Gangaben Desai Family Charity

Analysis

Gangaben Desai Family Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Gangaben Desai Family Charity reported income of £2.0m and spending of £67k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 4.2% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gangaben Desai Family Charity sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Arise Education (£2.0m), Avicenna Foundation (£2.0m) and The Rainbow Centre (Marham) (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 553 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.