Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1[st] February 2022 To 31[st] Jan 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Ramgarhia Board (Northamptonshire) Northampton
Other names charity is known by Ramgarhia Board Northampton (“RBN”)
Registered charity number (if any) 276463
| Charity's principal address | 2 Cromwell Street | |
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| Northampton | ||
| Postcode | NN1 2TE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mr Surinder Singh Matharu |
Chairman | |||
| Mr Amrik Singh Bhooi |
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| Mr Kuldip Singh Bhamra |
September 2022 onwards |
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| Mr Opinder Singh Rehal |
September 2022 onwards |
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| Mr Perminder Singh Golhar |
September 2022 onwards |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Election by members of the charity Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Section C Objectives and activities
| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
To promote and advance Sikhism in accordance with the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (the Sikh Scriptures); To promote and organise functions of the Sikhism faith; To encourage, promote and educate the wider community of Northamptonshire in the teachings of the Ten Guru’s and Gurmukhi in both Punjabi and/or English and always in accordance with the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji; To promote harmony and better co-operation within the wider community of Northamptonshire, including but not limited to charities, government, the services in general and other religious communities; To achieve higher standards in social, cultural, educational and most fundamentally religious field with the objective of becoming good citizens; |
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| Providing free food kitchen (Sundays and other adhoc days) Providing free monthly foodbank services for those in need Weekly religious programmes Continued Punjabi classes for children Continued Music classes for children Wellbeing events such as Yoga classes School Visits to the Gurdwara as part of UK Religious Education curriculum. Childrens Martial Arts classes Childrens Seminars to celebrate Sikh Festivals Held an exclusive open day for the public. Local authorities supported including Northamptonshire Police and the Fire Brigade 5K walk for the local community to raise funds Weekly Lunch clubs for the elderly Participating in community events to raise awareness of the Sikh faith and continue the strong charitable traditions of the faith |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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There is an amazing spirit within the community which comes together to provide the services, this is all achieved through the good will and selfless support provided by the volunteers
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance Following the acquisition of the Charity's new premises in 2010, the Summary of the main process of refurbishment continued with various small refurb projects. achievements of the charity during the year This is the 11[th] year of the occupation of the new premises, post Covid pandemic we have seen a strong performance in the membership and finances of the Charity. The continued support of the community, members and other donators was paramount to the success and aims of the Charity. Various fund-raising events were also carried out raising much needed funds for the charity with the help of our members. We successfully applied for various grants to support our Food bank initiative, well being activities and for other elements such as purchase of a defibrillator. We continued to host Schools visits to support local religious education curriculum for school children and teachers We continue with Eco initiatives by growing some of our own produce, switching to energy efficient lighting and we also installed an array of Solar Panels and batteries which provide a significant contribution towards our energy consumption of the Gurdwara premises (including heating of hot water). We supported the Northampton Carnival to Promote Punjabi Culture Hosting educational films Setting children’s educational workshops on major Sikh festivals. Holding children’s events in the summer holidays to keep children entertained. Face to face Punjabi Classes We hired a part time admin assistant to assist in the day to day operation of the premises and also to apply for Grants. We have carried out maintenance on the building We continue to serve the wider communities in Northampton
Section E Financial review
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Any income over expenditure is retained in reserves to assist with the Brief statement of the ongoing maintenance of the new premises. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
There is no deficit in funds.
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
RBN principal source of funding is through 1. Donations from its members, and 2. Grants
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Surinder Matharu Full name(s) Mr S S Matharu Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman etc) Date xxxxx
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| Ramgarhia Board Northampton Accounts April | April 2022 - March 2023 | April 2022 - March 2023 | ||||
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| Charity Number | 276463 | |||||
| To the Nearest £ | ||||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricte d Funds |
Endowmen t Funds |
Total Funds |
Last Year |
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| A1 Receipts | ||||||
| Donations & Other Charitable Income | £76,193 | £77,641 | ||||
| Grants | £7,000 | |||||
| Insurance | £10,680 | |||||
| Interest Income | £338 | £1,194 | ||||
| Sub Toatal(Gross Income From AR) | £94,211 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £78,835 | |
| A2: Assets and Investments | ||||||
| Loans Received | - | |||||
| Sub Toatal(Gross Income From AR) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Total Receipts | £94,211 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £78,835 | |
| A3 Payments | ||||||
| Utilities | £10,271 | £6,857 | ||||
| Salaries | £13,785 | £9,657 | ||||
| Insurances | £809 | £792 | ||||
| PropertyMaintenance costs | £12,094 | £1,869 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | £7,660 | £5,418 | ||||
| Charitable costs(inc Food Bank) | £3,547 | £5,756 | ||||
| Refurbishment costs | £0 | |||||
| Loan Interest | £0 | |||||
| Loan Capital repayments | £0 | £1,710 | ||||
| Sub Toatal(Gross Income From AR) | £48,166 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £32,060 | |
| A4 Assets and Investment Purchases | ||||||
| Bank Loan Repayment | ||||||
| Loans RePaid | ||||||
| Sub Toatal(Gross Income From AR) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Total Payments | £48,166 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £32,060 | |
| Net of Receipts and Payments | £46,045 | £63,467 | ||||
| A5 Transfer Between Funds | ||||||
| A6 Cash Funds Last Year End | £63,467 | |||||
| Cash Funds This Year End | £109,512 | £63,467 | ||||
| B1 Cash Funds | ||||||
| Deposit and Current Accounr | £109,512 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Sub Toatal(Gross Income From AR) | £109,512 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Ramgarhia Board Northampton (Northamptonshire) On accounts for the year 5[th] April 2023 Charity no 276463 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/ 2022.
Responsibilities and basis As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in of report accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to statement my attention in connection with the examination. I have no concerns 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.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
C K Badwal | 29 April 2024 |
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| Charndeep Kaur Badwal | ||
| ACCA | ||
| 8 Wheatland Grove, Aldridge, WS9 0SR |
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