Gnanam Foundation

Analysis

Gnanam Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07473153). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Gnanam Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £297k to £1.1m (+275%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Gnanam Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dyers' Company Charitable Trust (£1.1m), Glamorgan Voluntary Services (£1.1m) and Crown Crest Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £1,000 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.