IKARIIY (OMMIS511VI Trustees. Annual Report for the period Periryj $t¥i date PerK#I eThJ Ilato 31• 2024 To Section A Referen-e and administration details VRINDA CFL4RITABLE TRUST Other nam•s charlty Is knrywn by R•glster•d eharlty numbor (M any) 1204219 Charlvs princlpal ad(k•ss 54 VALLEY WALK CROXLEY GREEN. RICKMANSWa)RTH WD3 3TG Names of the charlty trusta•s who manay the charity Il•rn of per••n lor body} •ntlU•d to •ppolnt tru•t•• IW TnMl•• nam• Ollk• Ol•wil ROHIT SURESH PANKHANIA 8HAVESH 8HOGENDRA SONIGRA JAINA PANKHANIA CHAIR TRUSTEE TRUSTEE 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 N•me$ of th• Irustaes for th• charfty. If any. (for gxamph. any Custodlan trust¢¢$) Narn• Dates actsd11 not for whole ear TAR Decerthr 2014 Name$ and addres•es of advls•rs Ioptlonal Inforn￿tIOn) of advlser Narn¢ Address Name of chlef executlve or •)f senlor staff members (OMloTral InfomialSon Section B Structure: governance and management t)escripllon of the eharlty's Irusts Type of goveming document TRUST DEED How the charity is constituted TRUST Trustee seth11￿ methods APPOINTED BY 4ddltlonal governanc•18su•s {O￿lOrIal InfOrn￿OnI fou may choose to incl Jdditional information. where Blevant, about: policies arKJ procedures adopled for the induction training of trustees.. Ihe charivs orjr anisation structure and any wd8r networf( with whith the thar￿Y woths., relationship with any related parties; trustees. consideration of mai risks and the system and procedures to manage them. TAR Oecembw 2024 Section C ectives and activities a) To reheve the poor and those in financial hard&￿'p by making grants of money for provKling or paying for fotrj. clothing and sP*#er b) To advance the educalion of mdNiduals in particular by the provision of ￿antS of money. scholarships arKI maintenance allowance. c) To a(fvance the HiThJu relwjion for the benefrt of the pJL4ic by providing grants andlor holding events or spiritual discourses Summary of the objects of the charlty sel out In its governlng document d) To att4ance health or the saving of lives by providing grants. items arKI services to indivKluals in need andlor chariiies. or other organisations vrt)rking to advance health or tr* saving of lives. For all the otyectyves above. the charty SWPOrts the objectives by.. MakirKJ ￿ants to existing or9anisations advancirwj healih. Healthcare services are indirecuy F*ovMknI by the organisations or charii*s that Vrinda trustees wish lo ￿nefit thwht its grants. Makes grants to organisations providing education to tho general public. The trustees always interKI to benefft a v•ide of educational ganisats'ons. The trustees intend to make grants lo organisations involved in the ancement of Hinduism for the public benefrt in the UK and India by srxeath'ro the message of Truth. Love Compassion, for the ben8fit of the gewal publiG. Sufflmary of the maln actfvltles undertaken for th• publlc benellt In relatEon to tl*se oblects (Include wlthln thls sectlon t￿ sLitutory declaratlon that trustoes have had regard to th8 guldance Issued by tho Charlty Commlsslon on publie benolll) TAR Deeember 2024 Addltlonal dotalls of oblect6v•s and actmtles (optIon￿ infom￿tIon) You may ¢hoos• to include further sLitem8nts. where relevant. aboui: policy on granlmakin9" policy programme related investment. • contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR Decanbef 2024 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achlevements of the charlty during th• y•ar Ixjring the course of the year. Vrinda Charitable Trust has received good amount of donations. Using these donations. post year end. in 2025. the charty has Fwimarily been grant makir*J and has made donations to a charitable organisatK)n that has SUp￿rted event8 that has promoted Ihe advancement of Hinduism. The charrty has also made some smaller donations lo other charitable organisalions that support one of Vrinda Charitable Trust's objecttves. TAR DKerrt)er 2024 Section E Financial review Brlef sLit•m•nl the ¢harlty's pollcy on r•serv As the charity is primarily grant making. the Trustees agree that holding $￿ifiC reserve amount is not required. A nominal amount is resepled lor administration costs e.g. a￿J1¢. sulynission of reports or banking tharges. D￿all# of any funds matsrlalty In defi¢tt Furthor flnanclal revlew detalls (Optlonal Inforrnallon) You may ehoou to rKlude additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (inCk￿l￿j any fundraising).. how experKliture has supp)rted tr* key objectives of the clwity: investment policy and objectives including ethical investwit pdtcy adopled. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare thal thoy hav8 approv•d the trustees, report al)ove. Slgn•d on behalf olthe charlty's trustees Slgnaturelsl Full nam•l$) Poslllon (eg Socr•tary, Chalr. H41 Date zi /ID/zo 1£ TAR CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to INsta members of Vrinda Charitable Tn￿t On accounts for the 418123 to 31112124 Charity no {If any) 1204219 Sel out on pages 9t010 I report to th& trusteès on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Twsf) for the perK)d ended 3111212024. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are respcffisible for the preparation basls of report of the accwnts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 A(f). I report in resp8rt of my examination of the Trusl's accounts carried out under secIL￿ 145 of the 2011 Act arml in caryng out my examination, I have folk)wed the applicable Directio￿ gNen by the Charity Commission under sectN)n 14515Xb) of the Act. I have cunpleted my exarnination. l ¢onfim that no material matters have come lo my attenlM)n in connection with the examination which gives me use to believe that in. any material respect: acu)unting records were not kept in accordance with sec1h￿ 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnerf$ statement I have no c￿rns and have come ac*oss no other matters in connecti( with the examinats'on to which attention shwld be drawn in order to enable a proper urKlerstsnding of the accounts to t* reached. ' ￿ease (yete the words in th8 brackets rflhey do nol apply. Slgnod: Date: 2211012025 Nam•: Hannah Omision Rglgvant PTofosslonal qualification(s) or body (If any).. CIPFA ACA Addross: UHY Ross Brooke. Suite I, WiNlrush Court. Abingdon Business Park. Blacklands Way, Abiry OX14 1SY IER October 2018 Section 8 Disclosure Only c(knplete rf the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts." directions and guidance for examinersl- Glve hore brlof dotalls ol any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018 (HARIIY COMAIISSIO FOR ENGLANYS ANO WALE Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• To 3111W24 Section A Receipts and payments R•stsfict•d fund5 En