Pappaji Foundation
Analysis
Pappaji Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Pappaji Foundation reported income of £36k and spending of £7,755, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £27k to £36k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1222%. Over the whole period it spent 157% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pappaji Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Insight Meditation (£36k), Beacon Church Hebden Bridge (£36k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's Parr (£36k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Receive endowments and donations for making grants to advance the education of religious students and novitiates in the swaminarayan religion particularly in Vallabh Vidyanagar in India. The grants made were to establish centre and living accommodation for the novitiates.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| London Insight Meditation | Essex | £36k |
| Beacon Church Hebden Bridge | West Yorkshire | £36k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's Parr | Merseyside | £36k |
| Celestial Church of Christ (Salvation of Jesus Parish) | London | £36k |