Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK

Analysis

Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £18k to £12k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Harrison Charitable Trust (£12k), Blyth Care Charity (£12k) and Denby Institute and Recreation Ground (£12k).

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.