# THE TEA PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163485
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 9, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1163485


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 High Street, Addlestone, Addlestone, Surrey
- **Postcode:** kt15 1tl
- **Phone:** +94766301338
- **Email:** racheal.ireton@theteaproject.org
- **Website:** www.theteaproject.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 21 LIVING IN INDIA AND SRI LANKA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION.

**Activities:** We are a children's rights-based organisation. We run a dynamic Centre for Children's Empowerment in rural Sri Lanka.  We provide a daily F.O.O.D Programme, Youth Empowerment Service (Y.E.S) & Preschool.  We provide empowerment programmes, support & guidance to disadvantaged children & communities from rural tea estate regions. Our partners include charities/NGO's, schools & orphanages.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Sri Lanka



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £29697 | £31726 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £27805 | £21559 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £23629 | £17965 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £31083 | £14477 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £51691 | £28188 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RACHEAL CLAIRE IRETON** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 9, 2015
- Christin Fritsche — appointed April 7, 2019
- Fredrik Anders Hendstrom — appointed April 1, 2022
- Leonie Haines — appointed May 1, 2020
- Ramasamy Raveendran — appointed June 2, 2023