Bagri Foundation

Analysis

Bagri Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02530127). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bagri Foundation reported income of £707k and spending of £1.1m, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.8m to £707k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bagri Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kapella (£707k), Chepstow and District Mencap Society (£707k) and Switch the Play Foundation (£706k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £537k. Reserves of £13.8m would cover about 157 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.