British Malayali Charity Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated work is helping individuals in need, so a request fits best if it concerns a person facing hardship in Kerala, or in Britain because of ill health or the repatriation of someone who has died.
- An organisation seeking running costs falls outside what its stated work describes.
- The annual report gives annual giving of £296,753, which may include grants to individuals, but it gives no grant range, so ask the foundation what amounts it typically makes before deciding what to request.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, a coordinator checks each case, and trustees decide monthly by majority, so send a complete file early, including the write-up in Malayalam, medical reports and proof of financial status that it asks for.
Overview
British Malayali Charity Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1150804).
British Malayali Charity Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It was formed after readers of the online Malayalam news portal British Malayali called for it. It exists to relieve people living in Britain who face financial hardship from ill health, or who need repatriation of the deceased, and it also helps people in Kerala facing need because of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. It gives financial help through General Funds, raised through appeals, and Crisis Funds, supported by its own team.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Foundation says it provides urgent and effective assistance to people most in need, particularly for education, urgent financial needs, medical camps, basic infrastructure and rehabilitation. Its mission focuses on people in Kerala facing need because of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, and people living in Britain who face financial hardship due to ill health or need repatriation of the deceased. It also seeks to assist governmental and non-governmental agencies in the UK and India with similar objectives and activities. Cases are checked for genuineness by a coordinator or secretary, passed to trustees for monthly approval and selection, and eligible cases may be prioritised for fundraising appeals.
Themes
- Education
- Medical camps
- Basic infrastructure
- Rehabilitation
- Medical treatment
Geographic Focus
Kerala; Britain; India.
How to apply
Applicants may self-refer or be referred by anyone else to trustees or members, directly or through the British Malayali news portal. A coordinator or secretary checks each case and sends genuine cases to trustees for approval and selection monthly. Trustees prioritise eligible cases and may consider them for a fundraising appeal.
What to send:
- Fund Application Form (BMCF-PRO-01)
- A write up in Malayalam
- Supporting documents
- Photographs
- Medical reports
- Identification / address proof
- Expected total financial cost of the treatment / fund for the cause
- Financial status (Main income & other source of income of the family/ organisation)
- Other Grants / Money received by the applicant for the same cause
- Name, Account and Swift code: (Nationalised Bank if in India)
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Trustees prioritise eligible cases monthly and decide by majority whether to consider them for fundraising appeals.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- India
- United Kingdom
- Kerala
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £75,831 | £123,235 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £171,730 | £177,168 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £85,581 | £47,817 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £77,694 | £97,689 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £300,870 | £304,417 | £296,753 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- bmcharity.org · read on 31 October 2026
- bmcharity.org/about-us/vision-mission · read on 31 October 2026
- bmcharity.org/funds · read on 31 October 2026
- bmcharity.org/about-us · read on 31 October 2026
- bmcharity.org/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to British Malayali Charity Foundation?
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Contact
- charity@britishmalayali.co.uksource
- 9 Meyrick Road, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 3ENsource
- bmcharity.org
- Contact form
- Apply online
Applying to British Malayali Charity Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- charity@britishmalayali.co.uksource
- 9 Meyrick Road, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 3ENsource
- bmcharity.org
- Contact form
- Apply online