TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (NEWHAM) UK

Charity Number: 1047487
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PROVIDES ADVOCACY/ADVICE/INFORMATION , PROVIDE SERVICES. PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES, DISABILITY, THE PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY, ACCOMMODATION/HOUSING, ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE/SCIENCE, ECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /EMPLOYMENT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £247,276
Total expenditure: £149,501

Total income includes £73,558 from 1 government contract(s) and £73,558 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 June 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • T W A N (Working name)
Company number:
02962857 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Pulendrakumar Gajavathanan Trustee 29 May 2024
None on record
Rakavan Nadarajah Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Showmeya Jivathas Trustee 11 June 2023
None on record
Thabesh Wijayaratnam Trustee 06 April 2022
None on record
Janani Paramsothy Trustee 27 May 2020
None on record
Tharjini Thayaparan Trustee 29 June 2016
None on record
VIGNESWARAMOORTHY PONNIAH Trustee 24 February 2016
None on record
KAMALRAJ THIYAGARAJAH Trustee 15 August 2013
None on record
PUSHPARATNAM CHANDRADAS Trustee
None on record
SINNATHAMBY MUTHUCUMARASAMY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £245.36k £267.42k £198.31k £162.36k £247.28k
Total expenditure £243.85k £198.90k £170.69k £111.92k £149.50k
Income from government contracts £60.00k £50.00k N/A £203 £73.56k
Income from government grants £32.00k £165.87k £6.70k £203 £73.56k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 November 2023 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 December 2023 40 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 November 2023 371 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 December 2023 405 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 02 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 02 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 AUGUST 1994

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS PRIMARILY OF THE TAMIL COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INTERESTS OF TAMIL SPEAKING PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF TAMIL LANGUAGE CLASSES LIBRARY FACILITIES CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. (C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE. (D) TO PROMOTE THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TAMIL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY JOINTLY WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS HAVING SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES TO THOSE OF THE COMPANY

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

Contact information

Address:
602 ROMFORD ROAD
LONDON
E12 5AF
Phone:
02084780577
Email:
TWAN@TWAN.ORG.UK
Website:

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