India Direct
Analysis
India Direct is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, India Direct reported income of £43k and spending of £51k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £80k to £43k (-47%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, India Direct sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Albella Boys Home, Darjeeling (£43k), Swansea Valley Cardiac Support Group (£43k) and Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf Foundation (£43k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To alleviate poverty and suffering in Southern India by the provision of financial and practical assistance to locally run projects supporting children and communities, regardless of religion or race.To provide a means for such projects to become self-supportingTo provide those in need with education and training
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Albella Boys Home, Darjeeling | Hampshire | £43k |
| Swansea Valley Cardiac Support Group | Swansea | £43k |
| Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf Foundation | London | £43k |
| The Rotary Club of Brentwood Trust Fund | Essex | £43k |