Chandran Foundation

Analysis

Chandran Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06113575). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chandran Foundation reported income of £236k and spending of £234k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £104k to £236k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Chandran Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ideas Matter (£236k), Community and Voluntary Action Blyth Valley (£238k) and East Malling Centre (£235k).