**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||||||||||| |||7|7||||||||||| |||8|8||||||||||| |||9|9||||||||||| |||10|10||||||||||| |||11|11||||||||||| |||12|12||||||||||| |||13|13||||||||||| |||14|14||||||||||| |||15|15||||||||||| |||16|16||||||||||| |||17|17||||||||||| |||18|18||||||||||| |||19|19||||||||||| |||20|20||||||||||| 1 March **2012** **TAR** |||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**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)**
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)|||| |||All our donations are directed through a properly constituted Indian
Registered Charity, The Institute for Rural Development Trust (IRDT)|| ## **Section C Objectives and activities** 2 March **2012** **TAR** 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** **TAR** 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 4 March **2012** **TAR** 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. 5 March **2012** **TAR** **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** **TAR** **Date** 30/04/2026 March **2012** **TAR** 7 |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~~
~~====~~||| |-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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**