Pratham UK
Analysis
Pratham UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04708800). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Pratham UK reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £372k to £1.7m (+369%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Pratham UK sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakshmi-Narayana Trust (£1.7m), University of Cape Town Trust (£1.8m) and Afrikids Limited (£1.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65% and donations and legacies 35%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £309k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 34%
- Legacies 1.4%
- Charitable activities 65%
In the charity's own words
Pratham UK conducts high quality, low cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Our best known programme, Teaching at the Right Level, teaches basic literacy and numeracy in as little as 30 days for £14 per student. Our work also includes preschool, digital, vocational and women's education programmes in 21 states across India.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lakshmi-Narayana Trust | London | £1.7m |
| University of Cape Town Trust | Surrey | £1.8m |
| Afrikids Limited | London | £1.6m |
| Educaid Sierra Leone | London | £2.0m |