The Kalgidhar Trust

Analysis

The Kalgidhar Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Perivale. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Kalgidhar Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £790k to £1.3m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kalgidhar Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Fareshare Yorkshire Limited (£1.3m), Rushmoor Citizens Advice Bureaux (£1.3m) and Aston - Mansfield (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £175k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.