Charity Commission - Freedom Ministries Trust; Angel House 2018/19
Your Public Benefit
Purpose 1 – to relieve poverty
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include
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Provision of food, clothing and medication to people who are unable to source these items themselves
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Hope and encouragement to communities who are socially oppressed IE unemployed / homeless / uneducated
These benefits can be demonstrated by
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Donations of clothing, household and hygiene items on a targeted basis
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Community feeding programme
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Educational programmes
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
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Residents of slums / sub-standard housing in Bangalore, Hosur and Billigundu Village
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Children in Angel House Home
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 the need for doctor, dental and hospital visits that would be unaffordable
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A reduction in illness, physical pain, mental and emotional pain caused by an incapacity to work or look after family, children and other dependents
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An improvement in medical practice at local hospitals
These benefits can be demonstrated by
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Training and education in hygiene, cleanliness and transmission of diseases
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Improved health and diet of children at Angel House Residential Home
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Training medical staff in local hospitals around basic good practice and quality standards
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
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Residents of Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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Staff and patients in Hosur & Bangalore hospitals
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Children at Angel House
Purpose 3 – to advance education
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include
- Children receiving education in public schools when previously they received none
These benefits can be demonstrated by
- Angel House and Billigundu Village children attending school
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
- Children of Hosur and Billigundu Village
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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Rescue of children sold into slavery/ bonded labour
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General workshops and Independent Living Skills training in Billigundu village
These benefits can be demonstrated by
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Provision and building of houses in Billigundu village
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Establishment of Angel House children’s home in Hosur
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Mission to rescue Billigundu children taken from the village and return to safe accommodation
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Establishment of a training & mentoring centre and village hub in Billigundu and Hosur
The beneficiaries of this purpose are
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Homeless of Billigundu Village
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Abandoned or unwanted children of Billigundu Village
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Residents of Billigundu Village 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 to 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, however 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.
The building work of Angel House has been completed in Hosur, it will house approximately forty ‘at risk’ children / young people in need of shelter and education.
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 2018 - 4th April 2019
Charity Commission Annual Report;
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This report relates to 5th April 2018 to 4th April 2019
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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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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 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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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
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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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Ronnie Maghie
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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.
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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.
Nelson and Janet Thomas Raja and their four children 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 2020