The Gurkha Welfare Trust

Analysis

The Gurkha Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05098581). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Gurkha Welfare Trust reported income of £26.6m and spending of £24.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £22.0m to £26.6m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Gurkha Welfare Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Devon Homes (£26.4m), Seashell Trust (£26.7m) and Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure (£26.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, charitable activities 27%, investments 11% and trading 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5.3m. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £250k. Reserves of £49.3m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 524 people.