Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date
Charity name: ST JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRES (UK) (SJICC UK)
Charity registration number: 1120539
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The charity's mission is to alleviate sickness and safeguard the well-being of children, particularly those under the age of 15, from disadvantaged backgrounds across India. Our focus is on providing clean, safe, and cost-free accommodation for children undergoing treatment for chronic illnesses such as cancer, along with their accompanying parents or guardians. We aim to ensure that these children have access to essential care and a supportive environment during their treatment journey. |
| 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 |
SJICC UK’s primary aim is to raise funds within the United Kingdom to support grant applications from charitable organizations in India that provide free, safe, and secure residential accommodation for children and their families, particularly those in need. This delivers public benefit by helping ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are able to access and continue life-saving medical treatment in a stable and supportive environment. SJICC UK is fully authorized to remit funds to India and operates with minimal administrative costs, ensuring that the majority of donated funds are applied directly to charitable purposes. To date, SJICC UK has focused its funding efforts on supporting residential centres operated by the Indian charity, St Jude Child Care Centres, due to several key reasons: 1. Immediate Impact: Trustees of SJICC UK can directly observe the positive outcomes resulting from their donations. 2. Alignment with Objectives: St Jude Child Care Centres meets all the |
| criteria set out in SJICC UK’s charitable objectives. 3. Ongoing Oversight: The UK trustees have conducted multiple visits to assess the charity’s governance, management and operational standards, ensuring effective use of funds. 4. Transparency and Reporting: The trustees receive regular and comprehensive reports detailing activities and outcomes in India, providing assurance that all funds are used effectively. 5. Independent Validation: Ongoing due diligence by third-party organizations such as CRISIL, an independent Indian ratings agency, confirms that the charity consistently meets and exceeds standards of service delivery and compliance. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All trustees of SJICC UK volunteer their time and expertise without any form of remuneration. In establishing the charity's objectives and planning its activities, the trustees have carefully considered and ensured compliance with the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. The trustees are satisfied that the charity’s activities and initiatives are carried out for the public benefit and are aligned with its charitable purposes, delivering a clear and demonstrable positive impact in accordance with those objectives. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | |
| Other | Partner Identification and Trustee Activities: |
The trustees identify new partners through recommendations from experts, existing partners, and suggestions from our supporters and fellow trustees. These partners are carefully selected to ensure they meet the criteria and objectives of SJICC UK. The UK trustees meet regularly to review and discuss key activities, including fundraising initiatives, communication strategies, awareness events, and grant applications. These meetings ensure ongoing alignment with the charity's mission and objectives. Donor Renewals and Family Unit Process: The process for donor renewals and managing the Family Unit has been streamlined. It is now handled by the UK trustees, with certain aspects outsourced to a third-party provider on a paid basis. This approach ensures efficiency while maintaining a high standard of service.
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | During the year, the charity strengthened its operational foundations and expanded its reach through targeted fundraising, partnerships, and governance improvements. April 2024: Implemented the NetSuite financial system, strengthening financial management and reporting. May 2024: Fundraising event led by Ria, Tony, and Bhavik through the Ford Ride from London to Essex. May 2024: Preethi Suresh appointed as Trustee, bringing additional expertise and oversight. June 2024: Secured volunteer support via the Benevity portal to assist with donor database segmentation. September 2024: Partnership with JKS Restaurants using tent cards to increase awareness and engagement. Collectively, these activities strengthened the charity’s capacity to raise funds efficiently and steward donor contributions. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other | Building on the momentum of previous years, our work across finance and governance, communications, and marketing has continued to evolve. It focuses on raising awareness, deepening donor engagement, and expanding our support base. Regular newsletters remain central to this approach, keeping supporters informed, connected, and closely engaged with our mission and the tangible difference their support makes. |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The December 2025 submission covers the period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Donations received during this period include: • £5,396 from tent cards in September 2024 • £1657 from the Ria, Tony, and Bhavik fundraiser [Ford Ride from London to Essex]. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The trustees have carefully reviewed the charity’s income streams and commitments to its grantees. In light of this analysis, they consider it prudent to retain reserves equivalent to three months’ non- discretionary operating costs. This ensures the charity maintains financial stability and can meet its obligations, even in the face of unforeseen challenges or fluctuations in income. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | GBP 46,315 |
| 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 |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| 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 | Elected by Board of Trustees |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other | SJICC is a registered UK charity (number 1120539). This annual report is produced to accompany the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022 in compliance with the requirements of the Charity Commission. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | ST JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRES (UK) (SJICC UK) |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | 1120539 |
| Registered charity number | |
| Charity’s principal address | 272 Finchley Road London NW3 7AA |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Charlotte Stephens-Hodge |
Secretary | |||
| Dr Brian John Hargreaves |
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| Dr Mallika Kaviratne |
Chair | |||
| Manisa Jain | Treasurer | |||
| Poonam Mittal | ||||
| Preethi Suresh | May2024 onwards | |||
| Rita Shankardass | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser 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
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) ~~Mine~~ Mallika Kaviratne Full name(s) Manisa Jain ~~| a~~ Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair Chair, etc) ~~—_~~ Date Monday 15, December, 2025 ~~——~~
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Charity Commission Annual Return 2025
ST JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRES UNITED KINGDOM (SJICC UK) Charity registration number: 1120539
Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.
This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2025.
PART A - Charity information
Financial period
Financial period start date
01/04/2024
Financial period end date
31/03/2025
Income and spending
Income £
£ 238,122
Spending £
£ 185,058
Number of contracts from government
How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Number of grants from government
How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Income breakdown
Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)
£ 0
Charitable activities
£ 231,423
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Other trading activities
£ 0
Investments
£ 0
Other
£ 6,699
Corporate donations
What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a corporate donor during the financial period of this return?
£ 5,396
Donations from individuals
What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from an individual during the financial period of this return?
£ 12,000
Donations from related parties
What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a related party during the financial period of this return?
£ 0
Grantmaking
Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?
Yes
Recipients of grants
Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals
£ 0
Other charities
£ 176,809
Other organisations that are not charities
£ 0
Grant recipients related parties
Are any of the grant recipients related parties to the charity?
No
Trustee payments
Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return? ⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid
Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?
No
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Income from outside the UK
Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom
Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Spending outside of the United Kingdom
Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?
Yes
Select countries/territories your charity operated in during the financial period covered by this annual return ⊠ India
We recommend you select "Save" regularly to avoid losing any values entered.
£ 176,809 India
Total Spending outside of the United Kingdom
£ 176,809
Overseas spending outside the regulated banking system
How was money transferred outside of the United Kingdom by your charity in the financial period of this return? (Tick all that apply)
Businesses authorised to provide 'Payment services'
Methods of money transfer
How much money did your charity send in total outside of the United Kingdom using a method other than the regulated banking system in the financial period for this return?
£ 176,809
Trading subsidiaries
Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?
No
Property
Were any of your charity's properties held by holding or custodian trustees on behalf of your charity (excluding the Official Custodian) during the financial period for this return?
No
Employment contract types
People were permanently employed by your charity
0
People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity 0
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Self-employed people were working for your charity
1
Total overseas employees
How many of the people above work on behalf of your charity outside of the United Kingdom?
0
Total employee payroll
What was the total amount spent on employee payroll during the financial period relating to this return? £ 4,364
Employees' salaries
Did any of your charity's employees receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the financial period of this annual return?
No Governance policies Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures Yes Safeguarding policy and procedures Not applicable Financial reserves policy and procedures Yes Complaints policy and procedures Not applicable Serious incident reporting policy and procedures Not applicable Internal risk management policy and procedures Not applicable Trustee expenses policy and procedures Yes Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures No Investing charity funds policy and procedures Yes Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures No Bullying and harassment policy and procedures No Social media policy and procedures No Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures No
Governance policies
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Safeguarding
Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return? No
Serious Incidents
Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?
No External risk and impact Donations Positive Other income - grants Not applicable Other income - contracts Not applicable Other income - investment Not applicable Expenditure on charitable activities Negative Expenditure on overheads Negative Number of volunteers Not applicable Number of employees Not applicable Number of trustees Negative Fundraising activities Negative Capacity to deliver services Negative Total service demand Negative
External risk and impact
Volunteers
Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?
0
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Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of St Jude India Chlldcare Centres UK I report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31" March 2025 which are set out on pages l and 2. Respective responslbllltles of trustees and examlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparatlon of the financial statements. The charity's trustees conslder that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charitle5 Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examinatlon is needed. It Is my responsiblllty to: • examlne the flnancial statements under section 43 of the 1993 Act; follow the procedures laid down in the general Dlrectlons given by the Charity Commlssion under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act; and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. This report, includlng my statement, has been prepared for and only for the charity's trustees as a body. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charlty's trustees those matters l am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permltted by law, I do not accept or assume responslbility to anyone other than the charlty and the charity's trustees as a body for my examination work, for this report, or for the statements I have made. Basls of Independent examlner's report My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance wlth the general directions given by the Charlty Commission. An examlnatlon includes a review of the accountin8 records kept by the charity and a comparison of the flnancial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual Items of dlsclosures in the flnanclal statements and seeklng explanations from you as trustees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would be requlred In an audlt, and consequently no oplnlon Is glven as to whether the flnanclal statements present a "true and fair view" and the report is limlted to those matters set out In the statsment below. Independent examlnerfs statementln connection wlth my examinatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon: Whlch 8ives me reasonable cause to belleve that In any material respect the requlrements: o to keep accountin8 records In accordance wlth section 41 of the 1993 Act; and o to prepare financlal statements which accord wlth the accountlng records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met. or to whlch, in my oplnion, attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng of the financlal statements to be reached. 21*j 2025
st Jud• Indla ChlldCar• C•ntrns UK Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho porlod fro 1-Apr-24 31-Mar-25 Unrostrl¢t•d funds ta th• R•strict¢d furKIs Endonent funds t•th•n••mt£ Total funds L•styMr to th• TrMr•¥t I t• lh• n•aMt£ t•th• n•arnsl £ A1 Recelpts Corporats Foundatms & Tn GbftA Indwidual$ Sundry Incomo 10.229 186,239 185,239 6.699 410,756 53.010 21847 9,771 30.987 Sub total(Gross Incom• for AR 16,500 221,122 238,122 180,61fj A2 Ass•t and Inv•stm•nt sal•s, ls•• tabl•l. Sub total 18,000 221,822 238.122 180,61 A3 Payments AdmlnistratNe Su T•om SuppJrt Prof•sslon•l F•#. olhor Bank Charp Oropbox Eyn Funtha Plarfomis Subs¢rfpUon Funthalslng Ev•nts Grants Pald prtn Travel & Subal8t•nc• 2,309 2,006 2N18 2,066 3,300 43 479 479 403 169.844 110 267 178,809 176.809 Sub total 171,809 185.058 104083 A4 Asset and Investm•nt purahas•s. (s•• tabl•) Sub total 8,249 178, 186,068 184,013 Net of recthTptsI(payments) A6 Transf•rs bet0 fund5 A6 Cash furKls last year •nd Cash ftind8 thls year end 8,251 44,813 63,014 38,064 46.310 44,182 97.226 27.609 44,162 EO,511 Unr05trict•d funds R•strICt funds Endowment funds to n••r••tt 81 Cash fvnds 46.318 150.911 Total cash funds 44,316 50,911 1&3reeba*nc4B rttptsd payThents aoW$l) Unr•strlat•d Restrlctsd funds Endowment
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