2021-09-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

1[st] October 2020 to 30th September 2021

Charity name: Well-Being (Sri Lanka)

Charity registration number: 1169468

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	A)The prevention or relief of poverty and the preservation and protection of health particularly through the improvement of water supplies and sanitation in Sri Lanka B) To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of Sri Lanka in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The primary task of the Charity is to provide wells for families who were displaced by the war between Government forces and the Tamil Tigers. Many of these families found themselves without a breadwinner through death or disability. Many were re-settled in the Wanni area of northern Sri Lanka, in rudimentary housing but without water supplies. It is these families we try to help. Most wells are built from scratch, but in some cases, we repair or secure a well which has been dug but not reinforced or without safety barriers, leaving them as serious hazards to both children and livestock. Families are selected in a non- discriminatory manner. Those families who are most in need, invariably where the main breadwinner was maimed or killed during the civil war are reviewed with the input of District Council staff, local church representatives and community leaders to place them in priority order. In previous years, wells were provided for shared use between several families, but this proved to be unsuccessful because of disputes. Relieving the poverty of these families is always paramount. As well as for personal use, the supply of fresh water can be utilised for irrigating smallholdings producing fruit and

		vegetables for personal consumption and for sale in local markets. This process builds self-respect among families who have had to rely purely on charity to survive since the end of the civil war. Our consistent support and oversight of this project over many years has given others the confidence to add their support. This has led to significant donations being made direct to the project team in Sri Lanka. More wells have been provided than would have been possible just from our own financial support. The number of wells quoted in this report are a result of total funds from all sources donated to the Sri Lankan project team for the construction of wells.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In planning our activities for the Charity’s sixth year of operation, the Trustees have given careful consideration to the guidance on public benefit from the Charities Commission.

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SORP reference

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The charity has not made any grants this year or in the past. However, Trustees have discussed the need for Well Being activities being extended beyond construction of water wells and make grants to other activities to alleviate poverty and create sustainable livelihoods.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The Trustees have discussed that in the forthcoming years, Well Being should encourage and provide financial grants to projects that will lead to food production by local communities to confront food poverty by production of rice and vegetables.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity has no paid employees. The charity raises funds from the Trustees, and their friends and contacts. All work in raising funds is undertaken by the Trustees acting in voluntary capacities. The Trustees administer the Charity here in the UK and provide managerial control through a local supervisor who is formally employed by Oru Paanai (a sister charity) at no charge. All funds raised are spent on the provision of materials and, where necessary, local construction labour and design expertise.

Aside from an interruption in international travel brought about by the pandemic, in normal times regular visits are made to Sri Lanka at the Trustees’ own expense, to oversee operations and ensure that the selection of families and communities for the allocation of funds is proceeding fairly and entirely determined by the extent of families’ needs. Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During 2020/2021, the Charity raised over £24111 from its friends and supporters. An increase in the financial contribution from Well-Being’s sister charity Oru Paanai (Water), and a large single contribution made direct to the Sri Lanka operation, meant that thirty-one wells were constructed over the year in question (including one well which was held over from 2019-2020 because of construction difficulties). From its inception to the end of 2020-2021, the Charity has raised over £58,600 from its supporters in the United Kingdom and has provided a total of 126 wells (a further 31 wells were provided before the Charity was established, through a ‘Pilot’ project). This has resulted in a growing number of families who can live without fear of hunger and disease, with the wells providing domestic supplies, the irrigation of crops for food and for sale, and improved hygiene. Widespread conversations take place with those families who have benefited from the provision of wells, to ensure that work has been meeting good standards and fulfilling the Charity’s objectives of securing families’ futures at minimum cost.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Charity’s strategy has always been to ensure that funds are not accumulated here in the UK, but rather sent to Sri Lanka where they can be used for immediate well construction, dependent on the time of year. By the end of the Charity’s financial year, 30thSeptember 2021, the bank account balance was just £2511 which was available for well construction early in 2021/2022. The Charity’s objective has always been not to commit to building wells until the funds have been raised, and then to build as many wells as possible in Sri Lanka’s dry season. That policy remains.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Only small residual reserves are held in the UK, apart from over the winter months when sums raised are held here pending the dry construction period.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	See above
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Individual members of the public supporting the fund-raising activities and responding to the appeals made by the charity.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	COVID-19 restricted fundraising opportunities in the UK in 2020, but fresh initiatives were identified and implemented.. These initiatives were successfully continued in 2021 and will sustain future fundraising at the level of previous years.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of Charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document )	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees have been selected through discussion and consensus among the existing Trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Charity’ structure is very simple here in the UK, with a team of Trustees working voluntarily to undertake financial oversight, co-ordinate activities with the Sri Lankan operation, and identify fundraising opportunities.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The Charity has a common interest with Oru Paanai, a charity which raises funds for the relief of poverty in Sri Lanka, and with whom we share a Trustee. Oru Paanai (Water) undertook the pilot project that convinced the Trustees of Well-Being (Sri Lanka) that there was a desperate need to improve water supplies to the population in the Wanni area in northern Sri Lanka and determined to set up the charity and raise funds here to take this project forward. The two charities share the use of staff resources in Sri Lanka, and Oru Paanai also contributes funds to this enterprise.
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Well-Being (Sri Lanka)
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1169468
Charity’s principal address	1, Andrew Court 68, Wickham Road Beckenham Kent BR3 6RG

Names of the charity trustees who managed the charity in 2020/2021

1 2 3 4 5 6	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Mr Bala Gnanapragasam
	Dr Daniel Muthuveloe	Secretary
	Mr Melvyn Sears	Treasurer
	Mr RajPragasam
	Dr Paul R David	Chair

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	None
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects.	N/A

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES Wvlleeing (Sri Lankal CC16a Receipts and payments accounts Forthe pertod 0111Df2020 301Dsr2021 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestric￿￿ funds Restrlcted funds Endowment funds Total funds Lastyear tolhD 2{111 24.111 8238 Sub total(Gross ina)me forARJ 24.111 8,238 A2 Asset and investment s*$. $ee table . Sub total 24.111 24,111 833B A3 Pa ment5 24471 24A71 5.920 A4Asset and Investment P￿r¢ha$￿ lsee table) Sub totsi Tot•lpayments 24.471 24.471 5,920 Netof receipts/(payments) A5 Trdnsfer5 between funds A6 Cash funds last yearend Cash funds this year end 360 360 2.318 2,871 Z,511 2.511 2.871 CCXX R1 a(uunts ISSI 19107r2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted lund5 Restricted funds Endowment funds trr¢areM£ Categories Dèta B1 Cashfw¥b 2.511 TLalcashfwMts 2.S11 Rostrl¢tsd ffijnds b) rtsirest£ ID marest£ Fund to wtmch Cts¥t l*Jpliorwll Currontvalutr (op￿￿all B3 Investmert ass•ts Fwml bj which a55et bel Cuffethvalu C05t l00iorwll B4 Assets r•tained forthè charlty's ovm use FLmd trj which Ihen due l¢Jptionall B5 Liabilitps S￿ned by on& Drlm) (rustee5 on beha¥ of al the Irusiee5 Date of approval F. B.DAvil 2v22 CCXX R1 ac£osJnls ISSI 1910712022