SOUTH ASIAN CONCERN CHARITABLE TRUST
Training, Workshops, Consultancy, & Production & Promotion of resources & training material, inc:workshops & training courses; dealing with enquiries on inter-faith & inter-cultural issues; promotion of resource material for Masala Discovery Groups, for exploring life issues and spirituality; research on the South Asian Diaspora community
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations, creating a dependency on uncertain funding streams for going concern. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are maintained to cover a contingency fund of six months' costs, with actual unrestricted funds of £290,847 against a policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity achieved a net income of £9,171 from unrestricted funds and £147,319 in total income for the year.
What the accounts disclose
“The Unrestricted General fund represents amounts that we aim to maintain as reserves to covet a contingency fund of six month’s costs to cover the Trust’s expenditure for the next financial period.” — page 4
“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations as well as trading revenues. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams.” — page 11
“During the yeat 2024/25, thete were no related party transactions to report” — page 16
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/11/2024)
Trustees
- MR RAM GIDOOMALchair
- Bette-Jane Holloway
- SUNITA GIDOOMAL
- Suneel Shivdasani
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £143k | £147k |
| 31/03/2024 | £98k | £166k |
| 31/03/2023 | £205k | £162k |
| 31/03/2022 | £387k | £309k |
| 31/03/2021 | £146k | £95k |
Common questions
Is SOUTH ASIAN CONCERN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations, creating a dependency on uncertain funding streams for going concern. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are maintained to cover a contingency fund of six months' costs, with actual unrestricted funds of £290,847 against a policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity achieved a net income of £9,171 from unrestricted funds and £147,319 in total income for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOUTH ASIAN CONCERN CHARITABLE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH ASIAN CONCERN CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include SELSDON BAPTIST CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, TOOTING GRAVENEY, JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT, RAYNERS LANE BAPTIST CHURCH, CARSHALTON BEECHES BAPTIST FREE CHURCH.
Known funders
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The ROSL Foundation | 1 | — |
| STANDARD CHARTERED FOUNDATION | 1 | £60.0m |
| ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | £1.8m |
| Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION | 1 | £725k |
| THE SHANTA FOUNDATION | 1 | £500k |
| CRODA FOUNDATION | 1 | £420k |
| CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £266k |
| DELAPAGE LIMITED | 1 | £100k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ASIAN CONCERN CHARITABLE TRUST | £143k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE SOUTH ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS COLLECTION TRUST | £1.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON | £934 | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE OF CROYDON LIMITED | £736k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SRI GURU SINGH SABHA SOUTHALL | £4.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LOHANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD | £115k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |