Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust

Analysis

Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £4.0m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forever Manchester (£4.0m), Stratford-Upon-Avon Town Trust (£4.0m) and Starlight Children's Foundation (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.0m. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.