THIS CHARITY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTER

Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    SHIVA TRUST

    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
    31/07/23£220£209£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/22£241£221£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/21£179£171£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/20£306£227£79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/19£300£284£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/18£362£264£98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/17£360£267£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/16£475£307£168n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/15*£305£216£89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/14£238£212£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/07/13£231£165£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 12 years
    Charity Commission for England and WalesInstagramX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Animals
    • 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
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • France, India, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    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
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £1,809 13/12/2022
    Covid response
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £3,756 19/04/2022
    Covid response
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £3,756 19/04/2022
    Covid response
    National Lottery Community Fund - Shiva Plastic recycling
    £10,000 28/10/2021
    This group will use the funding to build two portable recycling plastic machines to recycle everyday plastic waste into creative products using moulds and supplied by ‘Precious Plastic Bazar’. It will educate the community schools and other ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Vidya Matha Community Centre
    £9,500 21/02/2018
    12
    The project will deliver a range of activities and training including health and wellbeing sessions for new and expectant mothers as well as volunteering opportunities to support people back into employment and training.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/09/2012, number: 1148843
    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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    11 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TEACHINGS OF RAMANA DEVI, HINDU PHILOSOPHY, AND THE PROMOTION OF UNIVERSAL VALUES, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE, BY THE CREATION OF THE TRUST FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE BY PROMOTING HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.TO PROMOTE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE AND TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ITEMS AND SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORLDWIDE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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