THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1179087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAVITRI, SAVITRI TRUST

The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financialhardship or other disadvantage; the promotion for the benefit of the public of the conservation protection andimprovement of the physical and natural environment; and for such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time decide.

Causes: Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£489k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £8,911,415 in unrestricted reserves, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to a minimum of one year's anticipated running costs plus provision for committed future grants. The charity reported a net expenditure of £830,448 for the year, largely driven by charitable grants and investment losses, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Included within donation and legacies received during the year, donations totalling £50,000 received from two Trustees was restricted towards the Palliative Care programmes. A further £900 unrestricted donation was received from another Trustee,” — page 29
“Mrs Rina Bijur (trustee) is Managing Director and Head of Private Banking with Safra, and as such excuses herself from any conversations or meetings relevant to Safra's investment decisions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Connected Business (Safra)
“Included within donation and legacies received during the year, donations totalling £50,000 received from two Trustees was restricted towards the Palliative Care programmes. A further £900 unrestricted donation was received from another Trustee,” — page 29
“Mrs Rina Bijur (trustee) is Managing Director and Head of Private Banking with Safra, and as such excuses herself from any conversations or meetings relevant to Safra's investment decisions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. 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).

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

Operates in: Canada · India · Nigeria · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£489k£1.1m
31/03/2024£455k£1.1m
31/03/2023£395k£1.1m
31/03/2022£403k£796k
31/03/2021£280k£735k

Common questions

Is THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £8,911,415 in unrestricted reserves, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to a minimum of one year's anticipated running costs plus provision for committed future grants. The charity reported a net expenditure of £830,448 for the year, largely driven by charitable grants and investment losses, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Who funds THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST 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£3kThe 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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST£489k—0unclear—no doubt
VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025£759k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£148k—0unclear—no doubt
THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt
THE SENECA TRUST FY2025£4.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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