2025-04-05-accounts - Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project: U.K. Chapter

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 6 April 2024 To 5 April 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project: U.K. Chapter Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1197099

Charity's principal address 3 Bunkers Crescent Bletchley Milton Keynes Postcode MK3 6FP

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 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	JaySingadia
	Alexis Golden
	Giulia Baresi
	Nicola Rivis
	Preema Patel
	Martin Garthwate		From 2ndNov 2024

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by the Chair Trustee selection methods

(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;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

Established for the education of Dalit children in need in India with a view to enhancing their self-esteem, aspiration and motivation so they can participate more fully in society, including taking up position of leadership, and to relieve their need in such ways that are for the benefit of the public and exclusively charitable according to English law.

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Engaging with existing and potential donors with the objective of providing support and enhancing awareness of the charity and its objectives/achievements.

Supporting alumni who are based in the UK to assist them with settling in, providing networking opportunities, and assisting with job searches. Coordinating with other Shanti Bhavan employees and volunteers to ensure connectivity with the wider organisation.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Organisation and promotion of the annual fundraising event.

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.

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Highest annual income received of £245,859 since inception. Fundraising event held at the House of Lords returning to the same venue from 2022.

March 2012

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Section E Financial review

With minimal/zero unexpected costs given the structure of the charity, it Brief statement of the has been agreed to keep a minimum of £10,000 in the charity bank charity’s policy on reserves account to cover any emergency/unforeseen costs.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Most income came from the regular donations we receive from UK You may choose to include supporters. additional information, where relevant about:

£100,000 was received from a new corporate sponsor who has become closely involved with the school.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G 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) Jay Singadia Alexis Golden Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice-Chair etc)[Chair ] Date

March 2012

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	Shanti Bhavan Children's Project: U.K. Chapter	Shanti Bhavan Children's Project: U.K. Chapter	Shanti Bhavan Children's Project: U.K. Chapter	1197099	CC16a
	For the period from	06/04/2024	To	05/04/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 240,808 5,051 - - - - - - 245,859 - - - 245,859 94 180,774 8,027 - - - - - 188,895 - - - 188,895 56,964 - - 56,964	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 240,808 5,051 - - - - - - 245,859 - - - 245,859 - 94 180,774 8,027 - - - - - 188,895 - - - 188,895 56,964	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	240,808				-
Ticket Sales	5,051				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	245,859				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Governance Costs					-
Bank Charges	94				-
Transfers to SB US entity	180,774				-
Charitable Activities	8,027				-
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**Sub total **	188,895				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	56,964	-	-	56,964	-
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	56,964	-	-	56,964	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

06/01/2026

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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 107,956 - - - - - 107,956 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name JAY SINGADIA	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		JAY SINGADIA	Nov 11, 2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

06/01/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Ch Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project: U.K. Chapter arity Name members of

On accounts for the year 5 April 2025 Charity no 1197099 ended (if any) Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 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 (“the Act”).

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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 06-01-2026 Signed: Name: Nitin Kumsi Relevant professional ACA (ICAEW) qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 7, Treborough, Furzton Milton Keynes MK4 1LR

October 2018

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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).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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