The Sanjaya Lall Memorial Fund
Analysis
The Sanjaya Lall Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sanjaya Lall Memorial Fund reported income of £23k and spending of £70k, spending 299% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £46k to £23k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Sanjaya Lall Memorial Fund sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berwick Upon Tweed Freemen's Committee - 1926 Fund (£23k), Midgham Village Hall (£23k) and Haydon Hill Community Association (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the charity is to advance the education of the public in the subject of economics in relation to the developing world by the establishment of a Chair at Oxford University or at such other equivalent prominent academic institution in England as the Trustees determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick Upon Tweed Freemen's Committee - 1926 Fund | Berwick-Upon-Tweed | £23k |
| Midgham Village Hall | West Berkshire | £23k |
| Haydon Hill Community Association | Bucks | £23k |
| Beverley Rural Youth | Beverley | £24k |