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2021-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration No. 312879

Company Registration No. 01090630 (England and Wales)

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Mr Joginder Sanger
Mr Shantilal Hirji Ruparell
Mr Indra Kumar Sethia
Mrs Kalindi Chandaria
Mrs Candida Connolly
Dr John Marr
Dr Surekha Mehta
Mr Kaushik Nathwani
Mrs Jayshree Rajkotia, JP
Mr Manubhai Ramji
Mr Shashi Vekaria
Mr Subhanu Saxena
Mr Varinder Singh
Mr Rajendra Patel
Mrs Asma Suterwalla
Mr Naynesh Desai
Mr Vinod Thakrar
Ms M Singh
Mr Ramnath Gheerawo
Chairman Mr Joginder Sanger
Joint Chairman Mr Shantoo Ruparell MBE
Directors Mr Joginder Sanger
Mr Shantoo Ruparell MBE
Dr John Marr
Mr Indra Sethia
Chief Executive Officer Dr M.N. Nandakumara
Secretary Dr John Marr
Charity number 312879
Company number 01090630
Registered office 4a Castletown Rd,
London
W14 9HE
Auditor KLSA LLP
Kalamu House
11 Coldbath Square
London
EC1R 5HL

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

CONTENTS

Page
Chairman's Report 1
Trustees report 2 - 9
Independent auditor's report 10 - 12
Statement of financial activities 13 - 14
Summary income and expenditure account 15
Balance sheet 16 - 17
Statement of cash flows 18
Notes to the financial statements 19 - 34

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic during the year ended 31 st March 2021 significantly disrupted Bhavan’s operations. All public performances, classes, workshops and exhibitions were cancelled, initially voluntarily but shortly thereafter by virtue of the UK government’s mandated lockdown effective from 23 rd March 2020.

I am, however, very pleased to report that the Bhavan’s executive team was admirably innovative in migrating online virtually all its teaching operations which enabled students to continue their artistic practice under the virtual guidance of their teachers. Beyond ensuring students’ development of pure artistic ability and knowledge, the continuation of classes online throughout the pandemic has highlighted unequivocally the benefit to individual mental health that cultural and artistic activities can provide. The Bhavan was thus able to provide a lifeline of support to our community in these difficult times of isolation, depression, anxiety and personal loss.

With the cancellation of all public events, we projected that earned revenues would fall during this year. Even 18 months later, with the successful rollout of vaccines in the UK, audiences are still showing reluctance to return to live events. We expect pressures on earned income to continue for some time.

We are greatly indebted to the Arts Council England for their critical and timely support during this unprecedented difficult period. They have provided numerous revenue grants programmes that have allowed us to fulfil our commitments and enabled us to face with good confidence what is still a very uncertain future.

I would also like to thank the executive team for its dedication and hard work over this period. But for their efforts, the Bhavan would have been in a far less fortunate position than it has found itself after the peak pandemic period.

Joginder Sanger Chairman

Date: 31 March 2022

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021, which have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities SORP (FRS 102) and under the organisation’s Governing document.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the entity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) " (effective 1 January 2019 ).

Objectives and activities

The Bhavan is nationally recognised as a leading institution for the education of Indian Art and Culture in the UK. It welcomes all those with an interest in the Art and Culture of the Indian sub-continent. More specifically, The Bhavan:

The strategies employed to achieve the charity’s objectives are to:

Achievements and performance The Delivery of Arts and Cultural Education

Student numbers: 2017-18: 831 2018-19: 880 2019-20: 795 2020-21: 705

The Bhavan delivers year-round Diploma courses in Indian Music, Indian Dance, Indian Languages, Indian Art History and Yoga. In April 2020, we migrated all subjects online and delivered approximately 120 classes a week to 705 students in 22 subjects. During the year, 60 students were awarded Diplomas/Post Diplomas. The Bhavan’s annual Summer School would normally invite visiting teachers from India for a three-week programme of intensive training. Due to the restrictions on international travel due to the pandemic, this year the Summer School was delivered online by The Bhavan’s resident teachers. The virtual format meant permitted us to deliver 16 different courses to over 299 students, an increase over 2020 numbers of 22%.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Presentation of Arts and Cultural Events

The Bhavan’s usual year-round programme of live arts and cultural events was heavily disrupted by the pandemic lockdowns throughout 2020-21. In the spring of 2020, we presented a season of live online concerts by teachers, students and friends reaching audiences of over 50,000. We also presented recordings of past live concerts from our archive.

As lockdown restrictions began to be lifted in the early part of 2021, The Bhavan partnered with the Barnes Festival to present a mixed programme highlighting the British composer Holst’s interests with Indian culture. Holst’s one-act chamber opera Savitri was accompanied by a Bharatanatyam trio, choreographed by The Bhavan’s Stella Subbiah, and included musical interludes in the Karnatic tradition played by The Bhavan teachers, students and friends. We also collaborated in a reworking of Holst’s Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda by providing chanting of Sanskrit verses between each of Holst’s movements. The evening concerts were prefaced by a lecture on Indian Philosophy and the Vedic traditions by Bhavan Trustee Subhanu Saxena.

The Hire of Premises

Our usual hire of rehearsal and performance space to outside organisations was wholly disrupted by the lockdowns and we began to permit entry of third parties only from Sep 2021.

We took the opportunity of the premises closure to complete critical repairs including replacement of the old wooden windows in the Gallery and 2 nd floor which had created perennial leaks in the reception ceiling, the replacement of the security shutters on the reception door to improve disabled access and the repair and upgrade of the stage lighting system in the main Auditorium.

Supporting Emerging Artists

The Bhavan supports younger and less-established artists who are at early stages of their career by:

We also have a policy of supporting Arts Council project grant awardees with low cost or free rehearsal and performance spaces and help with administration and marketing of their projects. All awardees who had planned to present their works at The Bhavan during the period have had to postpone activities and have rescheduled for delivery in 2021-22.

While we started a pilot programme of “Young Professional” workshops in 2019-20 which were to focus on the business of being an Indian Arts professional, these were postponed for 2020-21. These sessions, which were to include how to access funding, how to network, performers’ health and well-being, multi-disciplinary working, academic pathways, teaching pathways and how to build performance companies will restart in 2022.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Diversity of Programming

While The Bhavan is principally an Indian Art and Culture teaching institute, we welcome artists from all parts of the world. We aim to programme a minimum of 10% of events each year from non-Indian practitioners.

With all programming curtailed due to the lockdowns, the governing board took the opportunity to update their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy in September 2020 and recommit to the policy targets. These include embedding a culture of EDI, planning for inclusivity in our activities, actively celebrating diversity and publishing our EDI targets.

Partnerships

Although still in development, conversations with prospective partners such as Roehampton University and SVYASA Yoga University in Bangalore and the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai have begun to consider how some aspects of the Bhavan’s activities could benefit from formal collaborations. It is anticipated that partnership courses would allow our students to earn internationally recognised diplomas, degrees, teaching qualifications or access to external BA/MA programmes. Formal collaborations would also raise opportunities for those at The Bhavan looking towards a professional career in Performance, Production, Arts Administration or Academia.

Developing programmes under the Trinity Arts Award scheme, or through the many options for Extended Project Qualifications , would permit younger students to put the arts skills training learned at The Bhavan’s practical classes towards certifications earning UCAS points. Past internal surveys have indicated that this opportunity would be very attractive to students and parents and could therefore increase student numbers markedly.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Financial review

Despite full closure of the premises and cancellation of the entire events programme, unrestricted income decreased by only £665 year-on-year to £716,388. This is due in part to our migration of all teaching activities into the online space but also to the emergency public-sector support received both via the £178,708 Arts Council emergency grant and £99,261 CJRS. Expenditure has fallen 15.2% to £657,430, yielding a net unrestricted surplus for the year of £58,958.

Along with a 9% fall in student numbers, income from educational activities fell by 7.0% to £259,120. Informal reports suggest this compares favourably to other comparable organisations. Other growing pressures on student numbers include the migration of statutory education in the UK to an online format leading to what some students have reported as “online fatigue”. There has also been a huge increase in online content from arts organisation worldwide, often at zero cost, which has diluted viewers’ attention. However, The Bhavan offers many unique teaching opportunities including in-house and external performance opportunities, multiple subjects taught under one roof and collaborative projects with other students. These opportunities and facilities provide students with a learning experience unavailable elsewhere and provide a strong incentive for existing students to remain and new students to join. As the lockdown restrictions slowly lift in the UK, The Bhavan will focus on these unique selling points in order to retain existing students, regain those lost during the pandemic and attract wholly new learners.

Due to the COVID lockdowns, income from cultural events fell to £0 for the year. This is comparable to other nearly all performing arts venues across the UK. External hires of the Auditorium, Studios, Gallery and Bookshop were also £0 for the year. It is difficult to project how event audiences will react to the lifting of restrictions, however early reports from other venues suggest there is significant appetite for events from younger audiences with a parallel loss of confidence in more elderly populations.

There were no endowment donations in the year. Our Arts Council (ACE) NPO grant funding received an inflation increment of 2.3%, increasing to £131,373, however we have also benefited from both ACE Emergency Funding (£178,708) and HMRC’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (£99,261) which have provided 25% and 14% respectively of the year’s income.

As with previous years, we transferred £21,400 from the Arts Council Capital Grant, a Restricted Fund, to match the depreciation charge of the same amount in the General fund. This grant is now fully amortised. The Building & Maintenance fund has a balance carried forward of £86,015 contributing to total unrestricted funds of £210,618 carried forward at the year end.

Reserves Policy & Risk Review

The trustees review the Reserves Policy and take action appropriate to the risks to which the organisation may be exposed. The current reserves policy is based on a minimum 3 months of the organisation's recurring expenditure.

Investment Policy

The trustees have the power under the Governing document to make any investment they deem fit. Given the low interest rates on deposit accounts currently available, the trustees of the Corpus Fund have consulted professional investment advisers on alternative low-risk investments on the Stock Exchange for better returns. However, in view of the present volatility of the stock market and the associated risks of investment, the trustees have decided to defer the idea of investment therein until the market stabilises.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Risk Management

The Audit & Finance Committee reviews the Risk Register and reports the identified risks and recommends the risk mitigation measures to the Executive Committee for its consideration.

The AFC also addresses non-financial risks which may adversely impact on the reputation of the organisation arising from such matters as Governance, HR and Health and Safety, Employment, Data Protection etc.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised specific issues including:

Grants and Sponsorship

The Bhavan is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) and receives funding on a 4-year basis. Our current business plan is based on this support being received for the duration of the period 2018-2022. Due to the coronavirus, ACE has extended the grant period by one year to now end in 2023.

While the impact of the COVID-19 is projected to reduce income from charitable activities for YE March 2021 by £234,009, the trustees express their appreciation for the Arts Council's emergency and “Cultural Recovery” grants totalling £178,708 within the year to cover anticipated overheads. Due to the second and third UK lockdowns, much of this funding has been rolled forward for expenditure in the period March 2021 – Dec 2021.

The trustees extend their thanks to The Bhavan’s long term sponsors: Air India, Infosys Foundation, State Bank of India and Chellaram Foundation. Infosys Foundation had agreed to fund an extended artistic programme which was to be delivered in 2020-21. How this will be delivered as COVID restrictions ease after July 2021 is under review, although the offer from Infosys has been confirmed again for the period.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Plans for future periods

At the end of the financial year March 2021, the future extent of the COVID pandemic could still not be clearly ascertained. Alongside many other Arts organisations in the UK and globally, the total loss of event programmes is projected to pressurise performance revenues for a significant time. Optimistically, it may be well into 2022 before public confidence returns to bring viable audiences to our events.

As an already minority artform, opportunities for practitioners of Indian Music and Dance have become even more scarce. Now more than ever, one of The Bhavan’s role will be to support these artists and teachers in any way possible. The Bhavan could not hope to support the Indian artistic community without support ourselves. We are exceedingly grateful to have been granted emergency funding from the Arts Council and individual patrons have come forward with further offers of private donations. These have not only helped us avoid heavy financial deficits but will support us to grow in new directions such as with our digital capability. We believe there is an opportunity for growth in the online space and with activities for the immediate community, both of which we intend to pursue fully.

However, the Arts Council’s emergency funding and the various incarnations of the CJRS are not anticipated to continue beyond their current scope and duration. Despite the clear difficulties in embarking on new works, projects and partnerships inside a recurring pandemic, to do nothing will inexorably lead to artistic and organisational stagnation and a loss of community spirit for which the Bhavan is rightly recognised. Though the future path of the pandemic is unclear, over the next 12 months (April 2021 – March 2022) we aim to:

  1. Consolidate online student numbers and build up the online learning platform to permit the sale of standalone courses and thereby augment revenues.

  2. Increase marketing scope to reach more international students who can now connect to us online.

  3. Update and extend our curriculums.

  4. Make available COVID-safe facilities for UK artists to record and stream performances.

  5. Extend our work with the local community.

  6. Build on activities to support local artists and practitioners.

Structure, governance and management

Legal Status

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 12 January 1974 (Company number1090630). The governing document is the Memorandum and Articles of Association as amended by special resolutions on 28 may 1973, 5 November 2003, 4 October 2006 and 3 October 2007. The organisation was registered as a charity on 7 June 1973.

While the Bhavan is the UK branch of the international educational network, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, headquarters in India, it operates fully autonomously and is financially independent of it.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Executive Committee, comprising the Trustees, meets 10 times a year and is responsible for the setting and general and specific policies of the charity, its overall management, the design of the financial and operational controls and long-term strategic development.

The subcommittees, appointed by the Trustees, such as the Audit & Finance, Education, Marketing and Events committees oversee specific areas of activity. Financial planning and budgeting is undertaken by the Treasury. Recommendations from the Treasury and sub-committees are considered and ratified by the Executive Committee.

The day-to-day running of the operations is undertaken by a team of full and part-time staff, headed by the fulltime Executive Director, who reports to the Executive Committee as its monthly meeting.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The board of trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

Mr Joginder Sanger Mr Shantilal Hirji Ruparell Mr Indra Kumar Sethia Mrs Kalindi Chandaria Mrs Candida Connolly Mr Kishore Devani (Deceased 26 September 2021) Dr John Marr Dr Surekha Mehta Mr Kaushik Nathwani Mrs Jayshree Rajkotia, JP Mr Manubhai Ramji Mr Shashi Vekaria Mr Subhanu Saxena Mr Varinder Singh Mr Rajendra Patel Mrs Asma Suterwalla Mr Naynesh Desai Mr Vinod Thakrar Ms M Singh Mr Ramnath Gheerawo

Appointment of Trustees

As office bearers, The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Hon Treasurer and the Hon General Secretary of the Bhavan are appointed by the Executive Committee. Nominations for new trustees are initially considered by the Chairman and only then are formally ratified by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan India. All trustees give their time freely.

Trustee Induction and Training

New trustees undergo induction and are briefed about their legal obligations and responsibilities. They are also appraised of the Bhavan's decision making process, business plans and recent operational and financial performances of the organisation.

Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training courses, designed to help them to keep abreast of changes in Charity Laws and Regulations, Company Law and other laws such as the Data Protection, Health & Safety and Employment. The Bhavan also organises in house training for trustees as and when required.

Related Parties

None of our trustees receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. Any connection between a trustee or senior management of the charity with a provider of service, production company, contractor actor, performer or exhibitor must be disclosed to the full board of trustees in the same way as any other contractual relationship with a related party. In the current year no such related party transactions were reported.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Statement of Trustees responsibilities

The Trustees, who are also the directors of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the entity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

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The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the entity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the entity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Statement of Disclosure to the Auditors

In so far as the trustees are aware:

Auditor

KLSA LLP were appointed as auditor to the company and a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.

The Trustees r eport was approved by the Board of Trustees.

Mr Indra Kumar Sethia Trustee

31 March 2022

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited (the ‘entity’) for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the summary income and expenditure account, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) .

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the entity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the s tatement of Trustees r esponsibilities, the Trustees, who are also the directors of the entity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through m embers bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above; any instance of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud which is far removed from transactions reflected in the financial statements would diminish the likelihood of detection. Furthermore, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is greater than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error. Fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentation, or through an act of collusion that would mitigate internal controls.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Harsheel Dodhia (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of KLSA LLP

31 March 2022

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

Kalamu House 11 Coldbath Square London EC1R 5HL

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
Notes
£
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
357,736
-
Charitable activities
4
259,120
-
Investments
5
271
137
Other income
6
99,261
-
Total income and endowments
716,388
137
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
171,832
-
Charitable activities
8
485,598
500
Total resources expended
657,430
500
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers
58,958
(363)		 Total Unrestricted
Restricted Endowment
funds
funds
funds
2021
2020
2020
2020
£
£
£
£
357,736
258,440
950
3,001
259,120
493,129
-
-
408
785
4,101
43,077
99,261
10,639
-
-
716,525
762,993
5,051
46,078
171,832
118,097
1,300
-
486,098
656,566
-
-
657,930
774,663
1,300
-
58,595
(11,670)
3,751
46,078		 Total
2020
£
262,391
493,129
47,963
10,639
814,122
119,397
656,566
775,963
38,159

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
Notes
£
£
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers
58,958
(363)
Gross transfers between funds
21,400
(21,400)
Net movement in funds
80,358
(21,763)
Fund balances at 1 April 2020
130,260
1,677,547
Fund balances at 31 March 2021
210,618
1,655,784		 Total Unrestricted
Restricted Endowment
funds
funds
funds
2021
2020
2020
2020
£
£
£
£
58,595
(11,670)
3,751
46,078
-
21,400
(21,400)
-
58,595
9,730
(17,649)
46,078
1,807,807
120,530
1,695,196
1,054,710
1,866,402
130,260
1,677,547
1,100,788		 Total
2020
£
38,159
-
38,159
2,870,436
2,908,595

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

All income funds
2021
£
Gross income
716,525
Total expenditure from income funds
657,930
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
58,595		 2020
£
768,044
775,963
(7,919)

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
Investments
13
Current assets
Debtors
14
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
15
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year
16
Net assets
Capital funds
Endowment funds - general
Income funds
Restricted funds
17
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
18
General unrestricted funds		 2021
£
£
1,585,033
125,536
1,710,569
16,870
495,160
512,030
(327,722)
184,308
1,894,877
(28,475)
1,866,402
-
1,655,784
86,015
124,603
210,618
1,866,402		 2020
£
£
1,622,660
1,126,187
2,748,847
56,288
183,749
240,037
(51,814)
188,223
2,937,070
(28,475)
2,908,595
1,100,788
1,677,547
86,015
44,245
130,260
2,908,595

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)

AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2021, although an audit has been carried out under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 31 March 2022

Mr Indra Kumar Sethia

Trustee

Company Registration No. 01090630

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

2021
Notes
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from/(absorbed by)
operations
22
Investing activities
Purchase of investments
(100,137)
Proceeds on disposal of investments
-
Investment income received
408
Net cash (used in)/generated from
investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 £
411,140
(99,729)
-
311,411
183,749
495,160		 2020
£
-
110,295
47,963		 £
(23,625)
158,258
-
134,633
49,116
183,749

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4a Castletown Rd,, London, W14 9HE.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the entity's [governing document], the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The entity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the entity

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the entity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the entity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Income from donations and grants, whether 'capital' grants or revenue grants is recognised when the charity has entitled to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the entity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

Membership income consists of subscriptions received in advanced from life members, corporate and donor members, fellow members, sliver members and 5-year members. The purpose is to reflect the related liability of subscriptions received against the expected cost of providing a service. Accordingly, the receipts from life, corporate, and Silver Jubilee members are spread over 5 years. Receipts from annual members are accounted for in the year of receipt.

Interest on endowment funds is included when the interest is credited by the bank.

Income from donations and grants, whether 'capital'

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Freehold land and buildings 2% per annum on straight line basis Fixtures and fittings 20% per annum on straight line basis Motor vehicles 25% per annum on straight line basis

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities .

The freehold property is stated at cost. The Trustees are of the opinion that depreciation should not be charged on freehold buildings as the residual value is considered to be at least equal to or higher than the carrying value and the resultant depreciation is immaterial.

1.7 Fixed asset investments

Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year . Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.

1.8 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the entity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any ) .

1.9 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.10 Financial instruments

The entity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the entity 's balance sheet when the entity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the entity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.11 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the entity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the entity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

3 Donations and legacies

UnrestrictedUnrestricted
Restricted Endowment
funds
funds
funds
funds
general
2021
2020
2020
2020
£
£
£
£
Donations and gifts
47,655
80,675
950
3,001
Grants
310,081
170,179
-
-
Membership fees
-
7,586
-
-
357,736
258,440
950
3,001		 Total
2020
£
84,626
170,179
7,586
262,391

4 Charitable activities

Performing
Performing		 Performing Facilities
Annual		 Total
Arts
Arts		 Arts Hire
Fundraising		 2020
Classes
Programme		 Classes Banquet
2021
2020		 2020 2020
2020
£
£		 £ £
£		 £
Sales within charitable
activities 259,120
91,405		 278,678 69,996
53,050		 493,129

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

5 Investments

Interest receivable

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
funds funds funds funds funds
general
2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020 2020
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
271 137 408 785 4,101 43,077 47,963

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

6 Other income

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2021 2020
£ £
Other income 99,261 10,639
Raising funds
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Restricted		 Total
funds funds
funds
2021 2020
2020		 2020
£ £
£		 £
Fundraising and publicity
Seeking donations, grants and legacies 33,602 4,422
1,300		 5,722
Membership schemes and social lotteries 10,495 3,265
-		 3,265
Support costs 127,735 110,410
-		 114,832
Fundraising and publicity 171,832 118,097
1,300		 119,397
171,832 118,097
1,300		 119,397

7 Raising funds

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

8 Charitable activities

Performing
Arts Events
Classes
Facilities
Hire
Fund
Raising
2021
2021
2021
2021
£
£
£
£
Staff costs
-
212,601
-
-
Direct costs
-
15,577
-
-
-
228,178
-
-
Share of support costs
(see note 9)
24,917
158,652
66,962
3,868
Share of governance costs
(see note 9)
-
3,521
-
-
24,917
390,351
66,962
3,868
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
24,917
389,851
66,962
3,868
Restricted funds
-
500
-
-
24,917
390,351
66,962
3,868
For the year ended 31 March 2020
Performing
Arts Events
Classes
Facilities
Hire
£
£
£
Staff costs
-
217,968
-
Direct costs
63,595
28,262
1,684
63,595
246,230
1,684
Share of support costs (see note 9)
48,084
146,262
90,233
Share of governance costs (see note 9)
1,564
4,767
1,198
113,243
397,259
93,115
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
113,243
397,259
93,115		 Total
2021
£
212,601
15,577
228,178
254,399
3,521
486,098
485,598
500
486,098
Fund
Raising
£
-
30,472
30,472
21,570
907
52,949
52,949		 Total
2020
£
217,968
124,013
341,981
306,149
8,436
656,566
656,566
-
656,566
Total
2020
£
217,968
124,013
341,981
306,149
8,436
656,566
656,566

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

9 Support costs

Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
Staff costs
237,029
-
Depreciation
37,627
-
Other administrative
costs
32,211
-
Establishment costs
75,267
-
Audit fees
-
9,730
382,134
9,730
Analysed between
Fundraising
127,735
6,209
Charitable activities
254,399
3,521
382,134
9,730		 2021
£
237,029
37,627
32,211
75,267
9,730
391,864
133,944
257,920
391,864		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
245,907
6,825
38,325
-
21,361
-
110,966
-
-
6,033
416,559
12,858
110,410
4,422
306,149
8,436
416,559
12,858		 2020
£
252,732
38,325
21,361
110,966
6,033
429,417
114,832
314,585
429,417

Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £ 9,730 ( 2020: £ 6,033 ) for audit fees.

10 Trustees

None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the entity during the year.

11 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Employment costs
Wages and salaries		 2021
Number
19
2021
£
449,630		 2020
Number
19
2020
£
470,700

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

12 Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land Fixtures and
Motor vehicles		 Total
and buildings fittings
£ £
£		 £
Cost
At 1 April 2020 1,570,950 204,055
26,490		 1,801,495
At 31 March 2021 1,570,950 204,055
26,490		 1,801,495
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2020 - 165,589
13,245		 178,834
Depreciation charged in the year - 31,005
6,623		 37,628
At 31 March 2021 - 196,594
19,868		 216,462
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2021 1,570,950 7,461
6,622		 1,585,033
At 31 March 2020 1,570,950 38,466
13,244		 1,622,660
13 Fixed asset investments
2021
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020 1,126,187
Additions 100,137
Prior year adjustment (1,100,788)
At 31 March 2021 125,536
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2021 125,536
At 31 March 2020 1,126,187
14 Debtors
2021 2020
Amounts falling due within one year: £ £
Other debtors 16,870 56,288

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

15
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxation and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
16
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Other creditors		 2021
£
-
306,177
21,545
327,722
2021
£
28,475		 2020
£
6,955
24,021
20,838
51,814
2020
£
28,475

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

17 Restricted funds

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:

Building Fund
Arts Council Capital Grant
MP Birla Lecture Fund
Scholarship Fund
Music and Art Scholarship Fund
Sanskrit Fund
Dr Sastry Memorial Fund
Archive Project Fund		 Balance at
1 April 2019
£
1,488,390
42,800
58,567
35,141
49,728
3,822
11,132
5,616
1,695,196		 Movement in funds
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
(21,400)
1,199
-
-
720
-
-
2,182
-
-
-
-
-
950
(1,300)
-
-
-
-
5,051
(1,300)
(21,400)		 Balance at
1 April 2020
£
1,488,390
21,400
59,766
35,861
51,910
3,822
10,782
5,616
1,677,547		 Movement in funds
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
31
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
(21,400)
137
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(500)
-
-
-
-
137
(500)
(21,400)		 Balance at
March 2021
£
1,488,390
-
59,903
35,861
51,910
3,822
10,282
5,616
1,655,784

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

17 Restricted funds

(Continued)

Purposes of Restricted Funds

Building Fund

The fund represents amounts collected for the purchase of the freehold building at an original appeal, together with subsequent donations and amounts received from the Millennium Commission for the development of the Mountbatten Hall.

M.P. Birla Lecture Fund

The fund represents a donation from the M.P. Birla Foundation to be utilised in the conduct of an annual M.P. Birla Memorial Lecture. Unutilised deposits are held in the medium term deposits.

Scholarship/Sangeet Award Fund

This amount has been provided through H.E. Dr L.M. Singhvi the previous High Commissioner of India, for promoting Indian art and culture. The funds not required for immediate use are held in short term deposits.

Music and Art Scholarship Fund

This amount has been provided through The Northbrook Society for supporting students from India who came here to study Indian Music and Indian Dance with the condition that they return back to India after their studies.

Sanskrit Fund

This fund represents specific amounts received for propagating Sanskrit and other similar subjects such as Vedas and Upanishads.

Dr Sastry Memorial Fund

This fund was set up in memory of the Bhavan’s former Academic Director and Sanskrit teacher, Dr Sastry who passed away on 27 January 2016, by his family and his many admirers and students, in order to organise annual lectures and courses in the field of Sanskrit and related subjects.

Archive Projects

This fund represents amounts received from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Minerva Trust towards archive and library resource.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

18 Designated funds

The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes:

Movement Movement
in funds in funds
Balance at Incoming Balance at Incoming
Balance at
1 April 2019 resources 1 April 2020 resources
31 March 2021
£
£		 £
£
£
Building and Maintenance Fund 85,230
785		 86,015
-
86,015
85,230
785		 86,015
-
86,015

These are amounts transferred from the General Fund by the Trustees earmarked towards future property refurbishment and maintenance.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

19
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2021
2021
£
£
Fund balances at 31 March 2021 are represented by:
Tangible assets
96,644
1,488,389
Investments
-
125,536
Current assets/(liabilities)
142,449
41,859
Long term liabilities
(28,475)
-
210,618
1,655,784		 TotalUnrestricted
funds
2021
2020
£
£
1,585,033
112,870
125,536
1,100,789
184,308
45,864
(28,475)
(28,475)
1,866,402
1,231,048		 Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
2020
2020
£
£
1,509,790
-
25,398
-
142,359
-
-
-
1,677,547
-		 Total
2020
£
1,622,660
1,126,187
188,223
(28,475)
2,908,595

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

20 The Bhavan Charitable Fund

The Bhavan Charitable Fund referred to as a Corpus Fund is a separate charity from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited (BVBL). BVBL is the sole beneficiary of the Corpus Fund . The Corpus Fund trustees have the discretionary power to financially assist the Bhavan by way of a gift or loan as and when they consider it appropriate out of the income earned from the investment of the capital represented by Permanent Endowments. Subsequent to the year end, a n application to link the two charities for accounting and registration purposes has already been made to the Charity Commission under section 12 of the Charity Act 1993.

2021 2020
£ £
Fixed Assets
Investments 1,106,709 1,100,787
Funds
Capital account 715,329 715,329
Income account 391,380 385,458
1,106,709 1,100,787

21 Related party transactions

The Bhavan obtains journals for its members from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan – India, an affiliated charity. The amount paid for these during the year was nil. No amounts remain outstanding at the end of the year.

During the year the charity paid professional fees of £1,590 (2020: £748) to Nagle James Financial Planning Limited, a company for which a trustee, Mr Kaushik Nathwani is also a director. £1,590 remained outstanding at the end of the year.

No Trustee or members of executive committee received any remuneration or had any expenses reimbursed during the year.

22 Cash generated from operations

22
Cash generated from operations
Surplus for the year
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
23
Analysis of changes in net funds		 2021
£
58,595
(408)
37,627
39,418
275,908
411,140		 2020
£
38,159
(47,963)
38,325
(48,584)
(3,562)
(23,625)

The entity had no debt during the year.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

24 Prior year adjustment

The prior year adjustment relates to the disincorporation of the Bhavan Charitable Fund (BCF) referred to as The Corpus Fund as this is a separate charity from the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited (BVBL) charity.

As mentioned in note 20, since the two charities are closely associated, to regularise the position, the trustees have applied to the Charity Commission for the linking of the two charities with the BVBL as the Reporting Charity.

Changes to the balance sheet

As
Fixed assets
Investments
Capital funds
Endowment funds
Income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Total equity
Changes to the profit and loss account
As
Investments income
Net movement in funds		 At 31 March 2020
previously
reported
Adjustment
As restated
£
£
£
1,126,187
(1,100,788)
25,399
1,100,788
(1,100,788)
-
1,677,547
-
1,677,547
130,260
-
130,260
2,908,595
(1,100,788)
1,807,807
Period ended 31 March 2020
previously
reported
Adjustment
As restated
£
£
£
47,963
(43,077)
4,886
38,159
(43,077)
(4,918)