Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam
Analysis
Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam reported income of £409k and spending of £186k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £119k to £409k (+243%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sears Group Trust (£408k), The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund (£409k) and Luton Law Centre (£407k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
(I) PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP.(II) EDUCATE THE YOUNGER GENERATION WITH THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE TRADITIONAL METHODS OF WORSHIPS AND ASSOCIATED EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE TRADITIONS FOLLOWED IN SRILANKA AND TAMIL NADU.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sears Group Trust | Tetbury | £408k |
| The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund | London | £409k |
| Luton Law Centre | Luton | £407k |
| St Leonard's Hospital | Newark | £410k |