Gurunanak

Analysis

Gurunanak is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Gurunanak reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £819k to £1.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gurunanak sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Support Malawi (£1.4m), 3.13 (£1.4m) and Calverley Charity - the Workhouse Allotment (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £872k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.