LOVE INDIA
Report and Accounts for Year ended 5 April 2024
Charity No 1149655
LOVE INDIA
for the year ended 5[th] April 2024
Charity Information
Trustees Robert Perry Robin Dickinson Stanislaus Webster Rebecca Sibanda Governing Document Charitable Trust Deed dated 1[st] June 2012 Charity Registration Number 1149655 Contact Address 28 Beresford Road Prenton CH43 1XG Independent Examiner Wendy Clarke 3 Oakworth Drive New Ferry CH62 1HL Bankers HSBC plc
CONTENTS
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| Charity Information | 1 |
| Trustees’ Report | 2-3 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 4 |
| Financial Statements | 5 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 6 |
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LOVE INDIA
Report of the Trustees for the period 6[th] April 2023 – 5[th] April 2024
The Trustees of Love India have pleasure in submitting the Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 5[th] April 2024.
Objects of the Charity
Love India was set up to bring love, hope and opportunities for improving the lives of poor and disadvantaged children and families, principally of the Dalit caste, in the Indian states of Goa and Karnataka and across Southern India. The impetus to set up the charity came from a response to reports of the work undertaken by the Indian registered charity Tender Heart Foundation.
The specified objects of Love India relate to access to education for children, training to gain employment and the relief of poverty and ill-health and these are achieved by making grants.
Governance
The grant-making decisions rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity.
Public Benefit
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and believe that the benefit to members of the public described in the programmes below demonstrate the public benefit delivered by Love India.
Review of Activities
The 2 centres, Ghataprabha Day Centre in Karnataka and Baina Tailoring School at Vasco da Gama in Goa. Grants were made to meet fixed costs for both buildings, as well as support for the salaries of staff and supplies for pupils.
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Financial Review
The total amount received in the year was £37,004, an increase on the £28,330 received in the previous year. This has been a very positive outcome and must be partially, if not completely, due to the fund-raising visit from India of Francis Pidigu. He is the Chairman of Tender Heart, the Indian charity which operates the Children’s Day Centre and Tailoring School supported by Love India. Donations totalled £31,582, up from the previous year’s £24,561.
Gift Aid recovered, which is always a year in arrears, rose from £3,271 to £3,589. This is dependent upon both the size of the donations in the relevant year and also the number of donors registering for Gift Aid. The sum expected to be received in 20024/25, for this year’s donations is £3,885.
Bank interest rose from £498 to £1,833, reflecting increased interest rates. Bank charges rose from £184 to £200. Trustees will continue to monitor banking arrangements to gain optimum outcomes for both these items.
Reserves Policy
Love India has no employees or contracts that would require reserves to be maintained against any reduction in receipts. However, Trustees have previously agreed that it would be prudent to maintain a minimum balance of £5,000 to react to any urgent request, should it arise.
Trustees' Responsibilities
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charity and of its receipts and payments for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with Charities law. We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
Approval
This report was approved by the Trustees on the 1[st] July 2024 and signed on their behalf by Robert Perry (Trustee)
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LOVE INDIA
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Love India Charitable Trust for the year ended 5[th] April, 2024 which are set out on pages 5 to 6.
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 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the 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 can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with my examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Wendy Clarke
Independent Examiner
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LOVE INDIA
Financial Statements for the year ended 5[th] April 2024
Receipts and Payments Account (Note 1)
| Note | Current Year | Previous Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ | |
| Donations | 2 | 31,582 | 24,561 |
| Gift Aid | 3 | 3,589 | 3,271 |
| Interest | 1,833 | 498 | |
| Total Receipts | 37,004 | 28,330 | |
| Payments | |||
| Grants | 27,530 | 24,210 | |
| Bank Charges | 200 | 184 | |
| Total Payments | 27,730 | 23,833 | |
| Net Receipts | 9,274 | 3,936 | |
| Cash from Previous Year | 88,312 | 84,376 | |
| Total Cash at Year End | 97,586 | 88,312 | |
| Statement of Assets(Note 4) | |||
| Current Year | Previous Year | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| High Interest Deposit A/c | 8,828 | 8,409 | |
| Deposit A/c | 88,500 | 76,994 | |
| Current A/c | 258 | 2,909 | |
| 97,586 | 88,312 |
The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.
This statement was approved by the Trustees on the 1[st] July 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
Robert Perry Trustee
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. Accounting Policies
The accounts are prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with approved practice for the Charity Commission, because gross turnover is below the £250,000 threshold for accrual accounts.
2. Donations
These are received from many sources, but principally individuals, mainly through monthly Standing Orders, and are indicative of the regular, predictable cash flow into the charity.
3. Gift Aid
The amount of £3,589 received in the year relates to donations received in 2022/23 and the Gift Aid of £3,885 due on donations given in 2023/24 will not be received until 2024/25.
4. Statement of Assets
The Current and Deposit accounts are held with HSBC. The High Interest Deposit account is with CCLA Fund Managers Ltd, one of the UK’s largest charity fund managers and fully regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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