THE DRAGONFLY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1170021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the CIO is the advancement of education, for the public benefit, by the provision of schools, teaching, sponsorship and vocational training for the development of the mental, physical and moral capabilities in India. We have set up partnerships with charities operating in Rajasthan providing education and apprenticeships. Our main UK activity is fundraising and applying for grants.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF OUR CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLS, TEACHING, SPONSORSHIP AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES, AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROSPECTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ACCESS TO FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION, OF THOSE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS LIVING IN INDIA, WHO DO NOT ACCESS EDUCATION OR TRAINING FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING POVERTY, NEGLECT, LEARNING OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFICULTIES, DISABILITY, LOW CASTE STATUS OR THE ABSENCE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OR CARERS.

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

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Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £310, which is below its stated policy target of a minimum £5,000. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as gross income was below the £250,000 threshold. The trustees have confirmed that systems are in place to manage major risks and that resources are adequate for the charity to continue its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Mytumchair
• ALAN KITCHEN
• Bethan Margaret Ann RATCLIFFE
• Lottie Rugg-Easey
• MARGARET KITCHEN
• PETER WISE
• RUTH DANCE
• SAM BREWIN

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

Operates in: City Of York · Darlington · Durham · India · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH INDIA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST.

• SOUTH INDIA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST income £30k
• ANUGRAHAM income £1.1m
• ROMODELS income £200k
• LITERACY VOLUNTEERS income £123k
• SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES income £590k
• THE BURSARY FOUNDATION CIO income £157k

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