Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE FARS CHANMUGAM TRUST 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/23*£9£7£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/22£77£7£71n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/21*£20£7£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/20£14£63£-48n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/19£94£153£-60n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/18£51£25£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£89£256£-166£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£435£208£227£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£211£73£138£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£465£122£343£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.fars-chanmugam.org

farschanmugamtrust@gmail.com

07850734424

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Sri Lanka,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2013, number: 1153170
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR21: 21 days late,
Main office

Garden Cottage
Wormleybury Manor
Church Lane
Broxbourne
Herts
EN10 7QE

Objectives

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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