TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1193340 BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION TRUSTEES' REPORT PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 |CONTENTS||| |---|---|---| ||PAGE|| |REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS||1| |OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES||2| |ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE||3| |FINANCIAL REVIEW||4| |STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT||5| BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION TRUSTEES' REPORT PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **YEAR END POSITION** As at 31 January 2025 the charity had reserves amounting to £57,890 . The charity had £17,308 deposited at the bank with liabilities amounting to £375. ## **RESERVES POLICY** The charity has a policy of trying to maintain reserves at six months annual running costs.The trustees are actively working on the necessary resources to achieve that target. ## **PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF FUNDING** The trustees extend their gratitude to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council who continued to support the charity. The trustees meet regularly to review additional sources of funding. The trustees also wish to express their thanks to the owners of the property who have foregone the annual rent charges as a means of contributing in support of the charity. Page 4 BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION TRUSTEES' REPORT PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 ## **STRUCTURE ,GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** The constitution is the governance documents of the charity. ## **Organisational Structure** Bolton Hindus' Age Inspiration is governed by its trustees who are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation and the policy of the charity. The trustees carry the ultimate responsibility for the conduct of Bolton Hindus Age Inspiration and ensuring that the charity satisfies its legal and contractual obligations. The trustees meet three times a year and delegate the day to day operations to the centre coordinator. ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees** Trustees are elected for three years at Annual General Meeting. The criteria, eligibility criteria and restrictions for the elections are as per the constitution. Induction packages and away day sessions are held to explain the policies and procedures for newly appointed trustees. Specific training is planned for trustees however they are entitled to identify any training to improve their performance. Page 5 BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION TRUSTEES' REPORT PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **TRUSTEES** Champaklal Gulabhai Mistry Bhagvatiben Parmar Jitendra Kumar Mistry Rasik Gulabhai Mistry The above trustees were in office on 1 February 2024 and remained in office throughout the whole of the period under review. ## **CENTRE COORDINATORS** Robert Moore Joanne Schofield ## **CHARITY NUMBER** 1193340 ## **REGISTERED OFFICE** Oddfellows Hall Rear 7 Bromwich Street Bolton BL2 1JF ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** William Mc Carthy 22 Callis Road Deane Bolton BL3 5QA ## **BANKERS** Barclays Bank plc Victoria Square Bolton BL1 1RU Page 1 BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION TRUSTEES' REPORT PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** To relieve the charitable needs of the elderly in the Borough of Bolton and the surrounding area in particular but not exclusively to those of the Hindu faith and their family and carers. To provide for the public benefit by operating a day care facility and transport service and by providing advice and support as the Trustees deem fitting. The principal activities of the Charity are to provide and assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare for the inhabitants of Bolton and in particular older persons of Asian origin.At Bolton Hindus Age Inspiration we provide services and facilities for our users to get together for social interaction .Also we encourage social,educational,health promotion and craft activities which in turn encourages independence,healthy living and integration of communities. Activities include trips and excursions,armchair aerobics,computer and sewing classes and bingo sessions, park walks ,weekly shopping and English classes. These all help in achieving our objectives. Our users are mainly local elderly Asian people but is open to all communities regardless of creed,colour or faith.All our activities are targeted for our users to live an independent, active and healthy life and are well attended. The maintenance of our comprehensive range of activities is our number one priority. We have developed our services over the years to meet the changing needs of older people with a focus on providing holistic prevention and exercise classes. We fully support adult learning and have regular Computer and English classes delivered in-house with trained staff. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 4 of The Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by The Charities Commission for England and Wales. Page 2 BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION TRUSTEES' REPORT PERIOD 1 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 JANUARY 2025 ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** We provide the following services: English classes Art and craft Massage and holistic therapy Sound therapy Yoga Chair based excercises Local and overseas trips Empowerment Home visits Advocacy work Transport facilities Hot meals provision Befriending Hospital transport facilities Spiritual hymns Interpretation and translation services Health checks Indoor games and entertainment Information sharing sessions The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 4 of The Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by The Charities Commission for England and Wales. Page 3 ## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025** **for** **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION (REGISTERED CHARITY 1193340)** ## W McCarthy Accountancy Services 22 Callis Road, Bolton. BL3 5QA tel 01204 654993 ## **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION** ## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ||Page| |---|---| |General Information|1| |Accountant's Report and Client Approval Certificate|2| |Statement of Financial Activities|3| |Balance Sheet|4| |Notes to the Financial Statements|5| ## **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION** ## **GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025** **ADDRESS :** Oddfellows Hall Rear 7 Bromwich Street Bolton BL2 1JF **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER :** Mr W Mc Carthy 22 Callis Road Deane Bolton Lancs BL3 5QA BANK : Barclays Bank plc Victoria Square Bolton BL1 1RU **TRUSTEES :** Champaklal Gulabhai Mistry Bhagvatiben Parmar Jitendra Kumar Mistry Rasik Gulabhai Mistry Page 1 **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025** ## **ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT TO BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION** In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the Annexed Accounts from the accounting records of Bolton Hindus' Age Inspiration and from information and explanations supplied to us. W Mc Carthy 22 Callis Road Deane Bolton Lancs BL3 5QA ## **CLIENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE** I approve the Annexed Accounts and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for its preparation. Page 2 ## **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025** ||||2025|||2024|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||£|£|£|£|£|£| |**ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||||| |Notes||Restricted|Non|Total|Restricted|Non|Total| ||||Restricted|||Restricted|| |**Grants**|||||||| |Bolton MBC||11929|-|11929|15364|-|15364| |Bolton Community Volunteers||5700|-|5700|-|-|-| |UK Shared Prosperity||5000|-|5000|-|-|-| |Bolton at Home||11475|-|11475|15492|-|15492| |Together||2500|-|2500|-|-|-| |Warm Places Grant||-|-|-|1440|-|1440| |EW Grant||-|-|-|5000|-|5000| |Owners Contribution||5200|-|5200|-|-|-| |||41804|-|41804|37296|-|37296| |**Other Income**|||||||| |Donations||-|3996|3996|-|2179|2179| |Rents||-|2390|2390|-|1980|1980| |Other||-|-|-|-|780|780| |||-|6386|6386|-|4939|4939| |**Total Income**||41804|6386|48190|37296|4939|42235| |**ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE**|||||||| |**Direct Charitable Expenditure**|||||||| |Activities||5725|-|5725|4765|-|4765| |Catering and Tiffin||1435|-|1435|2131|-|2131| |||7160|-|7160|6896|-|6896| |**Support Costs**|||||||| |Administration Expenses|1|16066|-|16066|14556|-|14556| |Establishment Expenses|2|17712|-|17712|12296|-|12296| |Other Expenses|3|463|-|463|356|-|356| |**Total Expenditure**||34241|-|34241|27208|-|27208| |**Surplus for the Year**||403|6386|6789|3192|4939|8131| |**Total Funds brought forward**||41353|9748|51101|38161|4809|42970| |**Total Funds carried forward**||41756|16134|57890|41353|9748|51101| Page 3 ## **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION** |**BALANCE SHEET**
**as at 31 January 2025**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Property Improvements
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at Bank and in hand
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Accrued Expenses
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**FINANCED BY :**
**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
**RESTRICTED FUNDS**|2025
2024
£
£
£
£
40957
40957
17308
10569
17308
10569
375
425
16933
10144
57890
51101
16134
9748
41756
41353
57890
51101|2025
2024
£
£
£
£
40957
40957
17308
10569
17308
10569
375
425
16933
10144
57890
51101
16134
9748
41756
41353
57890
51101| |---|---|---| |||| |||51101| |||9748
41353| |||51101| Page 4 ## **BOLTON HINDUS' AGE INSPIRATION** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025** |**1 Administration Expenses**
Salary and National Insurance
Printing, Postage and Stationery
Telephone and Website Costs
Accountancy Fees
Volunteers Expenses
Motor Expenses
**2 Establishment Expenses**
Light and Heat
Insurance Cost
Kitchen and Repairs
Computer expenses
Rent
**3 Other Expenses**
Sundry Expenses
Bank Charges
Page 5|2025
2024
£
£
9505
9445
3059
2021
2012
1181
300
795
120
100
1070
1014| |---|---| ||16066
14556| ||2025
2024
£
£
5334
5846
1130
958
3955
292
2093
-
5200
5200| ||17712
12296| ||2025
2024
£
£
299
224
164
132| ||463
356| ||| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Bolton Hindus Age Inspiration **On accounts for the year** 31 January 2025 **Charity no** 1193340 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3 to 5 33(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31/01/2025 **DD / MM / YYYY** . - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** 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. **Signed:** WR McCarthy **Date:** 01/07/2025 **Name:** William Robert McCarhy **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 22 Callis Road Bolton Lancs BL3 5QA ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**