## AMURT UK **A N N U A L R E P O R T & A C C O U N T S 2 0 2 4 - 2 0 2 5** ## About AMURT UK Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) UK is a grassroots disaster relief and community development organisation working with local communities to relieve the immediate suffering of those affected by disaster and crises and helping them move on with their lives. Current projects in the UK serve vulnerable communities to: •Relieve food poverty, involving food upcycling where food would otherwise go to waste •Promote healthy food and lifestyle choices - •Find other services that they might need to support them •Engage, train, upskill and coordinate volunteers to promote mental health & wellbeing We believe every individual has the right to have their basic needs fulfilled such as nourishment and being treated with respect regardless of race, gender or social status. In the UK we currently work with local volunteers in London and Birmingham to relieve immediate suffering by delivering projects focused on food and feeding the homeless and food poverty affected beneficiaries including vulnerable children, families and households. We also run a health-food store, Food for All, in Stoke Newington; its profits are used to support our help for vulnerable and homeless beneficiaries. Internationally we partner with other AMURT chapters, to respond to the specific needs and challenges of their local areas. To do this, we work closely with AMURT Global and with AMURTEL, a separate sister organisation managed by women for women. ## **BACKGROUND** AMURT is one of the few private voluntary organisations of Global South origin, having been 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. 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 encourage women to gain greater self-determination and economic independence. ## Welcome from our Chair 2025 has been a year of both achievement and resolve for AMURT UK. In London, our feeding programme reached 15,339 beneficiaries over the course of the year which is an 18% increase on 2024, with an average of 610 meals distributed each week. These numbers reflect not only our expanding capacity, but the harsh reality that more people than ever are struggling to meet their most basic needs. With 7.3 million adults affected by food insecurity nationally as of early 2025, and food prices still over 27% higher than three years ago, the demand for dignified, nutritious support shows no sign of abating. In Birmingham, our monthly feeding programme continues to serve around 120 people each month, entirely through the dedication of volunteers, a quiet but vital lifeline, and a model that demonstrates what community-led action can achieve. This year, we also reflected on an important milestone: Food for All, our not-for-profit health food shop on Cazenove Road, has been serving the Stoke Newington community since 1976. As we approach its 50th anniversary in November 2026, we celebrate five decades of ethical, community-centred trading whose profits continue to support AMURT UK's wider humanitarian work. Internationally, 2025 brought both progress and pressure. In Nigeria, the Ebonyi State Government assimilated 87 AMURT health workers into the civil service which is a powerful recognition of our community-led model's sustainability after 15 years. In Greece, AMURTEL's maternal health centre celebrated its first Peer-to-Peer graduate stepping into a leadership role. In Kenya, the Spirulina Nutrition Project supported over 1,800 children with results that continue to move us including children gaining weight, regaining energy, and returning to life. In Egypt, Romania, and Thailand, our partners continued their vital work under conditions of significant difficulty, and we remain committed to standing alongside them. What gives me the greatest confidence as I look to 2026 is not any single grant or partnership but the community we have built. The London Feeding Programme demonstrates this beautifully — with 25% of our volunteers being current or former service users, the people we serve are not just recipients of support but active shapers of it. This principle sits at the heart of everything we do. On behalf of the trustees, my deepest gratitude to everyone who made 2025 possible. **G O V I N D A L O V A G E** AMURT UK Chair ## References and administration **Charity name:** AMURT UK **Other name charity** Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team **is known by: Registered Charity** 327216 **number:** 3A Cazenove Road, London, N16 6PA **Principal Address:** Anthony E Lovage _Chair_ **Trustees:** Pierre Boyde _Treasurer_ Jeff Reiter P Elizabeth Driscoll Natasha Su-Mei Horn (Fundraising and **Senior workers:** Programme Manager) Luis Ventura (London Programme Manager) ## Our financial year in numbers 1800 undernourished children had their health positively impacted by **1,800** spirulina supplementation and homeopathic treatment in Kenya 2,206 babies were born at AMURT Assisted Health **2,206** Centres in Nigeria ## **These figures include UK and international projects:** Produced and delivered 31,692 nutritious meals to homeless and vulnerable people in London and Birmingham **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Healthy Eating Workshops** In 2025, we continued and expanded our Healthy 5000 Co ~~oking and Eating initiative on Wren Park Estate,~~ Hackney, one of the UK’s most deprived neighbourhoods. Building on the strong foundations lai 0 d in 2024, our workshops continued to engage vulnerable individual, many with specific health Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct concerns and little confidence in the kitchen. Each session concluded with a communal meal, fostering social connection and addressing isolation, particularly among older residents. The initiative continued to strengthen community bonds as well as dietary habits, and we are committed to expanding it further in the year ahead. ## **Volunteering and Inclusion** AMURT UK’s activities are almost exclusively run by dedicated volunteers. In 2025, 314 volunteer shifts by over 208 volunteers were filled, making up over 4725 hours of volunteer time. We believe that everybody should be able to make a difference through volunteering. That is why inclusion is a guiding principle when it comes to recruiting volunteers. We collaborate with NHS occupational therapists, probation officers, and Step Up coaches from Volunteer Centre Hackney to ensure that barriers to accessing volunteering are removed. To accommodate volunteers with SEND and mental health challenges, we design flexible, bespoke sessions followed by feedback discussions. Having such a diverse range of volunteers continues to elevate our organisation. It is wonderful to observe volunteers from different backgrounds working together and learning from each other. Our inclusive volunteering programme not only opens up benefits like skill development and social connection, but also ensures our organisation is genuinely representative of the community we so lovingly serve. ## **Outdoor Attire and Signposting** In 2025, we distributed 311 winter clothes items, and 34 sleeping bags. We also ran 56 targeted 15000 sig ~~nposting sessions supporting 183 individuals with~~ legal, immigration, health, and wellbeing support, **FIGURE 1.** plus guidance on free meal services. By focusing _According to Wikipedia, an_ 10000 th ~~ese sessions at our Salvation Army Warm Space~~ _annual report is a_ Hub, we were able to reach more people more _comprehensive report on a_ effectively than in previous years. This was a good _company's activities_ 5000 re ~~minder that sometimes doing less, but doing it~~ _throughout the preceding_ better, creates the greatest impact. This remains a _year._ vital lifeline for many facing extremely challenging cir 0 ~~cumstances.~~ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ## What we do in the UK: Birmingham Feeding Pro gramme Our AMURT UK team in Birmingham prepares and distributes hot, healthy food for people experiencing homelessness, insecure accommodation, or vulnerability on the first Saturday of every month in Birmingham city centre. Since launching in March 2022 with around 50 beneficiaries, the programme has grown steadily and now feeds an average of 120 people each month. The programme relies entirely on volunteers, with food collected from two food banks. To ensure continuity of supply, we are also exploring joining Fairshare, which accesses surplus food from supermarkets, providing a reliable backup should food bank supplies fall short. Supported by a local women's charity whose fundraising covers essential equipment and kitchen hir ~~e, and with a food bank lending us their van, the~~ programme runs efficiently and at low cost. Now well established, it has built a loyal group of be ~~neficiaries who look forward to our arrival each~~ month, extending AMURT UK's model of dignified, community-led food provision beyond London. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Maternal Mental Health** In 2025, AMURTEL placed a major emphasis on maternal mental health, deepening its collaboration with two established NGOs, Medical Volunteers International and ASAM (the Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilisation). Together they created safe, culturally sensitive spaces where mothers can share experiences, process challenges, and build peer support networks. Sessions are facilitated by trained mental health professionals and psychosocial support staff, with interpretation ensuring accessibility for women from diverse linguistic backgrounds. The programme addresses emotional wellbeing during pregnancy and postpartum, coping with stress, trauma, and displacement-related anxiety, strengthening mother-infant bonding, recognising signs of postnatal depression and other perinatal mood disorders, and reducing isolation through peer connection. Where needed, participants are referred to specialised mental health services through the partner network to ensure continuity of care. ## **Core Services** AMURTEL's midwives continued to offer holistic, culturally sensitive antenatal and postnatal care throughout 2025, supporting mothers with - pregnancy follow up, preparation for birth groups, and individualised feeding plans, whether breastfeeding, formula, or a combination. Infant care and nutrition groups, baby and mother yoga, and the maternal mental health support group formed the backbone of a rich weekly programme. Casework support, including booking appointments and referrals to partner NGOs, ensured that no mother had to navigate complex systems alone. The free shop continued to p ~~rovide diapers, clothing, and essential items with~~ the dignity and community spirit that has always defined it. ensured that no mother had to navigate complex **FIGURE 1.** systems alone. The free shop continued to _According to Wikipedia, an_ p ~~rovide diapers, clothing, and essential items with~~ _annual report is a_ the dignity and community spirit that has always _comprehensive report on a_ defined it. _company's activities throughout the preceding_ AMURTEL Greece remains a place where women can breathe, be seen, and begin to build futures _year._ 0 ~~with dignity and confidence. In 2025, that~~ commitment only deepened. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 5000 5000 ## **Story of an AMURTEL Greece Service user** Last week, a mother we’ve known for years came by with her three-week-old baby. She ~~didn’t need anything in particular—she just wanted to visit. As~~ she walked in, she looked at her baby and said quietly, “This is your second home.” ~~We first met L. during a previous pregnancy. Now she has five~~ children and plenty of experience, but she still chose to come back during this one. Not because she had to, but because she wanted support, conversation, and a place where she felt understood. ~~During the group sessions, she became close to another moth~~ er, E., who was expecting her first child. They ended up giving birth in the same hospital, on the same night, and stayed **FIGURE 1.** together afterward. L. helped E. through those first uncertain days—answering questions, offering reassurance, just being there. _According to Wikipedia, an_ _annual report is a_ Since then, both have come back with their babies. We’ve been able to support them with _comprehensive report on a_ basic items and follow-up care, but just as important is the sense of connection they’ve _company's activities_ ~~b~~ ui ~~l~~ t. _throughout the preceding_ _year._ They know they can return anytime. ~~And sometimes, that’s what matters most.~~ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 _**underscoring the urgent need for su**_ ~~_**stained investment**_~~ _**In 2025, AMURT s**_ ~~_**ponsored 78 pediatric**_~~ ## AMURT Nigeria AMURT Nigeria began working in southeast Nigeria in 2010, where maternal mortality rates were among the highest in the world. Many Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in rural areas were failing under a centralised system, with chronic understaffing, limited hours, deteriorating infrastructure, and little trust from the communities they were meant to serve. Women often opted to give birth at home or rely on local chemists and herbalists, many of whom misuse artificial oxytocin to induce labour, risking uterine rupture and fetal death. AMURT Nigeria responded by developing a decentralised, community-led model for primary and maternal healthcare in neglected rural areas. Community members are involved from the outset, helping initiate, manage, and sustain each project in active partnership with government. This model, refined through 15 years of continuous presence, places local ownership, cultural relevance, and su ~~stainability at its core. Over that time, AMURT~~ has facilitated the birth of 34,000 babies, performed over 2,000 caesarean sections and 800 pa ~~ediatric surgeries, constructed 25 health centre~~ buildings, drilled and installed over 290 village boreholes, and supported more than 50 sc ~~holarship graduates.~~ **FIGURE 1. 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By managing internal funds effectively, centres have built a resilient system capable of independent maintenance without waiting for government or donor cycles, timely payment of local staff, and forward planning through emergency reserve funds for future expansions. In a landmark development, the Ebonyi State Government, having adopted health as a top priority, assimilated 87 AMURT health workers into the civil service as part of a Memorandum of Understanding between AMURT and the state government. This milestone reflects the success of the partnership model and signals a path toward a fully sustainable, locally-governed healthcare system. ## **Emergency Obstetric Care** Since 2017, AMURT has been making emergency obstetric services accessible in rural communities, where minimising delays is key to reducing maternal deaths. Four health centres spanning Ikwo, Abakaliki, Onitsha, and Ebonyi Local Government Areas remain vital lifelines for rural women, each equipped with operating theatres, blood transfusion facilities, stand-by ambulances, and resident do ~~ctors, laboratory scientists, midwives, and health~~ workers on shift around the clock. In 2025, these centres carried out 265 caesarean sections, representing 12% of total births at AMURT assisted health centres. Notably, 81% of caesarean patients came from outside the immediate project 15000 areas, and only 5% of procedures were elective, reflecting the centres’ role as genuine emergency providers for the wider region. A further 45 births 10000 were supported via emergency ambulance referrals to the tertiary hospital in Abakaliki. 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## **Safe Motherhood** AMURT Nigeria delivers 24-hour, year-round primary health services across its assisted health centres. In 2025, 4,221 women attended ANC days, with skilled maternal health promoters tracking every pregnancy in every village, holding monthly support group meetings, and facilitating home visits for highrisk cases. Health workers equipped with ultrasound machines and laboratory services provide comprehensive preventive care including family planning, malaria prophylaxis, and tetanus vaccines. In 2025, 2,206 births took place at AMURT-assisted centres, with 41% of mothers travelling from outside the project areas — a testament to the trust AMURT has built in rural Ebonyi State. ## **Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health** AMURT's ASRH Unit reached 3,598 adolescents across six project areas in 2025, delivering education on reproductive health, harmful traditional practices, and genderbased violence through peer educators in secondary schools and Youth Champions at village level. Teenage mothers received counselling, skill-building, and support to return to school. Menstrual hygiene sessions reached 1,804 girls with free sanitary pads and destigmatising information. ## **Paediatric Surgeries** In 2025, AMURT sponsored 78 paediatric surgeries at its 10 assisted health centres, with a further 14 major surgeries referred to the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, giving rural children access to critical interventions for conditions including hydrocephalus, intestinal obstructions, and typhoid perforation. **Women's Economic Empowerment** AMURT's cooperative programme, running since 2016, supports widows and solebreadwinning women to start their own businesses. In 2025, 141 women joined the programme's ten revolving credit schemes, bringing total membership to over 1,000. ## **Protecting the Girl Child** In 2025, 99 female volunteers were trained across three communities as champions against FGM and gender-based violence, conducting outreach through markets, faith communities, and local leadership. Fourteen FGM cases were reported, with all confirmed cases receiving medical attention, psychosocial support, and counselling. ## **Water is Life** In 2025, AMURT installed 19 new boreholes and repaired 32, bringing the total to 291 since 2011. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Committees were formed and trained in each community to manage and maintain the installations, reinforcing local ownership and **FIGURE 1.** long-term sustainability. _According to Wikipedia, an_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## International projects we work with: Kenya Spirulina Nutrition Project _**Nutrition in the World report found th**_ ~~_**at approximately 79% of Kenyans —**_~~ _**some 42.8 million people — cannot a**_ ~~_**fford a healthy diet, a figure that has**_~~ _**grown by 22% since 2017 and continues to worsen. This underscores**_ _**Between 2014 and 2025 the Spirulina Nutrition Project has impacted the health of more than 32,800 beneficiaries through distributing spirulina free to children, mothers of young children and vulnerable adults**_ _**In 2025 over 1800 undernourished children and over 600 adults had their health positively impacted by spirulina supplementation**_ ~~_**and home**_~~ _**opathic treatment**_ **FIGURE 1.** _According to Wikipedia, an annual report is a comprehensive report on a company's activities throughout the preceding_ _year._ ## Kenya Spirulina Nutrition Project The Spirulina Nutrition Project (SNP) is focused on ending malnutrition and supporting the health of vulnerable children and mothers through the powerful benefits of spirulina, a natural, nutrientrich superfood. In 2025, spirulina continues to show remarkable results. Even a small daily dose can help children gain weight, grow stronger, and improve their energy and mood, with children becoming more active, alert, and emotionally responsive within just a few weeks. Studies continue to highlight spirulina's ability to strengthen the immune system, making it especially valuable in communities where access to balanced diets is limited. The SNP grows its own spirulina at its farm in Kambimawe village, producing 12–14 kg per month, ensuring it remains fresh, accessible, and affordable. Local women are actively involved in growing and distributing spirulina, building skills and creating jobs in their communities. In 2025, between 140 and 170 children aged 1–14 years benefited each month, with over 1,800 15000 ch ~~ildren supported across the year, each receiving~~ 100g of spirulina. The most common presenting conditions were underweight, malnutrition, and 10000 ge ~~neral childhood health challenges. The SNP also~~ supported 40–55 adult patients each month, around 600 across the year, particularly those 5000 m ~~anaging chronic conditions such as diabetes,~~ rheumatism, and arthritis. **FIGURE 1.** conditions were underweight, malnutrition, and _According to Wikipedia, an_ ~~neral childhood health challenges. The SNP also~~ _annual report is a_ supported 40–55 adult patients each month, _comprehensive report on a_ around 600 across the year, particularly those _company's activities_ ~~anaging chronic conditions such as diabetes,~~ _throughout the preceding_ rheumatism, and arthritis. _year._ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 ## **Malnutrition** Malnutrition remains a serious health challenge for children, affecting physical growth, immune function, mental focus, and emotional wellbeing. It is one of the clearest signs of poverty. According to the FAO, hunger is not just about insufficient food — it is also about lack of access to nutritious food. In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, most families cannot afford a balanced meal more than a few times a week, which is why chronic malnutrition remains so widespread. Spirulina offers a simple, local, and powerful response: easy to grow and packed with nutrients, it supports communities in building healthier futures. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## 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 £45,980 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 reserves policy is to maintain a minimum of £30,000 in unrestricted funds. This level of reserve is sufficient to cover approximately four months of UK operational costs, providing time to pursue alternative funding or, if necessary, to wind down services responsibly. It also ensures the organisation can respond promptly to international emergency appeals ahead of a dedicated fundraising campaign. **Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit:** Not Applicable. ## **Declaration** The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above. **Name:** Pierre Boyde **Date:** 28.03.2026 **Position:** Treasurer **Name:** Govinda Lovage **Date:** 28.03.2026 **Position:** Chair ||**Charity Name**
**AMURT UK**|**Charity Name**
**AMURT UK**|**Charity Name**
**AMURT UK**|**Charity Name**
**AMURT UK**|**Charity Name**
**AMURT UK**|**No (if any)**
**327216**|**No (if any)**
**327216**|**No (if any)**
**327216**|**No (if any)**
**327216**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date
**Nov-24**||**To**||Period end date
**Oct-25**||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||| |Voluntary Donations for Specific Projects incl. (Stripe & Paypal, Facebook, Global
Giving)|||**168,208**||||**168,208**||**129,287**| |Covenanted Profits from Food For All HealthFoods|**45,980**||**-**||||**45,980**||**54,683**| |General Donations through Virgin MoneyGivingand other Bank deposits|**530**||**-**||||**530**||| |Reclaimed Expenses & Refunds|**-**||**-**||||**-**||**-**| |HMRC Refunds|**13,020**||||||**13,020**||**6,603**| |Other Income including Interest|**442**||||||**442**||**702**| |Cash over/under|||||||||| |**Subtotal Other AMURT UK Receipts**|**59,972**||**168,208**||||**228,180**||**191,275**| ||||||||||| |Other Income (Fx)|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total for all AMURT UK including MIH_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**59,972**||**168,208**||**-**||**228,180**||**191,275**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||| |**Other AMURT UK Projects**|**-**||||||||| |Cost Of Sales|**-**||||||**-**||| |Purchase of Goods for Overseasprojects|**-**||**-**||||**-**||| |Support to Local Projects|**17,562**||||||**17,562**||**-**| |AMURT/EL Global Disaster relief|||**8,000**||||**8,000**||**1,000**| |AMURT/EL implementing partnerprojects(international)|**-**||**90,592**||||**90,592**||**117,941**| |Project Motor Expenses London feedingProgram|||**422**||||**422**||**997**| |Project Consumables - London FeedingProject|||**20,844**||||**20,844**||**21,571**| |Trainingand Development|**-**||**-**||||**-**||**3,385**| |Bank Charges, property&premises & Council Tax|**7,086**||**72**||||**7,158**||**6,732**| |Computer and Software & Comunications|||||||**-**||| |Advertisingand Marketing& databases|**1,800**||**350**||||**2,150**||**1,320**| |Fundraiser Wages, Consultant expenses, Salaries incl securitycosts|**16,672**||**52,472**||||**69,144**||**78,721**| |Volunteer Expenses|**665**||**2,461**||||**3,126**||**675**| |Professional Fees|**320**||||**-**||**320**||**-**| |Minor balance reconciliation|||||||**-**||**2**| |**Subtotal Payments other AMURT UK Projects**|**44,106**||**175,214**||||**219,319**||**232,344**| |**_Sub total all AMURT UK_**|**44,106**
**-**
**-**
**44,106**
**15,866**
**- 64,163**
**84,099**
**35,802**
0||**175,214**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**175,214**
**- 7,005**
**64,163**
**42,305**
**99,463**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**219,319**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**219,319**
**8,861**
**-**
**126,404**
**135,265**||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| |
IT and Capital equipment(purchase of van)|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**end of the period**||||||||| |**Categories**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**|Unity account
**Details**
Signature
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
AMURT Cash Reserves
**_Total cash funds_**
AMURT Triodos account
Amurt cash reserves in Triodos account
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**35,802**
**30,000**
**69,463**
**35,802**
**99,463**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
Pierre Boyde
Print Name||||| ||||||||||Date of approval| ||||||Pierre Boyde||||| ||||||||||| 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. Notes **Charity Name No (if any) AMURT UK 327216** **CC16a** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from Nov-24 Oct-25** |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**129,287**
**54,683**
**-**
**6,603**
**702**
**191,275**
**-**
**191,275**
**-**
**-**
**191,275**
**-**
**1,000**
**117,941**
**997**
**21,571**
**3,385**
**6,732**
**1,320**
**78,721**
**675**
**-**
**2**
**232,344**
**232,344**
**-**
**232,344**
**- 41,069**
2024
**-**
**167,474**
2023
**126,405**
2024| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**45,980**
**530**
**-**
**13,020**
**442**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|| |Voluntary Donations for Specific Projects incl. (Stripe & Paypal, Facebook,
Global Giving)|||**168,208**||**168,208**|**129,287**| |Covenanted Profits from Food For All HealthFoods|**45,980**||**-**||**45,980**|**54,683**| |General Donations through Virgin MoneyGivingand other Bank deposits|**530**||**-**||**530**|| |Reclaimed Expenses & Refunds|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**| |HMRC Refunds|**13,020**||||**13,020**|**6,603**| |Other Income including Interest|**442**||||**442**|**702**| |Cash over/under||||||| |**Subtotal Other AMURT UK Receipts**|**59,972**||**168,208**||**228,180**|**191,275**| |||||||| |Other Income (Fx)|||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total for all AMURT UK including MIH_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**59,972**||**168,208**|**-**|**228,180**|**191,275**| ||**-**
**-**|||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| ||**59,972**||**168,208**|**-**|**228,180**|**191,275**| |||||||| |||||||| |**Other AMURT UK Projects**|**-**|||||| |Cost Of Sales|**-**||||**-**|| |Purchase of Goods for Overseasprojects|**-**||**-**||**-**|| |Support to Local Projects|**17,562**||||**17,562**|**-**| |AMURT/EL Global Disaster relief|||**8,000**||**8,000**|**1,000**| |AMURT/EL implementing partnerprojects(international)|**-**||**90,592**||**90,592**|**117,941**| |Project Motor Expenses London feedingProgram|||**422**||**422**|**997**| |Project Consumables - London FeedingProject|||**20,844**||**20,844**|**21,571**| |Trainingand Development|**-**||**-**||**-**|**3,385**| |Bank Charges, property&premises & Council Tax|**7,086**||**72**||**7,158**|**6,732**| |Computer and Software & Comunications|||||**-**|| |Advertisingand Marketing& databases|**1,800**||**350**||**2,150**|**1,320**| |Fundraiser Wages, Consultant expenses, Salaries incl security costs|**16,672**||**52,472**||**69,144**|**78,721**| |Volunteer Expenses|**665**||**2,461**||**3,126**|**675**| |Professional Fees|**320**|||**-**|**320**|**-**| |Minor balance reconciliation|||||**-**|**2**| |**Subtotal Payments other AMURT UK Projects**|**44,106**||**175,214**||**219,319**|**232,344**| |**_Sub total all AMURT UK_**||||||| ||**44,106**||**175,214**|**-**|**219,319**|**232,344**| ||**-**|||||| |**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)**||||||| |IT and Capital equipment(purchase of van)|||**-**|**-**|**-**|| ||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| ||**44,106**||**175,214**|**-**|**219,319**|**232,344**| |||||||| ||**15,866**||**- 7,005**|**-**|
**8,861**|**- 41,069**| ||**- 64,163**|
|**64,163**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**84,099**||**42,305**|**-**|**126,404**|**167,474**| ||**35,802**||**99,463**|**-**|**135,265**|**126,405**| 0 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||AMURT Triodos account|**35,802**||| ||Amurt cash reserves in Triodos account||**30,000**|**-**| ||Unity account
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**||**69,463**|| |||**35,802**|**99,463**|**-**| |||OK|OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|OK| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||**-**||**-**| ||AMURT Cash Reserves|||| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||Signature|||| |||||Date of
approval| |||Pierre Boyde||21/06/2026| |||||| 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. Notes CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectioii A Iiideyeiideiit Exaii)iiier's Report Report to the trustees AMURT UK On accounts for the year ended 2025 Charity no Ilf any) 327216 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the atM)ve chanty {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31110 12025. Responslbllliles and basls of report As the chai?tys tnjstees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respe(# of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seth'on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have fdlowed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement aPp1K￿￿ll. Delete { ] rfnot applicable. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have corn to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were IKI kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: or the attounts accord with the a￿Unting re¢x)rds,' or the ac£ounts di*AOt comply with the applicable requirements Conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rep)rts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the a￿OuntS give a Irue and fairf wew which is nol a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be re¥hed. ' Pleas8 delet8 the words in the bradcets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: 2410212026 Name: Murali Ramaswamy Relevant professional qualfficallon(s) or body lif any): None IER Oct 2018 Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glvo here brfef dotall$ of any ltsms that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose. None IER Oct 2018