Vidya Jyoti

Registered charity 1189686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VIDYA JYOTI INDIA

This charity is engaged in the advancement of education of poor children in rural areas of India. We also provide adolescent girls with hygiene kits and free health assessments where they cannot afford it. In the UK we engage with charities who cater for people with learning disabilities and we support other charitable organisations with donations of food, clothing and children's toys.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN INDIA AND THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS OFFERING EDUCATION IN LITERACY, NUMERACY, ENGLISH, HINDI, THE HINDU RELIGION AND SUCH OTHER SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL STAFF. 2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG DEPRIVED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN DEPRIVED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA BY PROVIDING HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ACCESS TO REGULAR HEALTH CHECKS FOR CHILDREN WITH SUPPORT FROM PAEDIATRICIANS, OPTOMETRISTS AND DENTISTS AND ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT IN CASES OF SERIOUS ILL HEALTH.

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£149k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £139,563 to £152,598, resulting in a net income of £13,035 for the year. The charity reports no material matters of concern from its independent examination and confirms that accounting records were kept as required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)

“The principal source of income during the year was donations from the public.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vidya Jyoti (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Pamela Kaushalchair
ANGELA BHARDWAJ
Chander Kishore Kaushal
Parminder Kumar Bajaj ACA
VISHAL BHARDWAJ

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

Operates in: Ealing · India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£149k	£136k
31/12/2024	£125k	£150k
31/12/2023	£99k	£82k
31/12/2022	£130k	£76k
31/12/2021	£129k	£79k

Common questions

Is Vidya Jyoti financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £139,563 to £152,598, resulting in a net income of £13,035 for the year. The charity reports no material matters of concern from its independent examination and confirms that accounting records were kept as required. 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
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE KAMINI AND VINDI BANGA FAMILY TRUST	1	£3k
Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF JOY AID, UK.

CITY OF JOY AID, UK income £142k
DIVYA JYOTI JAGRATI SANSTHAN income £131k
INDIA YOUTH FUND UK income £487k
YOGA MISSION income £129k
ST JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRES UNITED KINGDOM (SJICC UK) income £238k
JAMIA ISLAMIA ISHAATUL ULOOM UK income £531k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Vidya Jyoti	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF JOY AID, UK FY2025	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DIVYA JYOTI JAGRATI SANSTHAN FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INDIA YOUTH FUND UK FY2025	£487k	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
YOGA MISSION FY2024	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JUDE INDIA CHILDCARE CENTRES UNITED KINGDOM (SJICC UK) FY2025	£238k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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