## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: 1[st] Aug, 2022 To 31[st] July, 2023 Charity name: NDS Community Services** ## **Charity registration number: 1184927** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of those in need by reason
of youth, age, ill-health, disability,
financial hardship or other
disadvantage in the UK and India.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|•
Emergency Food Bank
•
Special Dietary Food Bank
•
Distribution Food Bank
•
Support for individuals and families
in temporary accommodation with
Food. Toiletries Clothes and
household items.
•
IT Skills training
•
Mental Health & Emotional Well-
being in multiple languages.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We confirm we have had regard to public
benefit guidance issued by the Charity
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
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not Applicable| ||Para 1.38|Contribution has been made by the
Trustees, volunteers and supporters by| |Contribution made by
volunteers||contributing their time and labour without
charge.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our distribution food bank operates in
collaboration with other community groups
and organisations to provide food parcels
to hundreds of vulnerable community
members in Wolverhampton. We were able
to support beneficiaries of all ages, gender,
ability, culture and ethnic backgrounds.
The provision of special dietary products
has helped many individuals who suffer
from food intolerances.
Our support also helped beneficiaries
manage anxiety, stress and depression
that may have been brought on due to
worrying about obtaining basic necessities.
This also helped us promote community
cohesion as our beneficiaries were able to
concentrate on other areas of their lives i.e.
accessing training and job opportunities.
We have been able to offer emotional
wellbeing services in multiple languages to
support clients from different ethnic
backgrounds**.**
NDS Community Services have also
delivered IT Skills courses funded by the
European Social Fund to support those
with financial disadvantage, with an aim to
improve employability and progression to
advanced training opportunities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The organisation falls below the turnover
boundary for detailed financial accounting
being a requirement.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to enable unforeseen
payments, cover overheads and to allow
periodic investment in equipment, facilities
and staff training.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Due to timing of receiving funds and grants
that were scheduled after the closing
period.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Cashflow is adequate at present.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Decline in availability of grants and
donations.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Primary funding is sourced from community
grants.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not Applicable| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Fluctuations in accessibility to public funds
and community grants.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Existing trustees elect volunteers after
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
Spring Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 6JX| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Seema Rayat|Chair||| ||Sonia Chadha|Trustee||| ||Serju Patel|Trustee||| ||Bimla Devi|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|_S, Rayat_|| |---|---|---| ||Seema Rayat|| ||
Chair|| ||09/05/2024|| ||09/05/2024|| **NDS COMMUNITY SERVICES** **No (if any)** **CC16a** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **For the period** 1st Aug 2022 31st July 2023 **To from** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**2,535**
**1,253**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,788**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,788**
**-**
**202**
**417**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**434**
**289**
**118**
**131**
**-**
**538**
**126**
**-**
**43**
**3,312**
**407**
**411**
**-**
**150**
**420**
**6,997**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**27,442**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**27,442**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**27,442**
**4,031**
**-**
**55**
**576**
**3,770**
**742**
**140**
**-**
**-**
**8,535**
**7,000**
**3,060**
**214**
**914**
**98**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**91**
**-**
**-**
**29,226**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**27,442**
**2,535**
**1,253**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**31,230**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**31,230**
**4,031**
**202**
**417**
**55**
**576**
**3,770**
**1,176**
**429**
**118**
**131**
**8,535**
**7,000**
**3,598**
**340**
**914**
**140**
**3,312**
**407**
**411**
**91**
**150**
**420**
**36,223**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Grants Received(National Lottery,ESF,PCC)|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**27,442**|**27,986**| |Donor Contributions|**2,535**|||**2,535**|**3,945**| |Gift Aid Received|**1,253**|||**1,253**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**3,788**|||**31,230**|**31,931**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**|**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||**-**|**31,230**|**31,931**| ||||||| |Administration Costs|**-**|**4,031**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**4,031**|**3,822**| |CommunityClubs-Knit & Natter,Candle Making|**202**|||**202**|| |Advertising& Marketing|**417**|**-**||**417**|**108**| |Charitable Donations Paid|||||**302**| |Computer Consumables|**-**|**55**||**55**|**35**| |Computer Equipment|**-**|**576**||**576**|**649**| |Education & Training|**-**|**3,770**||**3,770**|**4,420**| |Educational,Interactive,Digital LearningEquipment|||||**323**| |Food Items & Toiletries-Food Parcels|**434**|**742**||**1,176**|**452**| |Fuel & Oil|**289**|**140**||**429**|**805**| |FundraisingActivities|||||**315**| |General Expenses|**118**|**-**||**118**|**8**| |Hot Meal Services,Feeds|||||**236**| |Insurance|**131**|**-**||**131**|**131**| |Management Costs|**-**|**8,535**||**8,535**|**9,000**| |Motor Vehicle - Purchase||**7,000**||**7,000**|**-**| |Motor Vehicle Expenses|**538**|**3,060**||**3,598**|**-**| |Office Equipment|**126**|**214**||**340**|**684**| |Postage,Freight & Courier|||||**12**| |Participant Costs(IT Skills)|**-**|**914**||**914**|**1,250**| |Printing& Stationary|**43**|**98**||**140**|**293**| |Rent|**3,312**|**-**||**3,312**|**3,036**| |Software|**407**|**-**||**407**|**377**| |Telephone & Internet|**411**|**-**||**411**|**562**| |Toys,Books etc.(Donations)|**-**|**91**||**91**|**55**| |WellbeingServices|**150**|**-**||**150**|**750**| |Volunteer Costs|**420**|**-**||**420**|**647**| |**_Sub total_ **|**6,997**|**29,226**||**36,223**|**28,272**| ||**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**(see table)**|||||||||||| |||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||| |||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||| ||**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||||||||||| ||**_Total payments_**|**6,997**|||**29,226**|||**-**||**36,223**||**28,272**| ||**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**- 3,209**||**-**|**1,784**|||**-**||**- 4,993**||**3,659**| ||**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**970**|||**2,689**||**-**|||**3,659**||**-**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)||**- 2,239**||
1|**905**|||**-**||**- 1,334**||**3,659**
09/05/2024| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
_S.Rayat_
**Details**
**Details**
HP Printers x 2
Van
Donor Contributions & Gift Aid
Grants
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**- 2,239**
**-**
**905**
**-**
**-**
**- 2,239**
**905**
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OK
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
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Seema Rayat|**Endowment**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| ||_S.Rayat_|Seema Rayat|09/05/2024| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 09/05/2024 2 (HARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Seetlon A Ind•p•ndent Examlner's Report R•port to th• tru¥l•KI nb•w¥ ol NDS COMMUNITY SERVICES On •c¢¢wnts forth• ymr tnd•d JULY 2023 Charlty no Ilf any) 1184V27 I r8wl lo Il* InJsl80s on my ofth8 8c£wnts 01th8 a￿ve dwrity llhe Tm8fi for yew eThJwl R•sponslblllti•• and As thè tharity trustoes oltho Trust. you are re¥￿SItIe forthe pr￿rat. s of r¢port ol the accounts in xccrfdance with the requirements of Iht Chaiityes Act . 2011 fthèAdl. I report in ofmy exaMInatK￿ of lh• Twsf$ under Sec￿ 145 of Ihe2011 Act and In ca￿Y1)vj ¢yJt my examinatN)n, I have fdbwed the appkcabb givan by the Charity Commwsh)n uN16r Sac1￿ 145ISXbloltho Ind•pond•nt I hwo wirkntgj my ewin*w. l Ihot ts) m*•rfal mattwB have •x•mlnoes statsm•nt c(ffi& to my attenti￿ thal dis(kn&J b8kMt'I in connedb)n vrith Ihe examinatw gN8s m$ ¢ouse ￿ beI￿ve that in. ary matorial •xwrtir¥J rec(wds*we nol keFrt in 8¢xx¥d8r￿ Sect￿ 130 of tho Att I ha￿ no concfjms aThJ have auoss no otr*r mallers in ¢(￿neCtI)n in8tw lo %¥thich alleniw shyjhj ￿ drawn in order to enab￿ 8 IMJ (kf lh8 0cLwnts to be Teac wwds ￿ thtr br&knts rfth8y do nolaptyy. wcper und Slgnod: 17f4 N•m•: Relevant prolg$$ional qualifiutionl•l or body Ilf any).. r.c.k Addre•s: 61fi Hh fL ff• IER Octobef 2018