EDINBURG, Edinburgh Diwali Trustees, Annual Report Period 1st April 2024 to 31 St March 2025 Charity contact infomiation Scottish Charity Number: SC047483 Charity Trustees and Member3 Objectives and activities Edinburgh Diwali is a Scottish registered charity (SC047483) with the following aims and objectives: To promote Festivals that could cater to specific needs of ethnic communities settled in Scotland particularly Edinburgh. To advance of the education of the public about Indian art and culture through festivals To promote, facilitate, revive, and organise predominantly Indian art, cultural and literary activities among the local and ethnic minority community in Edinburgh and in the East of Scotland Edinburgh Diwali is a community led organisation started in 2015, as an initiative by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in collaboration of Indian diaspora, to bring Diwali-Festival of Lights, the most famous Indian Festival to Edinburgh so that the mainstream community can Share, Participate and Celebrate the Victory of Good over Evil. Structure, governance and management The charity is controlled by its governing document, Constitution, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The organisation is led by 20- member committee, all volunteers & working professionals with their origin in different parts of India and now resident of Edinburgh, from different faiths. Achievements and perfomiance Edinburgh Diwali has successfully organised the public Diwali festival every year since its inception in 2015. Our Diwali celebration is multi- cultural and open to all with free entry, with vibrant parade, live music & dance, and firework finale in the city centre of Edinburgh. It has emerged as one of the most popular communities led events in Edinburgh with a attendee's footfall of 1 Ok each year and showcase the performance of more than 150 artists. Winner of National Lottery People Fund in 2019 (based on voting). Listed as one of the seven places in the world to celebrate Diwali, in Telegraph online in 2020 Financial review statement of the charity's policy on reserves The charity's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient funds in reser4e to ensure the charity's ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. The Accounts show a Deficit of £5,100 and Cash and Bank Balances as at 3151 March 2025 of £9,622. Future plans We would like to expand further in the future years with bigger and more inclusive Diwali event, continuing to keep it open to all and free to attend. We would also endeavour to re-start our structured engagements with primary schools. Our biggest challenge is getting the funding arranged so our plan would be to focus on expanding the base of potential funders in future. Declaratlon Signed on behalf of the charity trustees: Prlnt n Deslgnation CLVthS fL Date APPENDIX 3 OSCR Scott￿h Charty Re8Ldatr Independent examiner's report on the accounts Edinburgh Diwali vi Report to the tru8ts68lmomborn of Registered charSty number On th8 accounts of the charlty for the perlod SC047483 Pericrtj start date knlh Period end date Imih Yw 2024 Year 'to 2025 Set out on page8 bw to Incknl• thtr pag• bms 5hBcIs1 Respectlve ' The ch8rity's trustees 8re respcK)siNe for the prep8ration of the 8ccounl8 in accord8nc8 responslbllltles of ￿th the temis of the Charrties and Truslee Investment (Scollandl 2005 Act and the trustees and examlner Charitles Accounts (Scotland) Regulallons 2006 (as amended). The charity Iruslees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulat1(￿$ doe5 not appty. It Is my responsltiiity to examine the accounts as requlred under section 4411) Ic) of Ihe Acl and lo slate vthether partlGukw matters have come lo my attention. Bas18 of Indopendent My examination is carried out in accordanc£ with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examlner's Statement Regulatsons. An examination include6 a review of the accounllng records kept by the charity and a Comparis￿ of Ihe accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures In the accA)unls and 88eks explanations from Iha Iruslees conckrning any such matters. The prExedures undertak do not prowde all the e￿den￿ that would be required in an audit and, consequently. I do not express an audit op¥)ion on the vlew gwen by the accounts. Independent examlnee8 In the course of my examination, no mattw has come lo my allenli¢)n lother than that 8tatement di8close(l on Ihe attached page'l 1. thid) glves me re8sonabl& cause to beh'eve that In any m8terl81 res[￿￿ the requ1￿ments.. to keep accA)unting records in ac£ordance wrth sectlon 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of Ihe 20[￿ Accounls Regulations. and to prepare aLrounts which accord wlh the %￿untIng r￿OrdS and Comp￿ Regulation 9 of Ihe ArMx)￿t8 Regulat￿)n$ have not been met, or tn vthkh In mv oplryon, attenllon should be dr￿ in order lo enable 8 wopei e accounts lo be reached. Slgned.. Narne.. 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