## **Trustees Annual Report for Bhojan Daan** ## **For the Year Ended 31st March 2025** ## **Charity Information** **Charity Name:** Bhojan Daan **Charity Registration Number:** 1199671 **Registered Office Address:** 1 Mansion House Gardens, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE13 1LE **Website:** www.bhojandaan.com ## **Structure, Governance, and Management** Bhojan Daan is a charitable organization committed to alleviating hunger by providing free, nutritious meals to the needy. The charity operates under the governance of a board of trustees who are responsible for ensuring that the organization adheres to its mission and complies with regulatory requirements. ## **Trustees** - Mayur Dasani, Chair - Isla Parmar, Trustee - Ramniklal Dasani, Trustee ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Our Mission** The mission of Bhojan Daan is to combat hunger and promote well-being by providing free, nutritious meals to individuals and families in need. We strive to ensure that no one in our community goes to bed hungry. ## **Our Activities** During the year, Bhojan Daan has undertaken the following key activities: - **Community Outreach:** We have built our partnership with Rassoi on Wheels Foundation to identify and support individuals and families facing food insecurity. - **Raising Awareness:** We have been promoting the charity and looking for ways to grow the donation base and our partnership with Rassoi on Wheels Foundation. This will be developed further in Q2 2025. - **Volunteer Engagement:** Our work is supported by a dedicated team of volunteers who contribute their time and skills to our cause. Whilst volunteer numbers have dropped, momentum has continued. - **Fundraising and Donations:** Despite several fundraising campaigns, it has been a difficult year in terms on income for the charity raising only a total of £51.00 to support our activities. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Key Achievements** - Ongoing partnership with Rassoi On Wheels Foundation to bring our cost base down, allowing for more meals to be distributed. - Cost savings achieved through supplier charity programmes (Kualo / Microsoft / Canva etc) ## **Financial Review** The financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025 are attached to this report. Key financial highlights include: - **Income:** Total income for the year was £51.00, derived from donations - **Expenditure:** Total expenditure for the year was £31.19, primarily on operational / admin costs. - **Reserves:** At the end of the financial year, the charity held reserves of £550.00, ensuring stability and the ability to continue our programs in the future. ## **Plans for the Future** Looking ahead, Bhojan Daan aims to: - Increase the number of donations. - Strengthen the partnership and form an alliance with Rassoi on Wheels Foundation. - Increase the number of meals distributed by 20%. - Expand our geographical service area to reach more individuals in need. - Strengthen partnerships with local organisations to enhance our community impact. - Enhance our fundraising efforts to support the growing demand for our services. - Build corporate relationships to encourage more CSR driven donations from companies. ## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities** The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. ## **Approval** This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 26[th] January 2025 and signed on their behalf by: **Mayur Dasani,** Chair of Trustees, 26/01/2025 **Bhojan Daan No. 1199671** ## **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accounts** **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accounts CC16a For the period** 1st April 2024 31st March 2025 **To from** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**51**
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**51**
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**_Total receipts_ 51**
**A3 Payments**
Expenditure on raisingfunds
**31**
Expenditure on charitable activities
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**_Sub total_ 31**
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**_Total payments_ 31**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 20**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 20**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
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**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**51**
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**51**
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**20**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**-**|**51**|**1,843**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**51**|**1,843**| |||||| |||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**51**|**1,843**| |||||| |||**-**|**31**|**342**| |||**-**|**-**|**368**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**31**|**710**| |||||| |||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**|**-**|| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**31**|**710**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**|**20**|**1,133**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**20**|**1,133**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
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behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
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M.R DASANI
I.J.PARMAR
**_Total cash funds_**
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account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**551**
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**1,037**
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Print Name
MAYUR DASANI
ISLA PARMAR
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**Fund to which**
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approval| ||M.R DASANI|MAYUR DASANI|1/26/2025| ||I.J.PARMAR|ISLA PARMAR|1/26/2025|