Institute for Indian Mother and Child UK IIMC(UK)
www.iimcuk.org.uk
UK Co-ordinator Mrs Ivy Silk 13 Olivers Close Potten End Berkhamsted Herts HP4 2SL iimcukcoordinator@gmail.com
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT April 2022 TO April 2023
Trustees
Ivy Silk Tony Jackson Laurie Porter Caryl Horscroft Ai Ling Chang Abu Siddique Rhian Rosario-Couch
Our Aims: To provide funds to advance the education of children through sponsorship and relieve the poverty, sickness and distress of women and children in particular in West Bengal by supporting the work of the IIMC India.
This past year has been much better as finally the schools were allowed to return to normal. In the second half of 2022 there was much work done tracking down the children and getting them back to their education. Sadly, some children didn’t return. Some families had moved away and some just didn’t send the children back. However, there are always many children waiting for a school place and sponsorship within the system. Again, in the latter part of 22, foreign volunteers started to return which has helped enormously. The feeding programme finally ceased in 22 and more time and funds were relocated back to the other projects like clinics, health education, women’s empowerment and schools. In 22 they also started a huge upper extension to the outdoor clinic in Tegharia and refurbishment of facilities in Dakhi. Fortunately, the monsoon flooding wasn’t as bad as last year.
Dr Sujit has continued to send updates on email and WhatsApp. We also continue to send out relevant news updates through the year on email to keep friends and sponsors abreast of the situation in India. Some people do also see Facebook posts from IIMC in India too.
In January 23, eight members of IIMCUK went out to Kolkata. Working as volunteers in the clinics and some visited schools, sponsored children, clinics and other projects. Included in our party were our Coordinator, three trustees and the rest were sponsors. It was a very worthwhile trip and we were very warmly welcomed. Especially Ivy for whom it was her eleventh trip in twenty years. She is almost a celebrity. During our stay we had an overnight visit to the Dakhi centre. It was good for us while at HQ to get all our sponsor records up to date and meet many of the sponsored children. We also had time with other foreign volunteers.
We have recruited 4 new sponsors in the last year. As usual, this has been down to the efforts of Ivy who is once again been back on the trail of giving presentations and talking to people about IIMC. Several sponsors have taken on additional children. We have lost 2 sponsors this year.
The total income for this year was nearly £27,000 included in this was a Gift Aid reclaim of £7,500 and the amount sent to India was year Is £28,000.
We held our AGM 25/08/22 in person and online.
During 2022 Ivy, Ai Ling and Caryl managed to meet a few times updating sponsorship details and banking matters but Ai ling has been in New Zealand with her family in 2023. We communicate and she continues to update the website doing a great job.
Caryl Horscroft. Trustee (October 23)
IIMCUK Accounts ending 31" March 2023 Bank balances I. Apr 2020 £11554.72 Opening Balan £11554.72 Income Regular donations Easy Fundraising Individual donations Fundraising Events Bank interest Gift Aid £16944 £17.89 £1830.CM) £775.00 £17.37 £7513.44 Total £27097.70 Pa ments Sent to India Bank Fees Visa costs £27500 £30 £494.27 Total £28024.27 Bank balances at 31" March 2023 £10628.15 Bank Accounts Business Account Treasurers Account Online Attount Opening Balance £6462.76 £5091.96 £0.00 Closing Balance £8265.46 £2362.69 £0 Total £11554.72 £10628.15
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl Insts'tute for IrKlian mother and Child UK On accounts for the year ended March 2023 Charfty no (If any) 1068834 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3110312023. Respon•ibilities and As the charity trustees of th8 Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acf). I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Garrying out my examination, I have followed the applicab Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have 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 accordanc8 With section 130 of the A¢t or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Indepandent examinerf8 Statement I have no conM$ 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 b*tYds in the brackets rfthey do not appty. Signed: Date: Name: Rolevant professional quallficationls) or body (if any): Address: ei IH IER