FRIENDS OF SUCHANA

Charity number: 1138960
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We fundraise to enable Suchana in India to work to its aims as described in our Objects. We work closely with the Suchana committee and teachers. We appeal for donations, apply to Trust Funds and take part in fund raising events including sponsored activities using Just Giving and Paypal. We distribute the Suchana Newsletter to keep in touch with donors and give talks to promote Suchana.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £10,430
Total expenditure: £11,288

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Megan Bryony Reynolds Trustee 07 May 2022
None on record
Jane Eileen Unwin Trustee 27 April 2019
None on record
URMILA RAJKHOWA Trustee 01 November 2012
None on record
ALICE MARY BYRNE Trustee 26 March 2011
None on record
ANNA HENZELL BINNIE-DAWSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £8.36k £16.82k £13.54k £16.81k £10.43k
Total expenditure £14.66k £6.97k £19.34k £8.13k £11.29k
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 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 February 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

TRUST DEED DATED 9 OCTOBER 2010

Charitable objects

1, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN WEST BENGAL 2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) ENCOURAGING CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY: (B) WORKING TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON GIRLS, WHO ARE PRONE TO ILLITERACY AND DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL IN WEST BENGAL: C) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE AND GENDER AND PROMOTING INTERACTION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT GENDERS. ETHNICITY AND CASTES; (D) PROMOTING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES IN INDIA, IN PARTICULAR IN WEST BENGAL: (E) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS 3, TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY; I) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; III) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS" THE OBJECTS IN THIS CLAUSE SHALL BE PRIMARILY UNDERTAKEN IN WEST BENGAL (INDIA) AND WILL BE PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) ACHIEVED BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCHANA (THE UTTER CHANDIPUR COMMUNITY SOCIETY) BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE,

Area of benefit

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

WEST BENGAL

Contact information

Address:
Corbally
Ballylinan
Athy
Co Kildare
R14 TX88
Phone:
07376801627
Email:
mary@friendsofsuchana.org
Website:

www.suchana-community.org Open in new window