2021-06-30-accounts - Friends Of Mettupalayam

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date Period end date

Day 01 Month 07 Year 2020

Day 30 Month 06 Year 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

March 2012

TAR

Charity name

Friends of Mettupalayam Trust

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any)

1054673

March 2012

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Charity's principal address

c/o Mr HGG Welsh

16 The Avenue, Haxby,

York, UK

Postcode YO32 3EQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year

March 2012

TAR

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)

Mrs A Eldridge

Mr S A Lawson

Mrs K M Lawson

Mr F A Muncaster

March 2012

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Mr H G G Welsh

Mrs J S Welsh

March 2012

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

March 2012

TAR

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

By Trust Deed

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Trust

Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Appointed by Existing Trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
All our donations are directed through a properly constituted Indian Registered charity, The Institute for Rural Development Trust (IRDT).

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The relief of poverty and sickness (whether physical or mental), the advancement of education and the preservation of good health, primarily but not exclusively amongst those persons residing in and around the village of Mettupalayam and the district of Chengalpattu, South India.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Financing and supporting the provision of primary school education, with open access to all children living in our catchment areas. We particularly encourage children from tribal communities who are not generally encouraged into the state education system.

Provision of bursaries to enable disadvantaged pupils to continue to higher education. This includes both tribal children and those whose parents cannot afford school expenses.

Initiating, organising and supporting primarily women’s self-help groups for social and economic development.

March 2012

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Promoting healthcare through education, facilitation and the organisation of health camps and providing financial support to individuals for medical purposes. This is particularly aimed at illiterate and/or socially disadvantaged villagers and tribal communities.

Supporting, organising and facilitating disability services including help to gain access to Government grants, pensions and entitlements.

Providing services to the elderly, including a daily food programme and clothing provision.

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

We are entirely run by volunteers and all UK expenses are covered by Trustees’ donations, so that every penny donated is received in India.

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main This year was an extraordinary one, due to the impact of Covid- achievements of the 19. It meant that none of the Trustees was able to visit the charity during the year project and that we utilised video calls as a key means of support and communication. Through our team at the project we initiated a major programme of food aid for the local population. Lockdowns meant that local people lost their employment and means of income with most families living on a week-to- week basis. At the height of the pandemic, we provided food for 1500 local needy families and our project and schools remained open while others closed – a testament to our project director, his team, and the teaching staff. We also provided advice on Covid precautions and encouraged uptake of the vaccine, when it was made available. Provision of a high standard of primary school education to around 65 children at the Crakehall School at Mettupalayam and a further 35 children at the Nambikki School at Palayanadukuppam. Our schools remained open unless there were state-wide mandatory closures, whilst most schools were closed for most of the year. We continue to encourage and embrace the local gypsy/tribal community who can suffer discrimination in this area. Ten years ago, only 20% of these children attended school – this has now over 90%. We continue to support former pupils from the Tribal community who have successfully gained entry to Further Education Colleges to study Engineering and Arts degrees.

A high standard of nutritional school meals, provided daily, using local produce, some grown on our own farm employing local labour.

Ongoing support for healthcare and the disabled, working with a local doctor, local Lions and Rotary clubs to supply weekly health clinics, eye clinics and the provision of therapy and wheelchairs for local disabled people.

Continued support to women’s groups to gain financial aid to promote small business development; and to local farmers by support in gaining preferential loans.

Continued provision of health and nutrition support to people from neighbouring villages

Ongoing support for the elderly, including meals, healthcare and clothing.

March 2012

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

We do not plan to build up reserves of funds in the UK as we wish to expedite the use of all donations excepting that, from time to time, we do build up funds for planned capital expenditure, and also keep a general reserve to meet fluctuations in both the level of donations and also the level of running costs (particularly relevant and useful this year due to Nonethe extra costs incurred due to the pandemic). We have no specially allocated reserves.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

We target regular monthly donations of between ½ and 2/3rds of the total monthly running costs at any one time. The majority of funding comes from personal donors with a small percentage from UK schools.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

March 2012

TAR

Full name(s)

Mr Hugo G G Welsh

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Trustee

Date

25.04.2022

March 2012

TAR

Friends of Mettupalayam Trust

10546713

Receipts and payments accounts

7/1/2020 6/30/2021 To

For the period from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

Total funds

to the nearest £

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to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 40,655 - - 40,655
Craft fair sales 23 - - 23
Talks - - - -
Other Receipts - - - -
Bank Interest 27 - - 27
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
40,704 - - 40,704
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 40,704 - - 40,704
A3 Payments
Funds to IRDT Mettupalayam 36,320 - - 36,320
Expenditure on Goods & trips to India - - - -
Website - - - -
Food Aid to IRDT Mettuplayam 17,848 - - 17,848
Admin 311 - - 311
Cheque receipt not cleared - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 54,479 ] - - 54,479
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 54,479 - - 54,479
Net of receipts/(payments) - 13,774 - - - 13,774
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 80,701 - - 80,701
Cash funds this year end 66,927 - - 66,927
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	Natwest Current Account COIF Deposit *Total cash funds*		to nearest £ 7,502 59,425 - 66,927		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details Projector		Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) 299
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
B5 Liabilities	Details		Fund to which liability relates		- - - - - Amount due (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

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31,344
1,318
335
82
410
-
-
-
33,489
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33,489

36,826 2,141 - 5,606 145 1,000 - - - 45,718

45,718 - 12,229 - 92,930 80,701

Endowment funds

to nearest £ - - - -

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Friends of Mettupalayam Trust members of

On accounts for the year 30/06/21 Charity no 10546713 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1&2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examiner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Date:
		22/04/2021

	Susie Hodgson

	CIMA

	27 The Brambles, New Hartley, Northumberland, NE25 0RQ

December 2017

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

None.

December 2017

IER