The Karia Foundation

Analysis

The Karia Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chislehurst. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Karia Foundation reported income of £20k and spending of £20k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,005 to £20k (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 579%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Karia Foundation sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health Action Trust (£20k), Rhema Evangelical Assembly (£21k) and Tope Ojo Memorial Welfare Organisation Ltd (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.