London Sivan Kovil Trust

Analysis

London Sivan Kovil Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, London Sivan Kovil Trust reported income of £1.0m and spending of £683k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £612k to £1.0m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, London Sivan Kovil Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Community of All Hallows (£1.0m), Subud Britain (£1.0m) and Age Concern Wigan Borough (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59%, charitable activities 39% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £277k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £107k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.