Company tegjstration nwnber.. NA Charity restratiOn number.. 1109368 Centre for Community Development known 88 CCD (A r¢gistered Charity) Amual Report and FinArKial Stsiemcn for the Year End 31 M4T¢h 2021 S Ranjan FCCA c.hartered Certified Accountznts RC.IIC I l Approach Road RaYn Patk SW20 8BA
Centre for Community Development Contents Chairnun, Rq)ort 21011 Indendent ExamiTh¢rfs Rew)rt 12 Statement of Finattcial A¢tivitse5 13to14 Balance Sheet Cash Flow Si&tem¢nt Notes to ihe Finart¢ial Statements 17
CeDtre for Community Development Trustee, cEYrRE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEYr Truitee Report The trustees are plwed to present their report together with the finan¢ia] stannts of the chariry for the iemi ended 31 March 2021. Leg)Il and AdDltIve Imfonnation: Centre for CoMmuty Developmenl is a r¢8i8t¢r¢d ¢h4n"ty {chatiry wistrarion nutrtser 1 109368). PrlnclpAI Ornct: "Thul&%i" Bridge End Cl( Kin&¢0.Upon-Th&rnQS SUeY KT2 6PZ B8Thkers: N&iiunul WestininslLT Bank PIC Wi¢kford Branch 03 High Street Wickford E8sex SS12 9RT Sotlcltors: Alaga & Co Soli¢iroTS 305 Northbor()ugh Road Streatham Lortdon SW164TR Indtpendent ExAmlner: Mr S Ranjan Chartered c¢rtIfi Accounlant RSBC I l Approach Road London SW20 8DR Dlreetorg Ind truite The Executivc Committee men*ers of the chan'ty ate its trustee5 foT the purp of charity law and throughout thi$ report ar¢ collectsvely referred to &$ the trtee$. The ITUS¢CeS serving durin8 the lem a1 since the end of last ierni are as ftillows.. Dr Thcvakunchary Nathan- Chair Mrq Sarvaloge5wary AnandakllmaJah - Vice Chair Mri ]iÈnjana SathanantbaD - Sc¢rciary Mr% Shylakumari Visahan - Assistant Sccretary Mr5 KAmala Kuganesan- Tre&wter Mr Vyramuttu Rotnam Ramanatkn Mrs Kalavathy Sivakumaran Mr. Ramalingaln GuruDathan Mrs Selvaramany Sri5kandaTrJ Mr Gnananthan Potiniah Mrs Vije Vijayasoorayar Mrs Shanthiny Rath&%itssham Page 2
Centre for Community Development Trnstee's StCture. GoverJkntt Managellnt: C•v¢rnlnK Doevnwnt "rhe constitution adopted on 22 AugIt 2004 al ameThled on 23 February 2005 1$ the governittg documeni of th¢ Chariiy. The charity wa5 C5tablished under the constsluliort wlll.ch established the objeclives ar1 of th¢ chaTity and is governed under its constitutiorn ObJ¢¢rfvei #nd #ctivltkn: The objeciiyes of the fjharity as set out in its corLstiltsiioD are.. * Advan¢¢m¢nt of EdatIOn . Relief of sieknets, suffering and distresg . Relief of pov¢rty . Preseryaiion 2nd proie¢iion of go(KJ hedth • Promotion of P£e and confliLt rcsolution through non-violence n%an5 PTOVi5ion for re¢reation and other leisure tin occupthon iTJ th¢ interests of I1&i welfare with a view to improvin8 the quality of life of the benefici¢5 . Promotion of equality of opponunlty ond good benVe PsOn8 of different racial Broups AppolDtnrtt of¢ruJleu: Under ihe tern of the charity's constitution, man8genKM ofthc chariry's aff8its is v¢n¢d in a board of trustees of noi le88 than eleven and noi more s¢v¢tsteet) members. The board of truste¢6 has the ri8hr io appoint m¢mbm w the Management Comrnitt¢¢ ¢its J$ 4dth"lional membm or to fill any casual V&Wl¢S. Tru$t¢es Induction and trainAtt8'. Thc chair of the tnL¥t¢¢¥ is responsible for the mdUd1L of any n¢w mw¢es which involves avnrcnc85 of ttee$, responsibilities. the governin8 doeurll1, adtninistrats've procedures and the hisrory and philosophi¢al appri)aLh of the charity. A new Mtstec would receive copits of the previo year's Annual r¢wJrt and e)Unts trtd a copy of the Charity Cornrni&8ion le&llet Tr e&*nti&l trustee.. What you ne•J io know" OTginisatlonal strate VlsloTh: Enriching the quaiity of life of the people, ¢sp¢¢iaily the Fr. the uThJerprivile8ed and the mar8thaitsed by ¢mpow¢ring them through active participation and sStaS conirrittes Mlsg10n: Striving to improve the ItYiTtg conditions of thc people by 5wyponing and creating opponuniiies for the poor and underpnvileged and $trengthenm8 local orwi5atiotLS, groups and instttutions to improve the soci04conomic situation of the MarnaliSed aryi prote pe4¢¢ aTMI harrrK>ny 8mon8 conllnututies. whilc providin8 hLmianitarian a8SiStan¢¢ Jn tiTn¢S of need. Slratw: Our prOgrarn identify and supw)rt benefi¢iari¢s Whil also collaknrating with accountable organisations, tn se¢kitig to emwkwer the cornrnunity and ls1 the development of strlre$ which direcdy benefit people facin8 the realitics of poverty and injustice. This ill¢lud&s building capacity, where needed in aligoment wilh CCD'S obJectiVGS. P¥g¢ 3
Centre for Community Development Trustee, Our Values: ' plac¢ people at the heart of OUT activities . be responsiv¢ to p¢ople and cortMnuthtie5 m &veknpiDg countries • act ethicallyj fairly and with respect to all parttws . bc practical, flexible and adaptsble . be 5trBicgic and long-tem) in apPr{h Our Parts¢rs: We could not do the work we do wtthout the SUPW>TL advice azkl assiSthC of our p4rtneTS, wthich ludes govcrnmenr departments. noTrgovernmeDtsI agencies. inter-goYernrn¢ntal agencies. as well as eivil society, communÈty organisaiion8p Private sector or8aniwioDS and individua15 from bjth the UK and OV¢Tseas. We have recently r¢'s1¥red CCD in Sn Lanka under th¢ name of CCD (Ccylonl and this organisation will co-ordinate our work on the ground in Sri 14nka alongde parther organtsAttOrts thtt)ugh an cstablished rn4twg¢m¢nt Lommittee. In Sri LaTtha, alongside our projeci path¢rn SYNERGY Centre for Comnwrrity EMWe1ment and Kaviya Women Developrtknt Ccntr¢ ID Battscalloa DistricL we coniinued to unplcmcnt prOaMIr* empowertng and supporting conflict affected communities and in partseular vulneT#ble groups including wonxn be4ded hou%ehold8. the disobled and clknldrcn living in povety. In the UK CCD worked clotsely with the Royal Borou of .n¥bt0n. local c¢mlty groups and other charities to deliver its services and programw. Our StrY4teglc Outconw•: We seek ihrough our pro8nnll)U aTKI pArtW5hi . fvllilrnent of b&sic nee)Js s[ALnable livelihood ' $USlainable and equitabl¢ development afL, ju%t and mclusivc 50CiLtiC5 Or¥allisalional Capability The CCD aim5 to a re$TL81Ve and learning OTgaDisation thet is knowled8¢abl¢ 41X) the development aspir2tion5, nc¢ds, culture and environThKnt of its parln¢TS. It is committ¢d to encouragin8 diversity, profcs8ionali8m and contestsbility of Id dn8 all MberS s¢Aff and volunteers. Pollciu and proeedllrn Grant making policy The CCD'S 8ranis progrdmme ainLS to support the growth aThl d¢v¢10pml of Villa Icvcl groups to implement its wllage regener&iion Program in Sri iAnka. The [08ramme which wa8 oriynolly planned for tsunami affected villagcs has tK>W beeD extended to othcr r¢nle areas that were badly afflcd dutm8 the civil war in the past three decades. The or8an]sation thKs this by providing core funding to pamer organisth.ons togeth¢r th capacity building tr&ining and S(ne livelihood support for r and Icss privile8cd people. Th¢ pro8ramnKs are penodically reieweAI to ¢nsure (yeNionaJ guid¢lines are be]"ng rnet and reporis obtained from each projects. Invcstmcnt Policy The or8anisation h&8 no investments. Risk mxnagemellt The ttustees hav¢ a r]sk management strategy which Compri.. Page 4
Centre for Community Development Trnstee's P¢riodical review of th¢ risks the charity may faK' The establishment of SySfeTTkS and procth to mits.gate those risks identified by th¢ plan,. The implementstioo of Procedur desi8ned to minimis¢ any potential on the charity should those Tisks materialise. Particular attention is focus1 on non fin8rKial risks 8Tisill8 from fire. health and safety of staff and volunteers. A key element in the management of fitwKial risk is settwg a teserve5 policy and its regul by IrLLgtees. Achlevetllents and perfor1¢¢ Good work i8 ¢erlainly being done by CCD aTMI its parthers in Sri Lank& But there is much rnor¢ to b¢ achieved. Dc5PllC the continued p)or hum&n nghts re4ord of the island, there is & growing und¢r5tanding of the need for ¢ollaboTative Bction and a daerniinahon tske appropnate ond n¢¢¢ssary m¢Asurcs to make the war afftstcd re8ion8 a better place to live. Durin8 the unpretedenled C0VIL19 pandemic we were able to providc $orne Emer¥en¢y help vi1188e8 in the North. and Hill Countri of Sri LankL We were ts180 abl¢ ¢0 reach out to our loca] communities in the UK aThl them with 1vICe tivITieS to mairtiain their phy8i¢81. wial and rnenlai wellbein8. Project summarles C.CD C.¢ylon". The first meeiing of the newly fornd COTnmitiee was held on 17th May 2018 and the office bwers and members were appointed. ArTangements were rnade to r¢gJMer this orw11lin In Sri EAnka. However. du¢ to c(mtinued disnjption due the Covid 19 Parmlemic this h86 been delaya fither.We ¢oniinu¢ to work on this and hopefijlly the r¢gI8tion will be cornpleted wn. CCD IC.eylonl was 8dw"s¢d to fr¢us tniiially on impleTnentin8 the CCD IUK)'s Village Regenmtion Prograrnmc. A Tamil TraMlats"on of thc prograrn doarnl way cl[Luled and its feasibility di%us5cd with the committee and a pnority aclion plan w&% prth¢ed. The prionty action plan eODiinues to focus on all three village8 in CCD'S lart aTCJ of PlavaraYAnkaddU (PK), Poonakn th"visiO Killinoch¢bi Disln'cl in Nonhl'm Sri l.anka. CCD CEYLON- EMERCJENCY FCK)D RF.I.IEF DURING Cov[]9 PANDF,MIC.. CCD Ccylon has provid¢d ¢55¢nlial food iicnu io a numFKr of familles in North and Eastrrn Provinces and upcouniry Wirh curfew having been 11nSed island-wd¢ in Sri Lka due to COVID-19 Pandemic. low income families who work for dwly wages were faced wth cxtremc circun¥tanccs. Most of the5c people who work for da51y wagcs in Col¢)mbo and th¢ surrounding towns 105t their jobs aTHI were unablc to return to th¢iT village8 due (o th¢ travel restrictions. As a resuii their families wer¢ faced with extreme poverty and stsrvation. . In view of this, we made arTangeo]ents for CCD Ceylon to d1ble thy fd packag¢5 to be delivered io fomilies in the following areas. Hatton.. In the first ph. dry f(XKI p8r¢els were distributed to famdits idcntified from 6 E4tates frorn Ambagamum'a area in Hallon on 23 April 2020. On l May 2020 nM)]t Tte13 were distributejj to other 537 fami.lies from the remaining S tateS from the same ar¢& Further I I families who were affeeted by a fire were aiso provided dry food provisions. Amother 9 famili&s w]M> were al30 affected by a providcd with dry food on *h May 2020. Nuwara Eliya.. 525 families from 8 different Lstates were distn"but¢d with dry foc4J provi&ons ou 19 April 2020. Further 60 families who were affected by flo in this area wwe distrilyjred with ess.&1 household itemg and le8rnin8 materials ft>r the ¢hildrffl). Page 5
Centre for Community DevelopmeDt Trustee's Thenmarachcbi. Jaffija: The following dry fd distnbutsoA8 weT¢ cothi>J in are& 74 families from Mattuvil E&st Village 65 fd. mili¢8 from ChathirapurdfD Vtll8ge 60 fd. tnilies from Mamivil Central Vllta8e 119 families from Nunavhl Village Pallavarnyat]kamJ I Pc4)nahw'. 7 youths who r¢tum¢d from Colombo were sclf i501&tmg and wtre giv dry focwj provisions. Another 255 families from this area were Biyen dry food provisions. From 8 consolidated financial contribution from CCD Ceylon and local a¢hers .es5ential item8 we¥e di8iribut¢d to 120 childm) from Kariyhlai Nagapattuvan Village. As part of the humanitarian work of CCD Ctylory in order to maintain the heolth and wellbeing Stat of childTcn. CCD Ccylon Pallavarayankami nmbcr5 ISSU 50ap, powdtt and Eau de Colo 10 45 families with children under th¢ 4ge of three. Village Regeneration Progrnmme {VRP).' Our vision is io improve the quality of life of people in war affe¢ted vill48# by facililating the provision of sinJLtures and awnitie5. OUT program amls lo bnn8 the community together to bwld a healthy and self-ILLStaining fuNre. We have chosen thr¢¢ smo11 adjoining villages in Pallavar&y8n Ka jwnely Cholai, Chol81 Nila and Model Villa8e lo make It a viable PTofv%ition for sus1w.rblC village developments. Education ProaMtW'. Pre-school Educats'on D¢velopmeDt ProgTanllne.' CCD Ceylon continuu to ¥upport the followiD8 thrte Prtr SclwJo]s. Thurga Munpalli in Chola Nila • AnchLhalai Munpaili in Cholai SiTahaihal Munpalli in Model VillH8 Thc5c ihr¢e pre-schools havc bccn fillKtioning well with stn.ci safety to prevent the spre&d of COVtD 19. We have provided hand w&4hing and sanitation facilities and will coniinue to support them wh¢T) the schools reopen.. Elukathir Edu¢4ti0n Centre: Tr activities in this centre progressing w¢ll until the COV1[19 paThlemic hit the area in e&rly 2020. Howcver. daily teachin8 activiti&4 were Carri out appropriate safety, cwr and ttstrictions. We continued to offer edu¢8tIQTj activitiQ8 onlinc jointly wtth the e-KaJvi ¢stsbli5hm¢nt. W¢ QT8anisd wc¢kcnd Zoom leOnS for GCSE stud¢nts, and around 60 mote students from neigh1xMLn8 sch(K)15 bcn¢fiicd from these ¢l&sses using a laptop dOnad by a well wisber from Wrtb th¢ support of laplop, projector and screen, we w¢re able to organis¢ these 7A)om Irs. vcry month t¢a¢hers. cenire athninisltator5 and co-ordinators of CCD Ceylon and CCD- UK rneet on Zoom to diqcus8 the edu¢attonal activitics. $tudcnt pro8re&4 arml other issu in the eentre. . Workshop to provide 8uidance forthe scholarship exatn Pag¢ 6
Centre for Community Development Trustee, Workshops were held iti th¢ ElUkath Tuition Centre whe0¢[ wwiljle. This vms ainrd at Grade 5 students who were expected lo sir the 2020 sclK)latship examinaknon with the aim of providing them with practi¢¢ and 8uidanc¢. gtldents aafrom PallavarayanKattu alld the o¢ighix>urin8 schools Kljeyapuram M.V. Kl Kariyalai NagapaduvanGTMS and KIKariydlai Nagapaduvan GTMS look pan. The sessions were conducted by ieachcrs. who have expertise in tuioring for scholwhip ex8Ml10nS 8rtd moNtored by CCD Ceylon Pallavarayan Kattu eotnmittre m¢tnbers, and the Elukathw adm]"n Gommittec. The swdents parents expiessed their 8ratitud¢ ¢0 CCD C.cylon and the ElukathiT adm1015tralion CQTnrnit*e for holdm8 w¢h a successfuj workshop, wlllch ihe s¢udents highly benefited from. Building self SUStsin2bilty / in¢om¢ generating PTojects Rice Mill Project We mntinue to suppon the Trillagers to getwale income through various Projects. This projecL conduaed by C.C.D C.¢ylon, encouraw entreprtneurs in the village and provide$ eMployn for many to uplifi their lives. In ordcr to continuc ottd impTOVC thc TCVCn from the Mill Proj¢£k more machinery has been purehosed for indsng ond to r¢¢ Sand and Jtonco from tk ri¢¢. More aluo pu[Chc41 from Ik nci¥htrM)urin8 villages. Tlu's wa8 Stored safely and wed when required. The unemploytyj youth arc also Involved a¢ttvity and receive wa8e8. However, due to th¢ Ponde.¢ the mill is fillKXionth8 #t a lower capacity. There 18 a eon8id¢rAbl¢ pn. fluctuation in the paddy induslry. however. we are doing our best to maintsin ihe profitability of th¢ bu6inGs8. Curr¢ndy we are )J51ng the incorne from the Mill Proj to meet our emer8cncy needs ond io support families who are directly affected by Covid 19.. The profit generakd Is also Sed meet the needs of F.lukathir Tuition Center. and other emer8en¢y and deveiopmit prOgrS in vi1198es. We Are w4Èting for the Pandemic resirictions ease io resume tsur mill activities to fidl ¢4pa¢ity. Supply of seeds and grains to promote WLcuitut¢'. In order to enable families to become self-suffi¢ieth and self-swtained for thw'r food requirenw)ts, we have provided seeds and grnns to these families. and help with improving their water facilitic5 where necesw. This activity has encouraged ny)re people to 8th itivoIvLxI in ytBII xale farnling to mea their own needs. Future Projec¢S Co4)per&tivc m(Kkl We are planning to empower a group of women headed familie5 thmts8h a eo-operdtive 5y5t¢m. We have idcntifjcd 14 wom¢n in th¢ village and are currcntly in thc pffKc55 of gathcring morc infomwtion about their hackgrt>und in order tn get ihem 108ether as a group. We have alrt4dy held a meetirt8 With them and discussed the st8rtUP PredUreS. Cwonut Oil Proth[lon Pio)1 The community based organisation, Centre for Con1m"ty Dcvclopment, has bccn &%51StinB this village to 2¢hieve & rnore sustainabl¢ way of living through vorious projects. We art exploring tbe possibility of a coconut oil productton industry. If feAsible. we hope to xmplerrtht thi.s project thrOll g cooperativ¢ sys¢ern. This parti¢ular project aints lo employ prcdominDntly fcrnalc families. with a vi¢w io PToviding th¢m with a susiainabl¢ income. Elder5 Empowernynt Program {EEP): Elders Empowerment Program is desi io maintain well-being of the Older People in the Community ond io empower them Trth the abilrty to meet their neats and take eontrol of their lives. The activities and Services offered are desied to improve Ph]¢8], Social. ment at)d Intellectswl well4)eing of the older peoplc livin8 in attd around Kingston btsrougb in a ¢OmUDity setting (Tatnit comTnuDity). We also knve a prograrnrne SUPPtsning the elderly in eastern Sri LaDka ID the Batticaloa District. Pa8e 7
Centre for Communfity Development Trnstee's This year w&9 mark1 by CoTrid-19 pa"¢ aThJ the suEwwit [Cdowtt vthieh ¢uthd our activities in April And May 2020. However. w¢ w¢r¢ ablc to ov¢tcome this by arrangmg various activities on a Zoom platfomi $in¢e June 2020. By the end of AugusL we were able to obtsin a sub5Witial anUl1t of grani from the National Lotteri¢s Community Fw)d and w¢r¢ able to provide five days a wcek senice to OUT &s well &$ io a substantial number of new members to eomb their isolation and Str8. We have be¢n ob8ming all the relevaDt Djies l&id Dilt by ihe 8oveTnTDeni under the Covid.19 regulatio. Using the grani we received. w¢ were able to PTovide Ke¢FfiI Exer¢ises, mat based Yo84 chw'T ba%d Yog Tai-chi and Dancing Classes COTwJucted by professional insEnjcrs. These 8re ¢ontinued to this day. On Thursdays, following the keepflt exereftse sesgion have a MinUte lon8 &¢&sJon when we have presentations whi¢h ¢onsi5ted of varied ¢alk8 and acttvities. Laughier is the Best Medicine. Home Gard¢nin8. General Knowledg¢ Qu?z. Comedy Tk. Light M]¢, Metttsi Exercises. Makin8 Face Masks, a Pictori81 presentation of the Sn L4nka Tour. Cooking English Ve8Ctables to Slkit the Ta1 pa]ate, Book Club Story Reading. Mindfulness etc. Wc havc celebrated the Internlon41 Day of Older Pern)M,FA8ter, Navarathri, ,Dccpavali and Christm&s In Morch 2021 we had a Memrial ev¢nt in remembrance of late Mr Varad#k. fornwr PrOgramn Director of CCD. EEP'$ 15 th Anniversary CelebNion was held in April 2021 on a zoonlaOrnI. KalaLmal4LI 2020 Wc cclcbrated our Annual Culturnl eveni Kalai Malai on a Zwm pljrfonn on the 31tt of Cktober 2020. Prof. Bal&wndaram from Canada our Thief fTuc51. It celebrated wilh the USUAI sp¢¢¥h¢s, dunre5, music. musiial plll aTKI cometh"¢8. Thi8 event attraLttd severnt ljundrth of people from all over the world. Sri Lank& Project- Empowerin8 Elders ¥1 P4ttspalii in Batticalo& al 'rhe Jasmine Plantation Activily The Jasmine plar]is are proliferntsn8 well aThl 88rl4nd m1Th8 for interested eldws been or8kni8¢d. But training proce&q is llt a srAndstill due to ¢ovid lockdowTr and public travelling restrietiON8. EEP has advised the coordinators 10 crtcourage the eld¢r5 10 5¢11 bags of flowers for Tcmplc NK)jL%. They &TC 4150 advId to grow more jlle plants from cullin $0 that they can get a year-long supply of flowers 88 well as yOg Jasmine plants to sell. When training is compl¢ted, the traintsl elders will be able to diff¢r¢nt types of 8arlandg to catcr for th¢ local market. They have a]so prepared 2 name Ixjards to publicise thu"r service. "rhe profit gerteratcd by this business will bc kcpt in th¢ bank 8nd will be led lo benefit the eldets in times of TWI OT emergency. Once the lockdown is lifted th¢ coordinators will be able to 8upervisc and tak¢ tbij proje£t furth¢T. Encourang mentsl wellbein8 - Although acttvities e at a standstill, the Ordinar0r8 are encow88in8 the clders to particjpate at our virttwl Kalalmalai on thc 25th of September. The Kanna8i Arnman Temple and the temple garden is a vital factor in bringing the village communiiies togcthcr. We have distributed essential food itens to seyeral famil in Patt1pa. area during the lockdown and this h&8 earned their Injst iti EEP. H¢althy Mind Pro8Tarnme.' Healthy Mind Progrdmme is all initiative that SUPEMJrts people with or at risk of mentsl health prOb]en.The project Lonsidcr5 mental well-being as an Anjponani of the cOmmuty and it takes a lIst1¢ approach towards the COTllTnunity d¢velopment supported by other Proj($ of CCD. This project has been rnnning for the past clcvcn y¢ars. A weekly Activity Centre is run by the proje¢1 every PAondays from 9.45 am to 11.30 am via Zoom.This provided a wde range of actiititt to cnrich the lift experience of 0p1¢ affeeted by Mental health issuc5 like anxiety. deprc&sion. stres5. isolation and gnef. Activiiies itjcluded chr based exeTcise5,8reetin8 ¢d makin& painting Pongai Panai ¢. These activitK5 help the mertrtrs w overMe isolaf]on improve th"[ mental health. Navarathri fesriv21. Deepavali. Chnstm&s, PoDgal and Aadipir2ppu were (%lebrated wirh members their family and well-wishtTh. Members had OpportitieS th siti8 old songs and play word buildujg gan in Tarnil and EnsliAh. Page 8
Centre for Community Development Trustee's During Covid 19 lock down we encouA8ed menknrs to do diff¢reM activities from knme and we propose to have an exhibition of these actiYili¢s &$ soon &$ poss17fy1e. Several seminar8 aTMI 8vrnrene SCqSiOTLS V4ere held on ItriAtis well.bein8 of miThl. body and soul and World Mental Health Day. We contacted ail th¢ uKJnbrrs and well-wisbcrs durin8 th¢ Ij advi5cd them lo bc saf¢ and io take care of themselves during thi's difficuli tsme. We organised question and aD8wer sessions in face book As part of Corona 19 ¥rtiviry and Milaap eentre. Sutton TBmil elders wup. eldeTS empOVrne 8nd well wislm joined these sl0n8 with their children and 8randclu'ldren. Thai Pongai fesllval w&8 celebrated by r¢collectsng how they enjoytrj the fettival with tkn p8renls at home eleTbrdc Adi pirappu by singing and ielling abo the event also swgke on 10 Chakrn ndilation, word building in English Proverbs in En81ish and Tamil Amid ihc IoLkdLTrWA restrictioN our m¢mb¢rs mAno8ed tively portitipte azKI ¢D8a8e in tivitieS to empower their miTy£ body and 8ouI Tamil Wom¢n Development Forum (TWDF).. Tamil Women Developmeni Forum 18 4 Proje fost(Thl by the CCD w develop and advoc8to tbo Tarnil speaking women of Ilankai 0ri8in for quality in global policy &$ they support their famili¢s ¢ommuniiies. This Project fvlfils Its purpose through research, advY. campai8ns, community-based serv1¢¢5 4nd programmcs, and by workin8 in partnership with communityased womth's organLZatioA% on is$u¢5 of human right8, human secunty. gender equa]ity, pea¢e. 1aIt edUtIon, nomIC ernp0wtrnI and so¢ig1 Justice in Ilankai (Sri Lanka) and abroa Actiwties and events.. TWDF have COrdInated a numb¢r of initi¥iive5 FN)th in thc UK and supporting communitie5 in Sri Lanka. During thc cod pandemic we develo a forunL 'Vanko Kathat'kkalam, (Let's Tk) view to helping women to (trvcrcome loneline4, anxiety. (IqJTes%iÉ)n and fear durin8 this pandemic. We h8ve a WhaAPP group where peopl¢ can express their feelingo atKI w¢ also med re8ularly in the z mcetin8 roonL W¢ ¢on¢inu¢ lo providc support to these people in the community. We continu¢ to 8UPiXprt cldcrly pcopl¢ and childrcn In thc vi1148e of Punni Trl¢cravi In North of Sri Lanka. Wc provided them with dry food prowsions dun'n8 the pandthnic. We eould TK)t proceed with any of the projects Tn Sri Lanka due to the Pandemic. D]sability Project (DP) Th¢ Disabiliry Project is ailfftl at 8&5iSting th¢ diff¢rcTttly abled people living in the northern and eastern provinLes of Ilankai Isri Lanka). CCD believ&s th8t the position of dthled rwle in society is a human And civil rights issue wjd that it is wentiAI that the organisation yhouid take a Icad in addressing thesc IBSUCS by providing rehabilitation assiswKe and tbrough income generating initiatives removing the barrierB to social inclusion. Acttvitics.. AftcT %tudyiTrg the information abo the villages tn Batticaloa il was decided to cottsider a villa¥¢ r¢gen¢ralion programme and priority will be Ven for thsabled people {EmcrgtDCy Relief, RehabilitatioD and Ernpowern)enL cld developmenL Health Care and AdV0Y and I¢)me generation activities). In i'iew of the currettt sittBiion due to Covid 19 Pandemic CCD has been unable io Comttnee the prO8rnmn.H0WeYer . we colltinue to Dvlitor the situation and collect e information. Page 9
Centre for Community Development Trustee's War Widow5 Project". The War Widows Project IWWP) works to bnng hope. &Ilty. and self_reliance to the wtr wid¢Mvs nOrtht Tamil homeland in Ilankai and help them beco equal TneMbe of the society. Its mission is to maximi8C the fijll potential of the war widows througb eM>w¢r¢n1, rehabiliuiion, inteatt.0ll and participatory cn8a8ements thai scrvr their DEeds and aSPtiOnS ID locaL rwonol. national attd iDiern4lionat developmeni. . The beneficianes were choscD by CCD, tr¢ir business wue asse&sed and approv 4ccordiDg to respective skills, committneni a1 dn"v¢, and nesSary supports were provided. The families are continuously monitore motivattd and supported to enSUTe successful outcomes in their chosen v¢nlure8. CCD Ceylon 8uppon¢d five familie8. from ChurtTMham. JAffi]4 for th¢ livelihood assistance prorn. Peopl¢ in th¢ vill4g¢ wcrc rcscttled &fier the war and live in v¢ry poor coTrJitions. Majority of the families are wom¢n he8ded houscholds and live well below ihe pov¢ty lin¢. They do not own any a&8ets and often live in ternpor acu>mTnod&tion on government land. MO of the pu)ple from these wllag&q %rk in neighbouring forn, or in n¢arby Chunaham rnarkct. As thig area 15 h¢&vily aff¢ct¢d by Covid19, it h&$ been Under lockdown for 5ev¢r monihs .Our suppon for these families iticlude helpin8 to expand thr grocery shops. making snaeks and short eats for thc wholesale market. small SeAle produ¢tton of chilli powder other spice items which are pack¢d fur wholesale. buildin8 a chicken coop ond providing tbt first batch of chickens. Advice atxd support wer¢ siven to 811 porticipan, and pro8re8s is continu0$1Y nM)nitortl ond supported by CCD membezs. FinanLiai Review Th¢ charity's reserve at the end of the year is £71.8211- RestriLted reserve is £IO,OOO/- and unrestricted re8ep#e is £61.8211- PriT)cipal Funding Resourcc8'. Thc principa] funding source for the cknity is 8encrAlly by way of fij1 rAi8ing evertt$. sponsorthips and donations from w¢ll-wish¢rs. The charity hB5 rnisod srnau grants frwn th¢ Royol Borough of kn"npton for iLI proBrartunes in the UK and this yw we ha¥e received a w of £40.IX¥y- from Nallonal Lotiery Commlnity Fund to help the CoMTThly durin8 COVID-19 Paodelluc. R¢serves policy.. Reserves arc needed to bridgc thc fiuIng gaps between spthlin8 on Program and receiving resourc through 8rants thal pro%ide funding. Reserves are also held to cover unexpecied expenditures and in ern¢Tgency. In addition, reserves are needed io overcome the main risks to the OTg8niiaiion. Thc trustees Hqll examioe the ¢trJariry's requiremeths for reserves in light of the main risks to the 018amlOn and will cJtabli8h a policy whereby the UDre5tricted fi¢* not committul or inv¢8¢¢d m tanb]e a88ets held by the chaniy should be at le 5Q/• aNI not than IO#/• of its wrnover. Statement of Rcsponsibilities of the Comrnitt¢¢ of Mwwg¢trrKnt: .harity Law requires thc trustccs to prepare financial statemenrs for exh financial year that 8ive a trne and fair vi¢w of th¢ slat¢ of affairs of the chanty and of the reyenue surplu3 or dcficit of thc charity for that PUilKi. In prepÈrsng th(k%e financJ&l staternil4 thc are required io." seleci suitable accoting tx)licics and then apply them corLsi$iently" m&ke judgerrents 8nd ¢IMeS that arc rc&sonablc and pnthL stale whether applicable accounting thdanls and stat¢ts of recornMend practice have been followed subject io any departures disclosed and explained in the financta] SMen. and prewe the ststements on the going corteern blS esS it is inappropriate to presume that tbe conwry will continue in blne&S. Page 10
Centre for Communlty Development Truyt¢e'$ The trustees are resw)nsibl¢ for maintsining PToper accounting re¢orth th1¢h disclose with reasonable accUY al any lime the financial tM)sition of the clwiry and eDables them to esure that the financiai stalements comply with Charities Act 1993. TnLStees are $0 responsible for safe8wding th¢ &8S¢ts of the ¢harity and hence for taking r¢Lsonkble steps for the prevents'on and detection of fraud #nd oth¢r irrcgulariiies. ItePendent EAarnin¢r". A r¢soluhon prOp0j at thc Annual General MeeDng that Mr S Ranjan of RSBC Cbartered Cenfied Accounts { fornRrly Waran & Co) to be gpp)mted as IT¥JependeDt Examiner to the charity for eAquin8 year. By order of th Dr Thevakunchary N8th8n ChAir 1211012021 PaBel1
Centre for Community Development Independent Examiner's Report to the trustee of Centre for Community Development I report oll th¢ arcounts of the company for th¢ year athj 31 Mch 20217whi¢h are set oui on pages 13 to 17 . ReJpKtive responslbllltlu of trust¢u illd euminer Th¢ mcmbcr (who ib also the diFCCtoi of the company for thc purposes of company lawl is Jrswjnsible for the preparation of the accounL8. The member ¢onsiders that an awlTt IS TKII required for this year urder section IH(21 of the Chantics Act 2011 (the 2011 A¢t) and thai an ind¢t examllwtion is ncedcd. Having satisfied myself thai thc ¢han"ry is Bubje£t to awjit under cowy law is ¢ligible for independent exalllination. it is my Tesponsibility io.. exarnine lh¢ accounts under seAion 145 of 2011 Ae4 to follow the proeedurcs laid do ID th¢ 8en¢ral DItiOnS Ven by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the 2011 Arl, to siaie whcther partkcular nxtters have come to my 8tWAtio Bmsls of Independent exgmlner's report My exdtninaii(Trn was c¥rri¢d ¢)ui in 8¢¢ordance with the 8enernl Diredions given by the Charity Commission. An examin#ii()n uKludes a rcvi¢w of the accountin8 recor&4 kept by the eharity and 4 ¢ompgnson of ihe accounts prcsentcd with those re¢ord8. It olso irKludes con5tderaiion of any items or disc105urc8 in th¢ aCCOEmts, and seekm8 explanatsons from you &8 member concerning any such mdtters. The pTo¢edure8 und¢rtak¢n dts not providc all the evidence that would be requir¢d in an audit and consequendy no opinitsn is given as to whether the accounts preseni a 'tru¢ and faiT view, and the report 18 limited to those matters Bet out in the stslement below. Indtpendent exarnlner's itatement In connectlon wth my ex8mination, no mott¢r ho8 COTr* to my attention: {1) which YeS me a msonable Cause to believe tbat in any materiai respect the requirements.. to keep accounliDg I¢rdS in CordanCe wtth 8eth.on 386 of the MpanIeS Ad 2(1)6,' and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin8 records, ¢oJnply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Cornpanies Aci 2006 with the metho(ts atml pnnciple8 of the steMent of RecoTnmended PraitJ¢e.' A¥¢ounliDg R¢porting by Charities have not been met,. or (2) to which, in my opinion, attemion shovld be dTawn tn oth to enable a proper understsndin8 of the attounts to be reached. SRaD MBA FCCA Cha RCBC I l Approach Road Raynes Park SW20 8BA Certified Accountants RSBC Chartere¢ Ceoi rec Accoun:anis 31 Apr)roach Road Lor,eon SW20 8BA Tel 02C. 8S14 9355 Date.. Pw12
Centre for Commnnlty Development Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 Oncluding Income and Expenditure Account and Ststement of Totsl Recognised Gains and Losses) Unrejtrlcted ruDds Restrkted funds Tot1 2021 Tot1 2020 Gener*1 Note In¢omlng resourtts In¢omiMg res04pc•sfro generedfAdS Grants Donation Mcmbcrship Advcrt Ineom¢ Colleciion lor Meals Miscellaneous Income Village Regeneration Proj4XI CCD Fund raisin8 in¢¢)me Cowd 19 Contributions Lottery fimds Gift Aid Othcr Income 2,6C¥) 4.071 4.390 290 11,573 3,502 3,980 5,824 10,765 10,765 5.328 5328 2,420 10 2,420 10 61.563 62,563 36,230 Reiollrces expended Costs ofxener#thglMAés Drop in A58istsnt Cosi of Meals Cost of Catering Trdnsport Cost ritnc55 Ses5lOll Office Renr Council Tax Utility Hall Hire Rcpairs and Tnaintcnanr¢ Pro8ramm¢ c.ost Telephone and Inwmet Printing FJire of Equipment Sundry ¢Xns¢S Depreciation EEP Project Sri IAnk2 Insurance Villase Re8en¢ratith) {5,059) (162) {2266) (1.16T) (1.167) (1.093) (1.093) (8,666) (4.750) (1.254) 12,402) 222 12,416) (8.666) (4.750) (1254) (2.402) {3.0(K)) {1235) 11,901) (4,708) (621) {1,8) (I,oH) {537) {484} (1,490) 222 12.416) (841) (841) (590) {590) (247) 1247) (1.346) (1,870) 1327) {1.346) {1.870) (327) (I.(KM)) 1174) (17,485) Page 13
Centre for Community Development Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 ncluding Income and Expenditure Account And Statement of Total Reeognised Gains and Losses) UDrestrlcted fund$ Tot•1 2021 Tot] 202Q GeD¢rAI flld Note Covid-19 Food relief Commi58ions Donations paid TrBining and Educaiion IT Costs Cordinator ¢ost8 (6247) (4.(KX)) (2J72) (2001 11.166) {9J75) (500) (6,247) (4.(M)O) (2,372> (2001 (1.1661 (9 J75) {5CH)) HMP Total costs of 8ermtin8 funds (40,159) (10.448) (50,607) (43.020) her re.fOUP¢J é-¥p¢nd¢d Total re80UW¢6 expondcd Oth¢r r¢¢ognl$ed fKlni nd low• Nei movement in fund8 40.159 10.448 50.607 43,020 21.404 (9.448) 11.956 (6.7901 Reeondllitlon tsf fllDds Total l)Jnds broughi foThvard 28,660 48,108 Totsl funds Caled fonvard 50,061 10.( 60.064 48,108 All r*f the Charity'8 ath'vities denv¢ from contsnuing operations durin8 the alxjve two periods. A Statement of Total Recognised Gains and tA) 1$ not required u all losses are iT>¢luded in the Statement of birwicial Activiti. Page 14
Centre for Community Development (Registration Dumber: NA) Balanee Sheet 88 at 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Note FIAed assets Tangible assets 5,383 Current xss¢t$ Cash at bank and in hand 66.438 49.738 Credl¢or8: Amounts f*lu1 ¢ wlthlTh otte ytsr Net current 1.630 66.438 48,108 Net %9sets 71,821 48,108 Funds of tht Ch•rlty: Reitrlcted income funds io.( 10.c Unrestrleted Income fuodj (iencral funds 61,821 38.108 Tot41 fund$ 71,821 48,108 For the financial year ¢nd¢d 31 Mah 2021, thc charity was enlltl to exempiion from audit Under 5ecfion 477 of the Companies Act 2tK)6 relatllw to sm411 coryanie& The members hav¢ tK>t rtquwed the chan.ty to obtsin an audit of its aceowits for th¢ year in qUtion in acrordancc with sectkon 476. The acknowledges responsibilities for ¢On4)In8 vrith th¢ requirements of the Ac¢ with w to acwunting records and the preparniion of ac¢ounts. The5¢ a¢¢ounis have been prepar&J m a¢¢ordan¢¢ with th¢ provisio% applicabl¢ io ¢ompani¢5 subjcct to the Sm] coMpae5 regitne and with the Financial Reporfing StaTMl8rd for Snmller Emitie8 (effeth've January 2015). Th¢ fiTWLcial Btatemenl8 on pages 13 ts 17 Thrre approtrtd by the , and Buthoris&l for issue on 12 0¢ber 2021 and si on beh&lf by.. Dr ThevAkun¢h4ry Nathan Trustec Page 15
Centre for Community Development Cash Flow Statement for the Year EDded 31 March 2021 ReconeilltiDn of net DVeDnI ID funds to net Ush from operadng edvltles 2021 202(J Net income 1De¢Tea5cyincre in creditors 36.166 {1,630 44.128 970 Net cath inflow 34,536 45.098 Ch flow *t#tewnt 2021 2020 Note Nei c&8h inflow from operating acttvilies Trading subsidiary corporarion tsx payable 34.536 45,098 Net ¢aih inflow before ttwement of liquid Tesourcu aThl finart¢ing 45,098 In¢r¢as¢ in 8h in the year 34,536 45.098 All of the ¢ath flows are derived from continuin8 0perntith during the above two perioth. Page 16
Centre for Community Development Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2021 l Accounting poll¢ks Basis of preprtlo The financial st&t¢m¢nts have prepared under the .Or1¢al cosi convents'on in accordance with applicable United Kin8dom Accounting SraThJards. the Chanty Commwion 'Ststem¢nt of Recornrnended Practice.. Aceoumtin8 ènd Roportin8 by Choritiu, ('SORP 2005,). thc Finonctal Reportin8 Standard for STh1 Entiti (eff11¥e Janullry 2015). and ikc Companies Aci 2006. A sumw of the pnncipa] accounting polhche5. which have been Bpplied ¢onsisrentty, except where is out below. Twxatlon The Charity 1$ considered to p&8s the t$ 8¢t out in P4ra8raph I Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and thcrcfore it ets the d¢finition of a ¢haritsblc conwany for UK ¢orpoNiion tsx purposes. Accordingly, th¢ Charity is potentially exem from t&x&tson in Tespect of income OT capitsl gains reeeived thIn c4¢egorie8 covered by Chopf¢r 3 Pan I l of the Corporanon T8x Ad 2010 or Sectt'¢)n 236 of the Taxation of Chargeable Giny 1992. to the extent that sucb income or 8ain8 are applied exclusively to chan'tabl¢ PL14Se8. 2 Trnsteu remuneritlon aDd expeDsei No tn]siees. nor any persons comected with the have ryeived remunerntion from the chan'ty durin8 the year. No ttlLsiees hav¢ r¢c¢iv¢d any r¢imburscd expcnscs from thc chartry durin8 the yur. 3 TaxatloTr The cornpany is a T¢8tered chority and 18. thrr¢foT¢. ex¢t from taxation. 4 C.harlty s¢atsJ The Chan"ty is A Charity limited by gUartee 8Jkl ¢OTwuendy does not have share capitsl. Each of the Chairman is liablc to contribute an wnouni noi exce&Jin8 £Nil towards the 9&8ets of th¢ Ch8rity in the event of liquidation. Page 17