The Thakarki Trust Committee are pleased to announce
The 2016 Annual General Meeting will be held at:
Guru Nanak Gurdwara, 59 Park Avenue, Nuneaton CV11 4PG on Sunday 4th September 2016. Sukhmani Saahb Path, AGM thereafter.
All members are requested to attend with their families. Non members are also welcome.
The Thakarki Trust Committee are pleased to announce that The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at: Guru Nanak Gurdwara, 59 Park Avenue, Nuneaton CV11 4PG
on 20th September 2015
Sukhmani Saahb Paath commencing at 10.45 am, AGM thereafter.
As a charitable organization owned and run by the membership we value your participation. The Thakarki Trust’s AGM enables the Committee to keep the membership informed and for the members to participate in the decision making and operation of the Trust. Members are entitled to a vote at Annual General Meeting (AGM). We encourage you to participate either by joining us at the AGM and voting in person or sending your vote via email or post. A proxy voting form has been emailed or posted to all members to enable those unable to attend to vote. Forms which are not duly completed and returned will automatically be taken as approving the Committee’s recommendations.
Votes sent via email or by post must be received by 15th September 2015 (5 days before AGM).
The Committee looks forward to your attendance.
Secretary TTT
We are pleased to post this information about the Committee for our members as we have not all had the pleasure of all your acquaintances. We hope that you will find it interesting and in future feel that you will recognise and contact any of us in order to further our enterprise in India.
We wish to thank all those members who have joined the Trust and hope that those of you that are still thinking about it please do not hesitate to come forward. We wish to thank all those of you that voted for us in the inaugural stage. Membership is not only for the UK you can join us from whichever country you are currently residing.
Please contact us to find out how you can become a member and make your subscription on email: thethakarkitrust@gmail.com
Gurmukh Singh – Committee Chairman
I was born in India and came to the UK from Thakarki in 1977 through Sh Bhajan Singh to marry Parmjit. We are blessed with 2 children and live in Barnstaple,Devon where I work for Eaton Corporation as an Engineer, supervising the production of aeronautic & motor racing car components.I have had a keen interest in social and community work from a young age and I enjoy helping others where I can, especially to be involved in making a positive contribution to the village.
We collected donations in 2009 for the Thakarki sewerage project from all over the world and now as group of committee members have set up “The Thakarki Trust” with the aim of engaging NRI’s to connect with this good cause which will benefit the whole community. We would like to thank all members who have joined “The Thakarki Trust’ for all your support and generosity without which we couldn’t have made our village a better place and ensure this can continue going forward.
Mohinder Singh – Committee Member
I emigrated to the UK in 1958 and lived in London for a long period of time. I now live in the Midlands with my wife and family. We have three children and are blessed with grandchildren.
I am retired and return to Thakarki whenever I can for a few months stay.
I have been involved with fund raising for the village for a long time.I have joined the committee to assist in any way I can to benefit the community.
Jasbir Kaur – Committee Member
I am married to Gurdev Singh Benning. We are blessed with 2 sons and grandchildren.
Resident in UK since 1960.
My occupation: I worked in the family business in the early years of Benning Construction. Now I am happy with grandchildren and as a homemaker.
Hobbies: Spending time with grandchildren and travelling to new destinations.
I hope that TTT and all involved can work together to make a difference to our community in Thakarki and all our future generations.
Peter Singh – Committee Treasurer
I am married to Phulwinder & blessed with 4 children.
Born in the U.K., residence – Plymouth, Devon, U.K.
Occupation: Director, Chartered Tax Advisor, Chartered Accountant.
Interests – enterprise & assisting others.
My interest in Thakarki stems from my parental heritage & the acknowledgement that through the commitment of a little time & experience we may be able to make the lives of others more comfortable.
Manjit Singh – Committee Member
I was born in India. I am married to Gurdish Kaur and we have two children and are blessed with grandchildren.
By occupation I am a heavy goods truck driver.
Hobbies and interests: I like football and playing darts.
I live in the Midlands in the UK and like to spend time in Thakarki working to do some good for the village.
L Narendar Kaur – Committee Secretary
I am married to Parmjit Singh, we are blessed with a daughter and two sons and wonderful grandchildren.
I am a Chartered Chemist and a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
I have worked as a Chemist and a Manager for global chemical companies.
Parmjit and I have both taken early retirement from work and enjoying being full time grandparents.
I was born in India. My parents emigrated to the UK when I was 2 years old and my return visit was not for another 38 years.
Early retirement has led to us spending time in Thakarki and travelling to other destinations on our checklist. I believe Thakarki is quite unique both in location and the commitment of its NRI’s who are prepared to contribute their time and effort. I hope that by the formation of The Thakarki Trust we can provide a structured platform for engaging all NRI’s with the village so that we can pool all our knowledge and resources for the benefit of the community for the present and in the future. I hope as a member of the Committee I can make a small contribution in achieving that goal.
On September 14th 2014 NRI’s from Thakarki village attended the Sukhmani Sahib Paath hosted by The Thakarki Trust committee. This was the first meeting for the committee and the NRI community. Gurmukh Singh read out the Chairman’s statement and informed the congregation of the progress to date. The first founding members of the Trust were recruited. Membership fee is £50 pa. A full list of the founding members will be published when forwarded by the committee.
The event was hosted at the Park Avenue Gurdwara in Nuneaton and the committee wish to thank the Gurdwara committee for their assistance.
Click on: Chairmans statement Sept 14th 2014
Click on: Punjabi Version Chairman’s Statement 14 Sept 2014
All Thakarki community are invited to attend Sukhmani Sahib Paath on Sept 14th 2014 in the morning at Park Avenue Gurdwara in Nuneaton CV11 4PG, concluding at 11.30 am.
If anyone requires directions please contact Manjit Singh.
This event is hosted by The Thakarki Trust Committee which was formed after the meeting last year on August 11th 2013.
The Thakarki Trust (TTT) & Gift Aid
Donations received from U.K. resident tax-payers now attracts aid from the U.K. Government under the auspices of the Charitable status of: The Thakarki Trust.
As an example this means that under the current rates of tax for each £100 donated by a U.K. tax payer the TTT will receive an additional £25 from the HMRC.
This should prove to be a useful additional income stream in the years to come.
In order for the TTT to effect this the completion of a declaration is required.
This will cover any donations from 7th March 2014 & will subsist until revoked.
This is presented below with the request that it be completed & emailed to me at peter.singh@live.com.
For those uncertain of their tax status, the criterion is that you need to be paying some U.K. tax whether through earnings, self-employment, interest on savings in a building society/bank accounts, dividends, pensions, rental income, or capital gains tax.
Higher rate tax payers may claim an additional relief.
Company donations should be paid gross (in the above example £125) & claimed as a deductible expense.
Other taxes such as VAT and Council tax do not qualify, nor does any non-UK tax.
For those resident in other Countries interested in the possibility of setting up something similar, I will be pleased to assist.
The intention of your Trustees is transparency coupled with minimal administration.
To this end we envisage the setting up of a Direct Debit Form which will be posted on the Site soon.
This will facilitate the collection of donations further enabling the provision of maximum assistance.
Naturally, this remains a request & for those more comfortable with the traditional direct verbal approach, this will also be respected & is accepted.
Annual Accounts for the TTT are intended to be prepared & made available on the Web-site after the accounting date so that both donations received & the assistance given may be viewed.
With the ongoing support of the members, extended families & associates the common goal will become reality.
We continue to benefit from the direction provided by our forebears, let us continue their work.
Thank you
PM Singh
Yearly Donations for Thakarki Village Funds
Names Year Year Year Year Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Piara Singh Benning £50
Roy Singh Benning £50
BhopinderSingh Benning £150 £150 £150 £150
Manjit Singh Benning £100 £100 £100 £100
Sohan Singh Benning £150
Tara Singh Benning £100 £100 £100 £100
Piara Singh Benning £100 £100 £100 £100
Gurdev & Balhar Benning £200 £200 £200 £200
Balbir Singh Benning £50 £50 £50 £50
Jarnail Singh Benning £50 £50 £50 £50
Makhan Singh Benning £100
Satnam Singh Benning £50
Khuswinder & Brothers £250 £250 £250 £250 £100
Sadhu Singh £50 £50 £50 £50
Mohinder Singh £50 £50 £50 £50
Gurmukh Singh Benning £50 £50 £50 £50 £50
Jasbir Singh Benning £50 £50 £50 £50
Paramjit Singh Benning £150 £150 £50 £50
Brian Singh Benning £50
Surjit Singh s/o Sadhu singh £50 £50
Jasbir Singh s/o Dass Singh Canada 10.000 Rupees
Jaswant Singh s / o Gurmail Singh USA $100
Prepared by Gurmukh Singh June 2014
(The above does not include money collected for the Sewerage Project)
It is hoped that all Thakarki NRI’s will continue to support village funds through The Thakarki Trust in future.
Supplied by Manjit Singh
Photo’s below kindly submitted by Mehnga Singh showing refurbishment/rebuild of the Thakarki crematorium facility. The works were organised by Mehnga Singh and funded from the previous welfare fund donations from the NRI community.
Work has recently commenced on the foundation works for the sewerage systems treatment tanks and associated filter beds.
Photo’s kindly submitted by Manjit Benning (see ‘images’ tab for more photo’s)
