THE VIDIYAL TRUST
We have supplied and run ambulances for a Regional Cancer Centre taking palliative care to advanced cancer sufferers.Our boys and girls homes offer facilities for needy children.Our day care centre for the elderly also provides day care to housebound elderly.All projects are registered in England and India; our assets remain Trust property.
Objects
(A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN SOUTHERN INDIA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT(C) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SOUTHERN INDIA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The Vidiyal Trust reports a stable financial position with total funds of £90,152 at the end of the period. The charity holds no reserves and its unrestricted funds are limited to £17,521 in cash at bank. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no material issues or qualifications reported by the examiner.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trust does not hold reserves.” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- THE REVD CANON PAT ATKINSONchair
- MRS JO KEENAN
- PAULA ELIZABETH CORNEY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £90k | £98k |
| 31/12/2024 | £73k | £43k |
| 31/12/2023 | £73k | £84k |
| 31/12/2022 | £85k | £73k |
| 31/12/2021 | £110k | £70k |
Common questions
Is THE VIDIYAL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The Vidiyal Trust reports a stable financial position with total funds of £90,152 at the end of the period. The charity holds no reserves and its unrestricted funds are limited to £17,521 in cash at bank. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no material issues or qualifications reported by the examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE VIDIYAL TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE VIDIYAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, CRINGLEFORD.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, CRINGLEFORD | FY2024 | £3k | Cringle Ford drop-in centre for slum elders |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, CRINGLEFORD | FY2024 | £2k | Cringleford Project (help to children from the slum with cancer) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CHARIS TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| HUNTINGTONS DISEASE ASSOCIATION | 1 | £10k |
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- DR. VIVIAN CHILD CHARITABLE TRUST
- Vidya Jyoti
- VICTORIA CONVALESCENT TRUST
- DAVID RANDALL FOUNDATION
- RICHARD RADCLIFFE TRUST
- QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VIDIYAL TRUST | £90k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| DR. VIVIAN CHILD CHARITABLE TRUST | £51k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| Vidya Jyoti | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VICTORIA CONVALESCENT TRUST | £111k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DAVID RANDALL FOUNDATION | £34k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| RICHARD RADCLIFFE TRUST | £77k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |