
## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

## **From 14/09/2023 Period start date to 28/02/2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: SANCTUM OF DIVINITY Charity registration number: 1204727** 

## Objectives and Activities 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|1. To advance the Hindu religion for the<br>benefit of the public including through the<br>holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public<br>celebrations of religious festivals and<br>producing and/or distributing literature to<br>enlighten others about the Hindu religion|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|•<br>Held regular monthly community<br>worship services and moral<br>lessons in the Reading area,<br>fostering community cohesion and<br>spiritual well-being.<br>•<br>Conducted yoga and spiritual<br>lessons in the Wembley area of<br>London to promote physical and<br>mental health.<br>•<br>Distributed food to the public<br>during the Hindu festivals of Durga<br>Puja and Diwali, providing direct<br>support to the community.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|SANCTUM OF DIVNITY Trustees are<br>responsible for the general control and<br>management of the administration of the<br>Association. Trustees meet to discuss<br>about the Association’s business, ongoing<br>projects and funding application periodically<br>to ensure it is in line with the Association’s<br>document and the Charity Commission’s<br>guidance.<br>SANCTUM OF DIVNITY trustees monitor<br>its activities, and they deal with any issue<br>as they arise. All newly appointed trustees<br>and volunteers receive full induction as per<br>SANCTUM OF DIVNITY<br>handover/takeoverprocedures,which have|





been prepared in line with their post roles, and will be made aware of Guidance - CC3, PB1, PB2 & PB3 etc. Trustees meet from time to time to discuss about SANCTUM OF DIVNITY businesses in order to allocate resources carefully and mitigate any risks. 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making.|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The Association needs volunteers from<br>time to time to assist with its activities. The<br>volunteers are recruited and managed<br>according to SANCTUM OF DIVNITY<br>policy. Volunteers are not paid staff, but the<br>Association covers their travel, food, and<br>PPE expenses whilst volunteering.<br>If volunteers are involved with children and<br>vulnerable adults, then the DBS check on<br>them will be carried out.|
|Other||**N/A**|





## Achievements and Performance 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|•<br>Virtual meeting on 20/09/2023.<br>•<br>Annual General Meeting was<br>conducted on 27/11/2023.<br>•<br>Virtual Sunday Yoga classes held<br>between April 2024 - January 2025.<br>Beneficiaries included residents<br>living in Reading, members, and<br>others.<br>•<br>A virtual meeting was also held on<br>09/01/2024.<br>•<br>Executive meetings took place from<br>time to time manage the<br>organisation.<br>•<br>Monthly prayers in line with the time<br>of the Full Moon|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The following were planned and achieved:<br>•<br>Virtual yoga sessions were planned and<br>conducted.|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## Financial Review 

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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>ofthe period|Para 1.21|**14/09/ 2023 – 28/02/2025**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|SANCTUM OF DIVNITY has developed a<br>reserves policy in order to protect its<br>finances and they are cautiously managed,<br>and its activities are sustainable.<br>Reserves usually exclude tangible fixed<br>assets such as land, building and other<br>assets held for the charity’s use. It also<br>excludes amounts designated for essential<br>future spending.<br>They also exclude funds, which have<br>particular restrictions on how they can be<br>used.<br>SANCTUM OF DIVNITY puts some funds<br>aside as a reserve fund to protect itself<br>against drops in income or to take<br>advantage of new opportunities. Trustees<br>should consider for what purpose restricted<br>funds are held and how they are being<br>used in order to identify those resources<br>that are freely available to spend.<br>This policy will explain how reserves are<br>used to manage uncertainty and if reserves<br>are held to fund future purchases or<br>activities, it will explain how and<br>when the<br>reserves will be spent.<br>While applying for funding some donors<br>require an applicant should contribute up to<br>30% towards cost of the purposed project.<br>Hence, SANCTUM OF DIVNITY needs to<br>put some funds aside.|





|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Total SANCTUM OF DIVNITY Bank<br>balance is £2,714.23 including the<br>restricted fund as of 28 February 2025.<br>Reserves amount was £2,714.23<br>Total Restricted funds held at the<br>SANCTUM OF DIVNITY bank account is<br>£2,714.23 as at 28/02/2025. This will not be<br>spent on any other purposes than the<br>restricted terms and conditions.<br>Trustees will meet before accessing to the<br>reserves or unrestricted funds to ensure<br>that they are spent on the right agreed<br>cause.|
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|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Grants from the government at local council<br>levels, public & private sectors. Corporate<br>sponsorships, individual volunteer donors<br>and membership.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||Charitable Trust|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association,CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Eligibility for trusteeship as per the<br>SANCTUM OF DIVNITY constitution.<br>The executive committee will nominate<br>candidates for the trustees who have skills,<br>experience and knowledge required for the<br>Association. However, annual general<br>meeting will elect suitable trustees for<br>SANCTUM OF DIVNITY. If there is no<br>AGM due at the time while a vacant post<br>needs to be filled then trustees and the<br>executives will appoint, select and agree on<br>a new trustee.<br>The selection process will strictly be followed<br>in line with its constitution**.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees meet to discuss its activities,<br>performances and for any new project<br>proposal and funding application<br>periodically. Trustees also monitor closely<br>its activities. All newly appointed trustees<br>and volunteers will receive induction.|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Executive Committee made up of:<br>Then Executive Committed will be as below:<br>Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary,<br>Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant<br>Treasurer, Funding & Proposal Officers,<br>Legal Adviser, Events and Activities,<br>Coordinator/Yoga, Media/Website Officer,<br>Welfare Benefits, Health & Wellbeing<br>Coordinators. Language Interpreters,<br>Youth Engagement Officers, Ladies<br>Coordinators, and Emergency Crisis<br>Coordinators.|





|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
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|Other||**N/A**|



## Reference and Administrative details 

|Charityname|SANCTUM OF DIVINITY|
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|Other name the charityuses|N/A|
|Registered charitynumber|1204727|
|Charity’s principal address|57 HIGHFIELD ROAD<br>WOODFORD GREEN<br>IG8 8JB|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Subhashini Rajasekaran||14/09/2023||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved. 

## **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||



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

Chairman - Vice Chairman - Vice Chairman - Secretary - Treasurer - 

## Exemptions from disclosure 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 


## Other optional information 




## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 


**Signature(s)** G.Subhashini Candasamy Goinden **Full name(s)** Subhashini Rajasekaran **Position (eg** Chairman Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 19/12/2025 



||**SANCTUM OF DIVINITY**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**SANCTUM OF DIVINITY**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**SANCTUM OF DIVINITY**<br> <br>**Charity Name**|**1204727**<br>**No (if any)**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|14/09/2023<br>Period start date|**To**|28/02/2025<br>Period end date|



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**2,754**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,754**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,754**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**40**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **40**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**40**<br>**2,714**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,714**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**2,754**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,754**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,754**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**40**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**40**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**40**<br> <br>**2,714**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donation and Legacy|**2,754**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**2,754**||**-**|
|Charitable Activities|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Grant Main|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Membership|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Sponsor|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**2,754**|||**2,754**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**2,754**||**-**|
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|Charitable Activities|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|
|LIBOR Project|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Bank Charges|**40**|||**40**||**-**|
|Insurance|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|AGM Expenses|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|AccountancyFees|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Food Expenses|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Internet and website|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|Rental Expenses|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|TravellingExpenses||||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**40**|||**40**||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**2,714**|**-**|**-**|<br>**2,714**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|
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||**2,714**|**-**|**-**|**2,714**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

12/12/2025 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>Accrual<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Cash in hand<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>G.Subhashini|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**2,714**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,714**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Accountancy Fees<br>**360**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Candasamy Goinden<br>Subhashini Rajasekaran|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||G.Subhashini|Subhashini Rajasekaran|**12/12/2025**|
|||Candasamy Goinden|**12/12/2025**|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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