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AMURT UK

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References and administration

Charity name: AMURT UK

Other name charity	Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team
is known by:
Registered Charity
number:	327216
Principal Address:	3A Cazenove Road, London, N16 6PA
Trustees:	Anthony E Lovage_Chair_
	Pierre Boyde_Treasurer_
	Jeff Reiter
	Grace Collins
	P Elizabeth Driscoll
Chief Executive:	Position currently vacant
Other senior	Natasha Horn (Fundraiser)
workers:	Sofia Craxton (London Programme
	Manager)

About AMURT UK

AMURT UK is a grassroots disaster relief and community development organisation. We work with local communities to relieve the immediate suffering of those affected by disaster and crisis and help them move on with their lives.

In the UK, AMURT’s current projects aim to:

*Relieve food poverty for the homeless and the vulnerable, including disadvantaged children and their families, maximising the use of food which would otherwise go to waste

Promote access to healthy food and lifestyle choices

Internationally we partner with other AMURT chapters, to respond to the specific needs and challenges of their local areas.

BACKGROUND

AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) is one of the few private voluntary organisations of Third World origin, being founded in India in 1965. Its original objective was to help meet the needs of those affected by disasters that regularly hit the Indian sub-continent. Over the years AMURT has established teams in thirty four countries, creating a network that can meet development and disaster needs in many parts of the world.

In 1985 the global AMURT organisation broadened its goals to include long-term development and in 1986 AMURT was established in the UK.

We see much of our present role as helping vulnerable communities recover from disaster and crisis, break the cycle of poverty and gain greater control over their lives. For us, development is human exchange: people sharing wisdom, knowledge and experience to build a better world.

AMURTEL was formed in 1975 as a sister organisation to respond specifically to the problems faced by women and children. AMURTEL is managed by women and initiates programmes that raise the standard of health and education of women and their children. The programmes also permit women to gain greater self-determination and economic independence.

Forward by Chair

It has been quite a year. The pandemic unfortunately hit our beneficiaries in London particularly hard, many of whom have compromised health already. We were determined to keep our London feeding programme open throughout, unlike many that were forced to close. We faced some challenges, at the beginning, adapting our weekly hot meal distribution for the homeless, a program in its tenth year. Beneficiaries clearly needed support more than ever. Although some core staff went into isolation, our community links through mutual aid groups, the charity’s wholefoods store, etc., gave confidence we could attract and engage a fresh team of local volunteers.

The key was creating part-time positions for a Volunteer Coordinator and Programme Manager, achieved through short term funding, which resulted in growing numbers of volunteers coming forward and purposefully serving their community.

Our new volunteers helped implement three additional meal preparation/distributions, and we formed a partnership to add another, delivering 200 pre-packed warm meals each week. We simultaneously began producing Nutritional Supplement Packs (NSPs): specially formulated high-protein, nutrient-dense snacks, which are smartly packaged and tasty. 1000 are distributed weekly through our own and six partnership distributions, providing immune support for beneficiaries.

AMURT UK programmes in London have grown from strength to strength during these very challenging times. With our roots in disaster relief we have been well equipped to support those in crisis.

We have also found that our volunteers have gained a huge amount from being involved in our programmes. Many of them have experienced mental health challenges throughout the pandemic and by volunteering they have found a sense of purpose, belonging and community which has helped see them through these strange times.

Here at AMURT we are all incredibly grateful to our donors and volunteers without whom we couldn't have responded in the way that we have. G O V I N D A L O V A G E AMURT UK Chair

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AMURT UK Chair

Our financial year in numbers

These figures include UK and international projects:

Impacted the health of more than 2000 impoverished children through spirulina supplementation in Kenya

2000 3,889 births attended to at AMURT Assisted Health 3,889 Centres in Ebonyi State, S.E. Nigeria.

Produced and delivered 6,500 nutritious meals to homeless and vulnerable people in London

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1,123 visits were made by refugee and migrant women in Athens to attend support groups on infant and toddler care, sexual and reproductive health and gender based violence 1,123

Produced and delivered 17,433 nutrient and protein dense energy balls to vulnerable people experiencing food poverty in London.

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Produced and delivered 17,433 and reproductive health and
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What we do in the UK: London Covid Res ponse

AMURT UK serves homeless people, vulnerable children, families and households who are experiencing food poverty in the London boroughs of Holborn, Hackney and Islington. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic AMURT UK has tripled the number of volunteers we work with. This has enabled us to quadruple the number of beneficiaries we reach on a weekly basis. We run two main programmes; a hot nutritious vegetarian meal service and production of Nutritional Support Packs (NSPs) to beneficiaries who have difficulty accessing healthy affordable food.

We currently produce and distribute 25,000 approximately 200 hot meals a week and 1000 protein dense snacks. Our programmes are almost exclusively run by volunteers.

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Our main programmes include:

1) Nutritional Support Packs (called ‘Go! Balls’) Our Nutri12,500 ~~tional Support Packs (NSPs) are protein~~ and nutrient dense to enhance nutrition and bolster the immune system of homeless and vulnerable children6,250 , families and households who often have poor nutrition and may have compromised immune systems.

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North London Action for the Homeless, Hari Krishna –Food for All, St John's Evangelist church, the Round Chapel and The Margin’s Project.

We prepare and package the NSPs in our centre on Cazenove Road, Hackney. On average, we distribute 1000 NSPs a week. Between July 2020 and April 2021 we produced 36,00 Go! Balls.

2) We produce hot, tasty, nutritious vegetarian food on Thursdays in the Mildmay Community Centre Kitchen. Most of the raw ingredients come from City Harvest or the Felix Project who

distribute food that would otherwise go to waste. In the morning we distribute to local vulnerable families and households, to school children and to the homeless on the border of Islington/Hackney at Mildmay Community Centre. In the afternoon we prepare hot meals to be distributed by us, to the homeless in Holborn, and by Streets Kitchen, to the homeless at Hackney Town Hall.

The food is always packed in insulated boxes and served within 3 hours.

The benefits for our volunteers

Our volunteers also directly benefit from our programme and their numbers have tripled (150 new volunteers since June 2020; 40+ active at any one time).

Due to qua25,000 ~~rantine and lockdowns restrictions,~~ financial instability, fear and uncertainty, 94% of volunteers have experienced challenges ~~to~~ their ment18,750 ~~al health/wellbeing.~~

By volunteering for AMURT, volunteers benefit from healthy social interaction and a structure to their 12,500 week, reaping many psychosocial benefits: community integration, sense of purpose and improved self-esteem. They are able to access meaningful6,250 ~~, well-defined volunteering opportunities,~~ training and a local support network, enhancing their employability with new skills and experience. 100% of our current active volunteers affirmed 0 recently that volunteering for AMURT hasJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec improved their mental health and wellbeing.

What we do in the UK: Food for All, London

Not-for-profit vegan health food shop Food for All has served the people of Hackney since 1976. Committed to assisting the local community achieve optimum health and wellbeing via natural means we stock more than 250 therapeutic/culinary herbs and tinctures. The broad product range includes wholefoods, superfoods, dry and fresh goods, supplements, body care and household products. Food for All supports new ethical entrepreneurs and stocks locally made artisan products such as soaps, shea butter, preserves and ferments.

The store is renowned for its helpful and knowledgable staff, unique community atmosphere and diverse customer base – some of whom have been shopping at the shop for nearly four decades! It is common to find staff and customers engaged in lively conversation swapping tips about nutrition, health care and local news.

Since the pandemic Food for All has become a community focal point for essential bulk food items and nutritional and immune support and advice.

Profits from Food for All go to AMURT charitable activities.

Location: 25,000 Food for All, 3 Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6PA

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International projects we work with: AMURTEL Greece

For the refugee population within the post-emergency phase, pregnancy and child-delivery complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among

women.

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comprehensive report on a 250 mothers participated in company's activities online whatsapp groups throughout the preceding year. during lockdowns

AMURTEL Greece

At AMURTEL Greece, they believe all mothers have the right and the capacity to maintain or restore their health, well-being, dignity and selfdetermination. They believe that all infants have the right to be protected and cared for in order to foster optimum development. For highly vulnerable refugee and migrant populations, these rights are all too often unattainable.

The services they offer aim to mitigate the long term effects of crises on refugee and migrant infants and their mothers by supporting women to be the best possible mothers they can be and thus give their infants the best possible start in life. They do this by creating safe women’s spaces where mothers can have access to midwifery care during pregnancy and postpartum, gain knowledge about infant care and women’s reproductive health, receive support and support each other and make friendships to decrease the often debilitating effects of isolation and loneliness.

25,000 One thing ~~that almost all the women have in~~ common, regardless of where they hail from, is pride in motherhood. Being a mother is a prim ~~ary~~ personal 18,750 ~~and social role which defines them, both~~ individually and in society. Most of the women agree that they were raised mainly to be mothers and this brings them much joy and a sense of 12,500 fulfilment. The shared commonality of motherhood at AMURTEL allows them to

gradually open up and be willing to discuss, or at least thin6,250 ~~k about, a variety of topics, even~~ sensitive ones such as sexuality,

gender based cultural roles, abuse, and human rights. AM0 ~~URTEL~~ ' ~~s aim is that women will become~~ stronger through knowledge, making friends andJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec finding themselves part of a community of mothers.

Covid impacted AMURTEL's services in Greece as it did everywhere. Though the numbers of women we were able to reach decreased due to lockdowns and closures of the centre, the staff rallied to find online ways of continuing the support so that the mothers would not feel abandoned. Whatsapp groups and online appointments were soon adopted as the next best option to in-person meetings. Being unable to physically examine pregnant women and infants, not having blood pressure and other vital measurements as diagnostic tools, communicating through the medium of often unstable internet connections and knowing mothers needing help could not afford enough data for online consultations or groups were challenges that pushed the staff to rethink how to provide care. The outreach team did what they could visiting mothers at home within the parameters of covid restrictions.

Via online communication, pregnant women exhibiting signs of possible complications were referred to hospital, several times with life-saving results. Mothers struggling to breastfeed or feeling alone in the newness of infant care found guidance and encouragement from lactation consultants ready to be there for them as needed. 25,000 Mothers with questions and nowhere to turn texted to the online groups and found a community of mothers and AMURTEL staff offering s18,750 ~~upport and advice.~~

What we knew but realized again is that the - - inherent necessity and resilience of woman to 12,500 woman, mother-to-mother care will always find a way to surface. It holds within it a depth and strength that offers sustenance, even in the midst 6,250 of crises.

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Through attending sessions at AMURTEL women become

more empowered. For example Nasrin, an Afghan woman from a small village, admitted that the idea of a woman 25,000 having rights had never occurred to her. She and her friends have begun talking about this amongst themselves and have begun standing up to their husbands. Engaged at 15 and 18,750 mar ~~ried at 17 to her cousin whom she did not love but was~~ forced to marry, Nasrin says the beatings that she received every day of her life from her husband have begun to decrease. She feels hopeful that with time and further 12,500 acclimation into European society, they will decrease even more.

6,250 Also ~~Shirin, a Syrian mother of 3, thinks she is one of the~~ lucky ones because now, “I voice my opinions with my husband in ways I did not do in Syria and my husband listens in ways he didn’t in Syria.” 0

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Nigeria has the 4th highest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the world at 917 deaths per 100,000 live births. A woman’s chance of dying from pregnancy and childbirth is 1 in 13.

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In 2020, AMURT opened two new project areas bringing the number of AMURT assisted rural health centers to 11 and upgraded two more health centers to offer emergency obstetric services. AMURT now has 5 Obstetric Emergency Care Centers

3,889 babies were born at AMURT Assisted Health Centres. Of these 7.8% were by C-Section. 97% of these were performed at AMURT assisted centers

The number of women attending ANC in AMURT assisted health centers rose by 16% in 2020 to 7848.

The birth rate in AMURT's project areas has reduced as over 6000 women have chosen long term contraceptive options the last four years.

Neonatal mortalities (at health center and through referral), reduced by 18% to 56. Neonatal referrals reduced by 36% to 47.

75% of births in AMURT Nigeria's project area took place at a birth centre with a skilled birth attendant compared to the rural national average of 26.7%

1,084 home visits to women at high risk of complication during birth were made

25,000 AMURT drilled 34 new boreholes giving communities safe water at their do 18,750 ~~orstep for the first time and~~ repaired 28 old or broken ones 12,500

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214 villages in the project areas a 6,250 ~~re covered by~~ trained maternal health promoters 0 elected by the women in Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec their villages

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AMURT Nigeria

AMURT Nigeria started work in S.E. Nigeria in 2010 due to its extremely high Maternal Mortality Rate: 1000 deaths in every 100,000 live births.

Most Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in these rural areas are run by the government, based on a centralized management system. They tend to deteriorate from lack of investment, are chronically understaffed, have erratic opening hours and experience low patronage due to the lack of confidence in and disconnect between the community and the PHC’s. As a result, most women prefer to give birth at home and take their sick children to local herbalists and chemists (Patented Medical Vendors) who often misuse artificial Oxytocin to induce labour, which can result in uterine rupture and sometimes fetal death. Many pregnant women don’t have access to comprehensive antenatal care and if they do, high-risk cases are rarely followed up.

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AMURT Nigeria has developed a decentralized model of addressing the primary and matern ~~al~~ healthcare needs of neglected remote rural 18,750 populations, putting community participation at the centre of its strategy. The model demands that the community initiate, manage and take 12,500 ownersh ~~ip of the project in partnership with the~~ government. It has been developed over 10 years of daily presence in villages.

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Improving access to Emergency Obstetric Care:

AMURT’s primary goal is to reduce maternal and child mortality. In 2020, two Health Centres were upgraded with operating theatres, and a new wing with improved theatre facilities was built at Odeligbo. As a result, AMURT assisted facilities’ reputation as reliable referral centres grew. In addition to making emergency obstetric care accessible in the rural areas, AMURT subsidises obstetric emergencies to make cesarean sections affordable. Thereby, 80% of the 292 cesarean sections in AMURT assisted health centres were paid in full by the patients.

Antenatal support:

AMURT makes Comprehensive Antenatal Care available in all our project areas. The number of women attending ANC in AMURT assisted health centres rose by 16% in 2020 to 7848. With attendance in some health centres reaching up to 200 in one day, two or three doctors are on duty during A.N.C. so that every pregnant mother can be examined well.

AMURT has five portable ultrasound machines and scanning is free. Early identification of women who are at high risk of complications is essential. Health workers make home visits to follow up on high-risk cases.

It is significant that 56% of the women attending ANC at AMURT health centres in 2020, came from outside the project areas. 25,000

Safe Motherhood:

AMURT’18,750 ~~s maternal and newborn health services~~ expanded their reach in 2020. The number of deliveries assisted by AMURT rose to 3889. The percent12,500 age of deliveries from outside the project area was 56%. Uloanwu Health Centre was the most improved with a 33% increase in number of births. Only 0.7% of total births, were referred to 6,250 the tertiary hospital due to serious complications. A total of 302 deliveries were done by caesarean section. Of those, 292 were done at AMURT assisted0 ~~health centers, compared to 242 in 2019.~~ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Newborn Emergency care

The establishment of a newborn intensive care unit at Odeligbo Health Centre made a big difference. All the equipment is run with a solar system designed to provide power 24 hours a day. With the neonatal incubator, we could care for premature babies in the health centre for the first time. The CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine helps babies asphyxiated at birth. In addition, the phototherapy machine is fundamental for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. In 2020, the number of neonatal mortalities, reduced by 18% to 56. Neonatal referrals reduced by 36% to 47.

Family planning:

Women’s access to family planning has been described as the single most important factor in reducing maternal mortality. Accordingly, AMURT identifies women who would be at risk from pregnancy and birth and follow up with home visits by the family planning focal persons. The AMURT health centres offer the women a variety of short and long term contraceptive options. Equally important is providing support for natural methods like LAM (Lactational Amenorrhea Method), as they harmonize well with cultural beliefs.

Ambulance Services Save Lives

In the rural areas, transport is hard to find. AMURT operates six ambulances, serving 11 health centres. The number of obstetric referrals to the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki has been reduced from 226 in 2018 to only 44 in 2020. The major load of obstetric emergencies are now managed at the AMURT assisted health centres. The ambulances now shuttle between the health centres.

Maternal Health Promoters

In AMURT’s project areas, the women in each village elect a maternal health promoter from amongst themselves. This unique network now extends to 214 villages. They conduct monthly pregnant women support group meetings and work closely with health workers from the health center. As community based volunteers, they ensure that the program is well anchored at the grassroots.

Special needs children

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International projects we work with: Kenya Spirulina Nutrition Project

The humanitarian situation in Kenya has deteriorated rapidly due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, desert locusts, recurrent waterborne disease outbreaks, flooding and slow recovery from the 2019 drought. Access to basic social services is limited ~~for vulnerable popula~~ tions, particularly women and children. (UNICEF)

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Kenya Spirulina Nutrition Project

The Spirulina Nutrition Project (SNP) works alongside a project called Free Children’s Clinics (FCC), run by Abha Light Foundation, to target children and mothers experiencing chronic malnutrition in vulnerable communities in Kenya.

The primary goal of SNP is to end malnutrition and address the dietary and nutritional needs of children and mothers through the use of spirulina. The spirulina is normally distributed through permanent and mobile clinics scattered across Kenya, run by Abha Light Foundation.

The SNP has found spirulina to be highly effective in impacting the health of children, often with remarkable results. A small daily dose of spirulina dramatically impacts on the micro-nutrient absorption in the body. Within weeks, noticeable changes can be seen in the children’s growth, weight and psycho-social behaviour. Several recent studies have demonstrated the immune enhancing 25,000 propertie ~~s of spirulina also.~~

SNP believes in self-reliant community health ~~and~~ sustainab18,750 ~~ility. SNP grows its own spirulina at it's~~ farm located in Kambimawe village where there is also a large Free Children’s Clinic.

12,500 Covid-19 restrictions badly affected Kenya and the work of SNP. All the mobile clinics and spirulina distributions had to close. Yet the permanent 6,250 clinics in ~~Kambimawe and Wote (Makueni district)~~ were inundated with patients as spirulina became more vital as the only source of protein for poor families i0 ~~n these hard economic times.~~ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Malnutrition Malnutrition is a serious medical condition marked by a deficiency of energy, essential proteins, fats and vitamins and minerals in a diet. Malnourishment impacts all levels of a child’s present well being and future prospects. In the short term it leads to decreased immunity, making them more susceptible to infectious diseases. This can lead to, for example, poor attendance at school and poor concentration when they can attend. In the longer term it impacts on their physiological and cognitive development, which in turn affects their future productivity and potential.

Malnutrition is the most recognizable and perhaps most outward consequence of poverty in children. The United Nations FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) recognises that hunger is not just the scarcity of food but also the inability of individuals to access what is referred to as nutritious food. Most families in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya included, cannot afford a balanced diet more than twice a week, which is one of the main reasons these vulnerable communities are experiencing such endemic malnutrition.

SNP has found spirulina supplementation to provide a positive solution as it is easy to produce locally and highly nutritious.

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A 12-year old boy who has been insulin dependent for his whole life fainted The SNP has found spirulina to be a lot at school because of fluctuating sugar levels. His parent were almost highly effective in impacting the health of giving up on him and it had reached a situation where the boy stopped children, often with remarkable results. learning due to his health condition... he had lost much weight and his A small daily dose of spirulina intelligence was much affected. dramatically impact on the micro-nutrient

For a year now he has taken a combination of spirulina and homeopathic absorption in the body. Within weeks, remedies and his heath has greatly improved. Now he never misses classes noticeable changes can be seen in the and episodes of fainting are nearly gone. He has put on much weight and children’s growth, weight and psycho- now does his duties perfectly like any other child. social behaviour. Several recent studies Thank god for spirulina! have demonstrated the immune

enhancing properties of spirulina also.

SNP believes in self-reliant community health and sustainability. SNP grows its own spirulina at it's farm located in Kambimawe village where there is also a large Free Children’s Community (FCC) project.

The support from AMURT was meant to stabilize a

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International relief projects we support

Over the course of this last year we have supported several international disaster relief projects.

This has included the Beirut Blast in Lebanon where we worked with AMURT Lebanon to ensure that survivors of the blast got the psychological, social and practical support that they needed in the aftermath of the destruction.

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Additional details on objectives and activities

Volunteers:

We are very grateful for the contribution made by our volunteers! The London programmes are run almost entirely by volunteers.

Surplus:

Any surplus funds which are not needed for activities are placed on deposit to earn interest.

Structure, governance and management

Description of Charity’s Trusts Type of Governing Document : How the Charity is Constituted : Trustee Selection Methods :

Trust Deed Dated 9th July 1986 Trust By resolution of a quorum of the trustees recorded in the minutes

Additional Governance Issues

All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no other consideration or benefits.

AMURT UK works closely with AMURT Global.

AMURT’s global coordinating office is based in the US. At times of humanitarian disaster international AMURT chapters liaise with this office to find out how to best support the AMURT chapter closest to where the disaster has occurred. This support may come in the form of fundraising, sending experts or additional volunteers.

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDARY

AMURT owns ninety-nine £1 ordinary shares in Food For All (London) Ltd, constituting a 99% shareholding. All shares in Food For All Ltd. are fully paid up and allotted. No dividend was paid. There was no change in the value of the shares in the year.

The activities of Food For All Ltd., which trades as a whole-food retailer, are entirely separate from those of AMURT. Its accounts have not been consolidated into the accounts of AMURT as its activities are unrelated to those of the Trust.

Profits from Food For All Ltd. are covenanted to the Trust, this amounted to £32,275 in this financial year.

The accounts of Food For All Ltd. are audited as per the requirements of the Companies Act 1985/2006.

Financial Review

Brief Statement on the Charity’s Policy on Reserves:

AMURT UK’s cash reserve policy is to keep £5,000. This amount is necessary to: service any unexpected, emergency expenses for AMURT UK projects including the London feeding program and to respond quickly to international emergency appeals if funds are needed before AMURT UK can deliver a fundraising campaign

Details of Any Funds Not Applicable. Materially in Deficit:

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.

Name: Pierre Boyde Date: 22.06.21 Position: Treasurer

Name: Govinda Lovage Date: 22.06.21 Position: Chair

2018

2019

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Charity Name No (if any)
AMURT UK 327216
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date To Period end date
from Nov-19 Oct-20
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Endowment
Restricted funds Total funds Last year
funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Donations for Specific Projects incl. (Stripe & Paypal, Facebook,
Global Giving) 100,315 100,315 14,255
Internal Grants for Homeless feeding Project - - -
Donations to AMURT Romania Homeopathic appeal - -
Covenanted Profits from Food For All HealthFoods 32,275 - 32,275 73,107
General Donations through Virgin Money Giving and other Bank deposits 603 - 603 842
Reclaimed Expenses & Refunds - - - -
Rent Received from Made in Hackney 4,200 4,200 4,200
HMRC Refunds 3,569 3,569 10,432
Other Income including Interest 43 43 40
Cash over/under 1 1,690
Subtotal Other AMURT UK Receipts 40,691 100,315 141,006 104,566
Other Income - - - -
Sub total for all AMURT UK including MIH (Gross income for
AR) [ 40,691 ] 100,315 - 141,006 104,566
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 40,691 100,315 - 141,006 104,566
A3 Payments
Other AMURT UK Projects -
Cost Of Sales - -
Purchase of Goods for Overseas projects - - -
Support to Local Projects 7,538 7,538 8,000
AMURT/EL Global Disaster relief - - 5,600
AMURT/EL implementing partner projects (international) - 73,814 73,814 43,244
Project Motor Expenses London feeding Program - 641 641 1,590
Project Consumables - London Feeding Project 251 14,351 14,602 2,173
Project Mileage Claims - - - 235
Bank Charges, property & premises & Council Tax 2,830 2,830 2,431
Computer and Software & Comunications 290 3 293 207
Advertising and Marketing & databases 775 775 580
Fundraiser Wages, Consultant expenses, Salaries incl security costs 16,921 12,180 29,101 33,229
Volunteer Expenses 20 569 589 -
Project Expenses Liverpool Breakfast club 400 400 10,036
Professional Fees - 1,915 - 1,915 -
Exceptional expense related to deceased worker 2,795
Subtotal Payments other AMURT UK Projects 28,625 103,873 132,498 110,121
Sub total all AMURT UK [ 28,625 ] 103,873 - 132,498 110,121
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
IT and Capital equipment - - - -
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Sub total [ - ] - - - [ - ]
Total payments 28,625 103,873 - 132,498 110,121
Net of receipts/(payments) 12,066 - 3,558 - 8,509 - 5,555
A5 Transfers between funds - 30,925 30,925 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 83,149 - 83,149 # 83,705
Cash funds this year end 64,290 27,367 - 91,658 78,150
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
AMURT Transferwise EUR Account 97 -
AMURT Triodos account 64,290 5,000
AMURT Romania Homeopathic Appeal
-
Petty Cash -
Unity account 20,104
AMURT Transferwise USD Account 2,165
Total cash funds 64,290 27,367 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - -
AMURT Cash Reserves
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Pierre Boyde (Treasurer) 15.6.21
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2019

Notes

a) Virgin Money giving includes gift aid reclamation, gift aid is reclaimed separately from HMRC for donations where it is appropriate to do so in line with HMRC guidance. b) Petty cash was closed down during this financial year.

c) Major donors to the London feeding Program included but wer not limited to:-

Brunswick Group London: £10,000 London City Bridge Trust : £ 4982 Martin Lewis Corona Charity Fund : £ 18,871

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roportto the truste1 m•mbers of AMURT UK On accounts for the year endod 2020 Charfty no Ilf any) 327216 Sot out on pag One I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the aLK)b charrty {Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3111012020. Rosponslbllltl•8 and As the charty trustees of the Trust. you are re8kx)n$ible ft)r the preparation bas1$ of report of the accounts in 8£cordance wrth the requirements of the Charttiès Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's x£ounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢8rying out my examination, I have I1¢d the SpIC&e Direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of Ihe Act. I have complthl my examinalion. I confirni that no material mattérs have con to my attention in conneGtson with the examination which al¥ me cause to belieb that in. any material respect.. ac(x)unts'ng records Thre kept in ac£ordance with section 130 of the Act or the aurrts do xcord ith the a(tounting reLx)rds Independent examlne¢• gtatsment I have concem8 tta come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enabie a proper understarKling of the accounts to be reached. . Re8s8 le18 in brnckets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: 2610412021 N•m•: Murali RamaSWY Rolevant prof•Mlonal qualfflcallon(•l or body (If any): None Addrem: Section B Disclosure Only ¢x)mplete rf the exanwner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32. IndeperKlent exaniriation ol charity <C(nIs. direclions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018

Glvo here brlef detalls of any items that the oxamlner wlshes to disclo80. IER Octobar 2018