## **SIKH RECOVERY NETWORK**
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Charity Number: 1184884
## ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Period of accounts
Start Date: 1st January 2024 End Date: 31st December 2024
**SIKH RECOVERY NETWORK Contents for the year ending 31 December 2024**
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|Trustees' Report|2|
|Independent Examiner's Report|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7|
|Balance Sheet|8|
|Notes to the Accounts|9|
Prepared by:
**Sunder & Thandi Accountants** Chartered Certified Accountants
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Sikh Recovery Network
**Other names charity is known by** SRN
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1184884
**Charity's principal address** 7 Squires Way Littleover Derby **Postcode** DE23 3XB
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Name of person (or body) Office Dates acted if not for whole Trustee name entitled to appoint trustee (if any) year (if any)** 1[SARBJIT BITTER ] 2[PARAMJIT SIDHU ] 3[SUKNINDER KAUR POONIA ] 4 5
**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members**
MR JASVINDER RAI
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Constitution
Association
Appointed by A Resolution Passed at A Meeting of Charity Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
|**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**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)**|The relief of people in need by reason of addiction to drugs or alcohol
and associated psychological difficulties, including support for their
families and co-dependents, in particular, but not exclusively by, the
provision of advice, information and guidance.|
|---|---|
||The Sikh Recovery Network (SRN), provides support and recovery
solutions to addicts and their families, helping them to rehabilitate back
into their families and into society.
In planning our activities over the year, during trustee meetings we kept
in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and
ensured that it is the driving force behind all activities.|
Section D Achievements and performance
In addition to directly supporting individuals in recovery from alcohol and **Summary of the main** drug addictions, the Sikh Recovery Network (SRN) continued to make **achievements of the charity** significant progress in expanding its reach and impact across the UK and **during the year** beyond. During the year, SRN successfully secured a Lottery Development Grant, which has enabled the charity to establish dedicated office space. This space now provides a safe and confidential environment for therapy sessions, counselling, and one to one support for clients. It has also become a hub for the charity’s weekly Recovery and Wellbeing Meetings, offering individuals a welcoming and consistent space for connection, reflection, and recovery support. The SRN has delivered three Sikh Recovery Retreats in the UK, each spanning four days and attended by a minimum of 20 participants. Following each retreat, individuals were supported through a structured 90 Day aftercare programme to help strengthen their recovery journey. In addition, SRN expanded its international outreach by delivering a highly successful Recovery Retreat in Vancouver Canada, reaching members of the Sikh community effected by addiction abroad.
Our Prevention Programme has also grown significantly, with SRN delivering talks and workshops in schools and academies, across the country. These sessions focus on raising awareness among students about the dangers of alcohol and drug addiction, encouraging prevention and early intervention through education and open discussion. Weekly recovery meetings continue to take place in Coventry, London, Leicester, Birmingham, Derby and three weekly Zoom Meetings, with growing attendance and strong community engagement locally and internationally.
SRN has continued to deliver family workshops to educate and support the relatives of those affected by addiction. These workshops provide culturally sensitive guidance and help families connect with others facing similar challenges, empowering them with tools, and understanding to support both their loved ones and themselves. A weekly Zoom Meeting continues to support loved ones living with an addict to cope with how they can heal from the family disease.
Our partnerships with Turning Point, CGL,NHS, Trusts, Local Authorities, and Police Forces have remained strong, ensuring an integrated approach to addiction recovery and prevention. In addition, new collaborations with other faith based organisations have been formed, enabling shared learning and collective action in supporting recovery within diverse communities.
The year has marked a period of growth, development, and strengthened foundations for SRN. The support from the Lottery Development Grant has been instrumental in advancing our mission to provide recovery, prevention, and hope to individuals and families affected by addiction.
|**Section E**
**Financial Review**|**Section E**
**Financial Review**|
|---|---|
|**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**||
||The Charity does not have a reserves policy.
However, trustees actively use a Designated Funds strategy to restrict
and manage funds for certain projects. The total value of designated
funds is displayed in the ‘Funds of the Charity’ section of the balance
sheet.|
||No funds in deficit|
## **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**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||
Sukninder Poonia|Sarbjit Bitter|
||
Trustee|Trustee|
||31/10/2025||
||31/10/2025||
## **SIKH Recovery Network**
## **Independent Examiners Report to the trustees of Sikh Recovery Network**
I report on the accounts of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Sikh Recovery Network (Charity Number 1184884) for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 7-10
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year 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 examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given 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.
## Name: **Mr Rajinder Kumar (Director)**
Signed: ________________________ Date: 31 October 2025
## **Sunder & Thandi Accountants Limited**
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry, CV1 3NT
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## **SIKH RECOVERY NETWORK Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2024**
|Note
**Incoming resources**
Donations
Fundraising Events
Grant Funding
**_Total incoming resources_**
**_Resources expended_**
_Wages, Salaries, Pensions and NI_
_Cost of Charitable Activities_
_Travel, Accomodation & Subsistence_
Professional, Admin & Consulting Fees
_Telephone_
Postage & Stationery
Design, Print & Media
Insurance
Software
IT Costs
Depreciation
Other Expenditure
**_Total resources expended_**
**_Transfers between funds_**
**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources_**
Reconciliation of Funds
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**
**Net movement in funds**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**2024**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
14,731
-
14,731
13,590
-
-
-
-
-
40,088
40,088
3,500|
|---|---|
||**14,731**
**40,088**
**54,819**
**17,090**|
||-
-
-
-
6,117
5,309
11,426
9,402
662
2,000
2,662
2,208
446
23,918
24,364
186
1,036
-
1,036
970
794
-
794
629
2,494
-
2,494
2,915
591
-
591
686
186
-
186
415
282
-
282
285
290
-
290
290
-
-
-
102|
||**12,899**
**31,227**
**44,126**
**18,087**|
|||
||-
-
-
-|
|||
||**1,832**
**8,861**
**10,693**
**(997)**|
||1,832
8,861
10,693
(997)
3,990
-
3,990
4,987|
||**5,822**
**8,861**
**14,683**
**3,990**|
## **SIKH RECOVERY NETWORK Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024**
||Note||**Total**
**2024**||**Total**
**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**||**£**||
|**Fixed Assets**|||||||
|Tangible Assets|2|-||0||289|
|**_Total Fixed Assets_**||**-**||**0**||**289**|
|**Current Assets**|||||||
|Cash at bank and in hand||||14,683||3,701|
|**_Total Current Assets_**||||**14,683**||**3,701**|
|**Liabilities**|||||||
|Creditors: Amounts falling due|||||||
|within one year|3|||-||-|
|**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**||||14,683||3,701|
||||||||
|**_Total assets less current_**|||||||
|**_liabilities_**||||14,683||3,990|
||||||||
|**_Net Assets_**||||**14,683**||**3,990**|
|**Funds of the Charity**|||||||
|_Designated funds_||||-||-|
|_Undesignated funds_||||5,822||3,990|
|Total Unrestricted funds||||5,822||3,990|
|Total Restricted income funds||||8,861||-|
|**_Total Funds_**||||**14,683**||**3,990**|
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on: 31st October 2025
Sign ______________________________ Print ______________________________Sukninder Poonia Sign ______________________________ Print ______________________________Sarbjit Bitter
**SIKH RECOVERY NETWORK Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2024**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis for preparing financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008) and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" published in 2005.
## **Incoming Resources**
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
- the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
- the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
- the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Resources Expended and Liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources.
## **Tangible Fixed Assets**
Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. Depreciation is provided as follows:
Computer Equipment: over 2 years
## **2. Tangible Fixed Assets**
|||Computer
Equipment
**£**|
|---|---|---|
||**Cost**||
||At 31 December 2023|3,110|
||Additions|-|
||Disposals|-|
||At 31 December 2024|**3,110**|
||||
||||
||**Depreciation**||
||At 31 December 2023|2,821|
||Charge for the year|290|
||Disposals|-|
||At 31 December 2024|**3,110**|
||||
||||
||**Net Book Value**||
||At 31 December 2023|**289**|
||||
||At 31 December 2024|**-**|
||||
||||
|**.**|**Creditors due within one year**||
||Other Creditors & Accruals|**-**|
## **3. Creditors due within one year**
## **4. Trustees’ Expenses**
No trustees received any expenses during the period.
## **5. Staff Wages & Salaries**
||2024
**£**|2023
**£**|
|---|---|---|
||||
|Wages & Salaries|-|-|