## ## ## ## ## ||||||To advance the Hindu
Religion
in accordance
with the Swaminarayan| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Sampraday.
This is done by holding
religious services, festivals and to| |Summary ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document||||ofthe|provide education
and other activities that will further the objects ofthe
Trust. No financial
private benefit is gained
by those supporting
the aims
ofthe Trust and no harm arose from the purposes.| ||||||The Trustees and management
committee
are aware ofthe Charity| ||||||Commission
requirements
to manage the Trust and its objects for the| ||||||purposes
of public benefit and have complied
with this duty
in exercising| ||||||powers and duties.| ||||||The Temple does not charge for entry and runs primarily
on donations| ||||||from the congregation
and activities such as cooking prasad offerings or| ||||||organising
events, are supported
by volunteers
to raise funds. The| ||||||Temple is available
for the congregation
to undertake
their religious| ||||||activities
both
in the morning
and evening
for 365days a year. Where| |Summary
ofthe main
activities undertaken
for
public benefit in relation||||the
to|facilities are available
for hire to the members
ofthe congregation,
these
charges continue to be maintained
at reasonable
levels to reflect
community
use.| |these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)|||||All Hindu festivals are celebrated so that the whole ofthe Hindu
Community
can be part ofthe celebrations.
Many schools and public
service organisations
visit the temple as a practical experience
to learn
about Hindu culture and religion. This is done with nominal
or no charge
as part of public benefit. The activities are run by unpaid
volunteers
who
give up significant
hours oftheir time to further the objects ofthe Trust
and to provide benefit to the wider congregation.
We actively encourage| ||||||and rely on voluntary
participation.| ||||||The temple operates an open-door
policy and regularly
has events| ||||||interacting
with residents
around
the temple and other faith groups.| ||||||Teaching
is provided
in how to read and write the Gujarati language
and| ||||||there are a host ofactivities to engage
youth
including
classes on| ||||||religions,
culture,
behaviour as well as activities such as trips and events.| ||||||These are again operated
by volunteers
offering their time to impart| ||||||knowled
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me|ofthe main
nts
ofthe charity||Events and activities are undertaken
with care and
in accordance
with
risk assessment.|| |the|year||s included:
Activitie|| ||||Celebration
ofvarious
Hindu
Festivals|| ||||Support for conferences
and events
in the UK|| ||||Education —Gujarati,
spiritual
and wellbeing,
with set offour|| ||||innovative
experiences
understanding
the mind|| ||||Weekly youth seminar
and activities|| ||||Facilitating
school and public service visits to support
curriculum|| ||||and understanding|| ||||Introduction
and signposting
of new events,
planning
for future|| ||||events and activities such as yoga and meditation
based on|| ||||feedback from users|| ||||A highly successful
Holi event bringing
the festival of colour to a|| ||||wider audience|| ||||Successful organisation
and delivery ofa sporting
community|| ||||event for sister temples
in the UK|| ||||Daily temple opening
and routine between 6.30 —9.00 am and|| ||||16.00 —19.00 pm, allowing
congregation
to attend the temple for|| ||||prayers,
spiritual
and mental
wellbeing|| ||||An active kitchen
hub supporting
offering to deities, activities and|| ||||income to support the running
ofthe temple,
with a focus now on|| ||||increasing
choice ofofferings|| ||||Adopting
the armed forces covenant
and highlighting
the impact|| ||||of Hate Crime|| ||||Completion
of lower hall refurbishment,
boiler replacement
and|| ||||investment
in security systems|| ||||Acquisition
of30 Mardy Street, a property opposite the temple to|| ||||further the Objects ofthe Temple|| ||||The acquisition
of30 Mardy Street has been completed
and development|| ||||is the subject ofa planning
application.
The ground
floor ofthe property|| ||||will provide space to undertake
existing and new activities,
with the first|| ||||and new Dorma space providing
accommodation
as a 'Step Up' space in|| ||||line with Objects ofthe Trust. Work and investment
will continue
in 2024|| ||||calendar year to ensure the asset is bought
into beneficial use as soon|| ||||as possible.|| ||||The contribution
ofthe young members
ofthe congregation
in planning|| ||||the above events and taking part in building
activities makes
it easy to|| ||||maintain
the temple
building
and keep it clean and tidy.|| ||||The Youth Committee
and Management
Committee
continue
to organise|| ||||events, religious and morals classes for the young
children
and|| ||||congregation
to take part in on Fridays and weekends. These classes|| ||||continue
to see changes
in numbers
and rely on parents'
dedication
and|| ||||time also. The teachers and presenters
who organise
and take part in|| ||||these activities are resolute volunteers
who also ensure that the children|| ||||and adults enjoy coming to and being part oftheir classes.|| ||||The members
ofthe congregation
who attend the temple are the main|| ||||contributors
offinancial
donations
by which the temple is managed
and|| ||||maintained.
We would
like to thank them but also to the members
ofthe|| ||||congregation
and management
committee
who continue to provide their|| ||||attendance,
service and dedication
in all our activities. Volunteers,
young|| ||||and old are essential
in buildin
the future skills, relationshi
s, knowled|e| ## ## ## ||||||||Shree Swamlnarayan|Shree Swamlnarayan|Temple Cardiff||509713||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||Recei||ts and pa|ments accounts|||CC~sa| ||||||||Forthe period
from||01/11/2022|To|31/10/2023||| |~|a|~|a
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funds||Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Total|funds|Last year| ||||||||tothe nearest
B||to the neareat 5|to the nearest 5|to the|nearest t|to the nearest B| |A1 Recel ts|||||||||||||| |Donations||||||||||||158454|| |Gift Aid|||||||||||||11,471| |Interest||||||||2451||||2451|1515| |Solar Panel Feed||in Tari//||||||4,421|||||4,075| |Grants And Donations||||||||||||1385|| |||||||||2377||||2 377|| |Sub total||(Gross income for
AR)||||||225,751||||225,7d1|245,$45| |A2 Asset and||Investment|||sales,||||||||| |(see table).|||||||||||||| |Loan Re aid|from||SSMB||UK|||100,000||||100,000|| |||||Sub total||||100,000||||100,000|| ||||Total||receipts||326,761|||||328,761|246,946| |A3 Pa ments|||||||||||||| |Property - Maintenance|||& Equipment|||||35,13$||||3513$|41,201| |Property - Running||Costs||||||4325d|||||233| |Festivals and Learning||||||||45,3$$|||||115,525| |ONce IAdmin||||||||8203|||||| |StaffIVolunteer|Costs|||||||22422|||||15457| |Grants and Donations||||||||2257||||2,257|| |Loan Repaid|||||||||||||| |||||Sub total||||170,705||||170,70d|212,218| |A4Asset and||Investment|||||||||||| |urchases,|see table)||||||||||||| |Purchase of|30Mard|||St||||317,500||||317500|| |||||Sub total||||317,500||||317,500|| |||Total payments|||||488,206|||||488,206|212,218| |Net ofrecelptsl(payments)||||||||161,454||||181,464|33,730| |ABTransfers|between|||funds|||||||||| |ABCash funds||last year|||end||688,528|||||888,528|864,798| |Cash funds|||this|year||end|527,074|||||627,074|888,628| ||~|0|i||~|r||~||~|e|||4
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UK|to Shms|Swaminarayan||||Mandir Bhuj||||||||| |||||||Loan|to Shras|Swaminarayan||||Mandir||100,000||||||| |||||||Oldham||||||||||||||| |||||||Details||||||||Fund towhich
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