## **Trustees' annual report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|Day
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2021| ## Reference and administration details **Charity name** _Sanskriti (Reading)_ **Other names charity is known by** _N/A_ **Registered charity number (if any)** _1192984_ **Charity's principal address** _24 Tamarind Way Earley Reading_ **Postcode** _RG6 5GR_ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||_Soumitra Roy_|||| ||_Dolan Majumder_|||| ||_Santanu Basu_|||| ||_Dibyendu_
_Bhattacharya_|||| ||_Somnath Mitra_|||| ||_Sanjoy Sarkar_|||| ||_Sushmita Banerjee_|||| ||_Bedanuj Dasgupta_|||| ||_Jay Sinha_|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 1 |**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**| |---|---| |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**| ||| ||| ||| ## **Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of**|**advisors (Optional information)**|**advisors (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of advisor**|**Name**
**Address**|| |**Bank**||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document _Constitution adopted 5[th] January 2021_ (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted _Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)_ (eg. trust, association, company) _Trustees were appointed at inception and appointed or reappointed annually_ Trustee selection methods _at the Annual General Meeting_ (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works _Membership to the organisation is open to any family who are aligned with the work and thoughts of the organisation._ _The trustees oversee the charity governance matters while the executive committee decides and manages the day to day running of the organisation. There is some overlap between the trustees and executive committee. The executive committee seeks trustee’s views on charity matters. Both trustees and executive committee work together in deciding the events and activities to ensure that they align with the charity objectives._ _All trustees gave their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits._ Relationship with any related parties Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them 2 ## **Objectives and activities** _The advancement of education of the public in the UK in Indian culture through the provision of traditional Indian cultural events._ **Summary of the objects of the** _The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living_ **charity set out in its** _in India by making grants of money to charities for providing or paying for_ **governing document** _items, services or facilities. In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The main activities that we undertook in 2021 are as follows:_ • _Kali Puja and Diwali event;_ • _Donation to Kankhal Medical Aid. Kali Puja & Diwali event is a festivity that highlights the multi-cultural facet of the Indian community. It engages the community with greater social_ **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** _participation in traditional ceremonies, at the same time spreading the rich cultural heritage of India within the community. This event was open to the_ **public benefit in relation to** _general public with donations being entirely voluntary._ **these objects** _Kankhal Medical Aid (KMA) helps the Ramakrishna Sevashram Charity Hospital in Hardwar, India in its quest to provide free medical aid to the poor people of the neighbouring villages. Sanskriti has been supporting KMA for many years and that support was continued in 2021._ ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** |You**may choose**to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
Policy on grantmaking
Policy programme related
investment
Contribution made by
Volunteers|_We are grateful for the many hours our members have put in - in planning, organizing_
_and executing the events during the year._
_This included the AGM held in January 2021 and other member meetings which were held_
_virtually due to the ongoing covid restrictions at the time._| |---|---| 3 ## Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.** _Gaining the charity status on the 5[th] of January 2021 after a successful application to the Charity Commission. Respecting the covid lockdown during the earlier part of the year, no events were held for the first 9 months of the year. With the easing of the lockdown restrictions, we were able to restart the annual Kali Puja & Diwali event in October 2021. This was undertaken with covid control measures in place so that the guests felt safe to attend. This was successful as more than 500 guests attended to celebrate the festivity._ 4 **Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** _operational unforeseen expenditure that may occur._ **Details of any funds materially in deficit** _applicable_ ## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)** **may choose** to include _Our main source of funds this year has been membership fees, donations during the Kali Puja & Diwali event, donations from members, sponsorship funds received from_ additional information, where _advertisers during the Kali Puja & Diwali event, charity food stall during Kali Puja & Diwali event and gift aid money collected after our registration with HMRC for gift aid collection._ The charity’s principal sources of funds (including _The expenditure during 2021 has supported one of our objectives of_ any fundraising). _advancing the cause of spreading Indian culture among the public in the UK_ How expenditure has _through the organisation of Kali Puja & Diwali Event. Donation was also_ supported the key objectives _made to Kankhal Medical Aid – a charity which supports the medical needs_ of the charity. _of the underprivileged in Hardwar, India - supporting our other objective._ Investment policy and _Expenditure was also incurred to support operational cost e.g. cost of_ objectives including any _insurance, cost incurred for professional services provided by charity_ ethical investment policy _registration consultant._ adopted. _2021 was a year when the effect of covid was widely felt. This restricted our effort to hold any other cultural event or carry out other charitable events during 2021._ You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: ## **Other optional information** ## _Future Plans_ _The coming year will see a continued emphasis on using the funds generated in 2021 to be used for our charitable causes. And to grow Sanskriti’s membership base with more volunteers contributing to our events and cause._ ## **Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** _Santanu Basu_ **Full name(s)** _Somnath Mitra_ **Position (eg chair, etc) Date** _17/10/2022_ 5 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages** _Not applicable as earning in 2021 was less than £25k_ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of **Responsibilities and basis of** the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). **report** I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **Independent examiner's** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me **statement** cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached _._ **Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 6 ## **Disclosure section** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 7 **No (if any) SANSKRITI (READING) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01/01/2021 31/12/2021 To from** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**110**
**945**
**8,088**
**3,740**
**500**
**249**
**1,415**
**-**
**15,047**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,047**
**110**
**2,800**
**674**
**2,986**
**450**
**403**
**417**
**365**
**62**
**650**
**161**
**12**
**247**
**14**
**602**
**5**
**-**
**9,958**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,958**
**5,089**
**-**
**-**
**5,089**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**110**
**945**
**8,088**
**3,740**
**500**
**249**
**1,415**
**-**
**15,047**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,047**
**110**
**2,800**
**674**
**2,986**
**450**
**403**
**417**
**365**
**62**
**650**
**161**
**12**
**247**
**14**
**602**
**5**
**-**
**9,958**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,958**

**5,089**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donation from Members for Charity|**110**|||||**-**| |MembershipFees|**945**|||||**-**| |Donation from Members for Kali Puja|**8,088**|||||**-**| |Donation from Non-members for Kali Puja|**3,740**|||||**-**| |Sponsorshipfor Kali Puja|**500**|||||**-**| |Collection from CharityStall|**249**|||||**-**| |Gift Aid from HMRC|**1,415**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**15,047**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |
Donation to charity KANKHAL MEDICAL
AID|**110**|||||**-**| |Hall Hire for Kali Puja|**2,800**|||||| |Kali Puja Expenses|**674**|||||**-**| |Kali Puja food materialpurchase|**2,986**|||||**-**| |Culturalprogramme expenses|**450**|||||**-**| |Securityexpenses|**403**|||||**-**| |Decoration expenses|**417**|||||**-**| |Van hire cost|**365**|||||**-**| |Charitystall food materialpurchase|**62**|||||**-**| |Helper expenses|**650**|||||| |Card readerpurchase|**161**|||||| |Miscellaneous expenses|**12**|||||| |Public LiabilityInsurance|**247**|||||| |Web Page Maintenance cost|**14**|||||| |CharityApplication expenses|**602**|||||| |Bank charges|**5**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**9,958**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**||||||| |**,**|**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**5,089**|**-**|**-**|
**5,089**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**5,089**|**-**|**-**|**5,089**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 17/10/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**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
**Details**
**Details**
Deposited in Bank
Cash in hand
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**5,048**
**-**
**41**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,089**
**-**
OK
OK
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 17/10/2022 2 ## **SANSKRITI ACCOUNTS 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Income Expenses
Total
Sl. No. Events Fund Position (£) Membership (£) Contribution (£) Sponsorship (£) Others (£) Total Income (£) Protima (£) Pujo (£) Hall (£) Food (£) Cultural (£) Insurance (£) Web Page (£) Others (£) Expenses (£)
1 Opening Balance as on 01/01/2021
Bank - Barclays 0.00
Bank - HSBC 29072.95
Cash 62.85
Total Opening Balance as on 01/01/2021 29135.80
2 Charity - Kankhal 0.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00
3 Membership - 2021 945.00 945.00 945.00
4 Charity Application, Insurance -867.64 246.60 14.39 606.65 867.64
5 Kali Pujo 5011.42 13,991.57
- Pujo Contibution (members) 8088.00
- Sponsorship 500.00
- Pujo Contribution (non-members) 100.00
- Gift Aid 1414.50
- Hall Collection 1,287.99
- Card Collection 2,237.98
- Puja Dakshina 114.10
- Children Stall 249.00
- Expenses 673.64 2800.00 2986.24 450.00 2070.27 8,980.15
TOTAL 945.00 12,187.07 500.00 1,414.50 15,046.57 - 673.64 2,800.00 2,986.24 450.00 246.60 14.39 2,786.92 9,957.79
7 Closing Balance as on 31/12/2021 34224.58
Closing Bank Balance - Barclays = - Total expenses 9,957.79
Closing Bank Balance - HSBC = 34,183.64 Total earnings 15,046.57
Closing Cash Balance = 40.94
Total = 34,224.58 Surplus for 2021 5,088.78
Deposited in Bank = 5047.84
Cash in hand = 40.94
TOTAL = 5088.78
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