VOLUNTEERS FOR RURAL INDIA

Charity number: 285872
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Raising awareness of development issues through the Project Visitors' and Volunteers' Scheme which enables overseas visitors to live in a rural development project for three weeks, learning and assisting. Raising funds for rural development work in India. Organising seminars and workshops on development issues both in the UK and in India.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2018

Total income: £318
Total expenditure: £7,128

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 1983: Standard registration
  • 21 December 2020: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 21 December 2020: Funds transferred to 207544 ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • IVCS (Working name)
  • VRI (Working name)
  • INDIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2014 30/06/2015 30/06/2016 30/06/2017 30/06/2018
Total gross income £5.68k £9.79k £9.79k £815 £318
Total expenditure £4.83k £4.02k £6.89k £9.99k £7.13k
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

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 30 June 2020 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not submitted
Annual return 30 June 2019 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 Not submitted
Annual return 30 June 2018 21 October 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2018 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2017 26 October 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2017 Not Required

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23RD OCTOBER 1982 AS AMENDED 15TH OCTOBER 2000 AND 13 SEPTEMBER 2009.

Charitable objects

(1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN INDIA, PARTICULARLY BY UNDERTAKING VOLUNTARY WORK AND FUNDRAISING, TO ASSIST VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE. (2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT INDIAN CULTURE AND TRADITIONS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF INDIAN LIFE. (3) TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN.

Area of benefit

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

INDIA NATIONAL