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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ACTION VILLAGE INDIA

Action Village India is a small UK-based charity that is since 1989 supporting Indian partner organisations who work alongside villagers in some of the most remote parts of rural India so they can improve their lives, livelihoods, and resilience. We work with local partners on projects supporting education, health, land rights, disability rights, women's rights and sustainable livelihoods.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£182£231£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£211£188£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£196£221£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£207£181£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£204£189£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£300£306£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£283£240£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£241£233£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£183£176£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£187£201£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£319£295£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£263£262£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£250£250£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£253£241£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£151£177£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£178£186£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

www.actionvillageindia.org.uk

info@actionvillageindia.org.uk

02072415125

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • India,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Action Village India
£10,000 14/06/2023
to support projects in rural and remote areas of India working with disadvantaged communities
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability Rights in Bihar and Jharkhand
£461,580 21/03/2015
36
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-70
  • ANDY RUTHERFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director-Not-For Profit
  • ADITYA DILIPKUMAR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Internal Audit Manager
  • BEATRICE CRESTINI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Major Donor Fundraiser
  • DR PRABODH MUKUL AGARWAL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor
  • ELAINE MORRISON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Trustee
  • ELANOR CATHERINE JACKSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: International Development Consultant
  • MEERA KIRANKUMAR PATEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Kathak Dance Artist
  • PALLAVI MODHA Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Software Engineer
  • ROSE ELIZABETH BRADBURY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • THEROSHENE NAIDOO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Head Teacher
  • TRACY ADAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Controller
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/04/2007, number: 1118845
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/02/2007, number: 06110505
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from VOSA LIMITED on 18/01/2020
Main office

ACTION VILLAGE INDIA
5 BALLS POND ROAD
LONDON
N1 4AX

Objectives

THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY:3.1 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, ADVICE, VOLUNTEER LABOUR, OPPORTUNITY FOR MUTUAL LESSON LEARNING, OR ASSISTANCE IN SUCH PROVISION, FOR THE POOR AND NEEDY IN INDIA AND SUCH OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME;3.2 THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR SUCH PERSONS, WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) INCOME, HEALTH AND LITERACY AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT;3.3 THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF OTHER CHARITIES OR AGENCIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WHETHER IN INDIA OR OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE WITH OTHER CHARITIES OR AGENCIES WORLD WIDE;3.4 RAISING AWARENESS IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS OF ISSUES AFFECTING POOR AND MARGINALISED PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;3.5 THE FULFILLING OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS BEING CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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