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← Friends Of Mettupalayam

2025-06-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 July 2024 To 30 June 2025

Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Friends of Mettupalayam
Other names charity is known by
~~E=~~ ~~E=~~ Registered charity number (if any)1054673
Charity's principal address
c/o H Welsh
16 The Avenue, Haxby,
York
Postcode
YO323EQ
~~E=~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
1 Mrs A Eldrid 1 Mrs A Eldridge
2 Mr S A Lawson 2 Mr S A Lawson
3 Mrs K M Lawson 3 Mrs K M Lawson
4 Mr F A Muncaster 4 Mr F A Muncaster
5 Mr H G G Welsh 5 Mr H G G Welsh
6 Mrs J S Welsh 6 Mrs J S Welsh
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1 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

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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)
Youmay chooseto 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)
All our donations are directed through a properly constituted Indian
Registered Charity, The Institute for Rural Development Trust (IRDT)

Section C Objectives and activities

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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 Summary of the objects of the village of Mettupalayam and the District of Chengalpattu, South India charity set out in its governing document 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. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public Promoting healthcare through education, facilitation and the organisation benefit in relation to these of health camps and providing financial support to individuals for medical objects (include within this purposes. This is particularly aimed at illiterate and/or socially section the statutory disadvantaged villagers and tribal communities. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Supporting, organising and facilitating disability services including help to issued by the Charity gain access to Government grants, pensions and entitlements. Commission on public benefit) 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)

3 March 2012

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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:

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 80 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. Six 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. ~~i~~ 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 Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)

6 March 2012

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Date 30/04/2026

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Friends of Mettupalayam Trust
10546713
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
7/1/2024
To
6/30/2025
For the period
from
a
Section A Receipts and payments
Restricted funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Endowment
funds		 Last year
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £		 to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations
26,347
-
-
26,347
20,253
Craft fair sales
120
-
-
120
40
Coffee morning
305
-
-
305
180
Gift Aid
6,092
-
-
6,092
8,531
Bank Interest
3,051
-
-
3,051
3,216
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
35,915
-
-
35,915
32,220
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
~~——====~~
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total-
-
-
-
-
Total receipts 35,915
-
-
35,915
32,220
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
~~—————~~
A3 Payments
Funds to IRDT Mettupalayam
28,800
-
-
28,800
53,000
Expenditure on Goods & trips to India
725
-
-
725
1,248
Website
-
-
-
-
-
Servicingof vehicle IRDT Mettuplayam
615
-
-
615
-
Solar Panel system
2,000
-
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total 32,140
-
-
32,140
54,248
~~a~~
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total payments 32,140
-
-
32,140
54,248
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,775
-
-
3,775
- 22,028
A5 Transfers between funds
-
-
-
-
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
75,094
-
-
75,094
97,122
Cash funds this year end 78,869
-
-
78,869
75,094
A4 Asset and investment
purchases,(see table)
-~~===~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Details
Natwest Current Account
COIF Deposit
Details
Details
Details
Projector
Details
Signature
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
11,558
-
67,311
-
-
-
78,869
-
OK
OK
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
299
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Fund to which asset
belongs
Fund to which asset
belongs
Fund to which
liabilityrelates
Amount due
(optional)		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
OK
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts CHARITYe ~~000~~ Section A Independent Examiner’s Report ~~ee~~ Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Friends of Mettupalayam Trust On accounts for the year 30[th] June 2025 Charity no 10546713 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 – 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY 30/06/2025 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

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

I have no concerns and 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: 28[th] April 2026 Name: Susie Young ~~——————~~ Relevant professional CIMA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 27 The Brambles, New Hartley, NE25 0RQ

Section B Disclosure ~~a~~

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

1

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of None. any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

2

October 2018

IER