2023-03-31-accounts - Araliya Education Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	04	2022		31	03	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

ARALIYA EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1170983

Charity's principal address 2 Egliston Lawns Egliston Road London Postcode SW15 1AL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Aerian Gray
	Alex Couet
	Bindiya Hassaram
	Martin Lock
	Rowan Gray

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

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Trust Deed]

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[Incorporated Organisation] Appointed by existing trustees on the basis of knowledge and skills Trustee selection methods required for the workings of the charity (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

AEF works with The Methodist Church, Sri Lanka. The charity works You may choose to include closely with the head of the Children’s desk. 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

To advance the education of children aged 3-5 years for the public benefit, initially in Pasarichenai near Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka and expanding to other regions in Sri Lanka by supporting the facilitation of preschools and resources to provide education for young children.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to

After the 2004 tsunami funds were raised to repair and provide resources to Al Ishraq school affected by the tsunami in Pasarichenai, Arugam Bay.

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Supplies were bought and buildings repaired.

The Araliya Education Foundation (AEF) was set up as a small charity in November 2010 with the aim of advancing the education of pupils at this school, providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school and supporting and developing the teaching of English in the school. Pre-school education was absent in the school even though children aged 3-5 came to school each day. Due to lack of government funding and despite offers from AEF there was no teacher for the young children. In January 2014 an independent preschool was opened in Pasarichenai with a properly trained teacher fully funded by AEF. The school was housed in a disused building built by the Norwegian government after the tsunami but never used. The building was provided by the local mosque in exchange for its restoration and running costs. Between 20 – 28 children attended the school and on-going professional development was provided for the teacher each year by AEF. In January 2017 the school closed as the mosque wanted the school these objects (include within building back and despite best efforts AEF was not able to find a suitable this section the statutory alternative in the immediate area. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance In January 2017 AEF became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. issued by the Charity The charity wanted to expand its work with developing and supporting Commission on public preschools beyond Arugam Bay in other areas in the country. benefit) During this time AEF was introduced to the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka through the Sparkes Home Charity. AEF visited several preschools on the east coast of Sri Lanka in the summer of 2017 that were run by the Methodist church and needed funding. However, none was a suitable candidate for AEF funding. Finally, AEF were introduced to a day care centre and preschool for children in Angulana, south of Colombo. The fathers of these children - in 2017 - were fishermen and their mothers worked to supplement their meagre earnings. The enterprise was overseen by the Methodist church and funded by various charities. AEF provided specific support for the preschool there.

The trustees maintained close contact with the Methodist Church both at the local and national level to ensure the school was well financed and run. This year there are 43 children who attend each day with 20 older children coming in the afternoon after their regular school day. The Trustees of AEF meet regularly to review the activities of the charity and their obligations in respect of public benefit. The Trustees have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The Trustees have agreed with the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka to provide funds that go toward the running of the preschool (and some of the day care centre costs) in Angulana.

Grants for additional projects will be reviewed and agreed by the Trustees as they arise.

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;

All the activities of the charity are conducted on a voluntary basis. The trustees like to visit Sri Lanka each year but have been unable to do so since 2020 due to the pandemic. They will visit as soon as safely possible to review the school and discuss future plans with the Head of the Children’s Desk of the Methodist Church.

contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D	Achievements andperformance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year	In the summer of 2017 AEF developed a relationship with the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka through the Sparkes Home charity with a view to working in conjunction with them to access preschools in need of funding. A primary consideration of this contact was to have someone based permanently in Sri Lanka to monitor schools that AEF might support and to make sure they were running smoothly and efficiently. As a result, AEF now supports, along with another charity, the preschool at the Day Care centre at Angulana, which is situated on the outskirts of Angulana village. Here the younger children, who go to the day care centre each day, attend preschool in the mornings whilst the older children attend the local school. The preschool needed further funding in 2019 as ‘Help The Orphans Now, Australia’, had withdrawn their funding from this project. AEF agreed to extend their financial support to cover the shortfall. The pandemic 2020-2022 caused further poverty for the Angulana community with children often not having enough nutritious food to eat. In addition, during this time Sri Lanka has become an international centre for drug trafficking. Many of the parents of the preschool children at Angulana have become drug addicts and nearly all the children now live with either a single parent or grandparents. In fact, only 2 children in the preschool where living with both parents in 2022. In addition, reclamation work further up the coast has disrupted the fishing for the local men The preschool and day care centre provide food, uniforms, an education and after school care for these children. The centre is staffed by 3 teachers and a cook. The centre also provides after school care for the primary school children. Although no funds were sent to Angulana school this year by AEF, Sparkes Homes have been providing the funds on our behalf as we investigated the viability of this project post pandemic. We looked at how the lack of fishing and drug related issues in the community might affect how we would continue our funding. Close contact is maintained with the Colombo based central headquarters of the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka, in particular the head of the Children’s Desk who has been very involved and usually accompanies Trustees on visits. The long-term head of the Children’s Desk has been unwell this year and will now not return to her position. However, she has been replaced by a younger man who is equally involved and recently (January 2022) accompanied a Sparkes Home Trustee on an inspection of Angulana. He speaks excellent English, Singalese and Tamil.

Section D

Achievements andperformance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year

In the summer of 2017 AEF developed a relationship with the Methodist
Church of Sri Lanka through the Sparkes Home charity with a view to
working in conjunction with them to access preschools in need of funding.
A primary consideration of this contact was to have someone based
permanently in Sri Lanka to monitor schools that AEF might support and
to make sure they were running smoothly and efficiently.
As a result, AEF now supports, along with another charity, the preschool
at the Day Care centre at Angulana, which is situated on the outskirts of
Angulana village. Here the younger children, who go to the day care
centre each day, attend preschool in the mornings whilst the older
children attend the local school.
The preschool needed further funding in 2019 as ‘Help The Orphans
Now, Australia’, had withdrawn their funding from this project. AEF
agreed to extend their financial support to cover the shortfall.
The pandemic 2020-2022 caused further poverty for the Angulana
community with children often not having enough nutritious food to eat.
In addition, during this time Sri Lanka has become an international centre
for drug trafficking. Many of the parents of the preschool children at
Angulana have become drug addicts and nearly all the children now live
with either a single parent or grandparents. In fact, only 2 children in the
preschool where living with both parents in 2022. In addition, reclamation
work further up the coast has disrupted the fishing for the local men
The preschool and day care centre provide food, uniforms, an education
and after school care for these children.
The centre is staffed by 3
teachers and a cook. The centre also provides after school care for the
primary school children.
Although no funds were sent to Angulana school this year by AEF,
Sparkes Homes have been providing the funds on our behalf as we
investigated the viability of this project post pandemic. We looked at how
the lack of fishing and drug related issues in the community might affect
how we would continue our funding.
Close contact is maintained with the Colombo based central
headquarters of the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka, in particular the head
of the Children’s Desk who has been very involved and usually
accompanies Trustees on visits. The long-term head of the Children’s
Desk has been unwell this year and will now not return to her position.
However, she has been replaced by a younger man who is equally
involved and recently (January 2022) accompanied a Sparkes Home
Trustee on an inspection of Angulana. He speaks excellent English,
Singalese and Tamil.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trustees believe reserves of up to two years expenditure are required to ensure the long-term support for Angulana. Funds in excess of this are currently being reviewed and decisions are being made about how to expand support to other preschools.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

The principal sources of funds historically have been donations from individuals and fundraising activities organised by the trustees. Funds raised in the year amounted to £4,010. Total expenditure in the year amounted to £0.

Trustees bear all the costs of their visits to Sri Lanka individually. During their visits, Trustees review the fund flows from source in the UK through to the end use in the project.

Funds available at 31 March 2023 amounted to £18,464

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) Aerian Gray Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 31st January 2023

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ARALIYA EDUCATION FOUNDATION No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 4/1/2022 3/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Donation - Martin Lock 4,000 Amazon Smile 10 - - - - - - 4,010 Unrestricted funds *Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 4,000 10 - - - - - - 4,010	Last year to the nearest £
Donation - Martin Lock	4,000	-	-	4,000	-
Amazon Smile	10	-	-	10	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	4,010	-	-	4,010	-
- - Sub total - Total receipts 4,010 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).		- - - -	- - - -	- - - 4,010

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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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**Total receipts **	4,010	-	-	4,010	-

A3 Payments

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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments*	-	-	-	-	-

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	4,010	-	-	4,010	-
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	-	-	-	-	-
**Cash funds this year end **	4,010	-	-	4,010	-

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

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Details Details Details Details Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - 18,464 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name AERIAN GRAY Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		AERIAN GRAY	1/25/2023