Karma Nirvana

Analysis

Karma Nirvana is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Karma Nirvana reported income of £538k and spending of £540k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £643k to £538k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Karma Nirvana sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sahara for Life Trust (£538k), Home-Start Horizons (£538k) and Light for the World CIO (£538k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 4.4% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £331k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 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.