## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From : 1[st] Jan 2022 Period start date To: 31[st] Dec 2022 Period end date**
**Charity name:** UTHAVUM KARAM (HELPING HANDS)
## **Charity registration number: 1193592**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|- The advancement of education throughout
England and Wales for the public benefit
through the provision of supplementary tutorials
to increase the basic literacy and numeracy skills
of disadvantaged families.
- The relief of financial hardship among people
living in Sri Lanka by providing such persons with
goods and services which they could not
otherwise afford through lack of means.|
|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|A tutoring service is offered to disadvantaged
students in the UK with the aim of improving
social mobility.
Furthermore, the main public benefit is achieved
through grants to families in Sri Lanka, helping to
alleviate hardship and advance education in a
developing country, which has been affected by
several years of civil war.
Grants are targeted in the area of education,
small business development and healthcare.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees are aware of the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and
continually monitor the organisation’s activities
to ensure it serves this purpose.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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||Para 1.38|Although the financial grants are used to
support the education of children in Sri Lanka,|
|Policy on grant making||the organisation seeks the support of parents
and ensures that they are committed to the
education of their child. This will ensure the
proper use of funds and ensures that it is not
used for other short-term spending.
During 2022, we supported one-off healthcare
and relief projects in Sri Lanka as the economic
crisis worsened. This included supporting a food
bank project and the installation of ventilation
equipment at a private hospital.|
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers paid a key role in the charity’s relief
efforts, with a group of 20+ tutors contributing
to fundraising efforts by offering regular classes
to children in the UK.|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|**In 2022, Uthavum Karam continued on**
**the success of its first year, with a strong**
**base of volunteers providing online**
**tutoring classes even as Covid-19**
**restrictions lifted. This ensured a steady**
**stream of income which was distributed**
**to families in Sri Lanka, who received**
**regular monthly grants for educational**
**fees.**
**The charity received a large one-off**
**donation in March 2023 from the**
**charitable arm of Lycamobile, which will**
**ensure the financial security of the**
**charitable reserves for the foreseeable**
**future. This donation also helped**
**facilitate one-off projects relating to**
**healthcare and food security in Sri Lanka.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Funds held at 31st Dec 2022: £774**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Funds were held at the period-end to**
**build up a buffer of cash which can be**
**used to maintain financial support to**
**families in Sri Lanka even in the event of**
**donations fluctuating.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Nil**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Zero reserves are held as it is intended**
**that all cash donations raised can be**
**used for charitable purposes without**
**restriction.**|
|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|**No uncertainties over the going concern**
**position of the charity exist.**|
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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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:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution – Foundational Model**|
|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|**Trustees are appointed by way of**
**resolution at a properly convened**
**meeting of trustees.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Uthavum Karam (Helping Hands)|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charitynumber|1193592|
|Charity’s principal address|50 LOWBROOK ROAD
ILFORD
IG1 2HB|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Tharsan Rajendran||01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022||
||Keval Shah||01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022||
||Abinaya
Mathanarajah||01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022||
||Riluxana
Ravichandran||01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022||
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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 – No assets held as custodian trustees. 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
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## **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
**No exemptions applied.**
## **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**|||
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||Tharsan Rajendran||
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Chair of Trustees||
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