ACTION VILLAGE INDIA

Registered charity 1118845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Action Village India is a small UK-based charity that is since 1989 supporting Indian partner organisations who work alongside villagers in some of the most remote parts of rural India so they can improve their lives, livelihoods, and resilience. We work with local partners on projects supporting education, health, land rights, disability rights, women's rights and sustainable livelihoods.

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

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,055 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds. However, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong financial position with sufficient reserves to continue operations as a going concern without material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Action Village India (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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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
31/03/2025£211k£229k
31/03/2024£222k£206k
31/03/2023£182k£231k
31/03/2022£211k£188k
31/03/2021£196k£221k

Common questions

Is ACTION VILLAGE INDIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,055 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds. However, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong financial position with sufficient reserves to continue operations as a going concern without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTION VILLAGE INDIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION VILLAGE INDIA as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE SUTASOMA TRUST, THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kGrants for Indian subcontinent
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£8kOverseas July 2023
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£8kOverseas January 2025
THE SUTASOMA TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE SUTASOMA TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kInternational
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2015£462kDisability Rights in Bihar and Jharkhand
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2014£5kDisability Rights in Bihar and Jharkhand

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VILLAGE WATER LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTION VILLAGE INDIA£211k—0within—no doubt
VILLAGE WATER LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0within—no doubt
ACTION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES (UK) FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SREEPUR VILLAGE, BANGLADESH FY2025£595k—0unclear—no doubt
APT ACTION ON POVERTY FY2025£758k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE VILLAGE FY2025£4.0m——within—no doubt

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