Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +2

    THE TEA LEAF TRUST 

    We provide education to disadvantaged Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim communities that will improve their quality of life and stimulate/promote community cohesion through shared educational resources (where possible). We do this through teaching professional English language (reading and written). We also provide emotional health programmes to educate people about how to improve their mental health.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    Established: 16 years

    www.tealeaftrust.com

    info@tealeaftrust.com

    +447419907394

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    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
    31/12/22£199£196£3n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/12/21£67£74£-7n/an/an/an/an/a5
    31/12/20£76£71£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
    31/12/19£45£58£-13n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/12/18£76£53£22£0£0£0n/a05
    31/12/17£21£36£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£30£15£15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£29£35£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£14£16£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£10£35£-24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£29£17£12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£30£13£16£0£0£0n/a00
    30/12/10£22£37£-16£0£0£0n/a00
    30/12/09£18£12£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£34£14£20£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Education/Training
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    Who works here?
    • 10 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Sri Lanka,

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Tea Leaf Trust
    £5,000 09/04/2020
    Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Tea Leaf Trust, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
    The Funding Network - Reconciliation Centres to Support Peace in Sri Lanka
    £7,231 12/06/2019
    To deliver practical and meaningful educational programmes at six Reconciliation Centres around Sri Lanka. By helping young people develop their skills and providing a counter-narrative to ....more
    The Funding Network - Teacher Training Programme
    £19,610 02/05/2018
    Improve the overall quality of English Language teaching and learning in the tea estate regions of Sri Lanka, contributing to sustainable poverty reduction.
    The Fore - Grant to Tea Leaf Trust
    £30,000 08/12/2017
    36
    Funding from The Fore will enable the Trust to set up a central office, hire three key members of staff and develop a new teacher training programme, increasing the Trust’s capacity to raise ....more
    The Fore - Grant to Tea Leaf Trust
    £30,000 01/12/2017
    36
    Tea Leaf Trust was set up in response to the abject poverty, high suicide levels and domestic abuse amongst Indian-origin Tamil communities in tea plantations across Sri Lanka. The Trust operates two ....more
    The Funding Network - Tea Leaf Vision
    £12,839 15/05/2017
    Developing personal and professional programmes supporting young people from Sri Lankan tea plantations to gain skills to access employment.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/2008, number: 1123427
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    3 Shear Plot
    Symondsbury
    BRIDPORT
    Dorset
    DT6 6HH

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING ANYWHERE IN SRI LANKA BUT PARTICULARLY IN TEA PLANTATION DISTRICTS BY:ASSISTING PEOPLE TO OBTAIN AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH TRAINING, IMPARTING SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND CREATION OF OPPORTUNITY;HELPING PEOPLE OF LOW INCOME OR IN POVERTY REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION, CULTURE, GENDER OR PERSONAL SITUATIONS;ASSISTING IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WILL PROVIDE SHELTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE FOR ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION, AND OF THEIR STANDARD OF LIFE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, TRADE, WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION; ANDANY OTHER ACTIVITIES NECESSARY FOR OR ANCILLARY TO THE FOREGOING OBJECTS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SRI LANKA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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