2025-03-31-accounts - National Sikh Police Association UK

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Objectves and Actvites
	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1) To advance the Sikh religion partcularly (but not exclusively) among members of the Police. 2) To promote the efciency of the police by: A - Supportng the recruitment, retenton and progression of Sikh Ofcers and Staf to support wider representaton of Ethnic Minority ofcers and Staf within the Police Service. B - Providing associatons which support the Police and Enable serving and former members to mix together. C - Facilitatng partnership working between the Police service and local communites to promote Crime Preventon. 3) The promoton of equality and diversity for the public beneft by promotng actvites to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds.
Summary of the main actvites in relaton to those purposes for the public beneft, in partcular, the actvites, projects or services identfed in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Advice on issues causing tension in the Sikh community with the view to promotng engagement between the Police and Community.
Statement confrming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft.

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identfying the diference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its benefciaries and any wider benefts to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Advice on issues causing tension in the Sikh community with the view to promotng engagement between the Police and Community. Artcles of faith guidance updates with the College of Policing and distributed to all Forces. Support of Home Ofce uplif recruitment drive as part of the Natonal Police Uplif Programme. Ongoing Support of Sikh ofcers and staf with welfare related issues. Contnued support with members in assistng setng up of local Sikh associatons within Forces. Faith related advice to police organisatons. Pastoral support to members with grievances and discriminaton.

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s fnancial positon at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity was able to make payments as required in the year, as well as receiving donatons for future projects and support. The following fnancial year will see the contnued development of the website and support, as well as further donatons that will support the charity in achieving its objectves.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statngwhytheyare held	Para 1.22	Cash at bank at 31.03.2025 was £3852.59 in unrestricted funds.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Cash at bank at 31.03.2025 was £3852.59
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in defcit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanaton of any uncertaintes about the charity contnuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The biggest risk would be loss of funding from PCCs, Forces, and reduced donatons. However the lack of contnuous running costs helps mitgate this risk.

Descripton of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter)	Para 1.25	Consttuton
How is the charity consttuted?(e.g unincorporated associaton,CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO – Foundaton
Trustee selecton methods	Para 1.25	Trustees are appointed or reappointed at

	including details of any
	consttutonalprovisions e.g.
	electon to post or name of any
	person or body enttled to
	appoint one or more trustees
Reference and Administratve details
	Charityname	NATIONAL SIKH POLICE ASSOCIATION UK
	Other name the charity uses
	Registered charitynumber	1188264
	Charity’s principal address	West Midlands Police
		Lloyd House
		2 Colmore Circus Queensway
		BIRMINGHAM
		B4 6AT

Trustee name	Ofce (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) enttled to appoint trustee(if any)
Harvinder Singh Rai	Trustee
Kameldeep Singh Samra	President
Jagwant Singh Badesha	Vice President
Jagvinderjit Singh Sohal	Treasurer
Ravjeet Singh	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

Descripton of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregaton of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Positon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date		J.S.Badesha

	Jagvinderjit Singh Sohal	Jagwant Singh Badesha

	Treasurer	Vice President
	23.09.2025
	23.09.2025