# BATTICALOA UNDERPRIVILEGED DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY ( B U D S )

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1081305
- **Other names:** BUDS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 28, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1081305


## Contact

- **Address:** 98 Kings Road, HARROW, Middlesex
- **Postcode:** HA2 9JQ
- **Phone:** 07983673881
- **Email:** secretary@budsuk.org
- **Website:** www.budsuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) THE CHARITY IS TO RELIEVE THE INHABITANTS OF THE BATTICALOA DISTRICT AND ITS NEIGHBOURING AREAS IN SRI LANKA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS,  PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.(II) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF SRI LANKAN EXPATRIATES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

**Activities:** BUDS, initially formed as a communal group in 1986, became a registered charity in 2000. BUDS has a multifaceted mission providing education and foster care support to children, livelihood opportunities, supporting the elderly,  low-cost housing initiatives, addressing malnutrition, and conducting drug awareness and prevention programs for the deprived community in the Eastern part of Sri Lanka.

**Area of benefit:** OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sri Lanka
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £22832 | £36121 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £21253 | £13711 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £22886 | £12218 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £32525 | £18008 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £28261 | £20304 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dorothy Muriet Mariampillai** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 3, 2019
- Dr Alan Kangatharan — appointed May 8, 2022
- Esther Jayasundari Josiah Yoganathan — appointed May 18, 2025
- Ira Dharshini Lakshman — appointed May 18, 2025
- Mirushallnie Rathinakumar — appointed May 18, 2025
- Morind Fredrick Outschoorn — appointed May 18, 2025
- Nagarajah Rameshprabahar — appointed June 2, 2024
- Nallaiah Mahendramoorthy — appointed June 2, 2024
- Shaeila Thineshkumar — appointed May 18, 2025
- Shayanthan Vannithamby — appointed May 18, 2025
- Subaskaran Savarimuthu — appointed June 2, 2024
- Sureshkumar Senathirajah — appointed May 7, 2023