Charity Commission - Freedom Ministries Trust; Angel House 2017/18
Your Public Benefit
Purpose 1 – to relieve poverty
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include
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Provision of clothing and food to people who at the time are unable to source such items themselves
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Hope and encouragement to members of certain social groups (eg homeless, jobless)
These benefits can be demonstrated by
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Feeding programmes (for example at Bangalore Central Railway station)
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Donations of clothing and household items on a targeted, ad hoc basis
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
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The homeless centred on Bangalore Central Railway Station
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● Residents of slums / sub-standard housing in Bangalore, Hosur and Billigundu
Purpose 2 – to promote the preservation and protection of health
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include
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A reduction in illness, physical pain and emotional pain caused by an incapacity to work or look after family / children
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A reduction in the need for hospital / doctor visits that may not be affordable
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An improvement in medical practice at local hospitals
These benefits can be demonstrated by
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Improved health and diet of children at Angel House home
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Training in sanitation, cleanliness and transmission of bacteria
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Formal training of medical staff in local hospitals around basic good practice
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
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Children at Angel House
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Residents of Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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Staff and patients at Hosur & Bangalore hospitals
Purpose 3 – to advance education
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include
- Children receiving education in public schools where previously they received none
These benefits can be demonstrated by
- Angel House and Billigundu children attending school
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
- Children of Hosur and Billigundu
Purpose 4 – to provide or assist in the provision of accommodation and facilities to children and people in need of such assistance as a result of their poverty or social and economic circumstances in India.
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include
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A home for unwanted and rejected children (primarily from Billigundu village) under the “Angel House” banner
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Provision of a home for homeless families in Billigundu village
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General workshops and life skill training in Billigundu village
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Rescue of children sold into bonded labour / slavery
These benefits can be demonstrated by
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Establishment of Angel House children’s home in Hosur
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Provision and building of houses in Billigundu village
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Establishment of a training & mentoring centre and village hub in Billigundu and Hosur
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Mission to rescue Billigundu children taken from the village and return to safe accommodation
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
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Unwanted, abandoned children of Billigundu
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Homeless of Billigundu
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Residents of Billigundu and Hosur
There is no harm flowing from these purposes.
There is no private benefit flowing from these purposes.
This is what your organisation does -
The Angel House home provides not just a roof and food, but love, education, family and sanitation education, an opportunity to go to school and health care when ill. The children entering the home tend to be around 7 or 8 years old and it is anticipated they will stay until school leaving age or beyond. The children are abandoned by their parents in the villages, but the trust does not break the ties, working as it does with the same communities. By creating trust and providing updates on the children’s progress the risk of other children being sold into slavery is reduced.
A two storey building has been rented in Hosur as the Angel House and larger premises with more land are being sought. In Krishnagiri district a project was started in Biligundu village; on the invitation of Tamil Nadu social services contacts were made enabling a range of Trust activity. This includes health and sanitation clinics, through to building accommodation for the poorest residents and mentoring future leaders and building community with the young men who have migrated to the nearest town looking for employment. There are regular visits to the village for building relationships, building works and clinics. A building has been established in Biligundu as the Trust centre to meet, store supplies and equipment.
There are also mentoring meetings in Hosur for the young men who have moved to look for work. The emphasis is on enabling the community to grow in confidence and skills, so that it can develop its own initiatives without outside help. In addition there have been regular homeless feeding programmes (eg Bangalore Central railway station) and provision of clothing where needs have been identified.
The Trust also carries out fund raising activities in India, UK and USA and receives mission teams from abroad. The focus has been as much on raising awareness (including in India) as raising funds for the home, schooling and projects etc.
Freedom Ministries India Trust; Angel House NIC101531; Charity Commission Annual Report Financial Year 5th April 2017 - 4th April 2018
Charity Commission Annual Report;
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This report relates to 5th April 2017 to 4th April 2018
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Summary of charity’s main activities to further its purposes for public benefit and main achievements in the year - (see Public Benefit Report)
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The trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s guidance on public benefit requirement statutory guidance.
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A review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the year - as detailed in the financial report and submitted accounts.
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Details of any funds held by the charity - the charity holds one bank account. At the end of this financial period there were no deficits in funds. Funds are either given in a direct monthly support, one off donation or via Open Doors, direct payment (another form of sponsorship). The individual records for Open Doors are not held by the charity. Funds received each month are then transferred to the Indian Account under the name of Nelson David Thomas-Raja.
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A date signature of one or more of the charity trustees - see end of this document
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Principal address of charity for this time period - Suzie Doyle 5 Moyola Court Castledawson Magherafelt BT45 8HW N.Ireland
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Names of all charity trustees - on date report was approved and all individuals who served as charity trustees during the financial year of reporting -
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Ruth Lockhart
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Louise Hair
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Suzie Doyle
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Freedom Ministries India is constituted and governed by the trust deeds established when the charity was first registered with the Charity Commission in January 2016.
● Summary of purposes -
The purpose of the charity is to relieve poverty, to promote the preservation and protection of health and to advance education. A further purpose of the charity is to provide or assist in the provision of accommodation and facilities to children and people in need (beneficiaries) of such assistance as a result of their poverty or social and economic circumstances in India.
- Name of any person/body permitted by the trusts of the charity to appoint one or more new charity trustees and a description of methods used to make such appointments.
Janet and Nelson Thomas Raja and their four children is the family who moved from Northern Ireland to India to begin this charity at ground level up. They begin the initial discussions regarding the appointment of new trustees. This is then agreed with current trustees. Due to location and time differences, the means of communication is Facebook messenger, Facetime and email. On occasions in which Janet and/or Nelson are visiting Northern Ireland, meetings with the Trustees are arranged usually once a year.
Signature of Trustee: L. Hair Print Name: Louise Hair
Date: 1 February 2019