Gurkha Peace Foundation
Analysis
Gurkha Peace Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Gurkha Peace Foundation reported income of £58k and spending of £31k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £58k (+207%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gurkha Peace Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's Methodist Church Parkfield (£58k), Breast Friends Northamptonshire (£58k) and Nehemiah Project Support Trust (£58k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
promoting social inclusion at two advice centres (a) Ashford Kent and (b) Folkestone Kentpromoting relief and assistance of victims of war, natural disaster or catastrophepromoting support of education of disadvantaged children in Nepalpromoting racial harmony
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Methodist Church Parkfield | Wolverhampton | £58k |
| Breast Friends Northamptonshire | Northampton | £58k |
| Nehemiah Project Support Trust | Rayleigh | £58k |
| Essex Community First Aid, Events Volunteers. | Wickford | £58k |