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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity** Friends of Mettupalayam **name To Other names charity is known by Regist ered charity** 105467 **numbe** 3 **r (if** ~~o~~ **any)** ~~£~~ **Charity** c/o H Welsh **'s** 16 The Avenue, Haxby, **princip al** York **addres Postco YO323EQ s de** ~~———~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for whole Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint year trustee (if any)** 1 Mrs A Eldridge ~~a~~
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
By Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Existing Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
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## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
All our donations are directed through a properly constituted Indian Registered Charity, The Institute for Rural Development Trust (IRDT)
- 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.
## **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
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.
**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)**
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.
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.
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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)**
We are entirely run by volunteers and all UK expenses are covered by Trustees’ donations, so that every penny donated is received in India.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Provision of a high standard of primary school education to around 88 children at the Crakehall School at Mettupalayam and 25 children at the Nambikki School at Palayanadukuppam. An increasing number of the children at Mettupalayam are from the local Tribal community. Five years ago only 20% of these children attended school – this has now increased to 90%. We continue to support three of our former pupils from the Tribal community who have successfully gained entry to Further Education Colleges to study Engineeing and Arts degrees.
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 promote small business development and to local farmer by gaining preferential loans.
Support for health and nutrition to people from neighbouring villages.
Ongoing support for the elderly, including mid-day meals, healthcare and clothing.
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## **Section E Financial review**
We do not plan to build up reserves of funds in the UK as we wish to **Brief statement of the** expedite the use of all donations excepting that, from time to time, we do **charity’s policy on reserves** 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. We have no specially allocated reserves.
**Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
We target regular monthly donations of between ½ and 2/3rds of the total You **may choose** to include monthly running costs at any one time. The majority of funding comes additional information, where from personal donors with a small percentage from UK schools. relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
**●** investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Mr HGG Welsh
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**Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 30/04/2025
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**Friends of Mettupalayam Trust 10546713 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 7/1/2023 6/30/2024 **To from** ~~ae~~ **Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts pts ts**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts pts ts** Donations **20,253 - - 20,253 23,191** Craft fair sales **40 - - 40 -** Coffee morning **180 - - 180 170** Gidt Aid **8,531 - - 8,531 4,940** Bank Interest **3,216 - - 3,216 1,628 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32,220 - - 32,220 29,929** ~~——=====~~ _**Sub total** (Gross income for AR)_ **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ - ] - - - -** ~~SSS~~ _**Total receipts**_ **32,220 - - 32** ~~5—~~ **,220 29,929 A3 Payments** Funds to IRDT Mettupalayam **53,000 - - 53,000 20,000** Expenditure on Goods & trips to India **1,248 - - 1,248 1,930** Website **-** Food Aid to IRDT Mettuplayam **-** Admin **224** ~~SSSSS = EE~~ 1
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|**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**97,122**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**97,122**||||**89,347**||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Categories Details funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds** Natwest Current Account **10,834 - -** COIF Deposit **64,260 - - - - -** _**Total cash funds**_ **75,094 - -** (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £**
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## **B5 Liabilities**
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**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** 30/06/2024 **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**
## **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.
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my 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: Date:** 29[th] April 2025 ~~>~~ **Name:** Susie Young (Hodgson) ~~SC~~ **Relevant professional** CIMA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 27 The Brambles, New Hartley, NE25 0RQ, United Kingdom ~~CT~~
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## **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** N/A. **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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