THE FARS CHANMUGAM TRUST

Charity number: 1153170
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation within Sri Lanka. The charity has a 3 year plan to: * build a home for 40 disadvantaged children. * construct a community/education centre. * provide for the ongoing running costs for supporting the children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £22,276
Total expenditure: £83,042

People

7 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Sri Lanka

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Everard Ashiantha Chanmugam Chair 17 June 2013
None on record
Keith Ernest Kenny Mr Trustee 01 November 2024
None on record
Neal Avent Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Soraya Rose Akinsanya Trustee 01 April 2014
None on record
David Peter Morrison Trustee 01 April 2014
None on record
Marianne Sheila McPhee Trustee 01 April 2014
None on record
Frances Chanmugam Trustee 17 June 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £19.58k £77.30k £9.07k £9.37k £22.28k
Total expenditure £6.51k £6.67k £6.56k £105.46k £83.04k
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 April 2025 27 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2024 12 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2023 28 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2022 27 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 14 April 2023 45 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 21 March 2022 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 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 DATED 14 MAY 2013

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR OR TOWARDS THE PROMOTION OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION WITHIN SRI LANKA BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; (II) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT; (III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, INCLUDING AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; (IV) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (1) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS; OR (2) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES; (V) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS; (VI) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING; (VII) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES; (VIII) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; (IX) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; (X) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; (XI) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE; (XII) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

Contact information

Address:
Garden Cottage
Wormleybury Manor
Church Lane
Broxbourne
Herts
EN10 7QE
Phone:
07850734424
Email:
farschanmugamtrust@gmail.com
Website:

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