ONE KIND ACT

Registered charity 1160116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OKA

OKA has undertaken work to alleviate poverty & hunger, protection of health and advancement of education. In awarding grants we have regard of the Charity Commission?s general guidance and the trustees ensure that the grants we provide are in line with our charitable objectives. Our aim is to improve standard of living in the areas where we work.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported total income of £533,804 and unrestricted reserves of £276,428 at the end of the year. The trustees confirmed that cash reserves are adequate to support current activities and that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Summix — “THANK YOU TO OUR GOLD SPONSORS, SUMMIX AND INVESTEC, FOR HELPING US IN PUTTING ON THIS WORTHWHILE FUNDRAISER.” (source page)
• Investec — “THANK YOU TO OUR GOLD SPONSORS, SUMMIX AND INVESTEC, FOR HELPING US IN PUTTING ON THIS WORTHWHILE FUNDRAISER.” (source page)
• Pyramid Pharmacy Group — “Pyramid Pharmacy Group will sponsor the event, ensuring every penny raised including through your ticket sales will go to those less fortuna…” (source page)
• FCI London — “Through FCI's fantastic fundraising efforts, OKA have made the following grants on their behalf to YUVA Unstoppable as follows:” (source page)
• B&S Group — “Through amazing donations made by B&S Group, OKA have made the following grants on their behalf to YUVA Unstoppable as follows:” (source page)
• Brinda Jaykant Shah Foundation — “Through its kind and generous donations, the Foundation has contributed hugely towards the following projects supported by One Kind Act:” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• SHAMIT MALHOTRAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Annapurna Shah
• Kaushik Shah · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mona Bhogal
• NOREEN SUMRA
• Rita Soni

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OKRE: OPENING KNOWLEDGE ACROSS RESEARCH AND ENTERTAINMENT.

• OKRE: OPENING KNOWLEDGE ACROSS RESEARCH AND ENTERTAINMENT income £999k
• KARUNA ACTION income £359k
• OPOKA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £242k
• OVERSEAS AID FOR THE KIDS OF SIERRA LEONE (OAKS) income £117k
• ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST) income £204k
• BE KIND FOUNDATION income £425k

Side by side with its peers

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