Dharma Seva CIC was incorporated on 10 September 2024 and this was its first financial period. The company works with Sanatani communities - Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists - in Leicester and the East Midlands, helping people and community organisations improve access to services, build their capacity and attract investment into the community. All of our core services are provided free of charge. During the period the company established its free advice and guidance service, offering confidential consultations on everyday issues such as debt, benefits, housing and social care to individuals and families who might otherwise struggle to find culturally sensitive support. To do this properly we registered with the Information Commissioner's Office and put in place the digital systems needed to handle personal information securely. In July 2025 the company was awarded a grant of 20,000 pounds by The National Lottery Community Fund to support unpaid carers within Sanatani communities in Leicester East. Work on this project began during the period, with the majority of delivery taking place in the following financial year. Unpaid carers are frequently isolated and unaware of the help available to them, and the project connects them with information, services and peer support. The company also provided free administrative and financial support to a number of partner community organisations, giving them practical help with planning, organising and delivering their events and managing funds on their behalf, so that they could concentrate on serving local people. The company invested in professional project management training so that community projects are delivered to a proper standard. Our directors are themselves members of the communities we serve, and our priorities for the year were shaped by direct conversations with community organisations, faith groups and the individuals who use our services.

Our stakeholders are the individuals and families who use our free advice and guidance service; unpaid carers in Leicester East; the partner community organisations and faith groups we work alongside; our volunteers; our funders, principally The National Lottery Community Fund; our business sponsors; and our directors and staff. Consultation during the period was carried out directly and informally, which suits the communities we serve. We held one to one conversations and meetings with the leaders of local community organisations and faith groups, spoke with members of the community at gatherings and events, and took feedback from the individuals who came to us for advice. We also worked closely with The National Lottery Community Fund while developing and setting up the carers project. Our directors are themselves members of these communities, so their day to day contact with community members forms a continuing part of how we listen. We have acted on what we were told. The needs of unpaid carers were raised with us repeatedly, and this led directly to the application that secured funding for the carers project in Leicester East. Community organisations told us that a lack of administrative and organisational capacity was holding back their activities, so we provided free practical support with planning, organising and delivering their events and with managing their funds. People approaching our advice service made clear that confidentiality mattered to them, so we registered with the Information Commissioner's Office and put secure systems in place before taking on casework. Feedback that projects needed to be run to a professional standard led us to invest in project management training.

The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was 3,000 pounds. This was paid to the two directors in equal shares of 1,500 pounds each for their work in delivering the Carers Project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, and is included within project delivery and staff costs in the accounts. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration