2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 April 2020 31 March 2021 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name English Council of the Ramabai Mukti Mission Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 285014 Charity's principal address c/o 41 Goddard Avenue Swindon Postcode SN1 4HS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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)
	Paul Sisson	Chairman		English Council
	Mervyn Popplestone
	Paul Ashton
	Geeta Ashton
	Sarah Abraham	Vice Chairman
	PhilipWebb	Hon Sec./treasurer
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Standard registration on 15/7/1982 Type of governing document

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution 6/6/2015 How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Members shall be invited to serve by the Chairman following approval by Trustee selection methods the Council. (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 provision of assistance by food, shelter and moral training (in accordance with the evangelical teachings of the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible) for widows, deserted wives, orphan girls and other underprivileged peoples in India.

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What the charity does:

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

• Education/training

• The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

• Disability

• The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

• Overseas Aid/famine Relief  Accommodation/housing

• Religious Activities

• Who the charity helps:  Children/young People

• Elderly/old People

• People With Disabilities

• How the charity helps:  Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

• Provides Services  Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

• Where the charity operates:  India

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.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Despite the pandemic our supporters continue to give generously Summary of the main towards the work in India allowing us to increase our donation to the achievements of the charity Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission in India. during the year

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks that face the charity. The current balance of undesignated reserves of £57k is well in excess of the general expenditure and is being held for when the building project in India requires it.

Details of any funds materially 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) PJWebb Full name(s) Philip John Webb Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Hon Sec/Treasurer etc) Date 8/11/21

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