Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) 4- 10 Rtsgby. LV21311Y T¢l.. 017g8 333396 R¢giAercd Clwrity No. 511918 Trustees'Annual Report and Accounts for the period from I April 2022 to 31" March 2023 Annual Re This r¢wrt and accounts has been prepared in xcordance with the following Charity Commi&sion Guidance - "Charity Reporiing andAccoU1n8 .' the essenrials November 2016 {CC15d)" updated July 2021 "Independe Examination ofcharity Accounls.. guidancefor Trlee$ (CC3J)" updaledjuly 2021 As per the guidance, a simple report has been prepared since the charity's income is under £500,000 and it doesn't have asscts worth more than £3.26 million. This report includes the following details about the charity: Reference and Admlnl$tratlon Detall# (charity's name. registration number, addr¢$s and trustee names) Structur4 Governance and M•nagement (its structure and details of how it is managed. including how it recruits trustees) Objecdvej and Aetlvldes in the year Achlevementj Ind PerfonnAnee, in¢luding rep)rting on its public benefit Flnanelal Revlew. including any debts and detsils of its reserves policy (if applicable) Accounts Accounts hav¢ b¢¢n prepar on the Receipts and Payments basis &s per the Charity Commission Guidance. This is witt¢d if a charity's income is less than £250,0(K). For the year to 31 March 2023 the Gurdwara's gross income w&s £123.774. In the previous year this was £92,538. Receipts and Payments accounts wntain a statement summarising ail money received and paid out by the charity in the financial y¢ar, and a statement giving details of its assets and liabilities at the of the year. Independent Examlnation of Accounts To comply with the Charity Commission Guidance on external rutInY of accounts, it was dld that the Gurdwara required an Independent Examination of accounting rKords but did not r¢quire an audit since its gr0&4 income was below the £lm threshold. Furthennore. according to th¢ Guidance, if a charity's income is below £250.(X)O the Independent Exatniner could be any independent member of the charity having the necessary experience to perforn] the task. lof6
Gutu Nanak Gurdward (Sikh Ten¥le) 4- 10 Cr R&by. CV213HY T¢1. 017118 333396 R¢p51cJd Clwiry No. 511918 Independent Examlnathjn of Aecounts (¢onthiued) It was agreed, therefor4 that Mr Gurdlal Slngh Atwal be reappointed as an Independent Exydmlner for the period of this report. He is a member of the Gurdwarffj but not an Executive Committee member or a Holding Tntstee and has the necessary knoWIge and exp¢ri¢nce requir to perfomi this role. Mr Atwal does not have any day to day involvement with the management of the Gdward nor does he hav¢ any closc p¢N)nal relationship with any of the Holding Trustees or Exwutive Conunittee memb¢rs. D¢iails of the Acxounts are shown in the atth Appendices: Appcndix l - Independent Examiners Report on the Accounts (CC Pro FornJv4- 2 pages) Appendix 2 - Receipts and Payments Accounts (CC Pro Forn - 2 pages) Reference and Administraiion Dethlls Charlty DetAlls Charity name: Guru Nnk Gurdwara Registered Charlty number. 511918 Prlncipal Address: 4- 10 Craven Roa(L Rugby. Wlnvlckshirfy CV213HY Executive Cornnttee And Holdlng Trustees The Guru Nanak Gurdwarn in Rugby is mana8ed by an Executive Committee and has Holding Trustees who hold the title to the GurdwaJa's property. Memben of the Exeeutlve Commlttee durlDg the perlod between 1° Aprll 2022 to 9, Aprll 2022 were . l. Mohinder Singh Benning- President 2. Sunita Arora - Vice President 3, Jagtar Singh Junday ._ Honorary General Sretary 4. Jaskaran Singh Randhawa- Assistant Secretary 5. Mukand Singh Bamrah - Treasurer 6. NarIndeal Singh- Assistant Treasurer Members of tbe EIecutive cOmnte during the perlod froni 10 Aprll 2022 to tb¢ ¢nd of the period of this report were . l. Mohinder Singh B¢nning- President 2. Mukand Singh Bamrah- Joint Vice President 3. Sundeep Singh S¢era- Joint Vice President 4. Sunits Arora- Joint Honorary General Secretary 5. Suckhvinder Singh Samra- Joint Honorary General Secretsry 6. Jaskaran Singh Randhawa- Joint A&8isLqnt Secrelary 2of6
Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Sikh Templc) 4. 10 CrAv Rcd. Rugby. CV213HY Tel.. 017118 333396 ReBl$tsr Cknity No. 511918 7. Balraj Singh Samrd- Joint Assistanl Secrdary 8. Manpr¢el Singh Kochhar- Treasurer 9. Navdeep Singh Hira - Assistant Tre&surer Holdlng Trujtees during the period of thls report were . l. Jagjeet Singh Biryah 2. Jasbir Kaur Notay 3. Sukhpal Singh Toor 4. Avtar Singh Virk Current Holdlng Trustees wbo were selerted on 2Th August 2023 are . l. Narinder Singh Dhinsa 2. Avtsr Singh Virk 3. Sadhu Singh Mann 4. Monjit Singh Saroya Struclure, Governance and Management GoverDlng Document The Gurdwara's governing document is its Constitution as amend¢d on 9 October 2005 and the charlty is an unincorporated association. Executlve Commlttee The charity is managed by an Exutive Committee of the Gurdwara nonnally consisting of six members who are appjinted al a General Body meeting of the Gurdwara metnbers for a tenn of two years. ApEK)inthient is nomially by a selection prwess supervised by an Election Board consisting of one Holding Tnjslee and three members of the Sangal (congregation). Holding Trust¢cs and the EltiOn &)ard members are not eligible for nomination as Executive Committee memb¢rs. *At the Special Genen71 Body meedng on 10 Apru 2022, held to select 4 new Eyecutive Committee, a resolution to perniU more than one nominee th be selectedfor any of the Erecutive committeep05ilion& This resulted in more Ihan sir members in ihe new E¥eeulive Committe& Selecled nominees ThY•Mld h4veioini re4Jonsibilityfor theirposldon. Holdlng Trustees The properties of the Gurdwara are held in the names of four Holding Trustees who are apwinted in the same manner as the Executive Comtniltee but for a tenn of five years. Appointment is nornially by a selection process supervis&l by the Executiv¢ Committee. The EXUtive Committee members are not eligibl¢ for nomination as Holding Tntee8. Only Gurdwara members are ¢ntitlcd to selection for Exttutive Committcc or Holding Trustee sitiOns. There is no person or body external to the chatity with rights to appoint m¢mber of the Executive Committee or a Holding Trustee. 3of6
Guru Nanak Gurdwarn (SAkb Tcmplc) 4- lOCrntt R5. Rugby. LV213HY T¢l.. 017 333396 Rc8istcttyJ ClbAn"ty No. 511918 All Executive CommittK members and Holding Truses ar¢ volunteers and provide their services fr¢¢ of charge. Objectives and Activiiies The objectives of the Guru Nanak Gurdwarn (Sikh Temple). as detsiled in the governing documenL are to advance the Sikh religion by the provision of a Gurdwara and of education in the principles of th¢ Sikh r¢ligion and otherwise to advancc edUtiOn To meet these ObjtiveS the Gurdwara is canying out the activiti&s summariwl as follows: l. Provide and maintain a daily place of worship for the Sikh Community in Rugby Borough and the surrounding areas. 2. Organise th¢ celebralion of important Sikh festivals 3. Carry out Sikh r¢llouS c¢rmoni¢s relating to births, maffiages, deaths, baptism 4. Collect funds for the Gurdwara and make contributions to other worthy causes 5. Provide a place of learning in language, culture and religion for children and adults 6. Provide a safe and caring environment for the elderly and disabled 7. Liaise with the Rugby Sikh Community Association (RSCA) to provid¢ social and welfare facilities for the Sikh Community 8. Repr¢sent the Sikh Community at Sla1 and religious ¢vents in th¢ Rugby ar¢a 9. Internct with other reliouS faiths lo promotc inter- faith harmony and understanding 10. Encourage and promote volunteering to help the nelY in the general community For further details on these activities plcase refw to paragraph 2 of the Gurdwara's conslitulion document. Publle Beneflt The Executive Committ¢e and Holding TrustS members recognise their duty to ensure that the charitable purposes of the Gurdwara are always met and in carying out these activili¢s th¢ trustees can confim) thal they have perfornied their duties with du¢ regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit. Achievements and Performance Cblrltable ArtlvitieJ- durlng the perlod of th1$ report the GurdwAra'J Charitable activitles started to resume bek to pre-pandemic levels of operationj #nd functlolllng. Dally Worshlp Following the easing of coronavirus pandemic reslrictions the Gurdwara started opening on a regular ba818 to allow the Sikh San8at (¢on8re8ation) to worship in the rnain hall. Prepardtion and serving of Langar {blesseAI food) commenced during this peri<xl and was fully functioning and the worshipers could use the dining room to share and eat Langar with others. This food was cooked in the Gurdwara kitchen daily by SaDgat volunteers. Weekly programmes such as18dies Satsan8 programmcs rcsum¢d carly 2022. These consist of prayers and singing of hymns. 4of6
Guru Nanak Gurdwarn (Sikh Temple) 4- 10 Qvco Ri)d. Rugby. LV21311Y T¢l- 01788 333396 Regiatertyl Cfrority No. 511918 Celebration of Sikh FtivalS From early 2022 and throughout the period of this rqjort it beLame possible to ¢elebratc in the nonnal way many of the major festivals including Vaisakhi, birth anniversaries of Sikh GurLLS, shaheedi or martyrdom days. Celebrations of Sangrand on the first day of the Sikh calendar months also became wssible once again. Cultural celebration of days such Lori were able to take place during this p¢riod. The resumption of these activities were embrac¢d by the congregation wholeheartedly end the gurdwar4 once again, became a focal point of the Sikh community. Religiou$ Ceremonies Special readings of the Guru Granth Sahib wtte pufonna in nornial ways for births. naming of babie4 thanksgiving and b1]ngs, funeral ritas and marriages. Colleellon of Funds During the period of this report we¢kly worship possible on Sundays 8nd voluntary donations could again be colltea in the nonnal way. Many members of the Sang kindly continueAI donating by bank transfer. L&Dguage Teachlng Classes are nornially held on a weekly basis in Punjabi Language teaching and resumed during thi5 period. The number of pupils attending the Punjabi language clseS continues to increase and the feedback from both students and parents of th¢ students has been extremely positive. Elderly Day C*re Progrtdmme In conjunction with the Rugby Sikh Community A&wciation (RSCA) the Gurdwara provides faciliti¢s for a Day C¢ntre for the elderly and disabled. The Day Centre users are able to worship in the Gurdwara, sociaiise with others have a hot meal from the Gurdwara kitchen. This programme resumed once again following the suspension during the pdeMiC period. This Continu to be a well received programm¢ which is well attended and provides a positive environment for 811 particpants. Vlsfits from Sehool Children and Members of Other Filths The Gurdwara norn]a]ly liaiscs with local schools to aange visits for the purpose of providing infonnation about the Sikh Fall These visits were unfortunately Suspend &8 schools were closed for long periods during the pdeMiC and the plan continues to be to re- install these visits going forward. It felt it provided a good opp)rtunity to enhance community relationships and prov¢d to be educational for those visiting the Gurdwar& The Gurwara Committee is planning to facilitate these similar visits commencing April 2024. There have been & number of enquiri¢s from local scouts and cub groups who are also interestal in visiting the Gurdwara to obtsin a better understanding of a Sikh place of worship. Visits from members of otheT faiths were suspended and therefore could not be organised through the Rugby Inter-Faith Group. 5of6
Guru Nanak Gurdwarn (Sikh Temple) 4- IOCr4Ntth R1. Rugby. CV213HY T¢1. 0171 333396 Reyskroj C1wity No. $11918 Renovation of Rental Propertles The Gurdwara owns six adjoining residential proprties at numbers 8 to 18 Crav¢n Road. These properties ar¢ teTrac¢ houses which were fornied into two flats ¢ach. House numb¢rs 8 and 10 have b¢en m¢rgd into Gurdwara premises leaving house numbers 12 to 18 with a total of eight flats available for letting OUL It was decided to renovate each property as and when it became empty after te[knts had moved out. The aim was to improve and repair the facilities in the flats in teTrace bouse. Funding for the project would be providal from surplus funds generatoj by the Gurdwara and from flats. The source of these filljds is the regular voluntsry donations from sangat and rental irKome from the propertie& Fuiure Plans The Exe£utive Committee, Holding Trustees, and Sangat m¢mbers are actively looking at ways to further improve the Gurdwara faciliti¢s a1 to increase participation of the members. Improving the Gurdwara rental properties and ensuring full i)ccupation of the properties is also a priority for the members. Financlal Revlew During the period of this report the Gurdwara returned to nornial ways offunctioning and operating and experienced an incrwe in income following a period of governm¢nt imposed lockdowns to manage the spread of coronavirus in the previous Iwo periods. Total donations received w¢r¢ £76,378 compared to £46,787 in the previous year when th¢ GUWarn had to be closed for long periods. Rental incom¢ from Gurdwarn properties decreas&l slightly to £40,947 compared with £43,751 for the pr¢vious year due to change of tenants during the 12 months covering the reported p¢riod. Gurdwara expenditure increased from £29,207to £54,597. Rentsl properties expenditur¢ increased slightly from £8.875 to £11,218. Reyerves Poliey The Executive Committee currently seeks to mainlain reserve funds at a level so it can meet its norn1 expenditure commitsnents for the next 3 D)onths. This allows for any fluctuations in reipts and paym¢nts. Surplus¢5 are algo built up to allow the committee to spend on any additional building or Iterntion works. 6of6
Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) 4- 10 Rol, Rugbv. CV213HY Td-. 01788 333396 R¢w¢r¢d Llwiiy No. 5119111 Declaralion The Executive Committee and Holding Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Report for the period is¢ April 2022 to 3151 March 2023. Exeeutlve Committee M mber Si nature and Date Mohinder Singh B¢nniDg {Pr¢8ldent) . H. g . 391,/2t> Sulthvlnder Singh Sfdmra (Current Secretsry) . Mwnpre¢t SiDgh Kochhar {Curr¢nt Trujurer) . ndD NariDd¢r SiD8h Dhlnm . g okn'wJq afl 1114 21 -01-lolM Avtar Slngh Vlrk , Sadhu Slngb Mann . 29 | ol1zL4 MAnji¢ Singb Saroya .
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