# BATTICALOA UNDERPRIVILEGED DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY ( B U D S )

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1081305


## Contact

- **Address:** 98 Kings Road, HARROW, Middlesex
- **Postcode:** HA2 9JQ
- **Phone:** 07983 673881
- **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.




## 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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** OVERSEAS
- Sri Lanka
- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dorothy Muriet Mariampillai** | Chair | Feb. 3, 2019 |
| Ira Dharshini Lakshman |  | May 18, 2025 |
| Nagarajah Rameshprabahar |  | June 2, 2024 |
| Nallaiah Mahendramoorthy |  | June 2, 2024 |
| Shaeila Thineshkumar |  | May 18, 2025 |
| Sivagnana Sundaram Thayaparan |  | May 18, 2026 |
| Subaskaran Savarimuthu |  | June 2, 2024 |
| Sureshkumar Senathirajah |  | May 7, 2023 |




