Siva Charitable Fund

Analysis

Siva Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Siva Charitable Fund reported income of £846k and spending of £765k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £823k to £846k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Siva Charitable Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Koppel Project (£845k), Ft Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (£847k) and St Paul's Centre (£844k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 56%. Grants to other organisations totalled £330k.