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Registered charity 1202197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the public benefit, the prevention or relief of poverty in India and Kenya by the provision of food, clothing and any other essential items and services required to meet the basic standard of living.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN INDIA AND KENYA BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND ANY OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEET THE BASIC STANDARD OF LIVING.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £49,329, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £72,092 for the year, driven largely by restricted donations, and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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 5 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kiran Devraj Patelchair
• Bharat Manji Siyani
• Dinesh Dhanji Vekaria
• Dipesh Kanji Kerai
• Mahesh Lalji Patel
• Rajesh Hirji Halai
• Ramji Kurji Dubasiya
• Ratilal Karsan Bhudia
• Sachin Naran Patel

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

Operates in: India · Kenya

Income and spending

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