Meenal and Rishi Sachdev Foundation

Analysis

Meenal and Rishi Sachdev Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Borehamwood. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10396742). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Meenal and Rishi Sachdev Foundation reported income of £39k and spending of £98k, spending 247% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £131k to £39k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Meenal and Rishi Sachdev Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Bonhoeffer (£39k), The Pagan Federation (£40k) and Derby Pride CIO (£38k).