DARJEELING CHILDREN'S TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 27 July 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £116,240
Latest expenditure: £95,530
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 21 CRUMMOCK GARDENS, LONDON, NW9 0DE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Advancing the education and preserving and protecting the health of the children and young people of Darjeeling throughsponsoring children into better education and young people into vocational training, improving conditions in schools and supporting the improvement of living conditions in two orphanages.

03 Official extract

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: 3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,530

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: 27 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £200,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,066

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: 23 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £98,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,486

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: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £184,346
Total Gross Expenditure: £148,860

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: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,431
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,399

04 Official extract

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: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,530
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 6

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: 27 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £200,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,066
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £98,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,486
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £184,346
Total Gross Expenditure: £148,860
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: 10

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: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,431
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,399
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

05 Official extract

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DARJEELING CHILDREN'S TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-02-20T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4033285
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1120007
Assoc Charity Name: RAJARAM & LAXMIBAI SHINDE CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: DARJEELING CHILDREN'S TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-07-27T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 15/07/2011 as amended on 06 Jul 2026
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF DARJEELING THROUGH THE PROVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES, THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS AND THROUGH SPONSORSHIP.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 505665
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: D.C.T.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests