SOUTH INDIA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1179195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SICEWT

The object of the CIO is to promote, encourage and support the education and physical welfare of disadvantaged children in South India through directed grants to carefully selected established registered charities / NGOs managed by Indian Nationals. We fulfil this through fundraising, principally using collection boxes.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL WELFARE OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN SOUTH INDIA THROUGH DIRECTED GRANTS TO THE ELIM CHARITABLE TRUST IN BENGALURU AND OTHER ESTABLISHED PROJECTS MANAGED BY INDIAN NATIONALS

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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Registered contact address: Spelthorne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports total income of £30,444.73 and total outgoings of £28,399.12, resulting in a net surplus of £2,045.61 for the year. Free reserves stood at £7,312.34, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £5,000. The trustees confirm the charity is an ongoing concern with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Boxes and other GASDS (63% of income)
“Boxes and other GASDS 19157.17”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a Reserve of £5000 should be maintained against future expenditure (reserves figure: £7k)
“The Trustees have determined that a Reserve of £5000 should be maintained against future expenditure.” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£30k£28k
30/06/2025£24k£27k
30/06/2024£24k£24k
30/06/2023£20k£25k
30/06/2022£15k£7k

Common questions

Is SOUTH INDIA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports total income of £30,444.73 and total outgoings of £28,399.12, resulting in a net surplus of £2,045.61 for the year. Free reserves stood at £7,312.34, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £5,000. The trustees confirm the charity is an ongoing concern with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH INDIA CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST£30k—0above—no doubt
ROMODELS FY2026£200k——unclear—no doubt
SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES FY2025£590k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DRAGONFLY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FY2026£31k—0below—no doubt
ANUGRAHAM FY2024£1.1m—0unclear0.2%no doubt
PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FY2025£169k—0above—no doubt

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