## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01-04-2023 Period start date To 31-03-2024** ## **Period end date** ## **Charity name: Shree Ram Mandir** ## **Charity registration number: 514652** ## **Company number: N/A** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|❖Promote awareness of Hindu
Religion, Culture and Arts
❖Promote Health awareness &
wellbeing. Promote practice of yoga.
❖Encourage Life Long Learning skills
& provide training opportunities to
up skill the community.
❖Encourage performing arts to use
the centre & train younger children.
❖Raise funds for Aid in
countries/areas which have suffered
disasters for relief of poverty.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|❖Celebrated over 12 Hindu festivals
throughout the calendar year to
promote better understanding of
Hindu Culture & religion. Charity
faced an uphill struggle due to
problematic handover from previous
Secretary.
❖Shree Ram Mandir is a Sole Charity
Organisation and plays no part in
any other charities organisations.
❖We circulated details of all festivals
by distributing leaflets using
Whatapp and three active women’s
groups namely 60+, Mahila Mandal,
Radha Krishna plus volunteers.
❖Shree Ram Mandir hosts visit from
local schools.| pg. 1 ||Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|❖This year a Learned Priest from
India GIRI BAPU performed Shiv
Katha in June 2023. Donations
were raised for planting of trees
“Billi Patra” in support of
Environmental Issues Worldwide.
An excellent public response was
received with voluntary support in
all areas of event organizing.
❖Hall bookings have reduced
dramatically since Covid. This was
our main source of income. We
had tried reducing charges in effort
to make the venue more attractive.| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|❖The charity is not a Grant making
body.
❖As mentioned above, problematic
transfer of information and data by
previous secretary resulted in
having to reestablish contacts with
Banks, utility suppliers,
Broadband, CCTV providers and
others.
❖No Charity data was found neither
on desktop nor Laptop. We
assume relevant data was either
erased or stored on external
devices, such as USB drives. Also
access to cloud based backup not
granted.
❖Fixed Deposit at Banks were
reinvested and now earning
Interest also Bank details brought
up to date.
❖Sage Payroll system was
implemented for our single
employee.
❖Registered new domain
“srmwalsall.co.uk” and with
Microsoft non-profit organisation.
Obtained 5 free Microsoft office
365 licenses, email facility and
cloud backup. All digital data will
now remain in possession of Shree
Ram Mandir.| pg. 2 **----- Start of picture text -----**
❖ Many of the above tasks were
actioned and completed, a joint
effort by a former trustee of Shree
Ram Mandir on a voluntary basis
with assistance from committee
members.
❖ Installation Project Hate Crime to
Para 1.38 prevent damages to the temple and
Policy on social investment to keep the community safe.
including program related
investment
❖ Public donations.
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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## **D Achievements and Performance** SORP reference pg. 3 |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Significant increase in devotees
attendance to the temple for
celebration of festivals due to hard
work by management committee and
volunteers.
Number of active committee members
have reduced which meant greater
workload for the remaining trustees.||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||||| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The elderly members 60+ group is running
smoothly with most members aged 70 plus.
The main emphasis is providing them with
exercise classes which are delivered by a
qualified professional. Visitors are invited
periodically to give advice on Falls &
Prevention. Also help available with
Dementia issues.
Two ladies groups
(1) Bhartiya Mahila Mandal which runs on
Tuesday afternoon
(2) Radha Krishna group which runs on
Wednesday evening.
Youth club runs on Friday evening helping
to bring more younger members. Sporting
activities are provided.
These activities are run by volunteers who
devote a lot of time and effort to organize
events & participation in festivals.|
|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||.
.|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|||| pg. 4 . Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|**Financial Review**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period||Para 1.21|||❖End of the financial year the
financial position is deficit
reduced from previous year
by almost 50%.
❖The donation increased due to
greater public support.| ||||||| ||||||❖Due to old building maintenance
cost are high.
❖Other expenses are higher than
previous year because of higher
inflation of cost of living.| ||Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held||Para 1.22||❖As the building gets older, we find
that more money needs to be spent
on improving the heating system
particularly in our dining room, and
the committee is considering
whether we can allocate a budget to
undertake this project in the near
future. It was planned to update the
heating but due to lack of income
and just managing to cover our
overheads has become a priority.| ||Amount of reserves held||Para 1.22||❖See final accounts| ||Reasons for holding zero
reserves||Para 1.22||❖ **N/A**| ||Details of fund materially in
deficit||Para 1.24||❖Increase in overhead costs| ||Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
goingconcern||Para 1.23||❖Restrictions are lifted the temple is
fully utilised and maximise activities
are now being achieved| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: pg. 5 |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||.| pg. 6 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|❖By nomination from public
assembled at AGM 2018, then
seconded by majority of votes in
ascending order.| |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements||whererelevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||.
.| pg. 7 ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Shree Ram Mandir| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|514652| |Charity’s principal address|Ford Street, Pleck,
Walsall,
West Midlands
WS2 9BW| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |Vacant|President|||| |Pravinbhai J Rana|Deputy Vice
President|Acting President|Executive Committee|| |Jagubhai N Patel|Deputy Assistant
Secretary||Executive Committee|| |Morarji B Patel|Treasurer||Executive Committee|| |Balubhai D Mistry|Treasurer||Executive Committee|| |Jayantilal B Patel|Assistant Treasurer||Executive Committee|| |Gulabbhai C Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Krishna N Patel|Committee Member|ActingSecretary|Public Member|| |Laxmiben S Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Maniben A Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Shardaben Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Pushpaben P Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Parvatiben B Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Sunitaben Patel|Committee Member||Public Member|| |Narshibhai M Patel|Trustee||Executive Committee|| |Kantibhai B Patel|Trustee||Executive Committee|| |Morarbhai S Patel|Trustee||Executive Committee|| |Bachubhai C Patel|Trustee||Executive Committee|| |Manuben B. Mistry|Trustee||Executive Committee|| |||||| pg. 8 – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**|| |---|---|---| |Narshibhai M Patel|Non attendance–Health Issue|| |Kantibhai B Patel||| |Morarbhai S Patel|Non attendance–Health Issue|| |Bachubhai C Patel|09.09.2018|| |Manuben B. Mistry|09.09.2018|| |||| pg. 9 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**N/A**|N/A|N/A| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Section** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details pg. 10 Other optional information O•clar￿n Th• tru•t•M d•el•r• th•t th•y h•v• *ppm•d th• tru•t•O'• l•POrt abov•. Slgn•d ¢)n b•hilf of th• eharlty tru•tw• SvJnature(81 Full Name(sl PoSi￿n pg. 11 (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of SHREE RAM MANDIR, WALSALL. On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2024 Charity no (if any) 514652 Set out on pages CC16a I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ( the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act") I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my exarnination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. 1.accounting records were kept in respect of the Trust a5 required by Section 130 of the Act. or 2.lhe accounts do accord with those records. I have no concerns and have Gome 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 reached. Signed: Date: 11 January 2025 Name: Mr Dhirubhai Dahyabhai Patel Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any>: Address: 99 Prince Street, Walsall WS2 9JQ IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only Gomplete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners) Give here brief details of any items that the examinér wishés to disclose. IER Oct 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES No Ilf any) SHREE RAM MANDIR, WALSALL 514652 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from Peri￿1 stsrt date Period end date 0110412023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds fund8 fund8 to the nearest Total funds Last year to the nearest £ tothe nearest £ to the tothe nearest £ nearest £ A1 Rgcelpts Donations Hall hire & Other property income Fund raised from religious events Bank interest Fund raised from Sports activities Insurance claim Walsall Council grant Yoga class Hall deposit 19,431 14,548 17,535 14,548 18,728 21,327 21,327 17,532 898 2,043 50 50 3.600 500 100 4,530 500 100 400 4,404 4,530 ross income AR) 61,599 4,530 66,129 59,607 se and (see table). nvostmont sa Total rncelpts A3Pa Cost of Fundraisin Wa es& ension Utilities Repairs & maintenance Insurance Administration char Audit fee Pro Sund ex enses Hall deposit ments 4,575 17,947 16,162 10,055 8,188 1,914 570 675 1,034 4,575 17,947 16,162 10.055 8,188 1,914 570 675 1,034 2,278 63,398 4,874 15,956 12,536 9,990 7,111 1,859 570 1,184 1,351 4,303 69,734 es ex enses 2,278 2,278 Sub total 61,120 CCXX R1 accounts ISS) 0910112025 A4 Asset and Investment urchases 800 tablo Sub total Total payments 63,39 Net of rncelptsl(payments) A5 Transfern betsveen fund• A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 0910112025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrl¢ted Restrlcted funds funds to n•arMt £ to n•arnit £ Endowm8nt fund$ to ngargjt £ B1 Cash funds Cash at bank Cash in hand 370,495 2,745 4,053 Total cash funds 373 240 laOr￿ balAn￿w￿ recei08 and payM￿ts untlsll Unrestrlctsd funds to n•af••t £ Re8trlcted funds to nmmt £ Endowmont fund8 to n•ar•8t É Dplai15 Fund towhlch Curr•nt volu• on•1 Dp.lails Co•t loptlonal Fund to whlch •M•t b•lo Curr•nt v•lu• lon•1 Gv•t fopllonill 84 As80ts rotalned for the charlty'8 own use Mandir & Communit 65,67,69 & 73 Ford Fixtures, Fittin 974,267 165,798 9,230 Fund towhlch r•latBB Amounl du• When du nal Dol.9 i Is 85 Llabllltle8 Signed by one or trusteas on behalf of all the trustees Date of rovai Signature Print Name 5TLI -01-202 CCXX R3 accounts ISS) 0910112025 (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of SHREE RAM MANDIR, WALSALL. On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2024 Charity no (if any) 514652 Set out on pages CC16a I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ( the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act") I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my exarnination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. 1.accounting records were kept in respect of the Trust a5 required by Section 130 of the Act. or 2.lhe accounts do accord with those records. I have no concerns and have Gome 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 reached. Signed: Date: 11 January 2025 Name: Mr Dhirubhai Dahyabhai Patel Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any>: Address: 99 Prince Street, Walsall WS2 9JQ IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only Gomplete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners) Give here brief details of any items that the examinér wishés to disclose. IER Oct 2018