South London Tamil Welfare Group

Analysis

South London Tamil Welfare Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03816209). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South London Tamil Welfare Group reported income of £34k and spending of £47k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £62k to £34k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South London Tamil Welfare Group sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gujarati Christian Fellowship United Kingdom (£34k), The Boltons Trust (£34k) and Aziz Welfare Trust UK (£34k).