Friends of Vellore UK

Registered charity 209168 Registered since 1962

Operates: India, Scotland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.5y median 10y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.4y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9Disability 8Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Other services 2Health and social care 1

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Contact

Website	www.friendsofvellore.org
Email	office@friendsofvellore.org
Phone	03333445245
Address	2A CHALK LANE, COCKFOSTERS, BARNET, EN4 9JQ

Finances

£371,847 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£263,357	£255,526
2021	£712,420	£441,084
2022	£333,773	£332,276
2023	£357,017	£415,476
2024	£371,847	£389,928

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human Resources

Charitable objects

TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA BY ENLISTING AND MAINTAINING INTEREST IN THE SAID CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, VELLORE OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, ANY OTHER INSTITUTION OF LIKE CHARACTER. TO ASSIST CMCH VELLORE OR SUCH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN MAINTAINING THEIR CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH PRAYER, PERSONNEL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Governing document: RULES ADOPTED 18/04/1952AS AMENDED ON 22/04/1954AS AMENDED ON 03/10/1960AS AMENDED ON 02/07/1962AS AMENDED ON 07/10/1963AS AMENDED ON 29/11/1971AS AMENDED ON 27/11/1972AS AMENDED ON 10/05/1978AS AMENDED ON 13/06/1991AS AMENDED ON 02 APR 2016 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 03 Oct 2020

Trustees (9)

9trustees

61median age

0aged 70+

Dr Thomas Benjamin Pulimood Chair since 2018
Dayalan Clarke since 2011
Dr Johnson Thamarathu Samuelage 61 since 2014
Dr Saji Alexander since 2025
Dr Susan Das since 2018
Hugh Patrick Skeil since 2021
Lady DR Arabella Onslow since 2011
Professor Michael Robert Burch Keighley
Richard Rajamanickam BA since 2014

Connected charities (1)

The Philadelphia Trust in Eastern Europe 1 shared trustee

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