THE FRIENDS OF BAALE MANE GOPALAPURA

Registered charity 1120353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We focus our activities on working with Baale Mane Trust, a charity operating in Bangalore, India. Baale Mane works to empower disadvantaged girls by providing a home, education and holistic development to girls from rural communities surrounding the city of Bangalore, India.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £41,687 against a policy target of approximately £44,000, meaning reserves were below the stated policy target. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £6,648 for the year, with total incoming resources of £57,720 and total resources expended of £64,368.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• KIRAN ANJALI PROJECT — “The Kiran Anjali Project’s mission is to provide guidance and financial support to institutions providing education to disadvantaged childre…” (source page)
• KAVITHA FOUNDATION — “The Kavitha Foundation is a Dutch NGO that supports the education costs for the girls at Baale Mane.” (source page)
• SHADHIKA — “Shadhika supports our transition and independence programmes. The girls continue to benefit greatly from scholarships which enable them to a…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER ALAN HARRISONchair
• MATTHEW DAVID CLARKE
• MR RAJ TANDON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Hodgkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paula Patel
• Philipp Lukas Lotter
• SANDEEP DWESAR
• Sarah Elizabeth Hendry · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

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