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Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £12k (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Bedford, India
Website
www.sevatrustuk.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£12k£14k
  • 2025£11k£27k
  • 2024£8k£10k
Earlier years
  • 2023£7k£7k
  • 2022£18k£5k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:EDUCATION - FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS FROM BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BAME) BACKGROUND IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND AND FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN INDIA AND ELSEWHERE IN INDIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(1) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION;(2) PROVIDING COACHING, MENTORING TO FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION, GUIDANCE FOR HIGHER STUDIES, OVERSEES STUDIES OR FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.HEALTH & WELLBEING - FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLBEING AMONG BAME COMMUNITIES IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND AND UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN INDIA AND ELSEWHERE IN INDIA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(3) COORDINATING HEALTH AWARENESS (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH) AND YOGA SESSIONS;(4) ARRANGING OR ASSISTING IN ORGANISING HEALTH CHECKS.ENVIRONMENT - TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AMONG BAME COMMUNITIES IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND AND UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES, FARMERS AND POLLUTION AFFECTED AREAS IN NORTHERN INDIA AND ELSEWHERE IN INDIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(5) COORDINATING SESSIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, LOCAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES;(6) ARRANGING OR ASSISTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SHARING THE FINDINGS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE APPROPRIATE BODIES;(7) PROMOTING ECO-FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES INCLUDING HELPING TO EXPLORE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS SOLAR AND WIND POWER.

Grants received

4 grants · £12,375 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

9.4y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
9.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£11k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1172654
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON 20 APR 2017 AMENDED ON 20 FEB 2019
Contact on the register
07353993117 · info@sevatrustuk.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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