CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From: Period start date 164-2020 To: Period end date 31-3-2021
Charity name: Nalam Vaala
Charity registration number: 1189081
Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
Para 1.17
To advance in life and help children and
young people from marginalised
communities who have been displaced
during and after civil war, in particular in Ihe
war-affecled Northern and Eastern provinces
of Sri Lanka, Ihrough..
lal The provision of recreational and leisure
time activities provided in the inlerest of
social welfare, designed to improve Iheir
condilions of life.,
Ibl Providing support and activities, which
develop their skills, capacities and
capabilities to enable them lo participate in
society as mature and responsible
individuals.
1. Continued the support programme for the
young people and families in Sri Lanka that
commenced before the registration of
Nalam Vaala.
2. Carried out online fundraising during the
2020 lockdown lo support the beneficiaries.
The trustees are fully conversant with the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
and pay due regard to il.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or seNices
identified in the accounts.
Stalement confirrring
whether the trustees have
had regard lo the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
P8ra 1.17 8nd
1.19
Para 1.18
The trustees continued the support to the
beneficiaries as planned and also additional
support during the COVID crisis.
Apart from continuing the support for the
beneficiaries already on the project, other
activities were postponed {visiting Sri Lanka
and the land related matters) because of the
COVID lock down.

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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
P8ra 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunleers
other

Achievements and Performance
SORP referenGe
During ihe reporting period, we continued lo
offer support and resources lo our
beneficiaries. three of whom successfully
obtained entry to university education.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charily,
identifying the difference the
charily s work has rnade to
the circumstsnces of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
The project was already in operation before
we were registered as CIO in April 2020 and
we also raised funds through individual
donalions to help the families in the project
who were adversely affected.
Nalam Vaala has supported more than 50
students by offering support in Literacy.
numeracy, science, and ICT skills. Bearing
in mind the beneficiary group had become
disconnected from the process of learning,
we delivered our support applying the {tried
and tested) principles and techniques of
non-formal learning.
Our coordinator and tutors encouraged the
beneficiaries 'active participation in the
programme they were taking part in and
helped young people develop a greater
awareness of the impact of educalion. self-
confidence and become engaged with
learning.
We support young unemployed people by
referring them to specialisl vocalional
training centres.
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The evaluation of the outcome of our
intervention since 2016 has been positive
with two beneficiaries now in university
education. We believe that our approach has
potential to succeed on a wider scale with
properly coordinated planning and adequate
resources.
Achievements against
objectives sel
P3ra 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activilies against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Inveslment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
P8ra 1.21
Finance report attached. At the end of the
review period, due to the lockdown, we were
not able to carry out the key activities we
planned to commence after being registered.
We have no paid staff. Trustees carried out
the work on a voluntary basis.
Until we are in a position to commence the
key parts of the operational plan, we are
able to continue the support for our currenl
beneficiaries wilh the funds we can raise.
Policy is in Ihe process of being developed.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
slating why they are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22
P8ra 1.22
None
We were only registered in April 2020 and
we have no slaffing costs. Until we are able
to resume the activities that were suspended
due to Covid crisis, we have the ability to
continue without reserves as we had done
before the re
islration.
Al the end of the reporting period, we were
in deficit of under £100. The trustees have
since cleared the deficit.
None
P8ra 1.22
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charily continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23
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Currently, and until the COVID situation
improves, our principal sources of funds are
from individual donations and charity walks.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
P8ra 1.47
In order to prepare application for
institutional funds, the trustees have to visit
Sri Lanka and carryout a series of tasks
including discussions wilh the local
education authorities and schools.
As a newly registered charity (during the
lockdown period), we had to postpone our
operational plans, some key tasks that had
been carried out before commencing
fundraising from institutional sources could
not be carried out.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
P8ra 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing document
Ilrii£l de.ed roy,Al r.h?rteri
How is the charity
constituted?
le ci uniiicorporated
a£fiorialion. CIO)
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
conslitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
P8ra 1.25
Memorandum of Articles ofAssociation
Para 1.25
cio
Para 1.25
Any new Irustees will be appoinled through
an open and Iransparenl recruitmenl in
adherence lo our Equal Opportunities Policy.
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The Nalam Vaala truslees have experience
of working in charities or as Iruslees in olher
charities.
Policies and procedures
adopled for the induclion and
training of trustees
Para 1.51
Before Ihe organisalion was formally set up,
a workshop was held on the roles and
responsibilities of trustees of a charity and
how lo manage a charity.
We are in the process of adopting policies
and induction and trainin
pro
ramme.
The charity has not been able to discuss and
adopt a number of important policies and
tools due to lockdown.
The charily's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿Ork with which the
charity works
P8ra 1.51
Moreover, Currently we have no paid staff
and all the work is carried out by the trustees
on a voluntary basis.
Trustee meetings had to be held remotely
(Zoom) and the decision making is carried
out b trustees. We have no staff.
None
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details
Charily name
other name the Charity uses
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address
Nalam Vaala
For a Better Life
1189081
28 Collyer Avenue, Croydon, CRO 4QU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charily
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
toa
oint trustee
if an
Cathamuthu
Raveendradass
Chair
Whole year
Alex Purssey
Kathiravelu
Thambiah
Whole year
Whole year
Ratnasingam
Rajadurai
Whole year
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Corporate trustees- names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name

Name of Irustees holding litle lo propety belonging to Ihe charity
Trustee name
Dates acted If not for whole
ear
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
NIA
Name and objects ofthe
charily on whose behalf the
8ssels are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charily's objects
NIA
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own assets
NIA
Additional information {optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional Information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the r.hAFitv's trustees
Signature{s)
Full name{s)
Position {eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Cathamuthu Raveendradass
Chair
Date
3010112022

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**Nalam Vaala** 


## **Recei ts and a ments accou p p y** 

01/04/2020 

**For the period from** 

**To** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds funds funds** 

**to the nearest      £ to the nearest £** 

**to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 

|**A1 Receipts**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Fund raised for Covid relief|**405**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**405**||**-**||**-**|



|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**(see table).**||||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**|**405**||**-**||**-**|



## **A3 Payments** 

|**A3 Payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|<br>Moneysent to Sri Lanka for Covid relief|**500**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**500**||**-**||**-**|



|**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Total payments_**||**500**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**-**|**95**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|CCXX R1 accounts (SS)<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**|1<br>|**-**|||**-**|||31/01/2022<br>**-**||





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31/01/2022 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perio** 

|**Categories**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|
|||**-                        95**|
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|||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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**B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

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## **B5 Liabilities** 

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## **unts CC16a** 31/03/2021 

## **Total funds Last year** 

**to the nearest £ to the nearest £** 

|**405**||**-**|
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