Harvest India UK Annual Report 2020 / 2021
Harvest India UK continues to raise funds for Harvest India, an NGO working primarily in the southern State of Andhra Pradesh. It’s work revolves around bringing relief to the downtrodden and marginalised in Indian Society through education, orphan care, elderly homes, medical camps, disaster relief, provision of water wells, food distribution and more.
2020 / 2021 continued the atypical functioning of the UK Charity due to the Corona 19 virus pandemic. All board meeting were held remotely and our normal fundraising was severely curtailed, although regular giving rose slightly. We received a larger than expected donation following one of our supporters completing a sponsored head shave!
It should be noted that these accounts are presented on the receipts and payments process, which is a simplified format that ignores accruals. The accounts represent a snapshot of the balance at midnight on 30th September 2021; subsequent income/donations are not included.
There were no trips to India during this time and most communication with India was via email, Zoom, WhatsApp, Facebook, Facebook Messenger and SMS text messaging. We had several three way Zoom meetings for updates from India with our US counterparts and their supporters.
In India, Harvest India managed to get permits to travel during the Lock Dwn and was able to distribute food and essential hygiene items to those in need as well as families supporting those admitted to Hospital with Covid 19. Harvest India itself lost several key staff members to Covid 19 but continued to function working alongside the local police in food and medicine distribution, gaining local awards and plaudits on Indian State Media and local news outlets.
However, in late 2021, Harvest India’s permission to receive foreign contributions under the Indian Financial Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) were withdrawn for 160 days following allegations (as yet unfounded) of irregularities in compliance with its stated principles. We await the outcome of this investigation, but note that many other Christian and Muslim NGOs in India have had their FCRA permissions withdrawn for various, as yet unfounded, reasons.
It has been estimated[1] in May 2021 that an additional 230 million Indians were living in poverty due to the Corona virus pandemic and that rural poverty will increase by an additional15% Some estimates put the total as high as 400 million will be living in poverty – earning less than $2 a day during 2022.
We have yet to establish a new fundraising platform, following the closure of Virgin Money Giving and are exploring the best value for money options. We have been able to transfer the majority of those who gave regularly through that platform to standing orders direct to the Harvest India UK bank account.
We continue to explore ways to raise the profile of the charity here in the UK, and acknowledge that we lack social media presence, a credible UK website (at present our website is administered by our sister charity in the USA) and that we require the introduction of new, younger media savvy people as Trustees to move the charity forwards.
We look forward to 2022 and the resolution of the FCRA problems, the ability to travel freely to India and see for ourselves the amazing work being carried out by our friends at Harvest India and the wise use of the contributions from Harvest India UK.
1 * Azim Premji University
Alun Davies Chair Harvest India UK January 2022.
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Cashflow Harvest India UK 2020-2021 12 [th] year as Charity
Opening
Income Balance October November December January February
£1,690.48
CAF £150.00 £150.00 £150.00 £150.00 £150.00
Personal Donations - General £410.00 £410.00 £840.00 440 440
Small change donations £47.50
Church Donations- General 250
Paypal Donations received
Virgin Money Giving 30 420 15 300
Stewardship
aAmazon Smile
Gift aid reclaim
Orphanage donation
Well Donation
Elderly care donation
Project specific donation 1000
Pastor conference
Book/Video sales
bags/Punjammies £126.00
Jewellery sales
card sales £80.00 130
Trip food/accommodation costs
fundraiser/donations
Sub Total 813.5 590 2790 605 890
Outgoings
Transfer to Harvest India £4,500.00
Bank Charges £15.00
Agents Charges
HI trip
Domain set up
Donation for examining accounts
Books
Printing costs
Refund of donation
Expenses
Sub Total £0.00 £0.00 £4,515.00 £0.00 £0.00
Difference £813.50 £590.00 -£1,725.00 £605.00 £890.00
Monthly Balance 1690.48 £2,503.98 £3,093.98 £1,368.98 ### ###
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March April May June July August September Totals 2020-2021
£150.00 £150.00 £150.00 £250.00 £150.00 £150.00 £150.00 1900
1440 440 440 1440 440 440 440 7620
131.46 55.65 234.61
150 539 939
0
68.75 571 1296.22 224.5 78.75 28.65 3032.87
0
9.48 9.48
2138.81 2138.81
0
0
0
2000 3000
0
0
21 147
0
£51.00 261
0
4705.04 1085 5790.04
0
0
3797.56 590 6027.98 4221.22 865.5 668.75 3213.3 25072.81
0
£5,000.00 £100.00 ### £4,000.00 25600
£15.00 £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 75
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0
0
0
0
0
£500.00
0
£5,015.00 £0.00 £0.00 £115.00 ### £0.00 £4,515.00 25675
-£1,217.44 £590.00 £6,027.98 £4,106.22 ### £668.75 -£1,301.70
£1,646.54 £2,236.54 £8,264.52 £12,370.74 £1,221.24 ### £588.29
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Har4est India UK On accounts for the year onded Sept 2021 Charity no {if any) 1132823 Sèt out on pages Respective The charitys trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilitles of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charrlies Act 2011 (the Chartiies Act) and that an irKlependent examination is needed. It is my responsits'lty to: examine the accounts under sedion 145 of the CharItS Act, to follow the wo¢edures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (uThJer sedion 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordano wlth general Directions given examinefs ststement by the Chanty Commission. An examination indudes a VIeW of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the aexounts presented wrth those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The pyocedures undertaken do not provtde all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is gtven as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf view and the report k8 limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination. no material matters have come to my examinerfs statsment attention whith grves me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. aOurrtlng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charrties Act or the accourrts do not 0rd wtth the acownting records I have come a¢7oss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attentlon should be drawn in order to enab a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete Ihe worrss in the brateÉs rfthey (A) not appty. Signed: 25° Jan 2022 Nama: Rithard MTrchael Brooks Harvest India UK IER Jan 2022
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body lif any): None Addr. 15 Augustine Road. Drayton, Portsmouth P06 1HY Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to high1ht matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examirErs). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to discloso. No items to disdos8. For the periryd 1110r2020 to 3010912021 Unrestrictsd Fund$ Restricted Funds Total Funds Previous Year Income 25.072.81 25.072.81 19.914.18 Expenditu 25,675.CK) 25.675.00 22,709.93 Harvest India UK IER Jan 2022