The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK

Analysis

The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £1.4m (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton Women's Centre (£1.4m), Fylde Coast Women's Aid (£1.4m) and The Bassetlaw Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and charitable activities 9.4%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £383k. Reserves of £666k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.