உ Sivamayam
Registered Charity 1187503
Financial statements for the year ended 5th April 2024
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U.K. NAGARA SHIVA TEMPLE Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 5th April 2024
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2024 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
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.
Worship and Prayer:
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.
● Prayer Meetings:
We have conducted 7 important festivals during this period. Monthly prayers to the Saiva deities Lord Nataraja, Goddess Sivagami, Ganesha and Murgan in a rented hall (same location) on festival days and offered the best service to the community with free food to all throughout the year. The prayer meeting invite is widely published on social media platforms, our temple website (https://www.shivatempleuk.org/events) and public groups. We have people from various sects and beliefs joining the prayers and the community finds both physical and spiritual fulfillment.
● Religious Education:
During our prayer meetings, we take the opportunity to educate devotees about the significance of prayers and the teachings of Hindu scriptures. We actively encourage both adults and children to learn and sing classical and devotional hymns, fostering a deeper connection to our traditions.
In addition, we conduct sessions on Saiva Philosophy during our prayer meetings, providing valuable insights into its principles and practices. We also organize dedicated weekly sessions for a fixed period to ensure a structured and focused approach to learning.
● Land Search:
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We have identified a couple of suitable lands/properties to build our temple and have taken significant steps forward by forming committees, creating project plans, and developing fundraising ideas to acquire the land. Additionally, we conducted a property valuation on one of the potential sites for the temple.
It is heartening to see the dedication and enthusiasm of our volunteers and devotees driving this initiative. The property search and fundraising activities are actively ongoing, and we remain optimistic about achieving our goals
● Organisation Website:
Our volunteers dedicated significant time and effort to develop a brand-new website for our organization, along with a special site focused on fundraising activities. These platforms serve as vital resources, providing regular updates on prayer meetings, our charity missions, and a wealth of articles and learning materials about Hinduism and Saivism.
We also created another dedicated website to further enhance accessibility and engagement, ensuring that our community stays informed and connected with our initiatives. https://donate.buildingshivatempleinuk.org/
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. Our organisation has received several donations during this financial year which has accumulated to £61563 and this represents a significant increase from the earlier year ( £38790 ) despite rising cost of living in the U.K.
The total expenditure during this period was £6899 . The charity has no investments/properties/deposits during this period.
Approved by the trustees and Signed on its behalf by:
Vairavan Sockalingam (Chair) 15th January 2025
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U.K. NAGARA SHIVA TEMPLE Receipts & Payments account for the year ended 5th April 2024
| Unrestricted Funds Total Funds | Unrestricted Funds Total Funds |
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| 2024 2022 |
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| £ £ |
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| Incoming resources | |
| Donations 27072 10265 |
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| HMRC Gift Aid 2557 2186 |
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| Amazon Smile Charity Support | 42 66 |
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| Total Incoming Resources | 29672 12517 |
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| Resources expended | |
| IT Expenses 10 - |
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| Pooja Expenses 3349 3636 |
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| Land Surveyor | 3540 |
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| Total Resources Expended | 6899 3636 |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) | 22773 8881 |
| Cash funds last year end | 38790 29909 |
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| Cash funds this year end | 61563 38790 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period
ASSETS
| Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds |
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| 2024 | |||
| £ | |||
| Cash funds (Bank Accounts) 61563 |
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| Assets retained for charity own use | |||
| (Gifted Equipment/Materials) 3000 ---------------------------------- |
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| Total Assets 64563 |
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| Signed by on behalf of all the trustees: | |||
| Vairavan | Sockalingam 15/01/2024 |
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