Vijay and Shama Bhardwaj Foundation

Analysis

Vijay and Shama Bhardwaj Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwood. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vijay and Shama Bhardwaj Foundation reported income of £63k and spending of £97k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £181k to £63k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64322%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vijay and Shama Bhardwaj Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal (£63k), Pakistani Resource Centre Limited (£63k) and Prostate Cancer Support (£63k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.