Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ALPHA INDIA FOUNDATION

To provide relief for orphaned and destitute children in the Indian sub continent including accomodation,food and education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£39£33£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£38£38£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£44£33£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£37£38£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19*£39£49£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£45£42£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£40£40£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£43£34£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15£34£33£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£42£38£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£45£45£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£35£33£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£41£44£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10*£31£24£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£22£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07£22£22£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06£27£25£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£24£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£12£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

www.alphaindiafoundation.org.uk

aif@talktalk.net

01202690014

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Dorset, India,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANTHONY JOSEPH FERNAND Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired
  • ALAN FIELD Appointed: 1998
  • LESLEY CAROL MARGARET FERNAND Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL CHARLES DAWSON Appointed: 1998
  • PEARL HIGGINS Appointed: 1998
  • REV JEHOSHAPHAT PRUDENT WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024
  • ROGER HIGGINS Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/06/1999, number: 1075942
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 82 days late, AR10: 56 days late,
Main office

21 Heathlands Avenue
West Parley
FERNDOWN
Dorset
BH22 8RW

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) NAMELY FOR THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE ORPHANED OR ABANDONED OR REJECTED BY THEIR PARENTS AND WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE BY THEIR OWN EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHILDREN WHO SUFFER FROM INCOMPLETE OR DEFORMED DEVELOPMENT OF BODY OR MIND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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