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

**From: 1[st] Aug, 2021    To  31[st] July, 2022** 

**Charity name: Nishkam Divine Service** 

## **Charity registration number: 1184927** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of those in need by reason<br>of youth, age, ill-health, disability,<br>financial hardship or other<br>disadvantage in the UK and India.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|•<br>Emergency Food Bank<br>•<br>Special Dietary Food Bank<br>•<br>Distribution Food Bank<br>•<br>Support for individuals and families<br>in temporary accommodation with<br>Food. Toiletries Clothes and<br>household items.<br>•<br>IT Skills training<br>•<br>Mental Health & Emotional Well-<br>being in multiple languages.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|We confirm we have had regard to public<br>benefit guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not Applicable|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Not Applicable|
||Para 1.38|Contribution has been made by the<br>Trustees, volunteers and supporters by|





|Contribution made by<br>volunteers||contributing their time and labour without<br>charge.|
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|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Our distribution food bank operates in<br>collaboration with other community groups<br>and organisations to provide food parcels<br>to hundreds of vulnerable community<br>members in Wolverhampton. We were able<br>to support beneficiaries of all ages, gender,<br>ability, culture and ethnic backgrounds.<br>The provision of special dietary products<br>has helped many individuals who suffer<br>from food intolerances.<br>Our support also helped beneficiaries<br>manage anxiety, stress and depression<br>that may have been brought on due to<br>worrying about obtaining basic necessities.<br>This also helped us promote community<br>cohesion as our beneficiaries were able to<br>concentrate on other areas of their lives i.e.<br>accessing training and job opportunities.<br>We have been able to offer emotional<br>wellbeing services in multiple languages to<br>support clients from different ethnic<br>backgrounds**.**<br>Nishkam Divine Service have also<br>delivered IT Skills courses funded by the<br>European Social Fund to support those<br>with financial disadvantage, with an aim to<br>improve employability and progression to<br>advanced training opportunities.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||





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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The organisation falls below the turnover<br>boundary for detailed financial accounting<br>being a requirement.  All funds held at the<br>end of accounting period are restricted to a<br>specific function.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to enable unforeseen<br>payments, cover overheads and to allow<br>periodic investment in equipment, facilities<br>and staff training.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3565|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|Cashflow is adequate at present.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|None|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
|---|---|---|
|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Primary funding is sourced from community<br>grants.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|Not Applicable|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Fluctuations in accessibility to public funds<br>and community grants.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Existing trustees elect volunteers after<br>interview.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Nishkam Divine Service|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1184927|
|Charity’s principal address|Saturn Centre<br>Spring Road<br>Wolverhampton<br>WV4 6JX|
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## **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 (ifany)**|
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||Manjit Chadha|Chair|||
||Sonia Chadha|Trustee|||
||Serju Patel|Trustee|||
||Bimla Devi|Trustee|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 

There are no serious incidents to be reported. 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|_M. Chadha_||
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||Manjit Chadha||
||<br>Chair||
||22/02/2023||
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENfjLAND ANO WAIES
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted fvnds
Endowment
Totsi funds
Last year
A1 R•c•l
munty Gtan
GrtiW
Sub tot•l(Gross income forAR)
A2 As••t and Invwtrnwrt ￿19•. {
tAbl•l.
31.gjl
Sub total
22.486
31.931
38.553
A3Pa
Adrnini&tralM Costs
174
Ch•nlab* PA*#
C(¥npuier Eq￿p￿thI
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Fwi & Oil
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4420
323
452
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14.2LILI
1,815
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316
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231
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131
9,843
1329
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1.250
12
253
32
74
2.7
412
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750
647
2•.272
Sub total
8.475
19.7•Y
41.790
A4 Amet and Inve8tmont puvchun.
18•• t*bl*
Sub total
8.475
19.797
28,272
41.790
Nel ofrecw"pW(p•yments)
A5 Tran¥fern belween fvnd¥
A6 Cash funds Last year end
Cash funds this year end
CCXX Rl awnts Issi
3.237
2,595
5.377
7,972
11.631
3.237

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Un￿In'£t•d
funds
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funds
Endowwnenl
fund¥
Cattgorfies
Details
to n•ar••f E
81 Cash funds
Total cash funds
3.565
8.066
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fund•
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fund¥
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fund•
to nMw••t É
Details
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own use
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22m2r2023
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Cbanty Name
NISHKAM DMNE SERVICE
On accounts for thè y￿r
ondad
31￿ JLty, 2022
Charity no
(If any)
1184927
Set out on pages
1&2
{r8m8th lo l￿d8 the page nuthrs of8thJthnal sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3110712022.
Responsibilities and
basls of report
A8 the charlvs trustees, you are reSP￿S11￿e for the pr8paratlon of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011
(Ih8 Acr).
I rewt In respect of my 8xamination of the Trusf8 accounts carrfed out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity CommSsslon
under sectirm 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent The charity's gros8 ino)me eX(￿ded £25,000 and l am qualified to
examlnerfs ststgment undertake ts examination by being a qualffied member of J. Morgan & Co.
Chartered AccountarrtB.
I have comp18ted my examination. I confinn that no material m8tters have
come lo my attentton in (x)nneciion with the examination (other than that
disclosed below.) which gives me cause to believe that in, any materlal
respect:
the accounting records not kept in accordance with 8ection 130
of the Charities Ad; or
the accounts did not ac4x)rd with th8 accounting records. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concemirYJ the forni and content of accounts set out In the Charitles
(Accounts and Reports) Regulation5 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an Independent examination.
I have no concems and have come a￿08$ no other matter8 in connection
with the examination to which attentton Should b8 drawn fin thi$ report in
orderto enable a protEr understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delet
rds in the brackets iftheydo not apply.
Signed:
Dato:
2210212023
Name=
Joh
Relevant professlonal
quallfication(sl or body
J. Morgan
IER
Oct2018

(if any):
Address:
3 Woodford Way
Wombourr
Wolvethampton. WV5 8HD
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem
(see CC32. IndeperKlent examination of Gharity accounts: directions and
guidance for exarniners).
Give here brtef detall8 of
any Items that the
examlner wlshas lo
dlsclose.
IER
Oct2018