
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  01/09/2020     Period start date   To    31/08/2021             Period end date Charity name: Children Of The Vanni** 

## **Charity registration number: 1185407** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the Children of Vanni is to<br>enable children from Northern and Eastern<br>Provinces of Sri Lanka to pursue further<br>education in any field after passing A'Level<br>or its equivalent. The course followed by<br>the beneficiary of a grant from the Trust<br>may follow a course in any technical or<br>academic subject, but the<br>course must be located in India or Sri<br>Lanka.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Enable children from Northern & Eastern<br>Provinces of Sri Lanka to pursue further<br>education in any field after passing A'Level<br>or its equivalent.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have<br>referred to the guidance contained in the<br>Charity Commission’s general guidance on<br>Public Benefit, when reviewing the trust<br>aims and objectives and in planning future<br>activities.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 



Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Charity was unable to fully function<br>due to the restriction imposed as a result of<br>Covid-19, so no income or spending was<br>done by the charity during this period.<br>We hope the charity will be able to function<br>fully once the covid-19 pandemic is over<br>and restriction are lifted in Sri Lanka and<br>India and be able to support the further<br>education of these children in these<br>countries.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity was unable to fully function<br>due to the restriction imposed as a result of<br>Covid-19, so no income or spending was<br>done by the charity during this period.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|We hope the charity will be able to function<br>fully once the covid-19 pandemic is over<br>and restriction are lifted in Sri Lanka and<br>India.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Apart from the first charity trustees, every<br>trustee must be appointed [for a term of<br>[three] years] by a resolution passed at<br>a properly convened meeting of the charity<br>trustees.<br>In selecting individuals for appointment as<br>charity trustees, the<br>charity trustees must have regard to the<br>skills, knowledge and<br>experience needed for the effective<br>administration of the CIO.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Children Of The Vanni|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1185407|
|Charity’s principal address|492 Harrow Road<br>London<br>W9 3QA|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Mr Nadarajah<br>Bhavan||whole year|Mr Nadarajah Bhavan|
||Mrs Maeve Bhavan||wholeyear||
||Ms Sasha Bhavan||wholeyear||
||Ms Cressida<br>Bhavan||whole year||
||Mr Fergus Knox||wholeyear||
||Miss Molly<br>McMorrow||whole year||
||Mr Sinnadurai<br>Vamathevan||whole year||
||Mr Krishan<br>Stephen||whole year||
||Mr Seevarajah<br>Sharmielan||whole year||
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## – 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 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Krishan Stephen||
||<br>Trustee||
||27/07/2022||
||27/07/2022||






**Charity Name No (if any) Children of the Vanni Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/09/2020 31/08/2021 

## **CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||||||
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||Signature||Print Name<br>Mr Nadarajah Bhavan<br>Mr Krishan Stephen|||||
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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