CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1109368 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCD

Advancement of education, relief of sickness suffering and distress, relief of poverty, preservation and protection of good health, promotion of peace and conflict resolution through non-violence means, provision of recreation or leisure with the objective of improving the conditions of life, and promotion of equality of opportunity and good race relations.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OF SRI LANKAN ORIGIN, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:A. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONB. RELIEF OF SICKNESS, SUFFERING AND DISTRESSC. RELIEF OF POVERTYD. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTHE. PROMOTION OF PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION THROUGH NON-VIOLENCE MEANSF. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIESG. PROMOTION OF EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased from £110,385 to £89,507 during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(20,878). The trustees report that reserves are held to bridge funding gaps and cover unexpected expenditures, with unrestricted funds standing at £66,602. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting requirements and no matters requiring attention were identified.

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
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre for Community Development (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Vyramuttu Rattinam Ramanathanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• DR THEVA NATHAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kamala Kuganesan
• MRS KALA SIVAKUMARAN
• Ponniah Gnananandan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rajani Iqbal
• Ranjana Sathananthan
• SARVA KUMARARAJAH
• SHYLAKUMARI VISAHAN
• Selvakumaran Thanikasalam
• Shanthine Ratnasingham
• VIJE WIJAYASOORIAR

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

Operates in: Sri Lanka · Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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