TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT LANCASTER AND MORECAM8E HINDU SOCIETY Charity Registralion Number: 1195530 Prinapal Address during the Rewting Period: 242 Bowerharn Road. Lancaster, Lancashi￿. LA14JG CUr￿n1 Principal Address: Ghost Mail Lld. 618ridge Street. Kington. Herefordshire. HR5 3DJ Reporting Period. 01 April 2024 10 31 March 2025 Objectives and Activities The ¢harity was e51ablished lo advan￿ the Hindu faith and promote community cohesion. education. cultural awareness and social welfare within Lancaster. Morecambe and the surrounding areas. During this reporting period. the charity was in a largely inaclive operational phase. The trustees focused primarily on basic regulatory compliance. adminislralive preseNation. 2nd maintaining standard organisational insuran￿. Small-scale Iccal communty commitments were supported alongside essential infrastruelure costs. as the trustees actively evaluated fulure volunteering capaeity. resource requirements, and long-lemi delivery strategies io best support the local community. Public Benefit Statement The trustees have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when planning and delivering rls core operational upkeep and legal preseNation. A¢hievernents and Perfonnance During this reporting period. the society successfully maintsined its legal and regulatory standing on the public register. The trustees prioritised Core complian￿. vdunteer ￿mmunIcation. and maintaining basic insurance and operational infrastructure lo proiect the charity's remaining capilal asseis. cs Camscanner Financial Review During Ihe peri¢)d, the charity re￿iVed a tolal income of £0.00. Total expendllure for Ihe period was £505.00. reflecting the essenlial cost of organisalional m8inlenanc8 and public liability insuran￿. The charily ran an operational defial of £505.00 for Ihe year, which was comforiably sustained uslng Ihe cash reserves brought foTward from Ihe prlor year. The truslees are satisfied ihal Ihe charity's remaining available resources were used slrictly lo preserve the organisalion in furtherance of ils legal obligalions. The charity held cash funds of £1.946 on 31 March 2025. The trustees are satisfied Ihal the charity's available resources were used solely lo preserve Ihe organisalion and fulfil existing commitments in furtherance of ils charitable objectives. All assets are retained for future use lo support community activities. Reserves Policy The trustees consider it appropriate to maintsin the remaining cash reserves of £1.946 to cover ongoing core operational Costs. annual public liability insurance premiums. and essenlial complian¢e fees to ensure the structural continuity of the society. The charity does not hold any funds as a custodian trustee. Structure. Govemance aThJ Management Lancaster and Morecarnbe Hindu Society is a Charilable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) govemed by ils Conslitulion. The Iruslees are responsible for Ihe overall management and control of the charity and meet regularly to consider strategy, activities and financial matters. New trustees are appointed by Ihe existing board of trustees in accordan￿ with the charity's conslitutK>n. Charity Tnjslees Who Managed the Charity During the Period: Dr Munish Ahluwalia (Served throughout the year) Dr Seerna Ahluwalia ISeNed throughout the year) Sunil Naikwadi (Served throughoul the yearl Jonathon Prasad (Seryed throughout the year) Trustees. Responsibilities Statement The trustees are responsible for preparing the Tnjslees. Annual Report and the rinancial slatements in accordance wilh applicable law and Charity Commission requiremenls. cs Camscanner DECLAFblTION AND APPROVAL Approv&d by Ihe Twslees ol Lancaster and mor8￿mbe Hlndu Soclely and slgned on iheir behalf. s￿Tred: ruslee) Print Name: Dr Munish Ahluwalia DalenLI D212026 cs Camscanner CHARITY COMMISSION FOR INGIAND ANO WAIES LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE HINDU SOCIETY 1195530 Recei ts and 0110412024 ments accounts 3110312025 For the perlod from Sectlon A Recelpts and payI￿entS Unreslrlctod funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Tolal funds Last year 10 lh• ntsAroBI lo lh• n•4r••i £ to th• n•aro•t £ A1 R•c•lpts mss income or A2 Assel and Invo*tmont sal••, seo lable zzzz Total recelpts 3Pa mont Insurance Zoom Subscri Ilon and OnlSne SeTrices Charilable Acts'vilies and Evonls 273 156 76 273 156 76 144 175 505 505 319 A4 Ass•t and Investsn•nt purchases, {xtre tabl•) Sub total Total payments 319 Net of recelpts/(paymenls) A5 Transl•rs belwoon funds A6 Cash lunds last year end Cash funds Ihls year end -319 Section B, ',pekiod Unrestrlcted lunds Restrlcled funds lo n••T¢•I £ Endowmont funds to n•ar••l £ Calegorles Dolalls B1 Cash funds Current Account-Lloyds Charity 1,946 Total cash lunds 1,946 IDllr•e b•Linr•• ￿ iq¢•lpl* ènd poym•n¢• Uhllill Ok: Unrestrlcted lunds OK Restrlcted fund$ ¢r* n•ar••¢ £ Endowrnent funds lo n•*r••¢ £ Dotalls B2 Other monetary assets Fund lo whl¢h a*8•t b•lon Curr•nt valu• Dgtails Co*¢ lop¢lonal) B3 Investmenl assets Fund to whl¢h asset belon Unrosiri¢led Current value tlonal Detalls Coll l•pllonall 84 Assets retalned for the charlty's own use IT Equipmenl IL•piop •tyd 2 1 mobile phorfflsl PA sound sySt8m & mluophona Unfestrl¢l¢d sport5 & calering •quipmonl Unrejlrlclod Fund lo whl¢h Arnounl du• Ilonal Wh•n du• Ilontsl Delalls None BS Llabllltles NIA Slgnad by ono or Iruslees on b•hall ol all tha Irus19gs Slgnalure Prlnl Name Dalg of roval MLLLts-s4 Dr Munish Ahluwalia NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS These financial slalemen15 have been prepared on the ReceSpts and Payments basls In slrlct accordance wilh UK Charily Commission accounllng guidelines. There were no reslricled funds held or re￿IVed during Ihis financial reporting period.