YMCA INDIAN STUDENT HOSTEL

Registered charity 1154246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE A HOSTEL FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COME TO UK TO PURSUE THEIR STUDIES.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL FITNESS, TRAINING AND WELL BEING OF STUDENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STUDENTS OF INDIAN NATIONALITY, RESIDENT FOR THE TIME BEING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A HOSTEL OR RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION THEREFOR.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £27,427 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by higher operating costs and lower occupancy levels compared to the previous year. Despite the deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,468,673, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £1,000,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA. 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (50% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kurian Josephchair
• Akil George Eapen
• Dr Meghna Deborah Scott
• Dr Moses Rajamani Mani
• Eldo Nedumthallil Varghese
• George Vincent
• Jestin Kottukappilil George
• Suvi Kuruvilla
• Thomas Kaipuzhakunnil Varkey

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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