Registered Charity Number: 1200822
UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024
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UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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| Report of the Trustees | 3 |
| Summary of the Financial Activities | 5 |
| Balance Sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 7 |
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UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005.
United Religions Initiative UK ("URI UK") was established in 2023. The objectives of the charity are
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The promotion of religious harmony by -
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a) Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding between people of different religions;
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b) Advancing education and raising awareness about different religious groups to promote
good relations between persons of different religious groups;
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c) Working towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of religion.
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The promotion of equality and diversity by -
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a) The elimination of discrimination on the grounds of religion;
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b) Advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity;
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c) Promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds;
d) Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity Number: 1200822
Principal Address
Flat 1 Home Farm Sugnall STAFFORD ST21 6NF
Trustees
Deepak Naik Chair Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor Mandip Singh Sohal Warwick Hawkins MBE Shahin Akhtar
Trustees resigned during the year - Helen Taylor (Resigned 8 October 2025)
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing Document
The Charity is controlled by its governing document and constitutes an incorporated charity.
Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
The charity is managed day to day by the Trustees and a group of volunteers.
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UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The Committee meets regularly every month to discuss Association matters, including fundraising and current activities, and holds an AGM.
During the year URI UK continued to cement its reputation as the leading organisation resourcing and linking local interfaith activity in England. For instance, in March 2024 we organised five well attended conferences in the Midlands and London, where interfaith activists came together to learn about the health-based approach to preventing religion-motivated violence. This is one of the priority objectives of the global United Religions Initiative movement, of which URI UK forms part. A delegation of senior figures from URI Europe and URI Global took part and interacted with local groups in these regions.
In November, URI UK was a member of a voluntary consortium of national interfaith organisations which took forward national Inter Faith Week following the following the closure of the Inter Faith Network of the UK. In this capacity the Inter Faith Week website was updated and new resources for local interfaith activity made available. URI UK also organised and ran the Midlands Interfaith Conference, bringing together 110 activists from interfaith groups across the Midlands and London, as well as a youth workshop for West Midlands school children. The Minister with responsibility for faith, Lord Khan of Burnley, attended and gave an inspirational speech. The youth workshop was followed by a visit of Coventry schoolchildren to London, where they toured Parlaiemnt and met the Minister.
During 2024 the number of URI UK Cooperation Circles grew from 4 to 8.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Mandip Singh Sohal Trustee 08 October 2025
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UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from generated funds Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable activities Total resources expended NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD Grants Donations Activities for generating funds Investment income Other incoming resources Events Other costs Governance costs |
Notes | 31/12/23 Unrestricted Funds £ 7,925 1,731 |
31/12/24 Unrestricted Funds £ 8,000 1,982 9,982 (2,623) (3,963) (6,587) 3,395 4,456 7,851 838 |
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| 9,656 (5,000) (200) (5,200) 4,456 0 |
9,982 | ||
| (2,623) (3,963) |
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| 3,395 4,456 |
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| 4,456 |
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UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| FIXED ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS Investments Cash at bank and in hand Debtors Amounts falling due within one year Unrestricted funds |
Notes 1 |
31/12/23 Unrestricted Funds £ 4,456 |
31/12/24 Unrestricted Funds £ 7,851 |
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| 4,456 4,456 4,456 4,456 4,456 4,456 |
7,851 | ||
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| 7,851 | |||
| 7,851 | |||
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 08 October 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
Mandip Singh Sohal Trustee 08 October 2025
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UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE UK NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2000 exception of investments which are included at market value, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Charities Act 2011 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
| 1 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Unrestricted funds TOTAL FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS General fund Net movement in funds, included in the above are General fund - Unrestricted funds |
At 1/1/24 £ 4,456 |
funds £ 3,395 |
At 31/3/24 £ 7,851 |
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| 4,456 as follows: Incoming resources £ 9,982 9,982 |
3,395 Resources expended £ (6,587) (6,587) |
7,851 | |
| Movement in funds £ 3,395 |
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| 3,395 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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