உ Sivamayam
Registered Charity 1187503
Financial statements for the year ended 5th April 2021
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U.K. NAGARA SHIVA TEMPLE Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 5th April 2021
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2021 and confirm they comply with the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Model) Charities Act 2011.
Full Name: U.K. Nagara Shiva Temple Other Names: Nagarathar Temple and Community Centre U.K.
Registered Charity Number: 1187503
Registered Address: Treetops, Aldenham Grove, Radlett, WD7 7BN
Board of Trustees:
Mr. Vairavan Sockalingam Mrs. Alamelu Meyyappan Mr. Ramanathan Subbu
- Mr. Kumar Muthalagappan
Treasurers:
Mrs. Valliammai Alagappan Arunachalam Mr. Raju Meyyappan
Bankers:
Lloyds Bank Plc Blackheath London Branch PO Box 1000 BX1 1LT
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Structure, governance and management
Governing document
U.K. Nagara Shiva Temple was constituted as a CIO Foundation Model with the Charity Commission in January 2020 under charity number 1187503. It is governed by the CIO Foundation Constitution.
Organisational structure
The trustees are the members of the organisation and they are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.
The trustees meet together as a body every quarter and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the temple prayer activities by the charity. To assist in the smooth running of the charity the trustees have seeked help from interested volunteers and appointed two of them permanently to help with finance/accounting and also around thirty volunteers for managing monthly prayer meetings. The volunteers give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits.
Appointment of trustees and Management
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted on 22 January 2020.
Core objectives and activities
Our objectives are set to reflect our faith and community aims. Each year our trustees review our objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims.
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To advance the faith of Saivism for the benefit of the Hindu seekers in the U.K.
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To establish a place of worship by building an iconic Shiva temple in the U.K. as laid out in the Hindu Agama Scriptures.
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Conduct frequent prayer meetings mostly as per the Hindu calendar festival days and serve free food to the visitors/devotees.
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Teaching the young generation about Hindu culture and Tamil language.
Our strategy is to make our prayer meetings accessible and welcoming to all Hindus and those who wish to know more about our faith. They can learn about our religion and mode of worship.
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An important part of our strategy is community welfare and education. Our immediate goal is to find and build a place of worship in order to achieve all our goals and objectives.
Use of Volunteers
The trustees are grateful to the volunteers who helped during the year. Volunteers are an important resource in both our temple and community work. They are involved in most of our prayer meeting activities, land search, building and maintaining our web pages and social media platforms. We encourage all trustees and volunteers to be involved in all the activities and share their skills with others.
Activities and Achievements
Our organisation provides a centre for the worship of Lord Shiva and other associated deities of Saivism. During the year under review, we offered a range of religious services: regular prayer meetings and education to adults and children via online platforms.
● Prayer Meetings:
Prior to the lockdown our organisation has conducted monthly prayers to the Saiva deities Lord Nataraja, Goddess Sivagami, Ganesha and Murgan in a rented hall on festival days and offered the best service to the devotees with free food to all. The prayer meeting invite is widely published on social media platforms and public groups. Our prayer meetings were conducted online during the pandemic.
● Online Education:
Our charity also offered free Thevaram (Devotional Hymns) & Cultural courses via Google Meet for 12 weeks to children and adults.
Financial Review
Principal funding sources
The charity’s main source of income is through donations: at monthly prayer meetings, one-off donations and monthly contributors. Though the live temple activities were suspended due to the pandemic, our organisation has received significant donations. Both of these have accumulated to £9293 and this represents a small increase from the year prior to our organisation getting charity status ( £7051 ).
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The total expenditure during this period was £764 . The charity has no investments/properties/deposits during this period.
Approved by the trustees and Signed on its behalf by:
Vairavan Sockalingam (Chair)
9th January 2022
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U.K. NAGARA SHIVA TEMPLE
Receipts & Payments account for the year ended 5th April 2021
| Unrestricted Funds Total Funds | Unrestricted Funds Total Funds | |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations | 8329 | 7051 |
| HMRC Gift Aid | 947 | - |
| Amazon Smile Charity Support | 17 | - |
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| Total Incoming Resources | 9293 | 7051 |
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| Resources expended | ||
| IT Expenses | 29 | - |
| Estate Agent Fees | 480 | - |
| Lottery | 5 | - |
| Pooja Expenses | 250 | - |
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| Total Resources Expended | 764 | - |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) | 8529 | 7051 |
| Cash funds last year end | 7051 | - |
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| Cash funds this year end | 15580 | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period
| ASSETS | |
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| Unrestricted Funds | |
| 2021 | |
| £ | |
| Cash funds (Bank Accounts) | 15580 |
| Assets retained for charity own use | |
| (Gifted Equipment/Materials) | 2700 |
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| Total Assets | 18280 |
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| LIABILITIES | |
| IT Monthly Expenses | 9 |
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| Total Liabilities | 9 |
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| Signed by two trustees on behalf of all the trustees: | |
| Ramanathan Subbu | 9/1/2022 |
| Vairavan Sockalingam | 9/1/2022 |
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