Friends of Vellore UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 October 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,057,698
Latest expenditure: £458,463
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2A CHALK LANE, COCKFOSTERS, BARNET, EN4 9JQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsofvellore.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support for Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India and hospitals working in partnership with CMC Vellore. Friends of Vellore UK seek to help CMC to ensure that everyone can receive appropriate medical treatment regardless of their ability to pay. We raise funds to support healthcare, education and development projects that benefit the poorest and most excluded communities.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,057,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £458,463

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £371,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £389,928

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 6 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £357,017
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,476

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £333,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £332,276

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £712,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,084

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,057,698
Total Gross Expenditure: £458,463
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £371,847
Total Gross Expenditure: £389,928
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £357,017
Total Gross Expenditure: £415,476
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £333,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £332,276
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £712,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,084
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 927576
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 127375
Income Other: 2746
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1057697
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,783
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £437,680
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 458463
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 395558
Expenditure Governance: 8820
Expenditure Support Costs: 40622
Expenditure Depreciation: 210
Gain Loss Investment: 357553
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £478,931
Assets Total Fixed: 2924528
Assets Own Use: 383
Assets Long Term Investment: 2924145
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £82,629
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,134
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,997,023
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10134
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £61,884
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1099314
Funds Restricted: 1897709
Funds Total: 2997023
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1755034
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 64211
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1819245
Income Legacies: 306423
Income Endowments: 1000000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,613
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £433,471
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 441084
Expenditure Investment Management: 3093
Expenditure Grants Institution: 407822
Expenditure Governance: 5640
Expenditure Support Costs: 25649
Expenditure Depreciation: 128
Gain Loss Investment: 106825
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -128
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £47,143
Assets Total Fixed: 1795469
Assets Own Use: 114
Assets Long Term Investment: 1795355
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £402,279
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,484
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,192,264
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5484
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £121,227
Funds Endowment: 1001000
Funds Unrestricted: 390747
Funds Restricted: 800517
Funds Total: 2192264
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Friends of Vellore UK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-04-29T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 283659
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 283659
Assoc Charity Name: BISHOPSTON KUPPAM LINK

Charity Name: Friends of Vellore UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-10-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES ADOPTED 18/04/1952AS AMENDED ON 22/04/1954AS AMENDED ON 03/10/1960AS AMENDED ON 02/07/1962AS AMENDED ON 07/10/1963AS AMENDED ON 29/11/1971AS AMENDED ON 27/11/1972AS AMENDED ON 10/05/1978AS AMENDED ON 13/06/1991AS AMENDED ON 02 APR 2016 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 03 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA BY ENLISTING AND MAINTAINING INTEREST IN THE SAID CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, VELLORE OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, ANY OTHER INSTITUTION OF LIKE CHARACTER. TO ASSIST CMCH VELLORE OR SUCH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN MAINTAINING THEIR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH PRAYER, PERSONNEL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 297855
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF VELLORE (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures