PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 801953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROJECT MALA, THE PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST

The advancement of education and the relief of poverty amongst children in India

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£218k

Latest spending

£190k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £27,908 and unrestricted reserves increased to £182,540. The trustees adopted the Charity Commission's advice to maintain adequate unrestricted funds, with no specific numerical policy target stated. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Child sponsorship & scholarship (78% of income)

“Child sponsorship & scholarship 169,875 - 169,875 162,378 - 162,378” — page 15

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequate level of unrestricted funds to support ongoing work (held: £182k)

“The trustees adopt the advice of the Charity Commission in seeking to maintain an adequate level of unrestricted funds to support ongoing work.” — page 7

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Project Mala Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GERALDINE HILDA ANNE GILMOUR BA PGCEchair
Dr Nupur Gandhi MRCPsych
Dr Pujit Gandhi MRCPsych
Graham Gervaise Wilfrid Seager FCCA
Jacob Bowen-Bate
ROBIN ERIC GARLAND MBE

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£218k	£190k
31/03/2025	£224k	£248k
31/03/2024	£232k	£221k
31/03/2023	£236k	£274k
31/03/2022	£228k	£203k

Common questions

Is PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £27,908 and unrestricted reserves increased to £182,540. The trustees adopted the Charity Commission's advice to maintain adequate unrestricted funds, with no specific numerical policy target stated. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	FY2022	£12k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k

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 NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£246k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£40k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION	1	£37k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £224k
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST income £1.5m
THE MATLIWALA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.4m
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £165k
DARUL ULOOM MOEENUL THAM income £110k
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£224k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MATLIWALA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£165k	—	above	—	no doubt
DARUL ULOOM MOEENUL THAM FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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