# IREF(UK) The India Rural Evangelical Fellowship (UK)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC033100
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** April 23, 2002
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC033100


## Contact

- **Address:** 62 Holmhead Road, Cumnock
- **Postcode:** KA18 1UA
- **Website:** www.irefuk.co.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;,&#x27;any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes&#x27;

**What the charity does:** •	The work of IREF(India) was supported from the UK through the sponsorship of 37 Repalle-based children, 29 CDC children, 4 student nurses, 10 village workers and 6 teachers, plus various other designated and undesignated donations. •	Three remittances of funds were made to IREF(India) during 2025 via our sister organisation IREF(USA). a fourth quarterly remittance was not possible due to some technical issues with IREF(India)’s bank account which we hope will be resolved soon. •	A Medical Team from the UK travelled to India in January 2025, for which substantial funds were raised. •	Our supporters were kept well informed of the activities of IREF(India) through quarterly newsletters and through a regularly updated IREF Facebook page. •	The trustees met twice during the year (via Zoom) and kept in touch in between via emails.  •	IREF(UK) continues to work closely with our sister organisation, IREF(USA), exchanging information on a regular basis. •	A Safeguarding policy was drawn

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;People with a particular ethnic or racial origin&#x27;

**Objectives:** a) the advancement of the Christian faith amongst the people of Andhra Pradesh, India, through the support of Indian pastors and evangelists and in other ways charitable in law.  b) the advancement of education amongst the people of Andhra Pradesh, India, through the support of Indian children and teachers, and in other ways charitable in law.   c) the relief of poverty and sickness amongst the people of Andhra Pradesh, India, through the provision of medical teams and supplies and in other ways charitable in law.   d) the general benefit of the people of Andhra Pradesh, India, in whatever ways are considered appropriate and charitable in law.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Outwith Scotland
- **Geographical spread:** Overseas only






