Registered charity · Colchester
The India Overseas Trust
The India Overseas Trust is a registered charity (number 1092669) based in Colchester, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £0 (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.bua50.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£482
- 2024£13k£38k
- 2023£15k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£94k£64k
- 2021£0£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 77%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE SAID SUM AND ANY FURTHER CAPITAL OR INCOME OF ANY MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY RECEIVED FOR THE TRUST UPON TRUST FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE INDIA.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE FROM INDIAN COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE INDIA.
Grants received
1 grant · £72,700 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £72,700
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Alan James Critchley since 2021
- Dr Frances Shepherd since 2021
- Mihir Kiritkumar Patel
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Alan James Critchley since 2021
- Dr Frances Shepherd since 2021
- Mihir Kiritkumar Patel
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1092669
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED ON THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE 2002.
- Contact on the register
- 07769664899 · theindiaoverseastrust@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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