Vidya Jyoti

Charity number: 1189686
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

This charity is engaged in the advancement of education of poor children in rural areas of India. We also provide adolescent girls with hygiene kits and free health assessments where they cannot afford it. In the UK we engage with charities who cater for people with learning disabilities and we support other charitable organisations with donations of food, clothing and children's toys.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £99,002
Total expenditure: £81,664

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Ealing
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 May 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • VIDYA JYOTI INDIA (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Pamela Kaushal Chair 09 February 2020
None on record
Parminder Kumar Bajaj ACA Trustee 07 June 2021
None on record
Chander Kishore Kaushal Trustee 09 February 2020
None on record
ANGELA BHARDWAJ Trustee 09 February 2020
None on record
VISHAL BHARDWAJ Trustee 09 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £67.94k £128.80k £130.06k £99.00k
Total expenditure £24.53k £78.91k £75.88k £81.66k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 03 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 October 2021 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 May 2020 as amended on 21 Mar 2022 as amended on 03 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN INDIA AND THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS OFFERING EDUCATION IN LITERACY, NUMERACY, ENGLISH, HINDI, THE HINDU RELIGION AND SUCH OTHER SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL STAFF. 2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG DEPRIVED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. 3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN DEPRIVED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA BY PROVIDING HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ACCESS TO REGULAR HEALTH CHECKS FOR CHILDREN WITH SUPPORT FROM PAEDIATRICIANS, OPTOMETRISTS AND DENTISTS AND ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT IN CASES OF SERIOUS ILL HEALTH.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
32 BENNETTS AVENUE
GREENFORD
UB6 8AU
Phone:
07765529399
Email:
info@vidya-jyoti.org
Website:

vidya-jyoti.org