2025-01-31-accounts - Association Of Old Mahindians In The UK

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 02 2024 To 31 01 2025

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

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
Mr Thillippuwasam Gallege Sarath Bandula	President	From 17.03.2024	Member of AOMUK
2 Mr Rile Sajeev Amendra		From 06.04.2025	Member of AOMUK
Mr. Nihal Kithsiri Gamage Samaraweera		From 17.03.2024	Member of AOMUK
Mr Lakamwasam Bandulal A Gunawardene		From 26.03.2023	Member of AOMUK




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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) ~~_———~~ Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) ~~——~~ Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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TAR

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[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:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
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.

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)

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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:

Communications with the Principal and staff of Mahinda College to identify the requirements:
a. Student sponsorships
b. Improvement to educational facilities.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.
AOMUK committee asses each of the requirements on the following basis:
a. Ensure it is in line with the governing principles and charity commissions guidance
b. Sponsorships
- i. Mean testing to ensure the student eligibility for scholarships
- ii. Cost and Affordability
- iii. Duration
c. Educational Projects
- i. Project description and the benefits it will bring to enhance the education of the students
- ii. Project timeline
- iii. Sustainability iv. Cost and affordability
Approve the project by majority decision of the committee,

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Provided the following for the benefit of the Students at Mahinda College, Galle, Sri Lanka.

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 16 students in the year.

Sponsoring of the media team to enhance their skills
Sponsored the refurbishment of the drama room.
Purchase of sound system equipment for the school
Sponsoring of English learning programme for students

March 2012

TAR

Section E Financial review The AOMUK maintains some fixed deposits accounts at Hatton National Brief statement of the Bank (HNB) Sri Lanka with relatively higher interest, which is used in turn charity’s policy on reserves for the benefit of the students. Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit ~~—~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) The principal sources of funds are: You may choose to include 1. The annual dinner dance. additional information, where 2. Participation of cricket tournament, through which AOMUK earns a relevant about: share of the profit • the charity’s principal 3. Donations sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has The expenditure on fund raising events is for organising the event and the AOMUK has made a profit from each event. supported the key objectives Other major expenditure is for the projects for the benefit of the students of the charity; of Mahinda College in Sri Lanka, which is the objective of AOMUK • 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) Thillippuwasam Gallege Sarath Bandula Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee (Ex officio) Date 25 November 2025 TAR 4 March 2012

March 2012

	Charity Name Association of Old Mahindians in the UK	Charity Name Association of Old Mahindians in the UK	Association of Old Mahindians in the UK	Association of Old Mahindians in the UK	Association of Old Mahindians in the UK				No (if any) 1166951	No (if any) 1166951
	Receipts and payments accounts											CC16a
	For the period from	For the period	Period start date 01/02/2024		To					Period end date 31/01/2025
Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ A1 Receipts			Restricted funds to the nearest £		Endowment funds to the nearest £		Endowment			Total funds to the nearest £		Last year to the nearest £
AGM donations	430		-	-	-	-	-	-		430	430	760
Donations	1,740		-	-	-	-	-	-		1,740	1,740	1,582
Gift aid claim	-									-	-	-
Mahinda Nite inc Donations	17,831		-	-	-	-	-	-		17,831	17,831	-
FOC	1,670		-	-	-	-	-	-		1,670	1,670	-
Social	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	224
Interest from Savings	256		-	-	-	-	-	-		256	256	183
Membership	240				-	-	-	-		240	240	170
Miscellaneous	-				-	-	-	-		-	-	-
Gain exchange rate	199		-	-	-	-	-	-		199	199	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR) 22,366		-	-	-	-	-	-		22,366	22,366	2,919
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 22,366 - - 22,366 2,919 A3 Payments ——————
AGM & Meetings	550		-	-	-	-	-	-		550	550	448
Donations	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-
Mahinda Nite	13,512		-	-	-	-	-	-		13,512	13,512	-
FOC	644		-	-	-	-	-	-		644	644	-
Social	230		-	-	-	-	-	-		230	230	150
Website	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-
Projects/Student Sponsorships	3,127									3,127	3,127	4,061
Miscellaneous	3		-	-	-	-	-	-		3	3	75
Loss - Exchange rate	-		- 213	- 213	-	-	-	-		- 213	- 213	307
	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-
**Sub total **	18,067		- 213	- 213	-	-	-	-		17,854	17,854	5,041
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - Sub total - - - *Total payments* 18,067 - 213 - *Net of receipts/(payments)* 4,299 213 - 4,512 A5 Transfers between funds - - A6 Cash funds last year end 22,981 2,497 - *Cash funds this year end* 27,281 2,710 - 29,991 eS ===							- - - - - 4,512 - - - - 29,991		- 4,512 - 29,991	- - - - - - 17,854 5,041 - 4,512 - 2,122 - - 25,478 19,487 - 29,991 17,364 >>

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Categories Details funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Barclays current account 26,884 - - Cash - HNB (Sri Lanka) Current a/c 334 B1 Cash funds HNB (Sri Lanka) Savings a/c 63 Creditors/Debtors High Interest Savings (HNB, Sri Lanka) 2,710 - Total cash funds 27,281 2,710 - =—=== (agree balances with receipts and payments OK OK OK account(s)) Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - B2 Other monetary assets - - - [-EE Fund to which Current value Details Cost (optional) asset belongs (optional) - - B3 Investment assets - - a Fund to which Current value Details Cost (optional) asset belongs (optional) B4 Assets retained for the - - charity’s own use - - [-EE Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) - B5 Liabilities - [-EE Signed by one or two trustees on Date of Signature Print Name behalf of all the trustees approval Mr Thillippuwasam Gallege 25/11/2025 Sarath Bandula re

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