ELARA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1161381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are:-for the benefit of the public in the UK and India , toa) advance educationb) to prevent and relieve povertyc) to promote and preserve good healthd) to further such other purposes which may be charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the trustees see fit from time to time by the provision of financial assistance and grants of money.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND INDIA, TOA) ADVANCE EDUCATIONB) TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTYC) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTHD) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS OF MONEY.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£217k
Latest spending
£183k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £147,126 to £181,063, resulting in a net income of £33,937 for the year. The charity reported total incoming resources of £182,100 against total resources expended of £182,959, with unrestricted cash at bank standing at £181,063.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£217k£183k
31/03/2024£195k£118k
31/03/2023£115k£116k
31/03/2022£85k£32k
31/03/2021£25k£16k

Common questions

Is ELARA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £147,126 to £181,063, resulting in a net income of £33,937 for the year. The charity reported total incoming resources of £182,100 against total resources expended of £182,959, with unrestricted cash at bank standing at £181,063. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ELARA FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELARA FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kThe relief of poverty, hunger and sickness
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kThe relief of poverty, hunger and sickness
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kRelief of poverty, hunger and sickness
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2024£676The relief of poverty, hunger and sickness

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
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£5.0m
KINGS CHURCH DARLINGTON1£103k
COMMISSION APOSTOLIC TRUST LTD1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANUGRAHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELARA FOUNDATION£217k—0unclear—no doubt
ANUGRAHAM FY2024£1.1m—0unclear0.2%no doubt
RAZA EDUCATION CENTRE FY2025£92k—0below—no doubt
THE CHANDRAJ FOUNDATION FY2025£68k—0unclear—no doubt
EZRA CENTRE FOR CHRISTIAN THOUGHT FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
ESHARELIFE FOUNDATION FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt

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