2024-08-31-accounts - Children Of The Vanni

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date Charity name: Children Of The Vanni

Charity registration number: 1185407

Objectives and Activities

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

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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

	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	The Charity became fully functional after Covid-19 and was able to fund dozen students during the year and help them pursue their university degrees in Sri Lanka. We hope to continue supporting these students for the next three years as well as finding additional students to support going forward.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Charity was able to raise the required funds to meet its charitable obligations.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	All reserves held will be carried forward to the next year and will go into meet the charities obligation in funding students.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£850
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
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
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	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	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed [for a term of [three] years] by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

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

Reference and Administrative details

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

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Mr Nadarajah Bhavan	1 month
Mrs Maeve Bhavan	wholeyear
Ms Sasha Bhavan	wholeyear	Ms Sasha Bhavan
Ms Cressida Bhavan	whole year
Mr Fergus Knox	wholeyear
Miss Molly McMorrow	whole year
Mr Sinnadurai Vamathevan	part year
Mr Krishan Stephen	whole year
Mr Seevarajah Sharmielan	whole year

– 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
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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Krishan Stephen
	Trustee
	19/06/2025
	19/06/2025

Charity Name No (if any) Children of the Vanni 1185407 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/09/2023 31/08/2024

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 18 9,092 - - - - - - 9,110 - - - 9,110 69 9,804 - - - - - - - 9,873 - - - 9,873 - 763 - 850 86	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 18 9,092 - - - - - - 9,110 - - - 9,110 69 9,804 - - - - - - - 9,873 - - - 9,873 - 763	Last year to the nearest £
Bank Interest Received	18				-
Grants	9,092				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	9,110				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Bank Charges	69				-
Grantspaid to Students	9,804				-
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**Sub total **	9,873				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*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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	- 763	-	-	- 763	-
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	850	-	-	850	-
	86	-	-	86	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

19/06/2025

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

Details Details Cash at Bank Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details 2	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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2	-	19/06/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature	Print Name Mr Krishan Stephen	Date of approval

	Mr Krishan Stephen	19/06/2025

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

19/06/2025