THE MANDALA TRUST

Charity number: 1096861
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our focus is on supporting locally initiated and run projects to enable children and young people in the developing world to lead better, more fulfilled lives. We offer start up and next stage funding rather than ongoing revenue support. We do not respond to uninvited applications. We have a simple application process and a straightforward accountability mechanism.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £24,227
Total expenditure: £26,170

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mexico
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 2003: Standard registration
  • 28 May 2025: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 28 May 2025: Funds transferred to 1179821 BRIGHTWELL SUPPORTING REFUGEES
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £22.68k £38.98k £32.12k £21.27k £24.23k
Total expenditure £24.89k £29.40k £37.00k £21.52k £26.17k
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 November 2024 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2023 10 October 2024 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2022 29 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 29 August 2023 On Time
Annual return 30 November 2021 11 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 11 August 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 November 2020 01 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 Not Required
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 07 MAR 2003 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 11 JUL 2017

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BY NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25, IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO ACCESS THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL HEALTH AND ANY OTHER SERVICES THEY NEED TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE INDIA