FRIENDS OF SUCHANA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 12 November 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £9,358
Latest expenditure: £12,013
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Corbally, Ballylinan, Athy, Co Kildare, R14 TX88

Website recorded by the regulator: www.suchana-community.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We fundraise to enable Suchana in India to work to its aims as described in our Objects.We work closely with the Suchana committee and teachers. We appeal for donations, apply to Trust Funds and take part in fund raising events including sponsored activities using Just Giving and Paypal. We distribute the Suchana Newsletter to keep in touch with donors and give talks to promote Suchana.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,013

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,288

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,128

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,535
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,342

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,967

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,430
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,288
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,128
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,535
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,342
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,967
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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 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: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF SUCHANA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-11-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 9 OCTOBER 2010
Charitable Objects: 1, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH IN WEST BENGAL2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) ENCOURAGING CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY:(B) WORKING TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON GIRLS, WHO ARE PRONE TO ILLITERACY AND DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL IN WEST BENGAL:C) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE AND GENDER AND PROMOTING INTERACTION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT GENDERS. ETHNICITY AND CASTES;(D) PROMOTING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES IN INDIA, IN PARTICULAR IN WEST BENGAL:(E) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS3, TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY;I) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;III) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS"THE OBJECTS IN THIS CLAUSE SHALL BE PRIMARILY UNDERTAKEN IN WEST BENGAL (INDIA) AND WILL BE PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) ACHIEVED BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SUCHANA (THE UTTER CHANDIPUR COMMUNITY SOCIETY) BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE,
Area Of Benefit: WEST BENGAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests