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Serendip Children's Home
Serendip Children's Home is a registered charity (number 1133461) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Trisha Thevika Williamson. Latest income £167k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as SCH (Charity Commission)
The relief of people in need throughout the North, East, and Central regions of Sri Lanka, particularly, but not exclusively, children, by:The relief of poverty, sickness, and hardship;The preservation and protection of good health;The advancement...
- 5 trustees
- Income £167k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Sri Lanka, Croydon
- Website
- www.serendipchildrenshome.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Serendip Children`s Home Limited
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£167k£159k
- 2024£149k£129k
- 2023£136k£116k
Earlier years
- 2022£124k£77k
- 2021£136k£122k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The relief of people in need throughout the North, East, and Central regions of Sri Lanka, particularly, but not exclusively, children, by:The relief of poverty, sickness, and hardship;The preservation and protection of good health;The advancement of education.In furtherance of these objects, the charity will deliver support through various community-based projects, including education, health, and welfare initiatives aimed at improving the well-being of vulnerable children, widows, elders, and marginalised individuals.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Trisha Thevika Williamson Chair
- Dr Edwin Selvaratnam since 2023
- Niresh Rajah since 2020
- Peter Carroll since 2013
- Vanathy Niranjan since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Niresh Rajah since 2020
- Peter Carroll since 2013
- Vanathy Niranjan since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Trisha Thevika Williamson Chair
- Dr Edwin Selvaratnam since 2023
- Niresh Rajah since 2020
- Peter Carroll since 2013
- Vanathy Niranjan since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1133461
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 AUGUST 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 7 DECEMBER 2009 as amended on 01 Dec 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 06995954 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0300 234 0034 · info@serendipchildrenshome.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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