Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 02 2020 To 31 01 2021
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Association of Old Mahindians in the UK Other names charity is known by AOMUK Registered charity number (if any) 1166951 Charity's principal address 9, Firethorn Close Fleet, Hampshire Postcode GU52 7TY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Prof K J A Mawella | From 25.02.2018 to 28.02.2021 |
Member of AOMUK | ||
| Mr Roy Danstan de Silva Sundiram |
From 25.02.2018 to 28.02.2021 |
Member of AOMUK | ||
| Mr Bandulal Gunawardena | From 03.03.2019 | Member of AOMUK | ||
| Mr Sajeev Amendra | From 25.02.2018 to 28.02.2021 |
Member of AOMUK | ||
| Mr Chandra Mendis | From 28.02.2021 | Member of AOMUK | ||
| Mr Lalie Abayasiriwardhana | From 28.02.2021 | Member of AOMUK | ||
| Mr Deepal Pitigala | President | From 28.02.2021 | Member of AOMUK | |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document[Constitution ]
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[Charitable Incorporated Organisation ]
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
[Elected by the members at the AGM ]
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The object of the AOMUK is to advance the education of the pupils at Mahinda College, Galle, Sri Lanka in such ways as the trustees think fit, in particular, by awarding scholarships and/or providing computer, sports or laboratory equipment to the school.
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within The AOMUK has collected funds through fund raising and used those this section the statutory funds wisely for the benefit of the students of Mahinda College, Galle, Sri declaration that trustees have Lanka. had regard to the guidance I confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's issued by the Charity guidance on public benefit. Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
All the committee members and the Trustees are volunteers. They are either old students of Mahinda college or well-wishers. They have voluntarily contributed time for fund raising efforts and selection of projects for Mahinda College. Grant making policy include:
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Communications with the Principal and staff of Mahinda College to identify the requirements:
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a. Student sponsorships
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b. Improvement to educational facilities.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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AOMUK committee asses each of the requirements on the following basis:
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a. Ensure it is in line with the governing principles and charity commissions guidance
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b. Sponsorships
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i. Mean testing to ensure the student eligibility for scholarships
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ii. Cost and Affordability
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iii. Duration
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c. Educational Projects
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i. Project description and the benefits it will bring to enhance the education of the students
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ii. Project timeline
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iii. Sustainability iv. Cost and affordability
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Approve the project by majority decision of the committee,
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Section D Achievements and performance
Provided the following for the benefit of the Students at Mahinda College, Summary of the main Galle, Sri Lanka. achievements of the charity during the year
- Monetary support for disadvantaged students.
Due to the poor economic standard these students have insufficient support from their families to fulfil their needs required to gain education comfortably. The monetary support from the AOMUK enables them to buy textbooks for their studies or for transport to attend classes. AOMUK supported 19 students in the year.
- AOMUK donated 50 Lenovo E-Tablets worth £4,999.50 to the college. This system was installed in the school laboratory class to aid the learning process for students in years 6 to 11.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
The AOMUK maintains some fixed deposits accounts at Hatton National Bank (HNB) Sri Lanka with relatively higher interest, which is used in turn for the benefit of the students.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
The principal sources of funds are:
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The annual dinner dance – not held this year. However, a mini event was held in Feb 2020.
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Participation of cricket tournament, through which AOMUK earns a share of the profit.
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Donations
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The expenditure on fund raising events is for organising the event and the AOMUK has made a profit from each event.
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Other major expenditure is for the projects for the benefit of the students of Mahinda College in Sri Lanka, which is the objective of AOMUK
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Mr Deepal Pitigala Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee (Ex officio) Date 18 September 2021
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Charity Name Association of Old Mahindians in the UK
CC16a
No (if any) 1166951
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/02/2020 31/01/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - 970 3,637 341 - 50 4,998 - - 4,998 61 2,050 - - 6,941 - 50 254 9,356 - - - 9,356 - 4,359 - 19,405 15,046 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 375 375 - - - 375 - 375 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 375 375 - - - 375 - 375 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - 970 3,637 - - 341 - 50 - 4,998 |
Total funds to the nearest £ - 970 3,637 - - 341 - 50 - 4,998 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| AGM donations | - | 569 | ||||||
| Donations | 970 | 948 | ||||||
| Mahinda Nite(Dinner Dance) | 3,637 | 11,597 | ||||||
| FOC | - | |||||||
| Social | - | |||||||
| Interest from Savings | 341 | 420 | ||||||
| Membership | - | 230 | ||||||
| Other | 50 | 5 | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
4,998 | 13,768 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | |||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 13,768 | ||||||||
| AGM | 61 | 475 | ||||||
| Mahinda Nite | 2,050 | 9,608 | ||||||
| FOC | - | 90 | ||||||
| Social | - | 238 | ||||||
| Website | - | |||||||
| Projects/Student Sponsorships | 6,941 | 3,696 | ||||||
| Stationary | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous | - | 5 | ||||||
| Donations | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Loss - Exchange rate | 254 | 1,540 | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 9,356 | 15,702 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 15,702 | ||||||||
| - 4,359 | - 375 | - | - 4,734 | - 1,933 | ||||
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| 19,405 | 4,200 | - | 23,604 | 25,538 | ||||
| 15,046 | 3,825 | - | 18,871 | 23,605 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Creditors/Debtors Barclays current account Cash Hatton National Bank, (Sri Lanka) - High Interest Savings Details Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka) - Savings a/c Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka) - Current a/c Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 13,694 - 251 - 641 460 3,825 15,046 3,825 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - Print Name P D Pitigala |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| P D Pitigala | 18/09/2021 |
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