2023-04-04-accounts - Families Initiative For India (F.i.f.i.)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 05/04/2022 Period start date 04/04/2023 Period end date

Charity name: Families Initiative for India

Charity registration number: 1093565

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Support for education, housing and poverty relief within Kurnool Diocese, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Education and community projects that support the poorest families within supported parishes.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have understood and have regard to the charities commission guidance on public benefit

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Grants are made through the Diocese of Kurnool who allocate the funds to pre- agreed projects such as schools and local community projects that support the poor.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity’s two trustees work on a voluntary basis and occasionally other volunteers help with fund-raising events in the UK
Other

Achievements and Performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The grants made via the Catholic Diocese of Kurnool have funded a number of projects. Grants in 2022-23 of total £45,000 include: Educational Projects - Educational grants to 100 children from poorer families to fund school fees £10320 - Educational grant to cover cost of school uniforms and books for sponsored children £2100 - Scholarships to college students to enable poorer students to attend further education £3750 - Driving course incl training and driving licence for young people to enable employment in transport sector £3300 Community projects: - Women’s tailoring project to train local women in tailoring skills so that they can earn an income from home. £2370 for sewing machines & £1860 for tailoring teacher’s salaries - Renovation of community hall to enable poor families to use these for celebration and community events at low cost. £12600 - Renovation of shops adjoining parish church to rent these to poorer families £8700

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	The trustees are satisfied that the projects supported have met their objectives in terms of improving educational opportunities and benefiting the lives of the poor in this part of India.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	As covered in financial statement
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	No reserves are held in the long term but sometimes funds are held in the bank account pending the start of new projects or school activities
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Variable funds held in bank account pending start of projects
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Funds are from regular donations and one off donations from individuals within the UK.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Registered charity
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are non-elected voluntary position

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity is run in the UK by two voluntary trustees. In India, all grants and activities are overseen by the Catholic Diocese of Kurnool.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Families Initiative for India
Other name the charity uses	FIFI
Registered charitynumber	1093565
Charity’s principal address	c/o Heather Cowper, 22 Henleaze Avenue, Bristol, BS9 4ET

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 (ifany)
Heather Cowper	Trustee	Wholeyear	n/a
Robert Burgess	Trustee	Wholeyear	n/a

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Robert Burgess Full name(s) Heather Cowper Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc)

Date 17 July 2024

Charity Name No (if any) Families Initiative for India 1093565 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 4/5/2022 4/4/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations 16,507 Giftaid Refund 27,554 - - - - - - 44,061 - - Sub total - Total receipts 44,061 A3 Payments Bank charges 126 Transfer to Indian charity partner 45,000 - - - - - - - Sub total 45,126 - - Sub total - Total payments 45,126 Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,065 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - 1,065 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
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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 Bank Account Details Details Details Details Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 21,912 - - - - - 21,912 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Heather Cowper Robert Burgess Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		Heather Cowper	10-Jul-24
		Robert Burgess	10-Jul-24

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Families Initiative for India members of On accounts for the year 5 April 2023 Charity no 1093565 ended (if any) Set out on pages N/A (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 05/04/2023.
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: 07.08.2024 Name: ANN-MARIE KELLY Relevant professional Member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers - MICB PM.Dip qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Smarties Bookkeeping Limited. The Keep Creech Castle, Taunton. Somerset. TA1 2DX

October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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