Manitha Neyam Trust

Registered charity 1085903 · since 2001manithaneyam.org·Sri Lanka·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

Your work fits best if it is in Sri Lanka and touches the stated themes of education, health and medical needs, employment and livelihoods, holistic wellbeing, disability rehabilitation, or relief, with priority given to the Northeast, the upcountry region and Colombo.
The annual report gives no usable grants figure and no grant range, so the size of a realistic request cannot be judged from it, and a modest, clearly costed request is the safest starting point.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact shown and ask how the Trust takes on new work.
The Trust makes grants chiefly through local partner organisations in Sri Lanka, so a group working directly there, or one able to work with a local partner, is best placed to be considered.
Neither the annual report nor its website says anything about how competitive funding is or how timing works, so any approach should be treated as a relationship to build rather than a single deadline.

Overview

Manitha Neyam Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1085903).

Manitha Neyam Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales whose objects include relieving poverty, particularly among children and the elderly in Sri Lanka, through food, clothing, homes and healthcare, and advancing education, particularly among children in Sri Lanka. Since its inception nearly 25 years ago, it has focused on long-term life-cycle and societal development to promote self-sufficiency, education and employment, while stepping in with relief when a specific need is identified. It delivers these objectives chiefly through grant-making to local partner organisations in Sri Lanka.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Manitha Neyam Trust delivers its charitable objectives through grant-making, chiefly using local partner organisations in Sri Lanka. Its portfolio takes a strategic, long-term approach to life-cycle and societal development, promoting self-sufficiency, education and employment, while responding with relief when a specific need is identified. It focuses on vulnerable populations in the Northeast and upcountry, while also supporting needs in Colombo and other areas. Its functional areas include health and medical needs, education at all levels, employment and livelihood support, and holistic wellbeing. Its projects span relief, rehabilitation and development, supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged communities across the life cycle, including children, young people, adults, women, older people, and people affected by physical or mental disabilities.

Themes

Education
Health and medical
Employment and livelihoods
Holistic wellbeing
Disability rehabilitation
Relief

Geographic Focus

Priority: Sri Lanka; the Northeast of Sri Lanka; the upcountry region; Colombo.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Sri Lanka

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Manitha Neyam Trust.

Ealing Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple TrustNo public processGave £124k Rosie May FoundationNo public process Care Sri LankaInvitation onlyGave £104k SivayogamNo public processGave £29,950 Hindu Tamil Cultural Association (Enfield)No public process Sri Lankan Medical and Dental Association in the United KingdomFixed deadlinesGave £119k Saiva Munnetta Sangam UKNo public process Marr-Munning TrustInvitation onlyGave £531k Good Shepherd Foundation UKNo public processGave £783k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 July 2021	£178,137	£213,559	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2021
year to 31 July 2022	£209,519	£208,079	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2022
year to 31 July 2023	£175,471	£90,042	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2023
year to 31 July 2024	£215,345	£262,819	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2024
year to 31 July 2025	£262,244	£251,420	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2025

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.