ASSIST RESETTLEMENT AND RENAISSANCE

Registered charity 1151025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing educational, healthcare and livelihood support to the people affected by the war in Sri Lanka. The charity also promotes events to raise funds to help the war effected people.

Objects

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SUFFERING AMONGST THE VICTIMS OF WAR OF NORTHERN SRI LANKA, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE, FROM TIME TO TIME.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE WAR IN NORTHERN SRI LANKA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE, FROM TIME TO TIME.(C) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £30,018 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £37,102 to £7,085. The balance sheet indicates a net current liability position with creditors of £600 exceeding cash assets of £415. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Alaka Foundation — “This project was funded by Alaka Foundation through Assist RR (SL), and aimed at providing free spectacles to school children from Grade 1 t…” (source page)
• Ananda Foundation — “Since January 2023, Alaka Foundation donated USD 800k and Ananda Foundation contributed another USD 500k. Using this USD 1.3 million (LKR 40…” (source page)
• Penney Family — “The Penney Family & Team Solihull’s ultra-challenge appeal in partnership with Assist RR (UK) raised £32,000 (LKR 13,419,995.10) in the UK t…” (source page)
• Team Solihull — “The Penney Family & Team Solihull’s ultra-challenge appeal in partnership with Assist RR (UK) raised £32,000 (LKR 13,419,995.10) in the UK t…” (source page)
• Dr Shyam Gunaratnam — “This 50 th birthday initiative by Dr Shyam raised £4800 in the UK. Assist RR is currently using this to provide clean water connections to 5…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• V SARVESWARANchair
• B R JOSEPH
• DR RATNAGOPAL JEYAPOORANABALA
• Dr Mayooran Shanmuganathan
• Utheshankar Kathirgamathamby
• VELUPPILLAI SIVAKUMAR

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

Operates in: Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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