REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: IEn9land and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 268146 Re ort of the Trusteès and Unaudited Financial Slatements for the Year nded 31 Marth 25 for Hindu Cultural Societ GSV Partners Ltd Progress Business Centre Whittle Parkway Slough Berkshire SL16DQ Hindu ultural lou Contents of the Financial Statèments for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Page Report of the Trustees Independent Examiners Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet 4 to 5 Notes to the Financial Statements 6 to 11 Detailed Statement of Financial Acttvities 12 to 14 14indu ultu als cie Slou Ize ort of the The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Back round Hindu Cultural Society. Slough, Slough was fomied in 1974 for the provision of a ￿ntI?1 place of worship and religious functions for slough and neighbouring areas. The Charity is registered wth the Charity Commission. It is a membership body of Ordinary and Llfe members. Membership as dofined in its Constitution of F8bruary 1994. (the goveming document) "is open to any Hindu over the agè of 18 years intè.restèd in the furthering the aims and objectives and who has paid the annual membership fee of the Sooety" (clause E(1)I HCS is now govemed by Néw Constitution which was approved on 9th Dec 2017. ose and Princl al ies The purpose of the Charity is to bring awareness of Hinduism and the philosophy of Shri Sanatan Dharm. The principal acliviti8s of the Charity are defined in Its Clause C {i-vi) of its gob'eming document. Review of the ear -rhe Charity continued all its activities throughout the year. Post ear activitios .indu Cultural Seciety , Slough Temple now have full planning permission to extend the temple with an agreed and signed off s106 Agreement wilh Slough Borough Council. Prior to implementing tlie planning permission, there are protocols & obligations lo agree with the council. Various estimates are being sought but initial cost pl8n is likely to be app £2.513.0m. 1. The Charity apiilied for and received a reasonable amount in Gift Aid from HMRC. 2. We celebrated ,.311 religious functions wsth lull vigour, 8nthusiasm and larger, all the major religious functions and will endeavour to continue celebrating all Hindu religious functions in the forthcoming years. 3. W8 are now go'iemed by the new C*onstitution passed on * Dec8mb8r 2017. E18ctions for the new Executive Committeé are due in Dec 2027 4. Our educational and dance classes are in full operation. S. We have continued to support the community projects and other charities within Slough Borough and built stronger relations with othèr religious communities in Slough. 6. An online receipts and payment system is fully functional which would increase donations. We have a fully installed system of collecting donations by electronic means within the charity premises. We now have the facility of using card machines to accept d(Inations. The charity have also introduced card machines- Clover & Dona which has demonstrated donations alol. A lot of donors are now donating using card facility . This has also reduced the banking. Future Pro ramme It is the intention of the trustees to press ahead with the extension plans as socn as the full planning application has been Granted by Ihe Slough Borough Council. We haiie digitalised the bwkings, donations and other activities to lead us to a papert8ss charity. Approved by order of the board of trustees on signed on its behalf by.. .15th Dec 2025 and V Kumar Presidant Dipak Goel- Treasur&r Page 1 Re ort of the TTUStees fcr the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Th8 trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, PIEsent their report with the financial stalern6nts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective 1 J¢?nuary 20191. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is ¢ontroll&d by its goveming document, a de8d of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantée, as defined by the Companiés Act 2006. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Company number (England and Wales) Registered Charlty number 268146 Registered office Keel Drive Slough Betkshire SL12XU Trustees Company Secretary Independent Examlner GSV Partners Ltd Progress 8usinessCentre Whittle Parkway Slough Be￿$hIre SL16DQ Approved by order of the board of trustees on behalf by.. and signed on its V Kumar- President Dipak Go Treasurer Page 2 ocie nde endent Exa ultur ociet of Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Hindu Cultijral Society {'the Company.) I report to the charity trustees on my examinats'on of the accounts of the Company for the year elided 31 March 2025. Responslblllties and basis of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the arxounts in accordan¢e wth the requirements of the Companiés Act 2006 I'the 2006 Act,). Having satisfièd myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of th8 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe 2011 ACV). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Dir8clions given by th8 Charity Commission under Section 145(5) {bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examintrrfs statement Since your charity's gross income axceeded £250,¢)JO your examlner musl be a member of 8 ljc',ted body. I can confirm that l am qu8lifi.ed lo undertake the examination because l am member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bod￿8$. I havé completed my examination. I confimi that no matters have come to my attention in Connection with Ihe examination giving me (:ause to believe.. acLounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act., or the accounts do not accord wSth those records., or the accounts do not comply wFth the accounting requirements of Section 398 of the 2008 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view vihich is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination., or the accounts have not béen prepared in accordance wilh the methods and principles of Ihe Statement of R6commend8d Practice for accountlng and reporting by charilies {applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with th8 Financial Repo￿.ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 10211. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sanj88v Virdee GSV Partners Ltd Progress Business Cenlro Whittle Parkway Slough 8ert 340,424 30,908 267,599 26,075 371,331 293,675 Other trading activities Festival Programme 9,396 8,000 Investment income Deposit account interest 25.970 20,435 Total Incoming resources 406,697 322,110 EXPENDITURE Other tradlng activities Purchases 16,541 25,906 Investment management costs Property repairs 3,295 3,077 Other Wages Social security Pensions Equipmgnt Hiro Plant and machinery 24,694 316 185 1,855 611 35,571 2,063 496 1,451 339 27,661 39,920 Support costs Management Rates and water Insurance Light and heat Postage and station6ry AdVe￿$Ing Sundries Carried forward 1.940 3,950 30,714 377 18 124 37,123 1,799 3,900 47,129 912 54,236 This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 13 Hindu ultur lou tatement of Financial Activiti8 for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 31.3.25 31.3.24 Management Brought foNard Cleaning and Waste Removal Donations Health and Safety Coach Hiré HR Expense SOf￿are Temple Sécurity Fèstive Expenses 37,123 25,358 750 4,217 6,720 971 239 8,050 14,184 54,236 20,167 713 2,636 7.415 933 715 4,636 12,448 97,612 103,899 Finance Rates and water Telephone Bank charges 8,531 1,936 1,039 6.239 1,802 11,506 8,221 Governance costs J4ccountancy arid legal fees 5,876 8,827 Total resources expended 162,491 189,850 Net Income 244,2Ce 132,280 This page does not form part of the statutory financial ststements Page 14