HUMAN WELFARE INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1050410 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

In Accordance with the Trust Document

Objects

(A)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN INDIA AND ELSEWHERE PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING FUNDS, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO GURU AMARDASS HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES LUDHIANA, AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE HOSPITALS OR INSTITUTIONS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE THOUGHT FIT. (B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN INDIA AND THE U.K. PARTICULARLY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL IN INDIA AND PROVISION OF CLASSES IN THE U.K. (C) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL, DOMESTIC OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. (D) TO ADVANCE THE SIKH RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: INDIA AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ealing, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£481k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £4,153,207, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of keeping 10% of the total outstanding loan in the bank account. The charity reported a net income of £1,258,362, driven largely by an insurance settlement, while total expenditure was £481,390. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is supported by substantial fixed assets and cash reserves, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Insurance claims (83% of income)
“Donations 591,621 Insurance claims 1,127,256 1,718,877”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 10% of the total outstanding loan (reserves figure: £4.2m)
“It was decided that the trust will try to keep the 10% of the total outstanding loan by the trust in our bank account” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Chairman Mr Anhad Raj Singh is also the chairman of Guru Amardass Charitable Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences in Ludhiana, Punjab, India where the Trust donates part of its donations as per its deeds on an ad-hoc basis.
“The Chairman Mr Anhad Raj Singh is also the chairman of Guru Amardass Charitable Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences in Ludhiana, Punjab, India where the Trust donates part of its donations as per its deeds on an ad-hoc basis.” — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by S Syedain & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022

  • Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2021

  • Volunteers: 25

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 02/06/2025, 214 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 04/11/2024, 370 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 20/02/2024, 477 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

2 further annual returns are past their due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Human Welfare International Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£481k
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~103.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025——
31/12/2024——
31/12/2023£1.8m£481k
31/12/2022£610k£436k
31/12/2021£597k£930k

Common questions

Is HUMAN WELFARE INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £4,153,207, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of keeping 10% of the total outstanding loan in the bank account. The charity reported a net income of £1,258,362, driven largely by an insurance settlement, while total expenditure was £481,390. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is supported by substantial fixed assets and cash reserves, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by S Syedain & Co.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUMAN WELFARE INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST£1.8m—0above—no doubt
THE WELWYN HATFIELD FOYER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
H&F Giving FY2025£504k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
THE HELPING FOUNDATION FY2025£23.9m—0unclear—no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.