2025-04-05-accounts - Helios Renewable Energy Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	27	June	2024	To	5 April	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Helios Renewable Energy Foundation

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1208862

15 Deanway Hove East Sussex Postcode BN3 6DG

Charity's principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Cleland Laidlay	Chairperson	Wholeyear
Sharada Laidlay	Trustee	Wholeyear
Kiran Laidlay	Trustee	Wholeyear
Katherine Lyonette	Trustee	June 24 – Mar 25 (Maternityleave)

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
None

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CIO Foundation Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by trustees as set out in the organisation’s governing Trustee selection methods document.

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The prevention or relief of poverty in Sri Lanka and Nepal by facilitating the provision of renewable energy, and any activity necessary to maximise its benefit - to communities and/or organisations in need.

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Helios REF works to address energy poverty in Sri Lanka and Nepal using renewable technologies, in particular solar PV. Our trustees all work pro bono, use our technical skills gained from having run a solar design & installation company for 20 years to alleviate poverty in accordance with the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission, Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011.

Key activities include :

Survey projects that can improve education and health outcomes using affordable energy and with reference to UN SDG’s. Prioritise as far as possible the most needy. See our list of projects in Section D.

Summary of the main possible the most needy. See our list of projects in Section D. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to Identify solar installation companies who will support our projects, helping these objects (include within obtain Education Department for installation on schools & any further this section the statutory local requirements plus training staff onsite to manage the system to declaration that trustees have maximise generation. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Identify implementation partners to support our work. Commission on public benefit)

Obtain multiple quotes from solar companies and assess these using our technical expertise & product knowledge base.

Metrics : Helios follows the projects for a minimum of 2 years after installation, obtaining solar generation metrics & how it offsets energy bills. We also identify and obtain social metrics to understand how the solar systems are benefiting the community.

There are a number of administrative tasks such as fundraising, website maintenance, newsletters, training e.g. trustees recently attended a Cranfield Trust training session on the New Governance Code.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Installation of a 5.5kWp solar PV system to power a water filtration plant Summary of the main in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. This area has an 80% achievements of the charity incidence of chronic kidney disease caused in large part from impurities during the year from fertilisers and pesticides. This was undertaken to determine the feasibility of such projects & was completely funded by trustees in June 2024.

Installation of 3 x 5kWp solar PV systems on 3 schools in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. This is a community of rural Tamil and Sinhalese people. The schools are ill equipped, lacking in basic lighting, clean water, toilet facilities, computing & internet facilities to enable them to address the curriculum requirements. Access to abundant ‘free’ clean energy can alleviate many of these issues. Currently in Sri Lanka there is also a payment for energy exported to the grid which can further improve these facilities.

Established a pipeline of projects in Sri Lanka and have initiated our 1[st] project in Nepal to be completed in the next financial year.

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Section E Financial review

Trustees retain a minimum of 5% of total annual funds at year end. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves n

Details of any funds materially NONE in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Treasurer Full name(s) Cleland Laidlay Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 3/3/25

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	Helios Renewable Energy Foundation	Helios Renewable Energy Foundation	Helios Renewable Energy Foundation	1208862	CC16a
	For the period from	27/06/2024	To	05/04/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 0 0 0 9 004 9 004 - - - 9 004 58 58 - - 0 58 8 946 0 0 8 946	Endowment funds to the nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0	Total funds to the nearest £ 1 374 20 654 1 000 9 004 32 032 - - - 32 032 144 102 58 35 45 - - - - 384 - - 0 384 31 648	Last year to the nearest £
JustgivingDonations	1 374	0			-
Individual Donations	20 654	0			-
Donations from Organisations	1 000	0			-
Restricted Income from NextEnergy Foundation(NEF)	0	9 004			-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	23 029	9 004			-
	- - - 23 029 144 102 35 45 326 - - 0 326 22 703 0 0 22 703
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Newsletter	144				-
Website	102				-
CEB clearance for 3 schools					-
Membershipcosts	35				-
Bank fees	45				-
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*Sub total*	326				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Sub total*	0				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	22 703	8 946	0	31 648	-
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	22 703	8 946	0	31 648	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Independent Examiner fee Details Details Assets - Cash at Main bank Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 22 703 8 946 - - - 22 703 8 946 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) unrestricted 720 - - - - Print Name Mr Kiran Laidlay Trustee	Restricted funds to nearest £ 8 946 - 8 946 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional)	Endowment funds to nearest £
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				Endowment funds to nearest £
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				When due (optional)
			720
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				Date of approval
		Mr Kiran Laidlay		05/03/2026
		Trustee

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

Report to the trustees/members of HELIOS RENEWABLE ENERGY FOUNDATION (charity number: 1208862) on the accounts for the 9 months period ending 05th of April 2025.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the organisation and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the Act); and ● accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Zita Derbak MAAT AATQB Independent Examiners Ltd The Grain Store Hills Barns Appledram Lane South Chichester, West Sussex PO20 7EG

Sign: Date: 06.03.2026