# Friends of Vellore UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 209168
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF VELLORE (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 18, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=209168


## Contact

- **Address:** 2A CHALK LANE, COCKFOSTERS, BARNET
- **Postcode:** EN4 9JQ
- **Phone:** 03333445245
- **Email:** office@friendsofvellore.org
- **Website:** www.friendsofvellore.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA BY ENLISTING AND MAINTAINING INTEREST IN THE SAID CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, VELLORE OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, ANY OTHER INSTITUTION OF LIKE CHARACTER. TO ASSIST CMCH VELLORE OR SUCH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN MAINTAINING THEIR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH PRAYER, PERSONNEL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

**Activities:** Support for Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India and hospitals working in partnership with CMC Vellore. Friends of Vellore UK seek to help CMC to ensure that everyone can receive appropriate medical treatment regardless of their ability to pay. We raise funds to support healthcare, education and development projects that benefit the poorest and most excluded communities.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- India
- Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £371847 | £389928 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £357017 | £415476 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £333773 | £332276 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1819245 | £441084 | £2192264 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £263357 | £255526 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Thomas Benjamin Pulimood** (Chair) — appointed April 21, 2018
- Anitha Johnson Samuel — appointed April 22, 2023
- Dayalan Clarke — appointed Dec. 22, 2011
- Dr JOHNSON THAMARATHU SAMUEL — appointed Sept. 27, 2014
- Dr Saji Alexander — appointed Oct. 5, 2025
- Dr Susan Das — appointed Oct. 7, 2018
- Hugh Patrick Skeil — appointed Oct. 2, 2021
- LADY DR ARABELLA ONSLOW — appointed Dec. 5, 2011
- Professor Michael Robert Burch Keighley
- Richard Rajamanickam BA — appointed Sept. 27, 2014