VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1119218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve sickness.The relief of financial hardship.To advance education.

Objects

(I) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS IN NEED BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES.(II) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE THIRD WORLD BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES.(III) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES.(IV) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£759k
Latest spending
£451k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £874,896, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £307,596 for the year, driven by donations and investment income, with no material debt disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure (held: £875k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equate to approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£759k
Total spending
£451k
Reserves (reported)
£526k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£759k£451k
31/05/2024£159k£187k
31/05/2023£431k£454k
31/05/2022£419k£365k
31/05/2021£412k£400k

Common questions

Is VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £874,896, which is above the charity's stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £307,596 for the year, driven by donations and investment income, with no material debt disclosed. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST£759k—0unclear—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£120k—0above—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£192k—0unclear—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt

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