JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI
CHAIUTY NO: 1159914
FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
For the year ended 30 June 2025
FAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI
INDEX
PAGE
Trustee's Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Notes to the Financial Statements
The trustee's re
ort for the
ear ended 30 June 2025:
Admlnlstrallv• dotall8:
Jaffna Medlcal Faculty Ovar88a8 Alumnl UK (JMFOA UK)
Reglstered number 1159914,
26 Plne8pple Road, Arn8r8ham, HP79JN
Dr Slva Slvakumar, Dr Nad8raJah Navaneetham, Dr Nagamany Yoganayagam, Dr Kanapathlpplllal
R8j8ratnam, Dr Sarumathy Srftharan, Dr Rajardtnam Mathlalagan, Dr Jamuna Nanthakumar, Dr
Kunaratnam Thayaparan
Structuro and Gov•rnanc•. ObJectlv68:
Please refer to the JMFOA UK charlty constitution.
Maln actlvltles and achlevements:
JMFOA contlnued most of Its actlvitles In Srl Lanka and the UK as In prevlous years. In addltlon to a
few new Inillatives.
Desplte our contlnuous provlslon of the Nalavaalvu service, a free telephone health advisory seryice,
and free counselllng servlces In the natNe language in the UK, we observed a significant redudlon In
publlc calls, reflecting a shift In demand.
Thts year, JMFOA contlnued Its student loan repayment scheme supportlng 37 sludents to help
Jafftia Medlcal Faculty students flnanclally during their undergraduate studies at a monthly rate of
SLR 4000 per student.
The charity also sponsored an annual undergraduate research symposlum organlsed by the Jaffna
Medical Faculty to encourage medlcal students to pursue research activities.
It sponsored JMFOA Intematlonal Event and UnNersity of Jaffna 501h annlversary celebrallons -
RCFMJ - the Research Conference of the Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna {Evidence-based cancer
control strategles for the NP) from the 15th to 251h of August 2024 wlth Duke NUS.
The Royal College of Surgeons has recognlsed the Jaffna Medrcal Faculty as a regional training
centre In South AsSa. The Jaffiia Medical Faculty Overseas Alumnl UK supported postgraduate
surgical training in Srl Lanka by sponsoring two Baslc Surgical Skllls courses and one Clinical
Laparoscopic Skills (x)urse for surglcal tralnees.
Slmilarfy. JMFOA Introduced PACES (part of MRCP) mock exam technlques and preparation for
postgraduate trainee d¢Ktors at Jaffna and Batticaloa teaching hospitals in Sri Lanka, as an
educational activity for doctors.
We continued our monthly educational webinars on different topics for our members without
interTuption, ensuring thelr continuous engagement with our wor
This year, we also continued our monthly JMFOA hikes, a speclal hlka in May 2025, our book dub,
and the Mohan Memorial Sodal event for our members and their familles of the charity.
Canr Is a major cause of earfy death In Sri Lanka, wÈth most oral and breast cancers detected only
at advanced stages. To address this, JMFOA UK and its international chapters, together with Jaffna
Teaching Hospital and the Jaffna Medical Faculty, launched a fve-year programme in April 2025 to
Improve early detectton and prevention of oral, breast, and cervical cancers in the communty. The
Initiative began In the Kllinochchi distrlct and focuses on community awareness, screenlng, and
educatton to reduce late-stage diagnoses and save lives.
The charity working wlth Ihe Faculty of Medlclne, Unlverslty of Jaffna, Is rolllng out a five-year
Substance Use Preventlon Programme In January 2025, In response to rlslng unhealthy behavlours
and substance use among youths In the North and Easl of Srl Lanka. The Initlatlve tralns secondary
school teachers uslng WHO4leveloped Manoharl Ilfe-skllls modules, enabling them to gulde thelr
students in building resillence and maklng healthy cholces. The programme also strengthens
parenting skllls and famlly relatlonshlps, recognlslng the vital role of support5ve home envlronments In
prolecting young people. Through thls coordinated, evldence-based and sustainable approach,
JMFOA UK and Its global chapters aim to nurture a healthy, motlvated and drug-free generatlon.
The necessary funds for these significant projects were raised through our charity's public fundrak8ing
musical events in the UK and in Dortmund, Germany, and through our partlcipation in the Edlnburgh
Marathon Festival. Two local charitles - BUDS and Enlightenment Circle contributed financially to th8
Substance Use Prevention Program.
Flnanclal Ravlow:
Please referto the Independentexamlnerf8 reportattsched.
signatyra ottM$tses:
Dr Sarumathy Srltharan
INDEPENDEIYT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEESI MEMBERS OF
JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI
W¢ report on the Accounts of the Trust for the year ended 30 June 2025, which are set out on
pages 4 to 6.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT
As the C.harity'9 Trnstees yoii are re8pnn8ible for the prep2ration of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act").
We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145
of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examinatioN we have followed all the appllcable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
IIYDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENr
We have completed our examination. We confirn] that no nterial matters have come to our
attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, OT
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the foam and
content of accounts set out in the Charities Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that th¢ accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an
independent examination.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEmEs
For the year eDded 30 June 2025
ACCOUNtING POLICIES
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable ac¢ounting standards.
{a)
AccountlDg Convention
The Financial Statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with
the Financial Rep)rting Statements for Smaller Entities ( effective April 2008), the Companies
Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Prn¢tice, Accounting and
Reporting by Charities.
(b)
Donations
Donations are accounted for when r¢c¢ived and banked.
(c)
Expenditure
Expenditure is allocated to the activiti¢s to which it relates.
(d)
Restricted and UDrestrieted funds
(i) R¢stri¢ted funds are funds recelved subject lo sp¢cific triists imposed by th¢ donor.
(li) Unrestricted funds are funds, whi¢h are expendable at the discretion of the Trustees.
DOIW4ATIONS RECEIVED
Student loan Donations
Donations
PayPal Donations
3,210
3,541
13,377
20.128
FIJNDRAISING EVENrs
Fundraising events
32,435
## **JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **For the year ended 30 June 2025**
|**Note**
**Receipts**
Donations
2
Membership fees
Fundraising events
3
Interest
Tax Rebate
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Donations paid
4
Fundraising events
Postage & stationery
Bank charges
Free counseling services
Members Wreath
Youth website
Subscription
Accountancy
Sundry
**Total Payments**
**Net of Receipts/(Payments)**
**Funds from last year end**
**Funds at this year end**||**£**
**£**
2025
2024
20,128
19,939
230
2,180
32,435
41,164
3,715
1,330
833
4,492
57,341
69,105
10,795
5,626
8,237
21,439
-
451
938
2,833
250
52
40
250
250
689
710
23,307
29,253
34,034
39,852
140,584
100,732
174,618
140,584
**Unrestricted Funds**||**£**
**£**
2025
2024
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Restricted Funds**|**£**
**£**
2025
2024
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Restricted Funds**|**£**
**£**
2025
2024
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Restricted Funds**|**£**
**£**
2025
2024
20,128
19,939
230
2,180
32,435
41,164
3,715
1,330
833
4,492
69,105
10,795
5,626
8,237
21,439
-
451
938
2,833
250
-
-
52
-
-
40
250
250
689
710
23,307
29,253
34,033
39,852
140,584
100,732
174,617
140,584
**Total Funds**
57,341|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**
2025
20,128
230
32,435
3,715
833
57,341
10,795
8,237
451
2,833
52
250
689
23,307
34,034
140,584
174,618|||**£**
2025
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|||
The notes on pages 5 to 6 form part of these Accounts.
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JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIYTS
For the year ended 30 June 2025
DONATIONS PAID
Cancer project
Research conference
RCS course fee
Student loan
Undergraduate project
805
725
1.550
7,034
681
10,795