LOTUS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1170236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(a) We support to advance the education of children and adolescents (aged 5-18 years) who are orphaned, destitute, disadvantaged, or in other ways deprived; (b)The relief of financial need and suffering among victims of natural or other kinds of disaster in the form of money (or other means deemed suitable) for persons, bodies, organisations and/or countries affec

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGED 5-18 YEARS) WHO ARE ORPHANED, DESTITUTE, DISADVANTAGED, UNDER-PRIVILEGED, HOMELESS OR IN OTHER WAYS DEPRIVED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, CULTURE, GENDER OR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION BY PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC PLUS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BASED ON A SET CURRICULUM INCLUDING EDUCATION RELATING TO CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, THE ECOSYSTEM, FOREST CONSERVATION, ORGANIC CROP CULTIVATION, AND HEALTH.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's income increased to approximately £50,000 in 2025, up from historically below £25,000. The trustees consider the charity to be in a stable financial position and able to continue operating as a going concern, supported by committed long-standing supporters. The charity does not maintain a formal reserves policy, applying all funds directly to charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 15/09/2023 (received 19/08/2024, 35 days after the 15/07/2024 due date); year ending 15/09/2022 (received 03/09/2023, 50 days after the 15/07/2023 due date); year ending 15/09/2021 (received 19/08/2022, 35 days after the 15/07/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Nagasena Bhikkhuchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr MEGHANA MILIND KAMBLE
• MILIND KESHAV KAMBLE
• RAMONA ANN KAUTH
• VISAKHA SAMPLA

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Birmingham City · Burma · India

Income and spending

Common questions

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• THE LOTUS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION income £447k
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• CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL TRUST income £1.2m
• THE LONG LEYS EDUCATION TRUST income £1.9m
• READING EDUCATION TRUST income £1.1m

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