2024-12-31-accounts - Triveni Aylesbury

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 15/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date

Charity name: TRIVENI AYLESBURY

Charity registration number: 1206536

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the Hindu religion within the UK for the benefit of the public through the holding of lectures, seminars, prayer meetings, devotional acts and Hindu ceremonies, public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature to enlighten others about the Hindu religion.
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	April Event:Ritual to celebrate Bengali New Year Footfall: ~100 attendees Free Food Distribution: Meals served to ~ 100 people Activities: ✓ Drama, Theatre and Musical Event Impact: Strengthened community spirit and engagement across all communities October Event: Durga Puja (Hindu Goddess of strength) celebrated for 2.5 days Footfall: ~700 attendees Free Food Distribution: Meals served to ~ 500 people Religious activities: ✓ Talk on religious and spiritual aspects of Durga Puja. ✓ Invoking the Mother Goddess by lighting of candles by the community. Cultural Program – Best of India: ✓ Featured Indian classical and semi-classical dance/music performances. ✓ Promoted cultural understanding and artistic expression Impact: Strengthened community spirit and engagement across all communities. Introduced the young children to Indian tradition, heritage and religion. November Festival: Kali Puja (Destroyer of Evil) Footfall: ~150 attendees Religious Activities: Prayer and rituals to invoke Hindu GoddessKali –divine power.

		Free Food Distribution: Meals served to ~ 150 people Impact: Educated attendees on Hindu spiritual customs All Year Initiative: Supported Aylesbury Food Bank Total food donated: ~ 300 kgs Donors: Community members Impact: Supported local families in need, reducing food insecurity October Event: Partneredwith Bicester Autism, donating funds and raising awareness to support children affected. Conducted a Children’s painting auction and collections donated to the charity. All Year Initiative: we organised five Community Engagement meetings involving volunteers and community members. These sessions provided an opportunity to reflect on our activities, gather feedback, identify areas for improvement, and address any challenges faced by the community.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty as per Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning and delivering its current and future activities. The trustees consider how the charity’s activities contribute to its aims and ensure that all activities are carried out for thepublic benefit.

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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A 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	As a newly registered and emerging charity, this year markedTriveni Aylesbury’sfoundational journey in delivering cultural, social, and welfare- based impact across the Aylesbury community and beyond. We successfully organised a series of major community-led festivals, including theBengali New Year celebration,Durga Puja, andKali Puja, attracting over 1000+ attendees in total. These inclusive events combined religious observances, classical and folk arts, and community meals. In total, we providedover 750 free meals, fostering community cohesion, cross- cultural appreciation, and spiritual engagement. OurDurga Pujaevent stood out as a flagship celebration, spanning 2.5 days and featuring both spiritual discourse and a cultural showcase of Indian classical and semi-classical performances. These festivals created shared spaces for learning, artistic expression, and inter-community connection. Beyond celebrations, we also took tangible steps to address local need. Through ourfood donation drive, we collected and donatedover 300 kg of foodtoAylesbury Foodbank, directly supporting local families facing hardship. We also partnered withBicester Autismto raise awareness and funds through a community children’s painting auction, reinforcing our commitment to inclusive support for vulnerable children. Additionally, we heldfive Community Engagement meetingswith volunteers and residents to gather feedback, reflect on impact, and identify areas for improvement. These sessions have informed our planning and ensured that the voices of our beneficiaries shape our evolving programmes. In our first year,Triveni Aylesburyhas laid strong roots in the community, delivering spiritual, cultural, and social impact while building trust and engagement that will support our long-term goals of inclusion, wellbeing, and public benefit.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
		N/A

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		N/A

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the end of the financial year 31st December 2024, the charity remained in a stable financial position. The total funds stood at £3,849. Income during the year was generated primarily through donations activity and small grants. Total incoming resources amounted to £13,123, while total expenditure stood at £11,396. The charity maintained a modest surplus of £1,727, reflecting prudent management of costs and active community engagement. As of the year-end, the charity held reserve of £2,206.81 in Savings account and £1742.00 in its current account, ensuring sufficient liquidity to meet short-term commitments and continue delivering its charitable objectives. No significant uncertainties or concerns exist regarding the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The trustees are satisfied with the financial performance and sustainability ofthe organisation.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The trustees have agreed a reserves policy to ensure that the charity has adequate financial stability to continue delivering its objectives in the event of unexpected income shortfalls or unavoidable expenditure. These reserves are held to cover essential expenses such as venue hire, insurance, and project commitments, and to protect against delays in receiving grant or donation income. As of the year-end, the charity held £2,000+ in free reserves, which the trustees consider appropriate and in line with the charity’s financial risk and activity levels. The reserves policy is reviewed annually to reflect the charity’s future, commitments, andriskprofile.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2,206.81
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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N/A The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) N/A Para 1.46

Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted N/A A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity N/A Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution document
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Appointment of new trustee and selection of individual as a trustee is as per the guidelines specified under section 10 of the original constitution.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	TRIVENI AYLESBURY
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1206536
Charity’s principal address	5 CONFERENCE ROAD, AYLESBURY HP18 0ZF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
INDRAJIT DE	Chairman	From 13thMay 2024	N/A
ARINDOM ROY	Secretary		N/A
DEBASHIS SENGUPTA	Treasurer		N/A
MOUSHUMI PAUL	Trustee		N/A
ARIN BOSE	Trustee	From 09thNovember 2024	N/A
HIMADRI BHATTACHARYA	Trustee	From 09thNovember 2024	N/A

– 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




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
	Indrajit De	Debashis Sengupta
	Chair	Treasurer
	31/07/2025 31/07/2025
	31/07/2025

TRIVENI AYLESBURY	TRIVENI AYLESBURY	TRIVENI AYLESBURY	Charity No (if any)	1206536
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date	01/12/2024	To	Period end date	31/12/2024

Section A Statement of financial activities

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
13,116	-	-	13,116	-
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-	-	-	-	-
-	-		-	-
-	-	-	-	-
7	-	-	7	-
13,123	-	-	13,123	-

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11,396	-	-	11,396	-
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11,396	-	-	11,396	-

1,727	-	-	1,727	-
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1,727	-	-	1,727	-
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-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
1,727	-	-	1,727	-

5,205	-	-	5,205	-
6,932	-	-	6,932 P	rior Year Erro

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £ Analysis	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £ Analysis	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £ Analysis	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £ Analysis	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £ Analysis	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £ Analysis
Donations and gifts	13,116	-	-	13,116	-
Gift Aid	-	-	-	-	-
Legacies	-	-	-	-	-
General grants provided by government/other charities	-	-	-	-	-
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations	-	-	-	-
Donatedgoods,facilities and services	-	-	-	-	-
Other	7	-	-	7
Total	13,123	-	-	13,123	-

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Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-

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Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-

Interest income	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend income	-	-	-	-	-
Rental and leasing income	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-

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Total	-	-	-	-	-

Conversion of endowment funds into income	-	-	-	-	-
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held forcharity's ownuse	-	-	-	-	-
Gain on disposal of a programme related investment	-	-	-	-	-
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual propertyrights	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-

	13,123	-	-	13,123	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

Analysis Expenditure on raising funds:	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year
Incurred seeking donations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking legacies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking grants	-	-	-	-				-
Operating membership schemes and social lotteries	-	-	-	-				-
Staging fundraising events	-	-	-	-				-
Fudraising agents	-	-	-	-				-
Operating charity shops	-	-	-	-				-
Operating a trading company undertaking non-charitable trading activity	-	-	-	-				-
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and publicity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Start up costs incurred in generating new source of future income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Database development costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other trading activities	-	-	-	-				-
Investment management costs:	-	-	-	-				-
Portfolio management costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cost of obtaining investment advice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investment administration costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Intellectual property licencing costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rent collection, property repairs and maintenance charges	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on raising funds	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Expenditure on charitable activities:
Hall hire & Sound System	4,078	-	-	4,078	-	-	-	-
IT Expenses	694	-	-	694	-	-	-	-
Cleaning	100	-	-	100	-	-	-	-
Repair & Maintaniance	1,160	-	-	1,160	-	-	-	-
printing posting & stationary	256	-	-	256	-	-	-	-
Travelling &Entertainment	88	-	-	88	-	-	-	-
Entertainment	400	-	-	400	-	-	-	-
Legal and professional	430	-	-	430	-	-	-	-
Bank charge	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
Food cost	2,836	-	-	2,836	-	-	-	-
General Expenses	1,148	-	-	1,148	-	-	-	-
Donation paid to Bicester Autism	200	-	-	200	-	-	-	-
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Total expenditure on charitable activities	11,396	-	-	11,396	-	-	-	-
Separate material item of expense
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Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other
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TOTAL EXPENDITURE Total other expenditure	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	11,396	-	-	11,396	-	-	-	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets 14.1 Cost or valuation

Freehold land & buildings £	Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Total £
	-	-	3,083	3,083
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-	-	-	-	-
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-	-	-	3,083	3,083

SL or RB (Straight Line or Reducing Balance)	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB


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-	-	-	3,083	3,083
-	-	-	3,083	3,083

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand

Other Cash at bank and on hand Total Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	3,849	-
	-	-
	3,849	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.3 Transfers between funds

This year

Thisyear
	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income, legalpower for its conversion	Amount
Between unrestricted and restricted funds	Surplus current year	1727
Between endowment and restricted funds
Between endowment and unrestricted funds

Last year

Lastyear
	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income, legal power for its conversion	Amount
Between unrestricted and restricted funds	Opening reserves	5204.5
Between endowment and restricted funds
Between endowment and unrestricted funds

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