THE GRAIL FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRITAIN ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Charlty Number: 211305
THE GRAIL FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRITAIN ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CONTENTS PAGE M8mbèrs ol the board and piolessional advisers Trustee's annual report Independent Ex8mlnerfs Report Rtrcelpts and Payments Assets and Llabilities Notes to the A¢counls
THE GRAIL FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRITAIN ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Trust••s Dr E Umerah Ichairmanl Mrs J Ellis (Secretary) Mrs A Badmus Dr F Badrnus Mr T Cardoso Mrs R Lawson ITrea$urorl Dromba Dr P Okojie Mr R Robèrtson Raglstered Offl¢¥ 23 Hamillon Road Sidcup Kènt DA15 7HB Accountsnts M¢BridÉs Accountants LLP Nexus House 2 Cray Road Sidcup Kènt DA14 5DA
THE GRAIL FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRITAIN ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees havè plèasure in presenting their rèptsrt and the accounts of th8 charity for tho year ended 31 March 2024. This Teport a150 represenls the Iruslees. ieport which is required lo be prepared by the Charities Act 2011. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The charity is re9lStèred for charitable purpo$bs with tha Charity Commission Numb8r 211305 and is governed by its Trust Deed dated 3 Augu311957. Charlty Registration THE TRUSTEES Thg trustees who 6erved thè charlty during the perd wtrre as follows.. Dr E Urnorah (Chairman) Mrs J Ellis Isecrelaryl Mrs A Badmus Dr F 88dmus Mr T Cardoso Mrs R Lawson ITreasurerl Dromba Dr P Okojie Mr R Robertson The office ol Truslee is subject 10 8 tenure of three years and Iruslees are appointed according lo Ihtr Trust Deed and Rules. All Trustees are deemed lo bé r8appoinled at the end of 08¢h Tènura. unless otherwise confirmed. All trustees glvo ol Ihèlr tlme Ire8ly and no Iruslg9 ramuneration was paid In thè yaar. The trustee5 and mornbers $ervlng during the year 9nJ $lnce the year-end are d¥lailed on page 1 of th15 report. ORGANISATIONISTRLICTURE Due 1¢ the I'miled nature of th* ¢harlly's activities. decisions 8r$ m8d• by Ihe Iru8lee3 as needed, when thoy moet. PRINCIPAL AIMS AND ACTivrriES The principal aims of Ihe charity during the year was to disseminate the Gr8il Message of Abd-ru-shin 'In the Light ol Truth. and associated spiiilual lrterature lor the benefit of adhérents of the Grail Messagg and thè genaral public, in p8rticul8r through the.. E5tablishm&nt of Places ol Worship according to the sense of the Grail Message in England and Seotland. Provision of grant5 to maintain established Places of Worships in England and Scotland. Provision ol grants lo support the dissemination ol the Grail Message and associated literature throu9h". The advertising of the Grail Message and associated literature in a V8fiety of reglonal and local publication5 in England and Scotland. The holding of free public lecture8. Ill 8 variety of bcations. to make this knowledge more widaty available in England and Scotland. Each year our Iruslees review our activities to ensure Ihey conlinue lo reflect our aims. In carrying out this review the trustees have Consideréd thè Charity ComTlli5sion's general guidan on public benefit and ils supplementary public guidance on the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
THE GRAIL FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRFTAIN ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Thè income of the Grail Foundation ¢ornes mainly from priv8te donations from readers of thÈ Grail Message who strive lo live according to its teachin98 and wish to help wlh ils dissgrnination and not from appeals or any kind ol fund-raising activity. The trustees eonsider that the activitiès carried out during tho year provide b8nefil both to 8dharents of the Grail Message and th8 widèr public. In partioul4r'. Our Placgs ol Worship provide a ¢entre for Worship, FoStIV81s and related a¢livitles to 8dheienls ol the Grail Message. We hold seminars andl or meetings durin9 Itt8 year lo support adheronl$ who are striving lo live in the sense ol the Grail Mes889o. These strengthen the rnoral and ethical Irarnework wbthln which these individuals slriva lo live. We have placed a lèw advertisernenls in popular publications to promtsta the knowledge and awareness ol the Grail Message and relaled publications. RISK MANAGEMENT The trusle8s ènsure that they tne81 Ihelr obligation lo manage the rlsks relating to the alms and objectives of the charity. There have been no Signifieant risks identified during the year. However, e8eh yaar the tru81èas revlew our aclivitles lo ensur• they continue lo r¢flgCt our alm5. RESERVES POLICY The Iru8lees' policy is to rnainlain a18vel of reserves, which will provide a stable base for ils continuing 8elivili8s while al the same lima ansuring excessivo funds ara not accumulated. Total fund reserves at the end ol the yèar were £271,889 lof which £153.418 were unreslrielèd fund reservesl. Signed on behalf ol the charity's trustees.. Mrs R Lawson Treasurer
THE GRAIL FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRITAIN ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Independent Examlner's Report to the Trust••s of the Grall Foundation of Graat Brltaln I report to the Iru5tees on my examination of th8 accounts ol the Grail Foundation ol Great Britain I'the charity'l foi the year ended 31 Maich 2024 which comprise the summ8ry of rfrceipls and payments and th8 statement of assets and liabilities. This report is rn8d8 501èly to the charity's trusle8s, a8 8 body, in accordance with soellon 145 of thg Charities Act 2011. My work h8s been undertaken so that I might 51ale to the charity's trustees thos8 m8tters l am required lo slate lo them in this reporl and for no other purpose. To tho fullest extent permitted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the ch8rily and the charity's Irustges as a body, for my work, for thi$ ieptsrt, or lor the opinions I havè formed. Re•ponJlbllltle8 and ba818 of rgport As the Iruslees of the charity you are responsible for the pr¶tion of the accounts in ac¢ordan¢s with the requirernenls ol tho Charities Act 2011 1'th8 Ael'l. I report in rèspèct ol my examination of thè eharily's accounts carried out uniJor stIon 145 01 the Acl and in carrying out my examination I havè followed all the applicable Dlreclions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl ol the Act. An Independent examin8tion does not involve gathering all thè èvld&nc6 that would be required in an audit and consequéntly does not cover all Ihe m8tlers that an auditor considers in 9iving Ihalr oplnion on the accounts. The planning and conduct ol an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an indèpendent exarninalion can provide. Consequently. l express no audit opinion on the account$ and my report 18 limited to those specific matters 991 out in Ihe independent ex8miner'$ statamènt. Indepgndènt èxamlnor's Statgmgnt I have cornpleled rny examlnalion. I confirm that no mat&ri81 m8tl¥rs have come to my attention in connection with the èx8minalion giving me cause lo b81i8ve that in any malerial respe¢l'. accountin9 rÈcords were not kept in respect of tha charity as required by 5eolion 130 01 thè Act., or the a¢unt3 do not accord with those recor(Js. I havè no concerns and h3ve Come across no other rnallers in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this rèport in order to enable a proper undarslanding of the accounts Its be reached. Slgned.. Name". A Warren on behaw of Me8rid6s Accountants LLP Rèlevant professional qu8lific81ion or membership ol professional bodies". FCA Addres5.' Nexus House. 2 Cray Road. Sidcup, Kent DA14 5DA Dale.. ill ILI
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