SEWA INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1135425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEWA UK

Committed to supporting projects that cater for People With Disabilities (PWDs)Following a disaster, establishing rehabilitation programmes by way of building infrastructure and services in the aftermath of such tragedies.

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

Latest income

£359k

Latest spending

£442k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £82,421 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £2,110,377 to £2,027,956. The trustees maintain a reserves balance of £500,000 and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity has no paid staff and relies on volunteers and donations to fund its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £500,000 (held: £2.0m)

“The charity maintains a reserves balance of £500,000. The Trustees regularly review this level to ensure that it is sufficient to meet ongoing operational needs, future commitments and unforeseen circumstances.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sewa International UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£892k

Total spending

£781k

Cost of raising funds

£86k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DHIRAJLAL SHAHchair
BHARAT VADUKUL
DINA BHUDIA · trustee of 1 other charity
HARISHCHANDRA MAVJI BHUDIA
KISHAN JITENDRA MEHTA
NILESH SOLANKI · trustee of 1 other charity
Narendra Shah

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£359k	£442k
31/03/2024	£892k	£781k
31/03/2023	£1.2m	£360k
31/03/2022	£872k	£736k
31/03/2021	£109k	£150k

Common questions

Is SEWA INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £82,421 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £2,110,377 to £2,027,956. The trustees maintain a reserves balance of £500,000 and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity has no paid staff and relies on volunteers and donations to fund its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SEWA INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEWA INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k

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
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY	2	£51k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£3k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£320k
ST ALDHELM'S CHAPEL TRUST	1	£200k
CHK Foundation	1	£195k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£165k
Point North Community Foundation	1	£57k
THE HOPMARKET CHARITY	1	£43k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL DISASTER & EMERGENCY AID WITH LONG TERM SUPPORT.

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER & EMERGENCY AID WITH LONG TERM SUPPORT income £623k
AID INTERNATIONAL UK income £260k
Integrating income £334k
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED income £220k
The Disabled Sailors Association income £775k
SEREN FFESTINIOG CYF. income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SEWA INTERNATIONAL	£359k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER & EMERGENCY AID WITH LONG TERM SUPPORT FY2025	£623k	—	below	—	no doubt
AID INTERNATIONAL UK FY2024	£260k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Integrating FY2025	£334k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£220k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Disabled Sailors Association FY2025	£775k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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