# Aid India Direct - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1149903 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1149903) - Website: https://www.facebook.com/AidIndiaDirect/ - Latest income: £1,858; spending £6,045 - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance - Area of operation: Slough, Barking and Dagenham, Birmingham City, Sandwell, India - Trustees: 3 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/aid-india-direct (A)THE ADVANCEMENT EDUCATION IN INDIA (B)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN INDIA BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, (C)PREVENTION OF SICKNESS AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH IN INDIA (D)THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND OF SUFFERING VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER (E)ANY OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER EXISTING CHARITY LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 30 Nov 2025 | £1,858 | £6,045 | not filed | | 30 Nov 2024 | £12.5k | £17.7k | not filed | | 30 Nov 2023 | £6,296 | £3,230 | not filed | | 30 Nov 2022 | £7,365 | £16.7k | not filed | | 30 Nov 2021 | £19k | £3,183 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The trustees must apply the income of the charity in furthering the following objects (the objects).(a)the advancement and promotion of education in India by providing advice, facilities, books, equipment and financial assistance and organising physical, educational and other activities;(b)the prevention or relief of poverty in India by providing financial assistance, items and services to individuals and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty;(c)prevention of sickness and improvement of health in India by paying for and/or providing access to necessary and life changing healthcare to individuals and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent sickness and improve health;(d)the relief of financial need and of suffering of victims of natural or other kinds of disaster or of those in need by reason of youth, age, gender, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in India by providing financial assistance, items and services and healthcare to individuals and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent suffering; and(e)any other purposes recognised as charitable purposes under existing charity law in England and Wales from time to time. ## What it funds Aid India Direct is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Aid India Direct reported income of £1,858 and spending of £6,045. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Nov 2025, it spent £46.8k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Slough, Barking and Dagenham, Birmingham City, Sandwell and India. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Aid India Direct in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (facebook.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is Aid India Direct open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Aid India Direct is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Aid India Direct fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Slough, Barking and Dagenham, Birmingham City, Sandwell and India. ### Does Aid India Direct give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Aid India Direct makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Aid India Direct give each year? The register does not break out Aid India Direct's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Nov 2025 was £6,045. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £9,367 a year. ### How large is Aid India Direct? 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