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

**From 01/10/2022 Period start date   To 30/09/2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: UK Mauritius Charity** 

## **Charity registration number: 1192170** 

## **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|**To advance such charitable purposes**<br>**(according to the law of England and**<br>**Wales) as the trustees see fit from time**<br>**to time in particular but not limited to**<br>**the relief of poverty and the**<br>**advancement of animal welfare in**<br>**Mauritius by making grants to the local**<br>**NGOs in Mauritius.**|
|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|**The charity has continued to receive**<br>**regular donations this year which it**<br>**used to make grants to two charities**<br>**based in Mauritius (a charity looking**<br>**after women and children in distress**<br>**and an environmental organisation**<br>**involved with recycling and**<br>**environmental awareness programs), in**<br>**line with its charitable purposes.**<br>**Grants were made every two months to**<br>**each charity to cover specific needs, in**<br>**accordance with the grant making**<br>**policy.**|
|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|**In all activities during this period, the**<br>**trustees were aware of the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit and have taken it into**<br>**account when making a decision to**<br>**which the guidance was relevant.**|



## **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|**UK Mauritius Charity (UKMC) has**<br>**continued to support the “Shelter For**<br>**Women and Children In Distress Trust**<br>**Fund” to fund computer lessons, school**<br>**materials and everyday essentials for**<br>**disadvantaged children. We have**<br>**maintained a great relationship with this**<br>**Mauritian organisation and have kept in**<br>**touch to make sure that our donors’**<br>**contributions are still making a**<br>**difference.**<br>**UKMC ceased supporting 4 Tilapat, an**<br>**organisation it had supported for a year**<br>**as it was changing into a new project.**<br>**As per our governance document, the**<br>**charity chose a new second Mauritian**<br>**organisation to support. After doing due**<br>**diligence by looking at the activities and**<br>**the public accounts of the organisation,**<br>**UKMC chose We-Recycle, an**<br>**environmental organisation engaged in**<br>**increasing awareness about recycling**<br>**and maintaining a number of recycling**<br>**points. We-Recycle have been able to**<br>**use our grants for these activities, for**<br>**example, awareness drives for school**<br>**children, donation of recycling bins and**<br>**collection drives in certain villages.**|



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

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising|||





|activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
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|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’s financial position is**<br>**secure. Over the period, it received**<br>**around £5,075 in donations, and it was**<br>**able to distribute around £5,400 in**<br>**grants. The charity had no expenses.**<br>**The charity has received regular**<br>**monthly donations throughout this**<br>**period. At the end of period, the**<br>**charity’s bank balance stood at around**<br>**£753, which enables it to continue**<br>**helping its two chosen beneficiaries.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The intention of the charity is not to**<br>**explicitly maintain reserves as the**<br>**charity does not have any running**<br>**expenses and as it would like to transfer**<br>**all donations to selected Mauritian**<br>**charities.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**The charity’s intention is to use all**<br>**donations towards grants to Mauritian**<br>**charities. The charity has no running**<br>**costs, liabilities or any financial contract**<br>**that it needs reserves for.**|
|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|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|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|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|
|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|**Appointed by chair, Dinagaran Dayalan**<br>**Parapen**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|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|**UK Mauritius Charity**|
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|Other name the charity uses|**N/A**|
|Registered charity number|**1192170**|
|Charity’s principal address|**Old Ship Cottage**<br>**Church Lane, East Cottingwith**<br>**York**<br>**YO42 4TL**|
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## **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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||**Dinagaran**<br>**Dayalan Parapen**||||
||**Gayatri Awotar**<br>**Pengilly**||||
||**Reepoonjaysingh**<br>**Goolaup**||||
||**Emma**<br>**Muneesamy**<br>**Pattison**||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets **N/A** held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the **N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for **N/A** 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** 

**D PARAPEN Signature(s) R GOOLAUP Dinagaran Dayalan Parapen Full name(s) Reepoonjaysingh Goolaup Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair Chair, etc) Date 08/07/2024** 




**Charity Name No (if any) UK MAURITIUS CHARITY 1192170** 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 10/1/2022 9/30/2023 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>Tax Efficientpayrollgiving<br>**3,794**<br>Monthlydirect debits<br>**1,200**<br>Amazon Smile CharityDonation Program<br>**46**<br>Gift Aid Donation Received<br>**35**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,075**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total receipts_                    5,075**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Donations to Charity- Shelter for Women and Children<br>**3,150**<br>Donations to Charity- Quatre Tilapat<br>**-**<br>Donations to Charity- WE-RECYCLE<br>**2,250**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                        5,400**<br>**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**_Total payments_                    5,400**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                     325**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**1,078**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                       753**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**3,794**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own**<br>**use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the<br>trustees|**Details**<br>Cash at Bank<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>DPARAPEN<br>EMP<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**753**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**753**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|
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||DPARAPEN|Dinagaran Dayalan Parapen||
||EMP|Emma Muneesamy Pattison||






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## **Last year** 

**to the nearest £** 

**3,470 1,060 30 - - - - - 4,560** 

**4,560** 

**1,770 1,800 - - - - - - - 3,570** 

**3,570 990 - 88 1,078** 




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## **Endowment funds to nearest £** 


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## **Current value (optional)** 

**When due (optional)** 

Date of approval **6/22/2024** 

