S P LOHIA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1195432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is a grant giving foundation providing grants to individuals and organisations for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with its grant making policy amended from time to time.

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £358,432, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Berkeley Finch Limited. Discloses 5 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).

• The Children’s Trust — “S.P. Lohia Foundation (SPLF) supports The Children’s Trust’s Special Equipment Appeal (2022).” (source page)
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital — “SP Lohia Foundation is pleased to support the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.” (source page)
• UNHCR — “We are proud to support UNHCR’s humanitarian response in Sudan and beyond.” (source page)
• Indorama — “Inspired by the Sanskrit word Seva, the grant empowers Indorama employees to contribute to meaningful community initiatives that create real…” (source page)
• Kochi-Muziris Biennale — “Since 2022, Aarti Lohia has been the founding patron of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the leading contemporary art event in South Asia today.” (source page)
• Displacement Film Fund — “the SP Lohia Foundation’s partnership with the Displacement Film Fund supports displaced filmmakers in sharing stories of resilience, identi…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sri Prakash Lohiachair
• Aarti Lohia
• Amit Lohia
• Gaurav Kalyani

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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