FRIENDS OF MAHALIR ARAN TRUST

Registered charity 1173012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust seeks to aid the inhabitants of India who by reason of their social and economic conditions are in need of assistance by the provision of food, health care, housing, education, counselling and training for work by and principally by supporting the work of the Mahalir Aran Trust, a body formed in accordance with and governed by the laws of India, based at Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF INDIA WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY THE PROVISION OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOD, HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, EDUCATION, COUNSELLING AND TRAINING FOR WORK BY AND PRINCIPALLY BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF, AND RAISING FUNDS FOR , THE MAHALIR ARAN TRUST, A BODY FORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF INDIA, BASED AT DHARMAPURI IN TAMIL NADU.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received income of £93,021 and paid grants of £122,950, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds from £102,862 to £72,933. The trustees declare that all income was unrestricted and the charity continues to support projects in India through the Mahalir Aran Trust.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL BRENELLSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Charles Gallagher
• IAN WATTS
• RACHEL WESTCOTT
• Simon Andrew Rigden Green

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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