 January 2025
TONI NEWSON 12 December 2022
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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

Governed by a Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointment by existing Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

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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

The advancement of spiritual, emotional and psychological health and well-being in particular, but not exclusively, by:-

(a) The provision of counselling, guidance and advice to those in need thereof;

(b) Advancing education and understanding of the practice and philosophy of yoga and meditation; (c) The practice of non-denominational spiritual and pastoral services; particularly, but not exclusively, in accordance with the teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and to promote awareness of those teachings to the public. To further such charitable purposes as the charity trustees see fit from time to time, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants in India towards relief in need and the provision of education Herewith is the 6th Annual Report of Sai Grace Trust CIO.

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

	Objectives and activities
	The advancement of spiritual, emotional and psychological health and well-being in particular, but not exclusively, by:- (a) The provision of counselling, guidance and advice to those in need thereof; (b) Advancing education and understanding of the practice and philosophy of yoga and meditation; (c) The practice of non-denominational spiritual and pastoral services; particularly, but not exclusively, in accordance with the teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and to promote awareness of those teachings to the public. To further such charitable purposes as the charity trustees see fit from time to time, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants in India towards relief in need and the provision of education
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)	Herewith is the 6th Annual Report of Sai Grace Trust CIO. Since Sai Grace Trust moved to smaller premises, we are still actively operating in furtherance of our purposes the best we can, to help as many people as possible, who come our way. Sai Grace Trust CIO, continues to reach out to as many people as possible, for Spiritual upliftment and counselling, in these troubled times we are living in. Reverend Leonora van Gils is regularly contacted for support, either by phone or visit to Sai Grace Premises. She spends many hours every week on her pastoral care and on spiritual counselling, with special care and attention in supporting people suffering from trauma and in need of support. Meditation and Yoga have been held under the guidance of a trained teacher, benefitting the participants of the events. The service is available upon request, for anyone wishing to be versed in these disciplines. Regular Inter-Faith worship services, have been held at Sai Grace premises and have shown to be very beneficial to the participants coming from different backgrounds and cities. This included holy rituals performed on holy celebration days, by Oleksandr Ukraintsev (Saishvararama) a trained Brahmin of Hindu tradition.

Objectives and activities

The advancement of spiritual, emotional and psychological health and
well-being in particular,
but not exclusively, by:-
(a)
The provision of counselling, guidance and advice to those in
need thereof;
(b)
Advancing education and understanding of the practice and
philosophy of yoga and meditation;
(c)
The practice of non-denominational spiritual and pastoral
services; particularly, but not exclusively, in accordance with the
teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and to promote awareness of those
teachings to the public.
To further such charitable purposes as the charity trustees see fit from
time to time, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of
grants in India towards relief in need and the provision of education

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)

Herewith is the 6th Annual Report of Sai Grace Trust CIO.
Since Sai Grace Trust moved to smaller premises, we are still actively
operating in furtherance of our purposes the best we can, to help as
many people as possible, who come our way.
Sai Grace Trust CIO, continues to reach out to as many people as
possible, for Spiritual upliftment and counselling, in these troubled times
we are living in.
Reverend Leonora van Gils is regularly contacted for support, either by
phone or visit to Sai Grace Premises. She spends many hours every
week on her pastoral care and on spiritual counselling, with special care
and attention in supporting people suffering from trauma and in need of
support.
Meditation and Yoga have been held under the guidance of a trained
teacher, benefitting the participants of the events. The service is available
upon request, for anyone wishing to be versed in these disciplines.
Regular Inter-Faith worship services, have been held at Sai Grace
premises and have shown to be very beneficial to the participants coming
from different backgrounds and cities. This included holy rituals
performed on holy celebration days, by Oleksandr Ukraintsev
(Saishvararama) a trained Brahmin of Hindu tradition.

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Sai Grace Trust CIO, actively supports every month the Charitable Mission called ‘A Light for Ukraine’ in collaboration with VsI Sai Prema a charitable Trust from Lithuania. The Mission supports a team of volunteers in Ukraine, working efficiently in Kiev and other cities, in order to alleviate the ongoing suffering of the poor and helpless citizens of Ukraine, especially elders, sick children and orphans of one or both Parents. The charitable initiative is giving regular reliable reports through social media and Newsletters, of the humanitarian services being offered to them.

Reverend Leonora van Gils continues to promote awareness to the teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, as well as the teachings of those Spiritual Masters and Leaders, promoting the emotional and psychological health and well-being of Humanity.

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.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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) Leonora Van Gils Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 24 November 2025

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SAI GRACE TRUST 1183278
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/06/2024 31/05/2025
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
Donations - Individual 765 - - 765 1,223
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 765 1,223
AR) [ 765 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 765 - - 765 1,223
A3 Payments
Direct Expenses 281 - - 281 162.28
Cleaning - - - - -
Accountant fee - - -
Bank Fee - -
Charitable Donations 1,035 - - 1,035 1,242
Entertainment - - - -
General Expenses - - - -
Photography - - - -
Printing & Stationery - - - -
Repairs and Maintenance - - - -
1,316 - - 1,316 1,404
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Lawnmower - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 1,316 - - 1,316 1,404
Net of receipts/(payments) 551 - - 551 - 181
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,206 - - 1,206
Cash funds this year end 1,114 - - 1,206
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds	Details *Total cash funds* Cash at Bank	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 1,114 - - 1,114	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

24/11/2025

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature	OK OK Unrestricted Restricted to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name LEONORA VAN GILS	Agreement Error
			Endowment to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 24/11/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

24/11/2025