Karmand Community Association

Analysis

Karmand Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Karmand Community Association reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.7m to £1.2m (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Karmand Community Association 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sisters of Mercy Sunderland (£1.2m), Kennet Furniture Refurbiz (£1.2m) and One Westminster (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £312k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 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.