CANDLE FOR INDIA

Charity Number: 1137035
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Candle for India supports children with special needs including cerebral palsy in India. We provide funding for the treatment and schooling of children at the Deepti Centre in Adoor Kerala.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £19,297
Total expenditure: £28,758

People

5 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 July 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • CANDLE FOR INDIA (Previous name)
  • CARING AND ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION (Previous name)
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CAROLINE CLAY Chair
None on record
Anne Ng Trustee 07 October 2016
None on record
DIANA JANE BARCLAY Trustee 26 January 2012
None on record
MARK EDWARD HUGH SPELLER CPFA Trustee
I-CONNECT
Received: On time
MATHEW VARGHEESE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £24.17k £4.44k £3.73k £9.98k £19.30k
Total expenditure £45.92k £23.19k £7.57k £91 £28.76k
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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 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 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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.

TRUST DEED MADE 14 OCTOBER 2009

Charitable objects

A THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN INDIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING AND ADVICE, BOOKS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND OTHER FACILITIES TO PARTNER SCHOOLS, ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND OTHER MOTOR DISORDERS, PROMOTING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES B THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH FOR POORER COMMUNITIES IN INDIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH EDUCATION, MEDICAL ADVICE, CARE AND ASSISTANCE ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND OTHER MOTOR DISORDERS C THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN INDIA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING, PROMOTION OF LITERACY, ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ENTERPRISES AND REHABILITATION OF DIFFERENTLY-ABLED PERSONS D THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH IN INDIA THROUGH THE TRAINING FOR PASTORS AND MISSIONARIES, SUPPORTING OR FUNDING CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS, EVANGELISTIC OUT REACH, PROVISION OF CHURCH BUILDING AND RELATED FACILITIES AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE

Area of benefit

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

INDIA

Contact information

Address:
2 Ellam Avenue
DURHAM
DH1 4PG
Phone:
07901987609
Email:
candleforindiacharity@gmail.com
Website:

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