Annual Re rt of the Trustee's and Recei ts and Pavments ac¢oMnt$ for the ear ended 31 December 2024 for Association for Edueadon#l Develo ment of the Under rivile
Trustees, Annual Report for the period I Period start date 01 January To .' Perlod end date 31 , iiocoml>er, 2024 1 ection A Reference and administration details Charity name Association for Educational Development of the Under rivsle other names charity is known by AEDU Registered charity number (If any) 1142552 Charity's principal address la Hardy Avenue Ruislip Middlesex HA4 6SU Names of the charlty trustses Trust•• nam• Office lif any) Dates acted if not Name of person lor body) •ntled for whole year to appolnt trust•& Ilf any) 1 Mr Thambirajah Alageswararajah 2 Dr. Amirthalingam Baheetharan 3 Mr. Thebak Matthias Ehambaranat 4 Mr Arumugam Gangeswaran 5 Miss. Thenuka Jegatheeswaram Pillai 6 Mr. Jude Jerry Julius 7 Dr. Subathra Poopalasundaram 8 Mrs. Sambavi Sathiyamoorthy 9 Mr. Somasundaram Satkunananthan 10 Mr. Maheswaran Shankar 11 Mr. Sangaravel Shankar 12 Mr. Thuraiappah Skanthakumar 13 Mr. Paramasamy Somasuntharam 14 Mr. Wilbert Wijayakanthan 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the ¢harity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear
lames and addresses of advlsers Ioptlonal Information) of athiiser Name Address lame of chief executlve or names of senior staff members (Optional Inforniatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of tho charity's trusts Trust Deed Type of goveming document How th8 charty is constituted Trust Trustee selection methcKIs Appointed Additional govornance Issues (Optlonal Information) You may choose to include additional informalion, where relevant. about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which Ihe charity works; • relationship with any related parties; trustees. consid8ration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Ob"ectives and activities To relieve the financial hardship of children and young people following loss of parents and or guardians in Sri Lanka. Summary of thè objoCt$ of Ihe chaTIty set out in its govgrnlng document To advan the education of such disadvantaged children and youth. To provide young people wlth vocatlonal education and training to acquire skills to eam a living. To enhan the livelihoods of impoverished communlties Summary ofthe main actlvltles undertaken for the publlc benefit in relatlon to these objects (include within thls sectlon the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to tho guidance Issued by th6 Charity Commission on public benefit) We are mainly a donor organisation providing sponsors, for the foster care project. administrated by local AEDU organisations in Sri Lanka. We are devoted to the educalion and holistic development of orphans and other children traumatised and impoverished by the CNII war. In targeting affected children, we also enable the build up of family units by placing disadvantaged children with fosterfamilies in their own localities. Initial focus on primary and secondary education. expanding to the tertiary sector. both academic and vocational. Addltlonal dotsils of objeetlves and actlviiies (Optional inforniation) You may choose to includ6 furth8r statemants, where relevant. about.. policy on grantmaklng. policy programme related inveslment., contribution mad8 by volun188rs.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main aehlevements of the charlty during the yoar We have sponsored the educalion of nearly 5,000 children since our launch in 2009. We are financing the full-time education of 600 primary and secondary school children. 30 of our school leavers are engaged in university education and 14 students completed medical degrees in 2024. We ara engaged in launching other vocational courses for school leavers. We have opened study centres in many towns. providing extra classes for O and A Level students and also Year 5 scholarship pupils. We have supported self-employment schemes, mainly aimed at women running households= five women were assisted with start- ups for clay-pot making, coconut oil extraction, iailoring and store- keeping. As part of the 'We Can, movement, we invesled five lakhs to help five shops run their businesses in Balticaloa. Under our 'Livelihood Enhancement Scheme,, nearly 20 women learned lo make and market handicrafts made from recycled products like coconut shells and wood cuttings. Our sewing project in the Urani village of Amparai has proven successful in the creation and distribution of tailored products. AEDU-UK SLspplied five sewing machines, sewing tools and equipment valuing approximately Rs.1.528,000 to enable women in Kilinochchi to run their own tailoring centre. The centre was officially opened in July 2025. This project was overseen by the Rural Development Offi'ce {RDO). Five families in Vaharai, Trincomalee, have benefitted from our investments in irrigation and provision of 4 and a half acres of land and tools for cultivation.
Section E Financial review Donation: AEDU Trinco Sri Lanka £7,105 Donation: AEDU Kilinochchi Sri Lanka £6,561 Donation: AEDU Mannar Sri Lanka £8,910 Donation: AEDU Amparai Sri Lanka £5,472 Donation= AEDU Mullaithivu Sri Lanka £5,939 Donation: AEDU Jaffiia Sri Lanka £2.750 Donation: AEDU Batticaloa Sri Lanka £5,627 Donation: AEDU Badulla Sri Lanka £2,049 Donation: AEDU Kalutatra Sri Lanka £1,505 Donation,. AEDU Kegalai Sri Lanka £1,583 Donation: AEDU Monaragala Sri Lanka £2.750 Donation". AEDU Nuwarelliya Sri Lanka £9,283 Donation: AEDU Vavuniya Sri Lanka £5,466 Brief statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves Reserve funds are held to maintain payments to children without interruption to their studies, when sponsors are unable to meet their payments. Funds are held as a contingency to meet the needs of families facing unforeseen hardships. Details of any funds matèrially In deficit None Further financial review details (Optlonal Infom)atlon) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration The trustees dedare that they have approved the tru8tee8' report above. Signed on behalf of th• charltys trustees Slgnaturo($) Full name(8) Mr Sangaravel Shankar Posltlon leg Secretary. Chalr. etc) Treasurer 3011012025
For educatlonal De0pm0Tht of Unde Mle 1142542 Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a For th• p8rknd OlJ¥fv24 To 31-Dtr24 Section A Receipts and payments Unre•d funds Restrletod funds Endowfflt funds Totsl funds La•t perlod A1 R¢•lpts 310 Sub tot&l(Gmss income forAR) A2 Asmt and In¥•6tm•nt sale ($09 tablo). 6431• Total r•c•lpts 65,316 61316 l)rffjaikn.' NEDU Trtr iw8 l)rm81kn.' AEDU KWThxthl &5 Lfyn Donetkn.. AEDU Mwn•r DonoUDD.' AEDU Srf Lank8 7,105 6.$61 0.9to SA72 7.10S IV76 4n 7351 4612 547 Don81kn' AEDU Jaltfia StT L8n Dtsn8tsL).' AEDU B&thcakna Sd Lank8 Ck)nBltr.' IEDU Sri Lankn OonEkn.' AEDU K&lrtatrn &J Lanka outth.. AEDU SriLankn Don8). AEDU &5 Donatlon.. AEDU NU¥%8ll Sh Lanka Detn". EDU VawurMyB Srf L8nka IT50 4627 2J149 1750 G27 2.750 TNmuer 7• Sub total A4 A¥•¢t and Inmiment Urch•$. tsble Sub total 54078 Net off r•¢elptsl(payments) A5 Tronofers between fund AO Ca$h fvnd$ last yearMd Cash lunds this y•ar•nd 236 21798 26, 26.633 25,798
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrl¢ted Restrl¢ted funds fvnd• Endowm¢nt funds Categorles Detalls B1 Cash funds Total cash funds 034 lund¥ fund• fvnds Detsll$ FundtDwhlch D•talls B3 Inve5tmont assets whkh D¢tsUs B4 A8s•ts T•tsin•d for th• charftys own u I rri Fundtowhktrl AmourtthJ• Details B5 Liabllllle• SbJn•J by Or wtsDtwst888 On behawd dl the tr Slgnatwg Print Nam Oate of Mr sIBara¥ Sh8nkar 30111m25
Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Assoclation for Educational Development of the Underprevlleged On accounts for the year ended 31 D8C8mb8r 2024 Charlty no (If any) 1142552 Sot out on pagos Two Respective The charitys truste8s ar8 responsible for the preparalion of the a¢¢ounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audlt is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charilies Act 2011 (the Charitles Act) and that an independent examinatton is n88ded. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act. and to stat6 wh8ther particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examinalion was Caled out in accordance with general Directions given examingrfs statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting r8cords kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether th8 accounts pr8senl a 'tru8 and fairf view and the report is limited to thos8 matt8rs set out in th8 statemenl below. Independent In conn8Ction with my examination. no matter has come to my attention éxaminer's statement (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. and to prepare accounts which accord wth the accounting records and o)mply wth the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met,. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please d818t9 the words in the braGkgts rf they do not apply. Signed: Dale: 3011012025 Namo: AGcma Accountants Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Associal8d Chartered Certified A¢¢ountants
250 Linen Hall Addross: 162 - 168 Regent Str88t London W1B 5TB Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matérial problems.