The Venkatraman Memorial Trust
Analysis
The Venkatraman Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lingfield. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Venkatraman Memorial Trust reported income of £313k and spending of £228k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £151k to £313k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Venkatraman Memorial Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kench Hill Charity (£313k), The National Association for Gifted Children (£313k) and Brook Green Early Years (£312k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Trust provides and improves educational facilities for the children and young people in Kovalam, South India. This includes the construction of a Higher Secondary School and improvement of the Primary School. It arranges sponsorship of 300 of the poorest children who have the opportunity to progress to further education. At any time there are 75 at university or in vocational training.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Kench Hill Charity | Tenterden | £313k |
| The National Association for Gifted Children | Milton Keynes | £313k |
| Brook Green Early Years | Taunton | £312k |
| N-Gage | Northenden | £313k |