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 2023 TO April 2024
Trustees Ivy Silk 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.
In the past year things have been progressing well in India. They have managed to get back to all the activities from before the pandemic. All the schools are functioning as before and numbers of children are back to normal with ever increasing demand for places and therefore sponsors.
The huge upper extension to the outdoor clinic in Tegharia was finally completed and there was an opening ceremony which tied in with the Children’s festival in January. Inside the clinic the Pharmacy was also rebuilt and our Trustee Laurie Porter was honoured by a plaque.
Ivy went out for her annual visit in January. Also visiting from the UK was Ranen who had sent a very substantial donation from a legacy to IIMC. While out there they met up with Ruth who is living in Australia but was instrumental in the setting up of IIMC UK. In the Indoor clinic They asked for tiling of the floors and walls to make the wards more hygienic and easier to clean. This work was carried out after Ivy’s return to the UK. We requested that they buy more cows to send to poor families with some of our funds and Dr Sujit arranged this and sent us photos of the young animals.
This year the monsoon flooding was challenging. It was very bad in some areas and relief teams were sent to the areas to help to provide food and other essentials until the floods subsided.
We have recruited 2 new sponsors in the last year. Ivy has continued giving presentations and talking to people about IIMC. Ivy and Rhian have been working together to update sponsor lists and check allocated children are still in education. Some sponsors have taken on additional children and some have taken on new children as theirs have moved on from education We have lost 3 sponsors this year.
The total income for this year was nearly £50,240. Unfortunately, we have not been able to do a Gift Aid reclaim this year due to Ai Ling being in New Zealand but we hope to do this soon. The amount sent to India was year Is £20,730.00
In the past year Ivy, Rhian 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 since 2023. We communicate and she continues to update the website for which we are very grateful.
This year Tony Jackson stood down from being a Trustee. Tony had been, with his wife Jackie one of the founders of IIMCUK and we are very grateful for all the work they have both done in the past supporting the charity. We wish Tony and Jackie all the best for the future.
Caryl Horscroft. Trustee (November 23)
IIMCUK Accounts ending 31[st] March 2024
Bank balances 1[st] Apr 2023 £10628.15
Income
Regular donations £17772 One off donations £31794.47 Bank interest £190.06 Easy Fundraising £46.91 Paypal £437 Total £50240.44
Payments
Sent to India £20000 Bank Fees £15 Website £230.40 Gift £89 Induction Hobs £400 Total £20734.40
Bank balances at 31[st] March 2024 £40134.19
Bank Accounts Opening Balance Closing Balance Business Account £8265.46 £27101.43 Treasurers Account £2362.69 £13032.76 Total £10628.15 £40134.19
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Institute for Indian Mother and Chi5d UK On accounts frjr the year ended 31. Marth 2024 Chartty no (rf any) 1066834 Set out on pag8s I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity fthe Trusn kn the year ended 3110312024. Respon8lbllltles and basls of rnport As the tharilvs trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the 8c¢ounts in accordance th the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Acr). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Secti 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable D1CtionS given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Indepondont I have completed my examination. I confim that no malerial matter8 have examlnerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdosed bekm l lch gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounling reco9 were not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Charities Ad; or the accounts did not actord wth Ihe accounling records,. or the accounts did not compty bmth the appllcable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any quIrernent that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drdwn in this report in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the wonts in th8 brnckets rflhey do not apply. Slgned: Name: Relevant professional qualificatlon(8) or l)ody (if any): Address: S F)2 H Ik)AD IER Oct 2018