ZINTHIYA GANESHPANCHAN TRUST

Registered charity 1137350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ZINTHIYA TRUST

Support women and families from disadvantaged backgrounds such as women fleeing abuse, BAME groups, individuals facing money, debt and fuel poverty, people who are homeless or facing homelessness, ex-offenders and at risk of offending, long term unemployed and those suffering form mental/physical disability. We provide confidential, non judgemental person centred advise and practical support.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£864k
Latest spending
£839k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £24,877 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £145,942. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by secured multi-year funding and a strategy to attract unrestricted income. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of operating costs, and the current unrestricted reserves are below this target as the total funds (£399,086) include significant restricted balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants
“Most of this was grant income of £522,773 (2024: £489,941), which funded specific activities. The bulk of the remaining income was from the operation of the Chapel Café, other trading activities, and public donations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £146k)
“The Charity trustees have set their reserve policy for three months of operating costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Zinthiya Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£864k
Total spending
£839k
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reserves (reported)
£146k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 5.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£864k£839k
31/03/2024£749k£726k
31/03/2023£674k£653k
31/03/2022£816k£754k
31/03/2021£721k£545k

Common questions

Is ZINTHIYA GANESHPANCHAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £24,877 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £145,942. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, supported by secured multi-year funding and a strategy to attract unrestricted income. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of operating costs, and the current unrestricted reserves are below this target as the total funds (£399,086) include significant restricted balances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ZINTHIYA GANESHPANCHAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ZINTHIYA GANESHPANCHAN TRUST as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£40k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£33k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2023£31k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kToward core costs
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/02/2026£230k"One Voice: Stories from Survivors"
Sport England11/02/2025£7kWELLBEING PROJECT FOR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED WOMEN
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2024£20kWeekly Women's support group
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2022£10kWomen's weekly support group
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2022£499kDomestic/Financial abuse and after reporting support project
Barrow Cadbury Trust30/09/2020£40kCOVID-19 - Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£8kSupporting vulnerable women through COVD-19
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2020£1kShe Inspires-Women's festival
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£259kFinancial Abuse Project
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2016£254kWGI stage 2
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2013£10kReaching 'In Need' Women