2024-12-31-accounts - Uthavum Karam (Helping Hands)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1[st ] Jan 2024 (Period start date) To: 31[st ] Dec 2024 (Period end date)

Charity name: UTHAVUM KARAM (HELPING HANDS)

Charity registration number: 1193592

	SORP reference
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.

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Although the financial grants are used to support the education of children in Sri Lanka, 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.
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. We also had one key volunteer on the ground in Sri Lanka, who served as the main contact point with families receiving financial aid, and reported to the trustees on a regular basis.
Other

	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	There is no achievement/activity in this financial year.

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end ofthe period	Para 1.21	Funds held at 31st Dec 2024: £0
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	None
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.


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

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter)	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)	Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Rajadurai Karunakaran		01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024
	Thangavadivel Thipaharan		01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024

– 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

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for wholeyear
N/A

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A – No assets held as custodian trustees.
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address




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

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Rajadurai Karunakaran

Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Chair, etc)

Date 23/10/2025