VILLAGE SERVICE TRUST

Registered charity 277111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village Service Trust makes grants to partners in south India that:- support community-based organisations of women and of marginalised communities, with the aim of enhancing their livelihoods and status - work with people affected by HIV and Aids

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£85k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £433,992, with a total net asset value of £448,119. The trustees report that incoming resources were £84,946 against total expenditure of £77,147, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient cash flow projections to November 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the reserves at a constant level (held: £448k)

“In general the trust seeks to maintain the reserves at a constant level, adjusting its spending to achieve this.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Maya Sophie Walkerchair
BRYAN OSBON
Cheryl Joseph
Edward Patrick Tinne
Rosie Oakley
Ruth Waithera Njiri · trustee of 1 other charity
TONY HUCKLE

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£85k	£77k
31/03/2024	£119k	£50k
31/03/2023	£228k	£80k
31/03/2022	£40k	£45k
31/03/2021	£46k	£64k

Common questions

Is VILLAGE SERVICE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £433,992, with a total net asset value of £448,119. The trustees report that incoming resources were £84,946 against total expenditure of £77,147, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient cash flow projections to November 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VILLAGE SERVICE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VILLAGE SERVICE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£13k	Grants for Indian subcontinent
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£11k	Grants for Indian subcontinent
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£11k	Grants for Indian subcontinent

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/12/2008	£318k	Reducing poverty, vulnerability + violence - self sustaining womens federat
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/02/2006	£448k	Access to Protection of Dalit Rights through Local Government in Themi Dist