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Building Better Futures International

Friends Of The Poor In South India

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1126907
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 1, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 25, 2008
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
46 Southfields Road
London
SW18 1QJ

Activities

Building Better Futures International fosters the talents and skills of women and girls in Tamil Nadu, India, so they can lift themselves out of poverty permanently and is an enabler of self-help for families and communities to build their own futures. Every pound we raise goes directly on the Indian projects: all UK costs are met by Trustees and volunteers.

Objects: The Relief Of Financial Hardship, Either Generally Or Individually, Of Neglected Poor People Living, In Particular But Not Exclusively, In The State Of Tamil Nadu, South India, And In Such Other Parts Of The World As The Trustees May Decide, Primarily By Providing Or Paying For Items, Services Or Facilities And By Aiding Small Businesses And Other Activities To Create Sustainable Incomes.2 The Advancement Of The Education Of The Public, In Particular Persons Living In The State Of Tamil Nadu, South India, And In Such Other Parts Of The World As The Trustees May Decide.3 The Relief Of Sickness, The Protection And Preservation Of Health, In Particular, But Not Exclusively, Of Persons Living In The State Of Tamil Nadu, South India, And In Such Other Parts Of The World As The Trustees May Decide.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Tamil Nadu, South India
Country
India

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 June 1, 2026On time £48,842 £56,548
Sept. 30, 2024 May 28, 2025On time £65,387 £59,028
Sept. 30, 2023 June 11, 2024On time £64,226 £63,606
Sept. 30, 2022 March 17, 2023On time £45,628 £48,922
Sept. 30, 2021 July 13, 2022On time £78,172 £86,114
Sept. 30, 2020 Jan. 22, 2021 £69,225 £54,994

Trustees

Name Appointed
Philip Nicholas Brown (Chair) Dec. 15, 2008
Andrew Crighton Dec. 7, 2015
Gill Hopkins Oct. 16, 2023
John Brian Wilde Dec. 14, 2016
James Edward Burgess March 3, 2025
Laurie Green Dec. 15, 2008
Simon Jeremy Bell FCA