THE DR N K SHAH TRUST

Registered charity 327291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust promotes its aims with the co-operation of UK charities such as The Jain Network, Jain Samaj Europe, Jain Sangha of Europe, Ahimsa for Quality of Life, Jain Academy, World Council of Jain Academies and interfaith organisations. The trustees have attended relevant international conferences/meetings and have made donations for relief of poverty, religious education & place of worship.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£633k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £737,831 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,486,479. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by available funds and expected income levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum reserves of £10,000 (held: £1.5m)

“The charity's policy is to maintain minimum reserves of £10,000 to maintain the charity 's annual running costs and to enable regular grant funding.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants made to The Jain Network Ltd, where charity trustees also hold office

“Grants of £65,000 (2024- £650,000 ) were made to The Jain Network Ltd, a registered charity in the UK, to assist it in its building project of constructing a Jain temple and community centre, where the trustees of the charity also hold office as trustees.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£633k

Total spending

£83k

Cost of raising funds

£16k

Reserves (reported)

£10k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Samir Natvarlal Shah Presidentchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Ajay Manmohan Shah VPresident · trustee of 1 other charity
Leena Shah · trustee of 1 other charity
Nita Shah

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

Operates in: Belgium · India · Throughout London · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£633k	£83k
05/04/2024	£935k	£679k
05/04/2023	£3.4m	£129k
05/04/2022	£11k	£217k
05/04/2021	£678k	£49k

Common questions

Is THE DR N K SHAH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £737,831 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,486,479. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by available funds and expected income levels. 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
SHREE RAJ SAUBHAG SATSANG MANDAL UK	2	£2k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED	1	£116k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED	1	£20k
SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK)	1	£10k
WESTCOMBE FOUNDATION	1	£8k
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACHARYA SHRI VIDYASAGAR DIGAMBAR JAIN CHARITABLE TRUST LONDON UK.

ACHARYA SHRI VIDYASAGAR DIGAMBAR JAIN CHARITABLE TRUST LONDON UK income £171k
JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE income £343k
SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) income £1.2m
THE JAIN NETWORK income £476k
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST income £812k
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL income £248k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DR N K SHAH TRUST	£633k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACHARYA SHRI VIDYASAGAR DIGAMBAR JAIN CHARITABLE TRUST LONDON UK FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE FY2025	£343k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA MISSION DHARAMPUR (UK) FY2025	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE JAIN NETWORK FY2025	£476k	—	below	—	no doubt
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST FY2025	£812k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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