RATNAM FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1108787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/TrainingMedical HealthRelief of poverty

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN SRI LANKA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY RESOURCES; AND2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG THE TAMIL COMMUNITY IN SRI LANKA BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, MEDICAL CENTRE, CARE HOMES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND CLINICAL RESOURCES.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Ratnam Foundation reported unrestricted reserves of £199,950 as of March 31, 2025, having generated a net incoming resource of £63,753 for the year. The charity's total incoming resources were £99,562, primarily from voluntary income and interest, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £35,809. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Ratnam Niththyananthanchair
• Arulampalam Anandharajah
• Janardhanan Ratnasabapathy
• Sarojinidevi Niththyananthan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Brent · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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