Sonu & Eva Foundation

Charity number: 1138811
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Soneva Foundation supports the development of projects that have a positive environmental, social and economic impact.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £231,341
Total expenditure: £1,443,442

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bangladesh
  • Burma
  • Maldives
  • Thailand

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • SLOW LIFE FOUNDATION (Previous name)
  • SONEVA FOUNDATION (Previous name)
  • THE SLOW LIFE TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE SONEVA CHARITABLE TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE SONEVA SLOW LIFE TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR BRUCE BROMLEY Trustee 29 August 2013
None on record
MR SONU SHIVDASANI Trustee
None on record
EVA MALMSTROM-SHIVDASANI Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £326.76k £585.64k £2.03m £1.26m £231.34k
Total expenditure £229.84k £319.54k £544.71k £2.18m £1.44m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £580.47k £2.03m £1.26m N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £5.17k £0 £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £314.78k £544.71k £2.18m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £472.01k £2.12m N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £4.76k £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 May 2024 196 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 May 2024 196 days late
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 December 2023 403 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 December 2023 403 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 August 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 21 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 September 2020 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 30/07/2010 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 26/10/2010 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 14/03/2012 AS AMENDED ON 12/06/2013 as amended on 19 May 2025

Charitable objects

1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY FUNDING AND OTHERWISE ASSISTING WITH CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS 2 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE POVERTY 3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BY CONSTRUCTING AND OTHERWISE SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES 4 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE 5 THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN IN NEED IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE 6 FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
King's House
9-10 Haymarket
London
SW1Y 4BP
Phone:
02074865553
Email:
sonuandevafoundation@gmail.com
Website:

No information available