THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SRI LANKANS IN THE UK (APSL)

Charity Number: 1145786
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

APSL works with the Sri Lankan community here in the UK and also in Sri Lanka to bring about links within the community to promote peace, education and economic upliftment. It also acts as a network among profesisonals of the Sri Lankan community to ensure they are world-class.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £32,684
Total expenditure: £29,277

People

3 Trustee(s)

15 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Sri Lanka

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 February 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • APSL (Working name)
  • APSL (Previous name)
  • THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SRI LANKANS IN THE UK (Previous name)
  • THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SRI LANKANS IN THE UK ("ASPL") (Previous name)
  • THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SRI LANKANS IN THE UK (APSL) (Previous name)
  • THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SRI LANKANS IN THE UK (APSL) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHARLES ROHAN DE ALWIS Chair 16 September 2011
None on record
Thushara Madurasinghe optional Trustee 16 September 2011
None on record
SURAJ WIJENDRA Trustee 16 September 2011
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 £132.03k £26.45k £29.70k £46.18k £32.68k
Total expenditure £60.01k £30.14k £30.58k £44.36k £29.28k
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 29 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29/02/2004 AS AMENDED ON 27/01/2012

Charitable objects

THE ASSOCIATION’S CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES ARE: TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SRI LANKA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (AS CHARITY TRUSTEES) SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONALS OR THOSE JOINING A PROFESSION (A “PROFESSION” IN THIS INSTANCE BEING A VOCATION FOUNDED UPON SPECIALISED EDUCATIONAL TRAINING)); (B) PROMOTING CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION IN PARTICULAR AMONG TAMIL AND SINHALESE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND MUSLIM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE OF SRI LANKAN ORIGIN; (C) RELIEVING THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS; (D) PROMOTING RACIAL HARMONY; (E) PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND BY (F) PROMOTING THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF SRI LANKAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Area of benefit

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

UK, EUROPE AND SRI LANKA

Contact information

Address:
10 Mill Road
Oakley
AYLESBURY
Buckinghamshire
HP18 9PX
Phone:
07737307314
Email:
generalsecretary@apsl.org.uk
Website:

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