FRIENDS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 September 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 10726486
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £9,978
Latest expenditure: £3,261
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3AX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.fordt.uk.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

FORDT SUPPORTS WELFARE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST, A CHARITY IN SOUTH INDIA. BENEFICIARIES ARE THE HANDICAPPED (CHILDREN AND ADULTS) AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN DIRE POVERTY. FORDT IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING CHILD WELFARE SCHEMES, LIVELIHOOD SCHEMES (MOSTLY FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS) VOLUNTARY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICE BY A VISITING SURGEON AND A SPECIALIST NURSE.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £9,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,261

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £8,410
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,362

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,983

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,504
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,354

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,249
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,403

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,504
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,354
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: 6

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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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-09-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 APR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 SEP 2017
Charitable Objects: 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY AND ETHNIC ORIGIN AND AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES;4. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.5. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA;6. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 586416
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FORDT UK

Charity Name Id: 586415
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries