The Rahula Trust
Analysis
The Rahula Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hemel Hempstead. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Rahula Trust reported income of £146k and spending of £111k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £101k to £146k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Rahula Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Busy Bees Playgroup (Littleport) (£146k), Ascott - Under - Wychwood Pre - School (£146k) and St Andrews Preschool Caversham (£146k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are the advancement of education of children and young people who are in conditions of poverty in Sri Lanka, Tibet, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India or any other parts of the world, as the Trustees at their discretion shall decide, by the provision of grants. This is primarily achieved though an educational sponsorship scheme for children.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Playgroup (Littleport) | Cambridgeshire | £146k |
| Ascott - Under - Wychwood Pre - School | Oxon | £146k |
| St Andrews Preschool Caversham | Reading | £146k |
| Be'er Yitzchok Trust | London | £146k |