THE SIR RATANJI DALAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Registered charity 255768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS (DR SIR RATANJI DINSHAW DALAL)

Provides scholarships in tropical medicine and tropical surgery. The scholarships are advertised, and applied for, giving details of the applicant and the proposed project. The trustees review the applications and determine the best candidates to be awarded grants. At the trustees' discretion, scholarships can be awarded either every year, or in alternate years, as they see fit.

Objects

A SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN TROPICAL MEDICINE AND A SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN TROPICAL SURGERY TO BE AWARDED IN ROTATION AND EACH TO BE OF THE ANNUAL VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN ú1,750 BUT SO THAT 1) EACH SCHOLARSHIP MAY BE RENEWED FOR A SECOND YEAR AND A THIRD YEAR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CHARITY. 2) THE OTHER SCHOLARSHIP SHALL NEXT BE AWARDED TO TAKE EFFECT ONLY AFTER THE DETERMINATION OF SUCH RENEWAL (IF ANY).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

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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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,066, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a net gain of £44,254 for the year, driven by investment gains, and maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no higher than £30k (held: £99k)
“The policy is to maintain the unrestricted free reserves at no higher than £30k.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to Royal College of Surgeons of England for support costs and grants paid on behalf of the Fund.
“During the year, grants of £49,295 (2024: £80,000) and support costs of £5,010 (2024: £4,932) were paid by the Royal College of Surgeons of England on behalf of The Sir Ratanji Dalal Scholarship Fund. At the year end £144,523 was owed to the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2024: £89,179). There were no further related party transactions.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. 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.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£35k£62k
30/06/2024£39k£92k
30/06/2023£36k£10k
30/06/2022£31k£10k
30/06/2021£27k£8k

Common questions

Is THE SIR RATANJI DALAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,066, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a net gain of £44,254 for the year, driven by investment gains, and maintains adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.