2022-12-31-accounts - Sanskriti (Reading)

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Trustees' annual report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	Day 01	Month 01	Year 2022	To	Day 31 Month 12	Year 2022

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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Soumitra Roy
	Dolan Majumder
	Santanu Basu
	Dibyendu Bhattacharya
	Somnath Mitra
	Sanjoy Sarkar
	Sushmita Banerjee
	Bedanuj Dasgupta
	Jay Sinha

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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)

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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 give 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

Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The advancement of education of the public in the UK in Indian culture through the provision of traditional Indian cultural events. The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living in India by making grants of money to charities for providing or paying for 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 2022 are as follows:

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects

Saraswati Puja
• Cultural programme • Donation to Swadhina • Kali Puja and Diwali event; • Donation to Kankhal Medical Aid.

Saraswati Puja and Kali Puja & Diwali event are festivities that highlight the multi-cultural facet of the Indian community. It engages the community with greater social participation in traditional ceremonies, at the same time spreading the rich cultural heritage of India within the community. These events were open to the general public.

The cultural programme that was organized in September 2022 supported our objective of spreading Indian culture, through music, to the people in the UK. This event was a ticketed event mainly to cover the cost of organizing the programme.

Sanskriti, through its donation to an Indian charity Swadhina, fulfilled its long-standing ambition to support girls’ education in rural India and to support the underprivileged through the provision of educational facilities. Swadhina, a registered charity in India, works at the ground level and Sanskriti through its collaboration with Swadhina, launched the opening of the educational facility in the Musabani area of Jharkhand, India.

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 2022.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Policy on grantmaking

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 April 2022 where the trustees presented the charity work that we did in the previous year and our future ambition, and the executive committee members presented the event plans for 2022.

Policy programme related investment

Contribution made by Volunteers

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.

Saraswati Pujo returned after a gap of 1 year due to covid restrictions in 2021 AGM held in person on 30[th] April 2022 after the covid restrictions in 2021 Organizing the cultural music programme showcasing Iman Chakraborty at The Bhavan, London (Iman Chakraborty is the No.1 artist in Kolkata, India in terms of popularity) Big charity step – Musabani project with Swadhina, started on 15[th] August 2022 Kali Pujo & Diwali Event at Trunkwell Mansion House with a footfall of 1000

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 Cultural programme and Kali Puja & Diwali event, charity food stall during Kali Puja & Diwali event, ticketing amount received from attendees for cultural The charity’s principal programme, donations from non-members for Kali Puja and Saraswati Puja events, and gift sources of funds (including aid money collected after our registration with HMRC for gift aid collection. any fundraising).

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

How expenditure has The expenditure during 2022 has supported our objective of advancing the supported the key objectives cause of spreading Indian culture among the public in the UK through the of the charity. organisation of Cultural event, Kali Puja & Diwali event and Saraswati Puja event. Expenditure like venue hire costs, artist expenses including visa and air Investment policy and ticket expenses formed part of the expenses in supporting the above cause. objectives including any ethical investment policy Donation was made to Swadhina, a charity in India for starting girls’ adopted. educational facility in Musabani area of Jharkhand, India. Donation was also made to Kankhal Medical Aid – a charity which supports the medical needs of the underprivileged in Hardwar, India – both supporting our other objective. Expenditure was also incurred to support operational cost e.g. cost of insurance, web hosting cost and venue hire cost for AGM.

Other optional information

Future Plans

The coming year will see a continued emphasis on using the balance funds in 2022 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) Full name(s) Somnath Mitra Soumitra Roy Position (eg chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 25.10.2023.

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Report to the trustees/ members of

Charity Name

Sanskriti (Reading)

On accounts for the year ended

31/12/2022

Set out on pages

See account submission CC16a

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

Independent examiner's statement

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

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 come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me 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 .

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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 .

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Charity Name No (if any)
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Receipts and payments accounts
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Signed (on behalf of all the trustees)

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES SANSKRM IREADINGI Receipts and pa ments accounts 3111212022 CC16a For th? perlod from 0110112022 To Section A Receipts and payments Unregtrlcted funds to the n•ar•t Rgstrtthd funds Endowment funds Ttstsi funds Last yo4r to £ th• n•wt£ to nw•8t£ tothe neareBt£ A1 R•IPts D)Nqllorbfram L4embersforSaweii Pwia Mombtrr¥hlp Fo•8 t)on8llon from Membatsfow BgaI1 New Y¢ar Oaycelebrdtlo tJinatiDn Irom MemLwsfor Culiurèl 110 1,225 1,360 1,3eo Donatiafi from MBmbEw$for 1 P8 DDnalK)n from MgmLYr5 for OrBanizalion K4eelin DDnBtion from NOTrM8mrsfor Sar8swali Puja r)natlon from Nortrrnember5for Cullurdl Pro9fdMie 11,324 11,324 &oe8 7.7B2 7,782 DDnatsOn from Non4nentsrsfor Kali Pula Sponsor6hip forsarasvrali Puia Sponsorship forcullural Prograrnm& Spon$or%hip forCh8dty SpDnsorEhip forKali Pul8 Cdleciion from Charity Stsll Grfld from HklR 4700 5.71Tr) 1740 12 12 1,SS0 150 105 298 ios soo 249 Sub total mss Ineome for ARJ 31.097 31.197 10,Q47 A2 Assèt And fn¥Èstm•nt sal•s. {seg tablèl. Sub total 31,097 31,097 1S.¢)47 A3 Paymgnts Donation 10 UK ba8ethrtyl<ANKHAL MEDICAL AID Donalion lo ty4sed Chadty SWADHINA Hall HireforSatasw¢ti Pula sar$sti Pula Expenses Saras1 Pul8 to4 Maal purth4GB soo 12t 31 31 8r8swatl Pula Cuhurdl Prryram Saraswatl PL4a kii¢hen rA*erial pwchase Hall Hir• fgrAnnual Genwal Annual Sweral Meetiro food exp8nses 185 313 313 Bengall NYea[0&YC01ebIaIlOn-f0¢d 831 27 831 271 Hall Hire for Ooano81lon Meell Food Eywn5e5 frJr&sarWzats Meetlng 261 8.750 318 2,697 519 Hall Hir8 for K811 Pula Kali Pup Expenses K811 Pui4 kd m4ten?I PhSe Kall pu ulenslls hlre Cultural programmè attl81 eyerw$ rlick£t &V15a ExpenE8S for uIILrya Pm9rammÈ Hall Hirè ENpen$a$forCultural Pr¢fjW81 a¢unt5 ISSI 75 318 1697 S19 Isoo 6T4 2511012023.

FoDd Exptntès for Cultural Programrfrd 1,485 SourLd system & otr on$8$fo1 Cutltural program Se¢urity expeftses Kali Puia Stage & Tablelchair Dacoralion expenses Kali Pula Sound Systsm Plre Van hire G061 Cthanly5tall food material purchase Iperexper6es Card reader purchasè M15cdlaneou5 expense5 Publlc Uabllity Insurance Web pa Mainlenlnce ¢ost ChantyApplicalion £xp8n5es 88nk Charges T11 771 831 471 47T 417 500 sDts 1.210 161 12 247 14 259 144 144 215 Sub total 31020 A4 Asset and inStont wrcha6es, see table} Sub lotal Totalpayments Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash fvnd¥ last yaar end Cash funds this year end -rYJ 34.225 34,225 33,302 29.136 CCXX R2 a4X)unts {SSI 25110r21r23

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted funds to n•are8t£ Rastrlct•d funds fo n•arst£ Endowment fund6 Categories Details B1 Cash funds Deposlted In Bank 33224 Total c4$h funds 33,302 arMJ paymert6 0(51) Unr•strlct•d funds R•gtricted funds to n••rngt£ Endowment funds to neare5t£ Detalls to nBareBI£ Fund t(whl¢h asset belon CuwrqntY8lu• on31 Details CootlopJon41 B3 Investmènt assets Fund 10 whl¢h a86èt bplon Curr•nl Ydlu 01 Details CDSt lo181> B4 Assets retalned for the haritys own use Fund towhlch du• onal Vlhen d lonal Detalls B5 Llabllltles Sgned by one or trustees on behaifof all the trust998 Date of Signature Prfnt Nam Soumitrs Ro 2511012023 CCXX R3 attaufftts Issi 2511012023