Friends of Vellore UK

Charity number: 209168
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support for Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India and hospitals working in partnership with CMC Vellore. Friends of Vellore UK seek to help CMC to ensure that everyone can receive appropriate medical treatment regardless of their ability to pay. We raise funds to support healthcare, education and development projects that benefit the poorest and most excluded communities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £357,017
Total expenditure: £415,476

People

10 Trustee(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
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • India
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 1962: Standard registration
  • 29 April 2015: Funds received from 283659 BISHOPSTON KUPPAM LINK
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF VELLORE (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
Dayalan Clarke Chair 22 December 2011
None on record
Anitha Johnson Samuel Trustee 22 April 2023
None on record
Hugh Patrick Skeil Trustee 02 October 2021
None on record
Dr Susan Das Trustee 07 October 2018
None on record
Dr Thomas Benjamin Pulimood Trustee 21 April 2018
None on record
Dr JOHNSON THAMARATHU SAMUEL Trustee 27 September 2014
THE PHILADELPHIA TRUST IN EASTERN EUROPE
Received: On time
Richard Rajamanickam BA Trustee 27 September 2014
None on record
LADY DR ARABELLA ONSLOW Trustee 05 December 2011
None on record
Professor Michael Robert Burch Keighley Trustee
None on record
The Very Revd Dr Isaac Munuswamy Poobalan RGN BD MTH 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 £274.03k £263.36k £712.42k £333.77k £357.02k
Total expenditure £312.77k £255.53k £441.08k £332.28k £415.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £1.76m N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £1.00m N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £64.21k N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £306.42k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £433.47k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £7.61k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £5.64k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £407.82k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £3.09k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A

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 16 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 16 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 18 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 08 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 08 May 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.

RULES ADOPTED 18/04/1952 AS AMENDED ON 22/04/1954 AS AMENDED ON 03/10/1960 AS AMENDED ON 02/07/1962 AS AMENDED ON 07/10/1963 AS AMENDED ON 29/11/1971 AS AMENDED ON 27/11/1972 AS AMENDED ON 10/05/1978 AS AMENDED ON 13/06/1991 AS AMENDED ON 02 APR 2016 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 03 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA BY ENLISTING AND MAINTAINING INTEREST IN THE SAID CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, VELLORE OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, ANY OTHER INSTITUTION OF LIKE CHARACTER. TO ASSIST CMCH VELLORE OR SUCH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN MAINTAINING THEIR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH PRAYER, PERSONNEL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
2A CHALK LANE
COCKFOSTERS
BARNET
EN4 9JQ
Phone:
03333445245
Email:
office@friendsofvellore.org
Website:

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