2024-07-31-accounts - Ramluxmi Charitable Foundation

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

PITA8ÉB RAMLUXMI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION UK Registered Chafity No: 1142901 hlnk of Charity Do Chari WLL)6[r 3 The Orchard, Wlckford, Essex, SS12 OHB, EnOJnd Tel . CKI 44 1268 766624 WhaApp .. 00 44 7956 369557 E-mall . ramluxM12CQO@a¥I.(oM ML XMI HARrrABLE NDATI Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 July 2024 The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024. Legal and Administrattve information.. Ramluxmi C2haritsble Fou8ndation is a registered charity with the charity registration number 1142901.lt operates throughout London, Essex, India and Sri Lanka. Principal OffKe: 3 The Orchard Wickford Essex S512 OHb Bankers: Barclays Bank plc Independent Examlner: Mr Soorippi113i Bala5ingham Charted Accountant 156 Kensington Avenue Manor Park London E12 6NN Directors and Trustees: The Executive Committee members of the charity are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collettively referred to as the trustees. The Trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows: Mr Vyramuttu Rattinam Ramanathan Mr Subaharan Balasubramaniam Mr Kugan Cassius Ramanathan Mrs Vijeyaladchumy Ramanathan Dr Velayutham Sangaranarayanan Pillai Mr Vyramuthu Rattinam Loganathan

Strategy: Our programmes will identify, make partners and work through accountsble organisations in Sri Lanka and India. Our Values: always place people at the heart of our activities be practical, ftexible and adaptable. be strategic and long-term in approach. Our Partners: The Ramluxmi Charitable Foundation wo5 with a wide range of partrers to achieve its goals .Partners may be community organisations, temples, schools, and non-govemmental agencies. The Procedure and policy for grant making. Grant maklng pollcy: The RCF'S grants programme aim to support the growth and development of village level groups to implement its village regeneration programmes in Sri Lanka and India. The organisation does this by providing core funding to partner organisations together with some livelihood supp)rt for pc¥)r and less privileged people. The programmes are periodically reviewed to ensure that operational guidelines are. being met and reports obtsined from each project. Investment Policy: The organisation had no investments. Risk Management: The trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises: Periodical review of the risks the charity may fa. The estsblishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified by the plan. The implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise. Achievements and performan. Last Financial year our priority was to collect MO funds for the renovation of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka, and we have achieved in renovating the damaged temples, and Local village schools All our other ongoing projetts are also had been funded and all projects completed.

Structure Governan and Management The Declaration of Trust made on 2nd July 2011 made by the first tNstees is the governing document of the charity. The charity was established under the Trust Deed which established the objetts and powers of the charity and is governed under the Trust deed. Objectivities and activities: Such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time detemiine but not exclusively by the provision of grants in Sri Lanka and India. Activities: Relief of sickness on poor young and elderly Feople by setting up medical campsi providing financial assistan for poor chIldn for their education and living needs in Sri Lanka and India. Providing a voluntary service to visit a help old and vulnerable people living alone in Essex and London area. Appointment of Trustees: Under the temi of the charity's Declaration of Trust, Management of the charity's affairs is vested in a board of trustees of not less than five or more than nine members. The board of trustees has the right to appoint members to the management committee either as additional members or to fill any casual vacancies. Trustees Induction and Trainin9: The President of the trustees is responsible for the induction of any new trustees which involves awareness of trustees, responsibilities the governing document, administrative procedures and the history and philosophical approach of the charity. A new trustee would receive copies of the previous yearfs annual report and accounts and a copy of the Charity Commission leaflet "The essential trustee: What you need to know" Organisation: Wision: Enriching the quality of lffe of the people, especially the poor, the under privileged and the disabled, by empowering them through active participation and sustsining communities. Mission: Striving to improve the living conditions of the people by supporting and creating opportunities for the elderlyi poor and under privileged and strengthening local. organisations, groups, and institutions to improve the quality of life of such people and make them to have a normal life, while providing humanitarian assistance in time of need.

Renovation of Hindu Temples affected by Civil war in Sri Lanka Since year 2010 we are providin9 fijnds to rebuild and renovate the village temples, and the people to go and pray and do cultural activities and use as a meeting point for them to socialise and live in harmony. Renovatlon of Vlllage Small schools affected by clvll war In Srl Lanka Since year 2010 we are providing funds to renovate and rebuild the village small schools which were damaged in the civil war. These village schools are very essential for the edu8cation of poor children in the village, Annual Catarnct eye operatlons for vlllage poor people In Indla Since year 2004 yearly we are providing funds to perform a minimum of 100 catsract eye 2operations for the poor needy people in the villages of Tirupati district in India, this is an annual programme and enrich the lives of the elders by providing new vision to them. W2e are very much thankful to our partner organisation Navajeevan Blind Relief Centre in Tiruchanoor, Tirupatl - 517 503 A.P India who organise the eye camps properly and send us reports promptly for the last 22 years. Chlldren Orphanages In Srf Lanka and Indla Slnce year 2000 we are provldlng funds to look after the expenses of food, educatlon, health and welfare needs of orphaned children living in the above home with other children. Elders Centre - Pannalai Elders Centre, Pannalai , Tellippalai, Sri lank Since year 2014 we are provldlng funds to run the above elders centre in the village for poor elderly people, the activities provided at the centre a designed to improve physical, merstal 2and intellectual well-being through health tslks, advlce on health and healthy eating and keep-fit exercises, Flnanclal Revlew: The Charity's annual income was £ 89,961.85 and expenses was £ 80, 816.31 reserve at the end of the year is £ 9, 145.54 and the restricted reserves was £ Nil. Our actual bank balance was as of 31 July 2024 was 14,776.62, which includes £ 5,631.28 brought from last year 31 July 2023 We received Gift ald payrnents £8,058 during this financial year. Prlnclpal Funding Source5: The principal funding source for the charity is currently by way of one off and regular monthly donations from well-wishers, and specific donations for specific projects from individuals. Mr Vyramuttu Rattinam Ramanathan President 15 May 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tru5teesl members of RAMLUXMI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION On a¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 JULY 2024 Charity no Ilf any) 1142901 Set out on pages 1&2 I r8POrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 abov8 harity 1.the Trust"} for the year ended 31 JULY 2024 As the charity trustees of th8 Trust, you ar8 responsible for the preparation Re8ponslbllltl88 and of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act ba818 of raport 2011 1.the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out und8r section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the appllcable Direclons glv8n by th8 Charity Commission under seclion 145151(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention {other than that disclosed loW '} in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounllng records were not kept In accordanc8 wh s8Ctlon 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reache2d. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 23 MAY 2025 Namé: MR SOORIPPILLAI BALASINGHAM Relevant professlonal quallflcatlonlsl or body Ilf any): CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Address.. 156 KENSINGTON AVENUE MANOR PARK. LONDON E12 6RN Section B Disclosure Only comple8te if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern Isee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiner51. IER October 2018

Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. NONE IER October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Recei ts and ments accounts For the Pe0 from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrostrict#d lunds to tho no8r••t Restricted funt1$ toth• fi••f••t £ Endowment fund8 Totsl funds Last ye8r to t ng•wt£ totho ¢M8r••t£ A1 Re¢el ts PUBLIC DONATIONS GIFT AID HMRC B1,9)4 8,05B 32,243 9,Crfl 1.059 ross Income or AR? 89,962 89,962 •t an 80• tsbl•. nv•8tment Sa 9.982 A3P8 m•n HINDU TEIAPLES RENOVATION LOCAL VILLAGE SCHOOLS ORPHANGES RUNNING EXPENSES HEAL TH CARE PREVENTION FINANCIAL HELP FOR POOR OLD PEOPLE CENTRES COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR DONATIONS TO CHARITÉS OTHER EXPENSES 12,214 17,•69 42,264 17,9 13,459 767 6,438 2,766 8,037 1,323 4,146 1,361 3,774 40,071 2,600 6,212 1.200 2,824 1,312 2,124 1,4J4 Sub total 80,815 A4 A8$et aftd Fnve$lm¢nt Sub total 80.B16 10.818 40,071 Net of rec¢ipts/(paymgnts) AS Transfers befren fund$ A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 9,146 9,148 1,233 9,146 9,146 1,233 CCXX R1 ac¢ounts Issi 2910512025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Restricted funds to noar¥st£ Endowment lunds to ne8re8t £ to )reSt£ 81 Cash funds Total cash funds Unrestrlcted fund8 to n•arMt £ Re•lrfcted fund8 lo n••Tr$t E Endowmont fund8 to neamt £ Details Fund to whlch Dct311s ¢o•l loptlonall Cvrr•nt¥•lu• Fund to whlch •¢ trAlon Current Y•lu• Dotails Co•t loptlonbl} 84 A8••ts rntaln•d for th• ¢harlty'8 own u•• Funo to whl¢h Details Amouryl du• èndv BS Li•billtl•• Sgned by one or ts¥o trust5 on behaw of all thè tru$tOOS Slgnature PrSnt Name Date of rov81 MR V R RAMANATHAN 15-Ma -25 CCXX R2 a¢wunl$ ISSI 2910512025

Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. NONE IER October 2018