MUNSHI TRUST U.K.

Registered charity 1093706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to advance education and relieve poverty for the benefit of the residents of Bharuch, India, by promoting and supporting the activities of the Munshi (Manubarwala) Memorial Charitable Trust.The charity also aims to advance education and relieve poverty, sickness and hardship in any part of the world particularly but not exclusively through the provision of medical aid.

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

Latest income

£750k

Latest spending

£254k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,428,633, with net income for the year reaching £495,882. The trustees confirm that remaining unrestricted funds are sufficient to permit the charity to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations to Munshi Manubarwala Charitable Trust

“During the year the charity made donations to Munshi Manubarwala Charitable Trust of £250,250 (2024: £700,425). The trustees of the charity Mr Mushtaq Munshi, Mr Munavvar Munshi, Mr Dilaver Valli, Mr Haroon Rashid Yakub Patel and Mr Salim Ibrahim Patel were also trustees in the Munshi Manubarwala Charitable Trust.” — page 16

“During the year the charity made no donations to Valli Charitable Trust (2024: £70,000). The trustees of the charity Mr Dilaver Valli and Mr Haroon Rashid Yakub Patel were also trustees in the Valli Charitable Trust.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to Valli Charitable Trust

“During the year the charity made donations to Munshi Manubarwala Charitable Trust of £250,250 (2024: £700,425). The trustees of the charity Mr Mushtaq Munshi, Mr Munavvar Munshi, Mr Dilaver Valli, Mr Haroon Rashid Yakub Patel and Mr Salim Ibrahim Patel were also trustees in the Munshi Manubarwala Charitable Trust.” — page 16

“During the year the charity made no donations to Valli Charitable Trust (2024: £70,000). The trustees of the charity Mr Dilaver Valli and Mr Haroon Rashid Yakub Patel were also trustees in the Valli Charitable Trust.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£750k

Total spending

£254k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DILAVER VALLI · trustee of 1 other charity
EBRAHIM BASSA
HAROON RASHID YAKUB PATEL
IBRAHIM KHANSAHEB
MUSHTAQ MUNSHI
Munavvar Munshi
Razia Munshi
SALIM IBRAHIM PATEL

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£750k	£254k
31/03/2024	£784k	£778k
31/03/2023	£561k	£474k
31/03/2022	£1.0m	£1.2m
31/03/2021	£638k	£321k

Common questions

Is MUNSHI TRUST U.K. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,428,633, with net income for the year reaching £495,882. The trustees confirm that remaining unrestricted funds are sufficient to permit the charity to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
KIDASHA	1	£239k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	1	£12k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MATLIWALA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE MATLIWALA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.4m
MATLIWALA DARUL ALOOM CHARITABLE TRUST income £572k
JAMIATUS SALIHAT TRUST income £156k
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST income £218k
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST income £351k
AL MOHSINEEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £198k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MUNSHI TRUST U.K.	£750k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MATLIWALA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt
MATLIWALA DARUL ALOOM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£572k	—	above	—	no doubt
JAMIATUS SALIHAT TRUST FY2025	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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