BRITISH MALAYALI CHARITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1150804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BMCF

BMCF works for the well being of Malayali Community all over the world, especially in the United Kingdom and in India. It is set up and guided by www.britishmalayali.co.uk, the leading Malayalam news portal in the UK, as part of its social commitment; and managed by 7 to 15 trustees elected every year. BMCF takes up at least one case each every month and appealed through britishmalayali.co.uk.

Objects

1) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE LIVING IN THE SOUTH INDIAN STATE OF KERALA;2) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, LIVING IN BRITAIN AND WITH FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OR FOR THE REPATRIATION OF DECEASED TO HOME COUNTRY;3) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN HEALTH AND SAVING LIVES; AND4) FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF CHARITABLE BODIES IN THE UK OR IN INDIA, OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£301k
Latest spending
£304k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,547 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £19,276 to £15,729. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity transitioned to an accruals basis of accounting during the year to comply with regulatory requirements for charities with income exceeding £250,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£301k£304k
31/12/2023£78k£98k
31/12/2022£86k£48k
31/12/2021£172k£177k
31/12/2020£76k£123k

Common questions

Is BRITISH MALAYALI CHARITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,547 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £19,276 to £15,729. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity transitioned to an accruals basis of accounting during the year to comply with regulatory requirements for charities with income exceeding £250,000. Its FY2024 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
BREAKTHROUGH FOUNDATION1£2.0m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MALAYALEE ASSOCIATION OF THE UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH MALAYALI CHARITY FOUNDATION£301k—0unclear—no doubt
MALAYALEE ASSOCIATION OF THE UK FY2024£146k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BHIM RUIA FOUNDATION FY2025£836k—0above—no doubt
THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024£348k—0unclear—no doubt
GOFUNDME.ORG.UK FY2025£227k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH MOROCCAN SOCIETY FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt

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