Candle for India

Analysis

Candle for India is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in July 2010, 16 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Candle for India reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,440 to £14k (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Candle for India sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collier and Goose Ham Charity (£14k), East End Cancer Relief (£14k) and Craft Aid UK (£14k).