## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 14 November 2023 Period start date To 28 February 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Watford Gurdwara** ## **Charity registration number: 1205696** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity’s purpose is**to advance the**
**Sikh religion for the benefit of the**
**public**, in accordance with the teachings
and doctrine of**Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji**.
This is achieved by providing and
maintaining a Gurdwara as a place of
worship open to all, holding prayer
meetings and religious services, delivering
educational activities such as lectures,
workshops and seminars, and producing
and distributing literature to raise
awareness and understanding of Sikh
beliefs and practices for the wider public| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The foundation was set up during the year
and received initial donations. The main
activities started after the period end and
as such Trustees have nothing to report.
Trustees have had due regard to the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit, as required by the Section 17(5) of
the Charities Act and the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grant Making Policy
The trustees apply the funds of The
Watford Gurdwara at their discretion and in
accordance with the charitable purposes
and objective of the charity. Trustees will
consider the distribution of beneficial grants| and make a decision in accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives. The trustees are content to work in partnership with other grant making bodies where funding of an entire project is beyond the scope of any single organisation. Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has been set up and at the end
of the reporting year has started to gather
its first donations. Therefore, there are no
achievements of note during this reporting
year.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£126,560| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|THE WATFORD GURDWARA| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Watford
SIKH GURDWARA WATFORD
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Watford| |Registered charity number|1205696| |Charity’s principal address|48 KINGS CLOSE
WATFORD
WD18 0UB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Damanpreet Singh
Sidhu||Whole year|| ||Jagmohan Singh
Dhindsa||Whole year|| ||Herjit Singh Gill||Whole year|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **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)** ## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Amit Bansal|| ||
Chartered Accountant|| ||19 December 2025|| ||19 December 2025||