## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: April 2023 To: March 2024** **Charity name: Hindu Education Board UK** ## **Charity registration number: 1199641** ## **Objectives and Activities:** ## **Summary of the purposes of the charity** The objects of the CIO are to advance the education of the public in the subject of Hinduism by supporting and advancing the quality of teaching of the subject in schools, particularly at GCSE and A level, developing and providing resources to assist teachers in their understanding and ability to teach Hinduism and providing information and materials for the public to improve their understanding. ## **Summary of the main activities** - To create and maintain relations with key stakeholders for advocacy of issues relating to teaching of Hinduism in the UK. This will include governmental, local authorities, non-governmental organisations like exam boards and publishers, relating to all aspects of RE Hinduism. - To research on all relevant issues for maintaining high standards of teaching and learning of Hinduism the UK. To monitor the presentations of Hinduism in Religious Education in the UK and to alert the advocacy team of the issues. - To provide training of teachers in both the public and private sectors. - To promote and facilitate teaching of Hinduism within the educational system and outside it. To create an Institute of Hindu Studies UK for courses in all aspects of Hinduism to all ages from children to senior citizens. This can be linked to universities in the UK and abroad for certification. - To publish high-class publications for teaching and learning Hinduism in the UK - To create and maintain high-class resources for all stakeholders in the education of Hinduism in the UK ## **Declaration** The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit They have referred to this guidance when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. The Trustees consider that the aims and objectives Hindu Education Board UK are demonstrably to the public benefit. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Main Achievements** ## _SACRE Membership_ HEB UK worked with various Hindu organisations to identify and recommend SACRE members from Hindu Faith. For following SACREs, Hindu members were identified and recommended in the reporting period: - South Tyneside - Middlesborough - Redcar & Cleveland - Sunderland - Wandsworth - Bexley - Hartlepool - Darlington - Trafford - Greenwich ## _Inputs to Agreed Syllabus_ SACRE member from Cumbria SACRE requested review of Agreed Syllabus and coverage of Hinduism. Review was carried out and suggestions were provided to the member. ## _Diwali Assembly Campaign_ Diwali is a major Hindu festival. Many Hindus receive requests from their local schools to conduct assemblies on Diwali. In November 2023, HEB UK conducted two online workshops on how to take assemblies on Diwali. HEB UK also prepared presentations for KS2 and KS3/4 students and these were shared with the workshop participants and more widely through our website. Over 50 people participated in the workshops and assemblies were given in more 35 schools across the UK. ## _GCSE Teaching Material Development_ HEB UK started work on a project to develop teaching material for GCSE Hinduism syllabus. The purpose of the project is to develop material that could be used by the teachers in the UK and the material would be of such high quality that would benefit the teachers and students. Funding is being sought for this project from various organisations and individuals. ## _Other Stakeholder Engagement_ HEB UK liaised with REC UK in order to get involved as member organisation. Discussions are ongoing for further involvement. ## **Financial Review** In reporting year 2023-24, HEB UK has income of £2500. This was through a donation from an organisation which wanted to support HEB UK in their efforts to develop GCSE teaching material. Currently HEB UK does not hold any reserves, however the trustees would review the financial strategy during coming years. The trustees are also looking at how to build fund through donations and regular income to support future activities. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Hindu Education Board UK is a CIP constituted as per foundation model constitution for CIOs as per guidance provided by Charity Commission for England and Wales. Minimum of 3 and maximum of 2 trustees could be appointed by the charity and eligibility criteria for the trustees is specified in the constitution of HEB UK. ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Hindu Education Board UK| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|NA| |Registered charity number|1199641| |Charity’s principaladdress|110 High Street
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 7HF| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if**
**any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|Mr. Nawal Kant Prinja|NA|13thJuly2022|NA| |2|Dr. Ramesh Pattni|NA|13thJuly2022|NA| |3|Mrs. Hema Yellapragada|NA|13thJuly2022|NA| |4|Mr. Yogesh Bhide|NA|13thJuly2022|NA| ## **– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved** ## _**Not Applicable**_ Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity ## _**Not Applicable**_ ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** ## _**Not Applicable**_ Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **Not Applicable** ## **Other optional information** **Not Applicable** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||N Prinja| |---|---|---| ||Yogesh Bhide|Prof. Nawal Kant Prinja| ||

Trustee|Trustee| ||13/01/2025|| ||13/01/2025|| **Hindu Education Board UK** **1199641** ## **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts** **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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