Registered number: 12037843
Charity number: 1190173
GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Unaudited
Trustees' report and financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Contents
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Reference and administrative details of the Company, its Trustees and advisers
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Statement of financial activities
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Notes to the financial statements
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Reference and administrative details of the Company, its Trustees and advisers
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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Meghana Kulkarni, Trustee
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Company registered number
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Charity registered number
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54 Maine Street
Green Park Village
Reading
RG2 6AG
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Mantax Lynton
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
2nd Floor Equitable House
7 General Gordon Square
London
SE18 6FH
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Trustees' report
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST for the 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. The Annual report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102).
Objectives and activities
a. Policies and objectives
Objective: GMUKPT has been set up with an objective of public benefit – to advance the Hindu religion and specifically the teachings of Shree Gajanan Maharaj in particular but not exclusively by arranging religious services, mass prayers and religious festivals.
GMUKPT has a set of policies and procedures to address various areas such as information security, Data Protection Act, Financial Management, Fund raising policies and Grant making policies.
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
b. Strategies for achieving objectives
To achieve its objectives, GMUKPT adopted following strategies.
∙Establish adequate organisational structure to ensure governance standards in the Trust and its activities.
∙Identify and develop communities and / or commons interest groups.
∙Establish a strong group of volunteers to encourage participation from wider communities / groups and support Trust events.
∙Identify and execute projects and activities to meet Trust objectives.
∙Establish high standards for financial management of Trust activities – including appropriate fund-raising activities and conduct due-diligence for grant making.
c. Activities undertaken to achieve objectives
GMUKPT undertook following activities during the period to achieve its stated objectives.
∙Conducted regular mass prayer events (online and in-person).
∙Encouraged devotee registration to increase cohesion in community.
∙Collaborated with other charities/communities across England to increase outreach.
∙Organised multiple fund-raising projects.
∙Donated to other charities with similar objectives through donations and / or in kind.
d. Social investment policies
Trust and its activities provided a strong platform to bring like-minded people together and conduct activities to support spiritual development of participants, which also helped in boosting their morale during difficult Covid times. Our donations to other charities helped those charities to further their social causes like food and Warm Clothes-Warm Hearts drive to donate re-usable winter clothing to the homeless.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Objectives and activities (continued)
e. Grant-making policies
Developed and established detailed policies to enable any grant making is supported with adequate governance standards and due diligence.
f. Volunteers
Identified and developed core group of long-term volunteers to assist with Trust activities including raising awareness about Trust and its objectives.
g. Main activities undertaken to further the Company's purposes for the public benefit
Conduct online and in-person events to arrange prayers, which provides them a feeling of togetherness.
Strategic report
Achievements and performance
a. Main achievements of the Company
During the period GMUKPT achieved the following:
∙Donated to charity with similar objective.
∙Organised food donation drives and campaign to support homeless during winter.
∙Raised adequate funds to support Trust objectives during the year.
∙Built dedicated website to publish Trust activities and connect with wider community.
b. Key performance indicators
Performance of GMUKPT during the period can be reviewed against below-outlined key performance indicators:
∙Number of people associated with Trust activities across multiple geographies (Outreach): Over 300 people attended a key GMUKPT event with over 700 people attend at least one of our events.
∙Number of core volunteers (Management Group): 30
∙Number of events per year: 12 (including online)
∙Number of grants made to charities with similar objectives per year: 2
∙Funding base: Maintained healthy inflow of funds by encouraging donations from community.
c. Review of activities
During the period, GMUKPT conducted following key activities to further their objectives
∙Organised large open-community event and smaller, regular mass prayer events (online and in-person).
∙Organised two fund-raising projects.
∙Donated to other charities with similar objectives.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Achievements and performance (continued)
d. Factors relevant to achieve objectives
These are the key factors that are relevant to the Trust in ensuring achievements of its objectives:
∙Outreach – Reached out to like-minded people and charities with similar objectives to raise awareness about Trust objectives / activities and encourage community participation.
∙Connect – Established communication mechanism to connect with volunteers, common interest groups and wider community.
∙Governance – Established appropriate governance structure including relevant policies and procedures – including for fund-raising and grant-making activities – to ensure Trust activities are managed with high governance standards.
∙Professionalism – Ensured Trust activities are managed with high professional standards by leveraging professional experience of Trust members, volunteers & community, and seeking external professional advice on key matters.
∙Financial – Ensured Trust accounts and financial records are maintained on reputed financial / accounting systems (Xero) and engaged independent audit firm to review Trust accounts and book-keeping. Ensured adequate inflow of funds to support Trust activities avoiding loan funding. Established banking relationship and accounts with high street UK bank (Lloyds) to ensure all Trust activities.
e. Fundraising activities and income generation
GMUKPT conducted following activities focused on financial to ensure that the Trust activities and relevant costs were met out of adequate fund-raising and income generation
∙Ensured adequate inflow of funds to support Trust activities avoiding loan funding.
∙Organised multiple fund-raising projects .
∙Encouraged community participants / volunteers to establish direct debits to support Trust’s on-going activities avoiding cash-flow challenges.
f. Investment policy and performance
During the year, the Trust did not aim to / engage in any investment activities other than the interest given by the bank on the amounts in the current account.
g. Duty to promote the success of the Company to achieve its charitable purposes
From time to time, we communicate our progress to the volunteers and wider community associated with the Trust. This communication is done through various mechanism such as social media, website, verbal communication and announcement during the events.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Financial review
a. Going concern
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
b. Reserves policy
It is agreed within the board of Trust that we shall keep reserves for at least the next two years to meet basic commitments related to regulatory requirements such as Insurance, Accountant’s fees which is not more than £1500 per year.
c. Deficit
There is no financial deficit observed in the Trust. We maintain adequate funds to meet our financial commitments for the next two years.
d. Material investments policy
Trust has decided not to do any active investments other than the interest on the bank deposit
e. Financial risk management objectives and policies
We have structured finance management policies which provide detailed guidance on accounts and finance operational aspects.
Financial risk management is the key agenda item for the board of Trustees, which approves policies including for financial management, setting out high standards for financial management and regularly monitors financial risks.
GMUKPT has adopted industry standard tool – Xero is used for book keeping and has engaged independent auditors to review GMUKPT accounts.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Structure, governance and management
a. Constitution
GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Trust deed.
b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees
The management of the Company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust deed.
c. Organisational structure and decision-making policies
The board of trustees (4 trustees), who are also the board of directors of the company are responsible for taking the key decisions within the organisation. There is a second tier of management is the members (5 members in addition to Trustees) are actively involved in implementing the decisions.
The next tier of management is the team of volunteers who play a key role in organising the events. There are decision making policies and procedures in place to ensure the decisions are taking and implemented in an uniform manner year on year.
d. Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is always actively involved in the creation and management of the policies. Various policies are always referred and improved (as required) in various Trustees’ meetings. Trustees are assigned various areas as per their expertise such as finance, legal and compliance, volunteers management and are expected to keep rest of the Trustees updated.
e. Pay policy for key management personnel
None of the Trustees or Volunteers are paid personnel. It is a Pay Policy of the Trust that none of the Trustees or Volunteers will be paid for their work for the Trust.
f. Related party relationships
There is no related party existed for the Trust.
g. Financial risk management
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Company is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Company, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
h. Trustees' indemnities
There are standard indemnity protection given for the Trustees in the Trust deed. The insurance cover for the Trust also has standard indemnity protections.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Structure, governance and management (continued)
i. Engagement with suppliers, customers and others
As required suppliers are engaged while organising any events. All suppliers are vetted adequately. It is ensured that no Trustees are directly or indirectly associated with the supplier. As per the policy, no Trustees shall be directly or indirectly achieve monitory benefit from the Trust.
Plans for future periods
The Trust is going to continue various activities mentioned above. In the near future, there is no change / deviation planned from the activities conducted so far.
Members' liability
The Members of the Company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the Company in the event of winding up.
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities
The Trustees (who are also the directors of the Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report including the Strategic report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial . Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
∙observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
∙make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
∙state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on 21 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
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Ketan Kadam
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Statement of financial activities (incorporating income and expenditure account)
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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Total funds brought forward
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Total funds carried forward
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The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
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The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Registered number: 12037843
Balance sheet
As at 30 June 2024
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Net assets excluding pension asset
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Registered number: 12037843
Balance sheet (continued)
As at 30 June 2024
The Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 21 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
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Ketan Kadam
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The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Trust deed.The registered office is 54 Maine Street, Green Park Village, Reading, RG2 6AG.
The principal activities of the Trust are disclosed in the Trustees' Report.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
All income is recognised once the Company has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
The recognition of income from legacies is dependent on establishing entitlement, the probability of receipt and the ability to estimate with sufficient accuracy the amount receivable. Evidence of entitlement to a legacy exists when the Company has sufficient evidence that a gift has been left to them (through knowledge of the existence of a valid will and the death of the benefactor) and the executor is satisfied that the property in question will not be required to satisfy claims in the estate. Receipt of a legacy must be recognised when it is probable that it will be received and the fair value of the amount receivable, which will generally be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the Company, can be reliably measured.
Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognised as income when they are distributed to the projects. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold.
Where the donated good is a fixed asset, it is measured at fair value, unless it is impractical to measure this reliably, in which case the cost of the item to the donor should be used. The gain is recognised as income from donations and a corresponding amount is included in the appropriate fixed asset class and depreciated over the useful economic life in accordance with the Company's accounting policies.
On receipt, donated professional services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Company which is the amount it would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Company's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
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Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
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Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on a reducing balance basis.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Other fixed assets represent Idols which are not depreciated as their residual values are likely to be more than cost.
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
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Liabilities and provisions
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Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Company anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Company and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
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Income from donations and legacies
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
3.Income from donations and legacies (continued)
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Income from other trading activities
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Income from fundraising events
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Fundraising - Ganapati project
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Fundraising - GMPTUK Mandir Donations
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
5.Other incoming resources (continued)
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Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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Analysis of support costs
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Analysis of Governance costs
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Legal & professional fees
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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Legal & professional fees
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Trustees' remuneration and expenses
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During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2023 - £NIL).
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During the year ended 30 June 2024, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2023 - £NIL).
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Other fixed assets represent Idols which are not depreciated.
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Accruals and deferred income
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Statement of funds - current year
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Balance at 30 June 2024
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Statement of funds - prior year
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Balance at
30 June 2023
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GAJANAN MAHARAJ UK PARIVAR TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
Notes to the financial statements
For the Year Ended 30 June 2024
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Summary of funds - current year
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Balance at 30 June 2024
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Summary of funds - prior year
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Balance at
30 June 2023
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Analysis of net assets between funds
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Analysis of net assets between funds - current period
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Creditors due within one year
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