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

## **From  1[st] March 2024 To 28[th] February 2025** 

## **Charity name: INTERNATIONAL TAMIL EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT FEDERATION** 

## **Charity registration number:1195202** 

## **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|**THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE**<br>**PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE**<br>**EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK**<br>**AND SUCH OTHER PART OF THE**<br>**WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL**<br>**DETERMINE, THROUGH: A) THE**<br>**PROVISION AND CO-ORDINATION OF**<br>**GUIDANCE, RESOURCES,**<br>**WORKSHOPS, COURSES AND EVENTS**<br>**TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT**<br>**AND OPERATION OF TAMIL**<br>**SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WHICH**<br>**PROVIDE EDUCATION IN TAMIL**<br>**CULTURE, LANGUAGE, ARTS AND**<br>**HERITAGE, AND TO ACT AS AN**<br>**ACCREDITED EXAMINATION BODY FOR**<br>**TAMIL LANGUAGE TEACHING; B) THE**<br>**PROVISION OF GRANTS OF FINANCIAL**<br>**ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE**<br>**ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY**<br>**DISADVANTAGED TAMIL ORPHANS IN**<br>**SRI LANKA TO ACCESS EDUCATIONAL**<br>**TUITION AND EDUCATIONAL**<br>**RESOURCES; C) THE PROVISION OF**<br>**GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE**<br>**TO ENABLE CHILDREN FROM**<br>**ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY**<br>**DISADVANTAGED REFUGEE TAMIL**<br>**COMMUNITIES, LIVING OUTSIDE OF SRI**<br>**LANKA, WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED**<br>**DUE TO LANGUAGE, CULTURAL AND**<br>**FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS**<br>**ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT**<br>**TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR**<br>**EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND**<br>**LIFE CHANCES; D) THE PROVISION OF**<br>**GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE**<br>**TO ENABLE ECONOMICALLY**<br>**DISADVANTAGED TAMIL REFUGEE**|





|||**CHILDREN LIVING IN THE UK TO**<br>**ATTEND TAMIL SUPPLEMENTARY**<br>**SCHOOLS.**|
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|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|**During the year, the charity advanced its**<br>**educational purposes through the**<br>**provision and co-ordination of guidance,**<br>**resources, workshops, courses, and**<br>**events to support the establishment and**<br>**operation of Tamil supplementary**<br>**schools. This included delivering two**<br>**workshops, three events, and**<br>**administering three international Tamil**<br>**language examinations as part of our**<br>**role as an accredited examination body.**<br>**These activities directly furthered public**<br>**benefit by promoting education in Tamil**<br>**culture, language, arts and heritage in**<br>**line with our charitable objects.**|
|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|**confirmed**|



## **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|**During the year, the charity**<br>**strengthened the provision of Tamil**<br>**cultural and language education by**<br>**successfully delivering two workshops,**<br>**three events, and three international**<br>**Tamil language examinations. These**<br>**activities improved the quality and**<br>**consistency of teaching within Tamil**<br>**supplementary schools and enhanced**<br>**access to accredited Tamil language**<br>**qualifications. As a result, beneficiaries**<br>**gained increased educational**<br>**opportunities, improved cultural**<br>**engagement, and greater confidence in**<br>**their learning. The wider community**<br>**also benefited through the promotion of**<br>**cultural understanding, the preservation**<br>**of Tamil heritage, and the support of**<br>**educational standards across**<br>**supplementary schools.**|





## **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|**Charity has received a donation of**<br>**£9,860 during the year**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Received a donation and spend on the**<br>**charitable activities**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£346**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**NA**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**NA**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**NA**|



## **Additional** 

## **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|**CIO**|
|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|**Appointment of charity trustees  (1)**<br>**Apart from the first charity trustees,**<br>**every trustee must be appointed for a**<br>**term of two years by a resolution**<br>**passed at a properly convened meeting**<br>**of the charity trustees.  (2) In selecting**<br>**individuals for appointment as charity**<br>**trustees, the charity trustees must have**<br>**regard to the skills, knowledge and**<br>**experience needed for the effective**<br>**administration of the CIO.**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|INTERNATIONAL TAMIL EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL<br>SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT FEDERATION|
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|Other name the charity uses|ITEC|
|Registered charity number|1195202|
|Charity’s principal address|12, Woodgate House 2, South Bank Surbiton KT6 6DQ|
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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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Sivasothy<br>Varatharajah|Chair|||
||Makanish<br>Varatharajah||||
||Mathullan<br>Devasundararajah||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name NA** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**NA**|||





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

Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **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)** Makanish Varatharajah **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 




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Charity NameInternational Tamil Educational Cultural<br>1195202<br>Scientific Development Federation<br>CC16a<br>Receipts and payments accounts<br>For the period  01/03/2024 28/02/2025<br>To<br>from<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Voluntary receipts                       9,860                              -                                -                          9,860                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>AR)  [                      9,860 ]                             -                                -                          9,860                            -<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                  9,860                           -                           -                        9,860                          -<br>A3 Payments<br>Cost of generating voluntary receipts                     12,105                             -                               -                       12,105                           -<br>Accountancy fees                         360                             -                               -                            360                           -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>Sub total [                    12,465 ]                             -                                -                        12,465                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments                12,465                           -                           -                     12,465                          -<br>Net of receipts/(payments) -                 2,604                         -                           -   -                 2,604                        -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                          -                         -                          -                               -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                           -                         -                          -                           -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end -                 2,604                         -                           -   -                 2,604                        -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>Bank balance<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**346**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**346**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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