2022-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1125102

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

for

Supporting Dalit Children

Premier Accountancy The Straw Barn Upton End Business Park Meppershall Road Shillington Bedfordshire SG5 3PF

Supporting Dalit Children

Contents of the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

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Report of the Trustees	1	to	2
Independent Examiner's Report		3
Statement of Financial Activities		4
Balance Sheet		5
Notes to the Financial Statements	6	to	8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities		9

Supporting Dalit Children

Report of the Trustees

For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Grantmaking

During the course of the year Supporting Dalit Children made 36 grants totalling £131,427.00 to 36 separate causes. The amounts sent to each cause are stated below.

£116,704.99 to the Centre for Non-Formal and Continuing Education for the purposes of financially supporting the Pannur Manvi Mission i.e Loyola School,,Xavier School and Loyola College (all in Manvi), and Loyola Kapepaladi School, hostel and school bus service in Pannur. Supporting Dalit Children also supports a drinking water project and tailoring schools run by the Pannur Manvi Mission.

£7,959.51 to the Pannur Health Centre in the village of Pannur run by the Sisters of St Joseph's of Tarbes, for the primary health care of the Dalit children attending Loyola Kapepaladi School, their famiilies and other Daily families living in the surrounding villages.

£5,512.50 to Khammam Health Centre in response to a letter received by the Charity from Sr. Sujatha at the Khammam Health Centre. They were struggling to run the hospital without a Medical Doctor. They were seeking help with the salary each month but were able to provide food and accommodation. All donations to the Khammam Health Centre are sponsored by one benefactor who was approached directly for this support.

£1,250 to Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society for travel expenses for Fr Eric to visit the UK.

The charity is run voluntarily i.e no salaries are paid whatsoever. Trustees and their families fund all office running expenses and travel expenses to India, in order to keep expenses to a minimum. In 2022, expenses which totalled £2,605.44 were made up of printing of charity Newsletters, Barclaycard expenses, building a new websirte for the Charity, the printing of new Christmas cards / envelopes and accountancy fees.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Fundraising activities

Supporting Dalit Children is supporting many projects ranging from pre-school, high school, pre-university, university and post graduate education for 3 to 23 year old Dalit students in the state of Karntaka, southern india. Supporting Dalit Children also supports a clean drinking water project and tailoring schools for Dalit teenage girls,.Supporting Dalit Children raises through sponsorship, selling of charity merchandise, fundraising, individual donations and donations from charitable Trusts.

This year one of the Trustees of Supporting Dalit Children, together with four of its sponsor parents were able to visit India. It was a very succesful trip, with many new ideas and initiatives to follow up in 2023.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The charity's objects and regulations are regulated by a trust deed dated 8th May 2008, and under that Deed is constituted as a charitable trust. It is a registered charity, number 1125102.

The Charity currently has 4 Trustees in total. Were there a requirement for new trustees, these would be recommended and agreed by the existing trustees.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number

1125102

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Supporting Dalit Children

Report of the Trustees

For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

Principal address

Fillets Farm Hunsdon Nr Ware Hertfordshire SG12 8QA

Trustees

P C Findlay Chairman Mrs D E Findlay Treasurer Mrs H Baron Secretary Ms K E Findlay (appointed 1.6.2022)

Independent Examiner

Premier Accountancy (uk) Ltd Premier Accountancy The Straw Barn Upton End Business Park Meppershall Road Shillington Bedfordshire SG5 3PF

Bankers

Barclays Bank plc Royston Hertfordshire

COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Supporting Dalit Children was formed in March 2008.

The object of the charity is to advance the education of Dalit children living in Karnataka, Southern India and to relieve the poverty of Dalit children in particular, but not exclusively by the provision of funding towards their education and living expenses.

The trustees of Supporting Dalit Children organise various fund raising events throughout the year as well as approach individuals and groups for private sponsorship and support.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:

........................................................................ Mrs D E Findlay - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Supporting Dalit Children

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Supporting Dalit Children

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Supporting Dalit Children (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Premier Accountancy (uk) Ltd

Premier Accountancy The Straw Barn Upton End Business Park Meppershall Road Shillington Bedfordshire SG5 3PF

Date: .............................................

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Supporting Dalit Children

Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

2022 Unrestricted fund Notes £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 109,265 Charitable activities Fundraising event 24,767 Total 134,032 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Fundraising event 2,635 Other 131,427 Total 134,062 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (30) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 30 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD -	2021 Total funds £ 116,211 51,334
	167,545
	844 166,701
	167,545
	- 30
	30

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Supporting Dalit Children

Balance Sheet

31 December 2022

		2022	2021
		Unrestricted	Total
		fund	funds
	Notes	£	£
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank		-	30
NET CURRENT ASSETS		-	30
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES		-	30
NET ASSETS		-	30
FUNDS	4
Unrestricted funds		-	30
TOTAL FUNDS		-	30

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:

............................................. P C Findlay - Trustee

............................................. D E Findlay - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Supporting Dalit Children

Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.

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Supporting Dalit Children

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

3. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies Charitable activities Fundraising event Total EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Fundraising event Other Total NET INCOME RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 4. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS	At 1.1.22 £ 30 30 Incoming resources £ 134,032 134,032	Unrestricted fund £ 116,211 51,334 167,545 844 166,701 167,545 - 30 30 Net movement At in funds 31.12.22 £ £ (30) - (30) - Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (134,062) (30) (134,062) (30)

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Supporting Dalit Children

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

5. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2022.

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Supporting Dalit Children

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 December 2022

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Gifts Manvi School (1st-10th) Pannur School & hostel Manvi PUC & college Gift aid received Charitable activities Christmas & gift cards Medical funds appeal Ambulance appeal Tailoring,driving school, flood & famine relief Panur Health Centre Mangalore Khammam Health Centre Drinking water project Christmas 2022 appeal Mugs Hostel meals for Manvi & Panur Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Credit card & terminal charges Other charity merchandise Accountancy Other Transfers to Indian School Support costs Management Newsletter printing Advertising Total resources expended Net (expenditure)/income	2022 £ 15,762 9,735 49,328 14,845 19,595 109,265 640 - - 693 6,370 1,000 4,500 6,287 4,523 19 735 24,767 134,032 218 2,072 100 2,390 131,427 45 200 245 134,062 (30)	2021 £ 19,494 10,085 51,853 10,356 24,423
		116,211 565 10,320 15,940 7,071 - 5,500 - 6,350 5,500 88 -
		51,334
		167,545 684 - -
		684 166,701 160 -
		160
		167,545
		-

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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