SRI LANKAN LAWYERS (U.K.) TSUNAMI APPEAL

Charity number: 1108341
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Social Justice and Environmental Justice in Sri Lanka. Raise awareness, funds and make grants to protect poor communitiess, children, disabled, the environment and endangered animals in Sri Lanka. Run entirely by unpaid trustees and volunteers since 31. 1. 05.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £8,494
Total expenditure: £5,838

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
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:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Sri Lanka

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 March 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ASLUK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dilishi Isora Dhanapala Trustee 19 August 2024
None on record
Lilangi Cooke Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Azize Chelliah Trustee 07 February 2024
None on record
SELVANAYAGAM SATHANANTHAN Trustee 07 February 2024
MANITHA NEYAM
Received: On time
SHAHUL HAMEED ABUL HASSAN Trustee
GALHINNA WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
LALITH CHRISTOPHER DE KAUWE Trustee
None on record
KUMUDU AMARADASA Trustee
None on record
UPALI JAYATILAKA 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 £9.75k £5.16k £1.88k £10.62k £8.49k
Total expenditure £22.94k £4.97k £161 £10.39k £5.84k
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 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 January 2024 64 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 November 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 January 2022 75 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 March 2021 149 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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 31 JANUARY 2005 AS AMENDED ON 13 JUN 2024

Charitable objects

(A) THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE, INCLUDING ELEPHANT CONSERVATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SRI LANKA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. (B) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ERADICATION OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY IN SRI LANKA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AID, FOOD, CLOTHING, HOMES AND MEDICAL AID. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION. (D) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SRI LANKA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN HUMAN RIGHTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CHILD PROTECTION, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION, PENAL REFORM, LEGAL EDUCATION, LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE. IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

SRI LANKA

Contact information

Address:
GARDEN COURT CHAMBERS
57-60 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3LJ
Phone:
02079937600
Email:
LALITHDK@GCLAW.CO.UK
Website:

slltsunamicharity.org