Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

DREAMSAI MILTON KEYNES

We are a local charity doing inclusive work with diverse communities. Based on the teachings of Indian Saint Shirdi Sai, we support homeless community with cooked food and essential items, deliver free food parcels to vulnerable families, promote blood donations from ethnic minorities, organize spiritual events for Shirdi Saibaba and celebrate Indian and diverse festivals of various faiths.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£185,504	£150,236	£35,268	332
31/03/22	£162,399	£142,214	£20,185	213
31/03/21	£234,225	£178,100	£56,125	142
31/03/20	£20,325	£16,327	£3,998	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.dreamsai.org

admin@dreamsai.org

01908033541

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Hindu congregations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Food for SAI
£9,953	11/03/2022	The funding will be used to improve the groups kitchen facilities. The project aims to expand their provision to provide home cooked meals and food parcels for the elderly and vulnerable.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,920	25/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

LAKSHMANA RAO KASTALA (Chair) Appointed: 2018

SRINIVASA RAO VELUPULA Appointed: 2018

SURABHI SHARAN Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/2019, number: 1184822

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

106 WALHOUSE ROAD
WALSALL
WS1 2BE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HINDU RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MILTON KEYNES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE TEACHING OF SHIRDI SAI BABA, AS SET OUT IN THE SATCHARITA;2. THE PREVENTION OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF DONORS OF BLOOD, BONE MARROW AND STEM CELLS WITHIN ASIAN / INDIAN COMMUNITIES;3. THE PREVENT OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR PUBIC BENEFIT IN MILTON KEYNES BY SUPPLYING FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS, ESSENTIALS TO HOMELESS AND NEEDY PEOPLE IN TEMPORARY SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION.

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