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2024-12-31-accounts

NewDawn India

End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending 31[st] December 2024

Page 1

Programmes and Activities

The Trustees achieve the main objectives of the Trust by primarily funding a number of children and family programmes in the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The street children programme in Madurai is run in partnership with Sakthi-Vidiyal (Vidiyal being Tamil for “a New Dawn”). The extensive outreach work is led by Executive Director, Dr Jim Jesudoss, his wife Dr. Sharmila, and a dedicated staff team comprising project leaders, staff and volunteers, many of whom were street children themselves and were educated through Vidiyal. Sakthi is an Indian Society (registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975 No: 185 of 2006). It is controlled by a local board of management and is subject to Government regulations and financial audit.

The work reaches out into ten slum areas of Madurai, to high-risk children and their families, through street and community-based programmes. The caste system of India is 3000 years old and still subjugates millions of people born in the country. Despite moves against caste discrimination in India, improvements are very slow. The children helped by Vidiyal are from the lowest caste known as Dalit. Dalit is a Marathi term meaning ‘the oppressed’ and the families were often referred to as ‘untouchables’. The slums are places of desperate poverty, with no sanitation, no clearing of rubbish and where homes are often beside running sewers. Dalits are generally excluded from landowning and employment in decent jobs, so parents resort to panning sewers for anything they can sell, or try to scrape a living in menial tasks. The children are usually excluded from education and to survive, they engage in rag-picking and begging. Dalit children are denied their basic rights and as a result, children’s rights are central to Vidiyal’s work. Without our help, many of the children would go into the child labour market, or be subjected to exploitation, trafficking, abuse and prostitution. The ‘rights of the girl child’ are included on Vidiyal’s agenda and great progress has been made, for example giving the girls equal opportunities in education and the chance to participate in activities and take on responsibilities. Both genders are taught to have respect for each other.

To provide education, Vidiyal continues to be successful in sourcing school places for the children and supporting them through the process. The Trust covers the cost of drop-in centres in each of the ten slum areas of the city. These provide general support and help with homework, and teach life skills. Approximately 300 children attend the centres each day. Many of the children pass the equivalent of GCSE and A-level examinations and many boys and girls move on to higher education. To assist with this, Vidiyal offers extra support and tuition before school prior to the examination season. NewDawn runs a sponsorship scheme, which not only covers the cost of uniforms and equipment, but also gives individual children a chance to communicate with a sponsor. Sponsors in the UK exchange letters with their sponsor children (facilitated within recommended safeguarding procedures). This personal contact means a great deal to the children and helps them through the particular challenges they face in attending school. There are currently 154 children in this scheme.

The Trust has financed the building of a main Centre which houses reception homes and playgrounds. Activities for all the slum children as well as various parent groups are held at this Centre. Vidiyal helps to provide for children’s basic needs: nutrition, health, medical care and trauma counselling. Building confidence and self-esteem is an important part of the work to help children integrate socially.

Over recent years we have had the joy of witnessing the first successes at graduate level with the young people achieving master’s degrees in a variety of subjects and two young people gaining doctorates. This is a real breakthrough, particularly for the girls. Many children educated via Vidiyal

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have gone on to secure professional careers, for example in teaching, social work, nursing, office work and even with the Government, careers which are not usually attainable for young people from the slum community. For young people who prefer to work in practical trades, provision is made to learn vocational skills and guidance given to find suitable employment. Provision is also made to teach young women sewing skills.

The Alumni of Vidiyal continue to operate via their Committee, dedicated to improving the lives of the slum children and their communities. Amongst them are an electrician, a college lecturer, social workers, business owners and pharmaceutical, human resources and IT personnel. These are young people who have grown up in the slums but have changed their prospects with the help of Vidiyal. They give their spare time to work alongside the Director and staff of Vidiyal in decision making and running activities. They are involved in outreach to all slum and street children, as well as undertaking direct work with the Vidiyal children to help them with their studies. They are role models and a real inspiration and encouragement to the younger children. They will be instrumental in the development and continuing success of Vidiyal.

Vidiyal looks to address the children’s holistic needs and arranges educational visits, camps involving arts, crafts, community work and special interest projects, as well as a variety of sporting activities. There have been many karate successes, both in national and international competitions, and the children all celebrate these achievements.

Vidiyal also conducts mother/child and father/child camps to support the mothers in caring for the children and to encourage fathers to become more involved with their youngsters. The Trust finances these camps as well as those specifically for the children.

Vidiyal has pioneered involvement of children in the Child Rights movement in India and as such is recognised by the Indian Government, United Nations and UNICEF. The Vidiyal children hold group forums and are all involved in contributing their views, based on their experiences of living in the slums or on the streets. Their young group leaders then represent them by speaking at meetings convened by the UN and UNICEF and also have active leadership roles in the “Federation of Children’s Movements for Right to Participation”. The children aim to address issues such as education, inequality, child marriage and combatting child trafficking.

Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
total funds
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) resources before
transfer
5,000


5,000
32,486
52,117


52,117
32,311
20,461


20,461
13,196
77,579


77,579
77,994
78,049


78,049
97,628
711


711
1,312
78,761


78,761
98,940
(1,181)


(1,181)
(20,946)

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Other recognised gains / losses
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
School Fund
Balance sheet
Class and code
Description
(1,181)

(1,181)
(20,946)
209,699

209,699
230,645
208,517


158,517


50,000

208,517
209,699
158,517
159,699
50,000
50,000
This year
Last year
(24,640)
(24,640)
(229)
18,129

49,268
155,000
155,000
28,386
11,942
50,001

208,517
209,699
(1,181)
89,547
209,699
120,151
208,517
209,699
158,517
159,699
50,000
50,000




208,517
209,699
Current assets
B1
Barclays Prime
B2
CAF Cash
B3
CAF Gold
B4
COIF
B5
COOP Community direct plus
B6
Coop 35 Day Notice Savings
Total Current assets
Reserves
Excess / (deficit) to date
Z01
Starting balances
Total Reserves
Represented by funds
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
Total

Statement of assets and liabilities

General
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand
Barclays Prime -
CAF Cash -
CAF Gold -
COIF -
COOP Community direct plus -
Coop 35 Day Notice Savings -
Totals
Grand total
(24,640)



(24,640)
(24,640)
(229)



(229)
18,129





49,268
105,000
50,000


155,000
155,000
28,386



28,386
11,942
50,001



50,001
158,517
50,000


208,517
209,699
158,517
50,000


208,517
209,699

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Fund movement by type

Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers Gains/losses
Closing
School - School Fund
Designated
Sub-total for School
General - General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Grand total
50,000




50,000
50,000




50,000
159,699
77,579
78,761


158,517
159,699
77,579
78,761


158,517
209,699
77,579
78,761


208,517

Analysis of income and expenditure

Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
IN01 - Donations - Gift Aid STO





15,354
IN11 - Legacies
5,000



5,000

Total
5,000



5,000
15,354
Income from charitable activities
IN16 - PayPal





1,910
IN17 - CAF / Stewardship
1,578



1,578
3,329
IN18 - Standing Orders
41,819



41,819

IN19 - Other Donations
3,291



3,291

IN20 - Virtual Gifts
280



280

IN21 - Curry Evening
2,125



2,125

IN22 - Coffee Morning
2,288



2,288

IN23 - Quiz Night
734



734

Total
52,117



52,117
5,240
Other income
IN08 - Interest
7,060



7,060
6,262
IN09 - Income tax reclaimed (GA &
GASDS)
13,401



13,401
6,934
Total
20,461



20,461
13,196
Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
IN01 - Donations - Gift Aid STO





15,354
IN11 - Legacies
5,000



5,000

Total
5,000



5,000
15,354
Income from charitable activities
IN16 - PayPal





1,910
IN17 - CAF / Stewardship
1,578



1,578
3,329
IN18 - Standing Orders
41,819



41,819

IN19 - Other Donations
3,291



3,291

IN20 - Virtual Gifts
280



280

IN21 - Curry Evening
2,125



2,125

IN22 - Coffee Morning
2,288



2,288

IN23 - Quiz Night
734



734

Total
52,117



52,117
5,240
Other income
IN08 - Interest
7,060



7,060
6,262
IN09 - Income tax reclaimed (GA &
GASDS)
13,401



13,401
6,934
Total
20,461



20,461
13,196
5,000



5,000
15,354





1,910
1,578



1,578
3,329
41,819



41,819

3,291



3,291

280



280

2,125



2,125

2,288



2,288

734



734
52,117



52,117
5,240
7,060



7,060
6,262
13,401



13,401
6,934
20,461



20,461
13,196
INCOME TOTAL 77,579



77,579
33,791
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure on charitable activities
EX01 - Vidyal
78,049



78,049
97,628
Total
78,049



78,049
97,628
78,049



78,049
97,628

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Other expenditure
EX02 - Postage
EX03 - Bank Charges
EX04 - Insurance
EX06 - Miscellaneous
Total
428



428
185
25



25
110
217



217
207
40



40
808
711



711
1,312
EXPENDITURE TOTAL 78,761



78,761
98,940
GRAND TOTAL (1,181)



(1,181)
(65,149)

Conclusion

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) and with Accounting Standards and with the Charities Act 1995.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Incoming Resources – Income from donations, grants, fund raising, legacies, interest and tax reclaims is recognised when received by the charity.

Resources Expended – Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal obligation to pay out resources. Grants payable are recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made.

Tangible Fixed Assets – The charity has no tangible fixed assets.

Investments – The charity has no investments other than cash deposits.

Trustees’ Expenses - Nil

This report dated: 13[th] February 2025

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NewDawn India

End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending 31[st] December 2024

Page 1

Programmes and Activities

The Trustees achieve the main objectives of the Trust by primarily funding a number of children and family programmes in the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The street children programme in Madurai is run in partnership with Sakthi-Vidiyal (Vidiyal being Tamil for “a New Dawn”). The extensive outreach work is led by Executive Director, Dr Jim Jesudoss, his wife Dr. Sharmila, and a dedicated staff team comprising project leaders, staff and volunteers, many of whom were street children themselves and were educated through Vidiyal. Sakthi is an Indian Society (registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975 No: 185 of 2006). It is controlled by a local board of management and is subject to Government regulations and financial audit.

The work reaches out into ten slum areas of Madurai, to high-risk children and their families, through street and community-based programmes. The caste system of India is 3000 years old and still subjugates millions of people born in the country. Despite moves against caste discrimination in India, improvements are very slow. The children helped by Vidiyal are from the lowest caste known as Dalit. Dalit is a Marathi term meaning ‘the oppressed’ and the families were often referred to as ‘untouchables’. The slums are places of desperate poverty, with no sanitation, no clearing of rubbish and where homes are often beside running sewers. Dalits are generally excluded from landowning and employment in decent jobs, so parents resort to panning sewers for anything they can sell, or try to scrape a living in menial tasks. The children are usually excluded from education and to survive, they engage in rag-picking and begging. Dalit children are denied their basic rights and as a result, children’s rights are central to Vidiyal’s work. Without our help, many of the children would go into the child labour market, or be subjected to exploitation, trafficking, abuse and prostitution. The ‘rights of the girl child’ are included on Vidiyal’s agenda and great progress has been made, for example giving the girls equal opportunities in education and the chance to participate in activities and take on responsibilities. Both genders are taught to have respect for each other.

To provide education, Vidiyal continues to be successful in sourcing school places for the children and supporting them through the process. The Trust covers the cost of drop-in centres in each of the ten slum areas of the city. These provide general support and help with homework, and teach life skills. Approximately 300 children attend the centres each day. Many of the children pass the equivalent of GCSE and A-level examinations and many boys and girls move on to higher education. To assist with this, Vidiyal offers extra support and tuition before school prior to the examination season. NewDawn runs a sponsorship scheme, which not only covers the cost of uniforms and equipment, but also gives individual children a chance to communicate with a sponsor. Sponsors in the UK exchange letters with their sponsor children (facilitated within recommended safeguarding procedures). This personal contact means a great deal to the children and helps them through the particular challenges they face in attending school. There are currently 154 children in this scheme.

The Trust has financed the building of a main Centre which houses reception homes and playgrounds. Activities for all the slum children as well as various parent groups are held at this Centre. Vidiyal helps to provide for children’s basic needs: nutrition, health, medical care and trauma counselling. Building confidence and self-esteem is an important part of the work to help children integrate socially.

Over recent years we have had the joy of witnessing the first successes at graduate level with the young people achieving master’s degrees in a variety of subjects and two young people gaining doctorates. This is a real breakthrough, particularly for the girls. Many children educated via Vidiyal

Page 2

have gone on to secure professional careers, for example in teaching, social work, nursing, office work and even with the Government, careers which are not usually attainable for young people from the slum community. For young people who prefer to work in practical trades, provision is made to learn vocational skills and guidance given to find suitable employment. Provision is also made to teach young women sewing skills.

The Alumni of Vidiyal continue to operate via their Committee, dedicated to improving the lives of the slum children and their communities. Amongst them are an electrician, a college lecturer, social workers, business owners and pharmaceutical, human resources and IT personnel. These are young people who have grown up in the slums but have changed their prospects with the help of Vidiyal. They give their spare time to work alongside the Director and staff of Vidiyal in decision making and running activities. They are involved in outreach to all slum and street children, as well as undertaking direct work with the Vidiyal children to help them with their studies. They are role models and a real inspiration and encouragement to the younger children. They will be instrumental in the development and continuing success of Vidiyal.

Vidiyal looks to address the children’s holistic needs and arranges educational visits, camps involving arts, crafts, community work and special interest projects, as well as a variety of sporting activities. There have been many karate successes, both in national and international competitions, and the children all celebrate these achievements.

Vidiyal also conducts mother/child and father/child camps to support the mothers in caring for the children and to encourage fathers to become more involved with their youngsters. The Trust finances these camps as well as those specifically for the children.

Vidiyal has pioneered involvement of children in the Child Rights movement in India and as such is recognised by the Indian Government, United Nations and UNICEF. The Vidiyal children hold group forums and are all involved in contributing their views, based on their experiences of living in the slums or on the streets. Their young group leaders then represent them by speaking at meetings convened by the UN and UNICEF and also have active leadership roles in the “Federation of Children’s Movements for Right to Participation”. The children aim to address issues such as education, inequality, child marriage and combatting child trafficking.

Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
total funds
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) resources before
transfer
5,000


5,000
32,486
52,117


52,117
32,311
20,461


20,461
13,196
77,579


77,579
77,994
78,049


78,049
97,628
711


711
1,312
78,761


78,761
98,940
(1,181)


(1,181)
(20,946)

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Other recognised gains / losses
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
School Fund
Balance sheet
Class and code
Description
(1,181)

(1,181)
(20,946)
209,699

209,699
230,645
208,517


158,517


50,000

208,517
209,699
158,517
159,699
50,000
50,000
This year
Last year
(24,640)
(24,640)
(229)
18,129

49,268
155,000
155,000
28,386
11,942
50,001

208,517
209,699
(1,181)
89,547
209,699
120,151
208,517
209,699
158,517
159,699
50,000
50,000




208,517
209,699
Current assets
B1
Barclays Prime
B2
CAF Cash
B3
CAF Gold
B4
COIF
B5
COOP Community direct plus
B6
Coop 35 Day Notice Savings
Total Current assets
Reserves
Excess / (deficit) to date
Z01
Starting balances
Total Reserves
Represented by funds
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
Total

Statement of assets and liabilities

General
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
Current assets - Cash at bank and in hand
Barclays Prime -
CAF Cash -
CAF Gold -
COIF -
COOP Community direct plus -
Coop 35 Day Notice Savings -
Totals
Grand total
(24,640)



(24,640)
(24,640)
(229)



(229)
18,129





49,268
105,000
50,000


155,000
155,000
28,386



28,386
11,942
50,001



50,001
158,517
50,000


208,517
209,699
158,517
50,000


208,517
209,699

Page 4

Fund movement by type

Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers Gains/losses
Closing
School - School Fund
Designated
Sub-total for School
General - General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Grand total
50,000




50,000
50,000




50,000
159,699
77,579
78,761


158,517
159,699
77,579
78,761


158,517
209,699
77,579
78,761


208,517

Analysis of income and expenditure

Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
IN01 - Donations - Gift Aid STO





15,354
IN11 - Legacies
5,000



5,000

Total
5,000



5,000
15,354
Income from charitable activities
IN16 - PayPal





1,910
IN17 - CAF / Stewardship
1,578



1,578
3,329
IN18 - Standing Orders
41,819



41,819

IN19 - Other Donations
3,291



3,291

IN20 - Virtual Gifts
280



280

IN21 - Curry Evening
2,125



2,125

IN22 - Coffee Morning
2,288



2,288

IN23 - Quiz Night
734



734

Total
52,117



52,117
5,240
Other income
IN08 - Interest
7,060



7,060
6,262
IN09 - Income tax reclaimed (GA &
GASDS)
13,401



13,401
6,934
Total
20,461



20,461
13,196
Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
This year
Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
IN01 - Donations - Gift Aid STO





15,354
IN11 - Legacies
5,000



5,000

Total
5,000



5,000
15,354
Income from charitable activities
IN16 - PayPal





1,910
IN17 - CAF / Stewardship
1,578



1,578
3,329
IN18 - Standing Orders
41,819



41,819

IN19 - Other Donations
3,291



3,291

IN20 - Virtual Gifts
280



280

IN21 - Curry Evening
2,125



2,125

IN22 - Coffee Morning
2,288



2,288

IN23 - Quiz Night
734



734

Total
52,117



52,117
5,240
Other income
IN08 - Interest
7,060



7,060
6,262
IN09 - Income tax reclaimed (GA &
GASDS)
13,401



13,401
6,934
Total
20,461



20,461
13,196
5,000



5,000
15,354





1,910
1,578



1,578
3,329
41,819



41,819

3,291



3,291

280



280

2,125



2,125

2,288



2,288

734



734
52,117



52,117
5,240
7,060



7,060
6,262
13,401



13,401
6,934
20,461



20,461
13,196
INCOME TOTAL 77,579



77,579
33,791
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure on charitable activities
EX01 - Vidyal
78,049



78,049
97,628
Total
78,049



78,049
97,628
78,049



78,049
97,628

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Other expenditure
EX02 - Postage
EX03 - Bank Charges
EX04 - Insurance
EX06 - Miscellaneous
Total
428



428
185
25



25
110
217



217
207
40



40
808
711



711
1,312
EXPENDITURE TOTAL 78,761



78,761
98,940
GRAND TOTAL (1,181)



(1,181)
(65,149)

Conclusion

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) and with Accounting Standards and with the Charities Act 1995.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Incoming Resources – Income from donations, grants, fund raising, legacies, interest and tax reclaims is recognised when received by the charity.

Resources Expended – Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal obligation to pay out resources. Grants payable are recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made.

Tangible Fixed Assets – The charity has no tangible fixed assets.

Investments – The charity has no investments other than cash deposits.

Trustees’ Expenses - Nil

This report dated: 13[th] February 2025

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Ixjeiu 046uNJ JNJ OI Al JJ/ia laoJ(t Charity no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (￿he Trust") for the year ended As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the p￿ParatIon of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement applicabl I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination dsGl0￿￿) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirerrEnt that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS and have corrE across no other matters in connecti with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they not apply. Signed.- Name.. Date: C4££aLL levant professional ification(s) or body

(if any): Address.. L)A GLÉÉW) C Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). here brief details of ms that the iner wishes to se.