The Serendipity Foundation Limited

Registered charity 1172161 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHRI GOPAL GAU DHAM (UK) LIMITED

The charity is established for the benefit of the public in the UK and India with the following aims and objectives:- to preserve and protect good health- to relieve financial hardship- to advance education- to promote humane behaviour towards animals

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Animals · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £72,847 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £101,200 against charitable expenditure of £28,353. Free reserves stood at £123,328, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining at least £3,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The company's income consists of ad hoc donations from individuals and businesses.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least £3,000 (held: £123k)

“The charity maintains reserves of at least £3,000 which the trustees consider is sufficient to cover the charity's administrative expenditure for a period of at least 12 months.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amounts owed by related parties

“Other related parties 37,500 37,500” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09215408

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SEHGAL, Raj Kumar — director, appointed 29/01/2021not on trustee list
SEHGAL, Varsha — director, appointed 29/01/2021not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

PROMILA SEHGALchair
ANIL KUMAR VEDHARA
ASHOK KUMAR VEDHARA
YAH PAUL VEDHARA

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£101k	£28k
30/09/2024	£51k	£68k
30/09/2023	£28k	£122k
30/09/2022	£101k	£24k
30/09/2021	£101k	£43k

Common questions

Is The Serendipity Foundation Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £72,847 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £101,200 against charitable expenditure of £28,353. Free reserves stood at £123,328, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining at least £3,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ZOUQ FOUNDATION	2	£269k
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST	2	£73k
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC)	2	£35k
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM)	1	£23.2m
PENNY APPEAL	1	£1.3m
SABEEL FOUNDATION	1	£424k
ACTIONAID	1	£275k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£211k

Charities like this

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

GOODWILL FOUNDATION income £179k
AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION income £74.8m
NARAYAN SEVA SANSTHAN UK income £534k
THE PURI FOUNDATION income £5.3m
HANDS OF GIVING FOUNDATION income £123k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION income £3.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Serendipity Foundation Limited	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOODWILL FOUNDATION FY2025	£179k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION FY2025	£74.8m	£57,624	unclear	—	no doubt
NARAYAN SEVA SANSTHAN UK FY2024	£534k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025	£5.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
HANDS OF GIVING FOUNDATION FY2025	£123k	—	above	—	no doubt

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