Friends of Vellore UK

Analysis

Friends of Vellore UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Vellore UK reported income of £1.1m and spending of £458k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £712k to £1.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Vellore UK sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College Estate Endowment (£1.1m), Bridges Impact Foundation (£1.1m) and Trinity Winchester (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £396k. Reserves of £479k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.