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The Francina Foundation

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £19.3K

  • Spending

    £18.9K

Charity no. 104167 Date registered. 09/11/2015

Public benefits

The Francina Foundation meets the public benefit requirement in the following ways: 1. The Prevention and Relief of Poverty and the Relief of Those in Need. The Francina Foundation supports children’s homes and orphanages in India, providing safe and secure accommodation together with an education for children who had previously been living

rough on the streets or whose families are no longer able to look after them due to severe poverty. The Foundation also seeks to rescue and provide a refuge for girls who have been sold into prostitution at a young age. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the safety and security of the children and young people concerned. In addition, the education provided gives them a much greater chance of securing employment and earning a wage. Together, these benefits aid the children, and often in turn their families, to break free from the ‘cycle of poverty’. This is turn has a direct benefit to their local communities and wider society. The direct benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of services and feedback from children and their families. This evaluation and provision of feedback is prepared in conjunction with the partners of the Foundation in India. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are those children and young people who are provided with accommodation and an education or who are rescued from prostitution, their families and, as a result, wider society. There is no private benefit. 2. The Advancement of Education. As stated above, the children’s homes and orphanages that supported by the Foundation provide the children who live there with an education, together with all of the materials required to complete their studies. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include giving the children a much greater chance of securing employment in later life and earning a wage, which in turn will help them, and often, their families, escape from the ‘cycle of poverty’. This is turn is of direct benefit to their local communities and the wider society. The direct benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of services and feedback from children and their families. This evaluation and provision of feedback is prepared in conjunction with our partners in India. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are those children and young people who are provided with an education, their families and, as a result, wider society. There is no private benefit.

What your organisation does

The Francina Foundation supports children’s homes and orphanages in India, providing safe and secure accommodation together with an education for children who had previously been living rough on the streets or whose families are no longer able to look after them due to severe poverty. The Foundation also seeks to rescue and provide a refuge for

girls who have been sold into prostitution at a young age.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Homelessness
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Relief of poverty

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 October 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 October 2021

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 October 2020

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Charitable purposes

The Charity’s objects are to promote the following purposes for the public benefit: 1. the relief of poverty in India; 2. the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in India; 3. the education of the general public in Northern Ireland regarding poverty and the needs of the Indian people; and 4. such other exclusively charitable purpose according to the Law of Northern Ireland as the Directors may from time to time decide.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 6 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 028 256 43252

Public address

  • Gary Mcquoid, 196 Ballymoney Road, Ballymena, BT43 5HG

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Charles Joseph Mcconnell
Mr Samuel Marcus
Mr Gary Mcquoid
Mrs Angela Boyd

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • Internationally
  • India