Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE INDIA OVERSEAS TRUST

The India Overseas Trust is a charity set up to promote, protect and support the interests of the British Indian Diaspora
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22*£94£64£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£0£4£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£4£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£5£28£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£9£2£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£44£40£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£0£5£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£5£0£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£6£0£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05?£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/12/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

www.bua50.org

theindiaoverseastrust@gmail.com

07769664899

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The India Overseas Trust
£72,700 14/05/2021
Welcome to Britain! Volunteer involvement in the reception of Ugandan Asian migrants, 1972/3

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN JAMES CRITCHLEY Appointed: 2021
  • DR FRANCES SHEPHERD PHD Appointed: 2021
  • MIHIR KIRITKUMAR PATEL
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2002, number: 1092669
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 286 days late, AR19: 112 days late, AR06: 50 days late,
Main office

9 ERRINGTON ROAD
COLCHESTER
CO3 3EA

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE SAID SUM AND ANY FURTHER CAPITAL OR INCOME OF ANY MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY RECEIVED FOR THE TRUST UPON TRUST FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE INDIA.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE FROM INDIAN COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE INDIA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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