Isha Foundation

Analysis

Isha Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07259502). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Isha Foundation reported income of £4.0m and spending of £2.5m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £3.5m to £4.0m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Isha Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shree Swaminarayan Temple (£3.9m), Lancaster Foundation (£4.2m) and Anti-Slavery International (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 31% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £54k. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.