The Ellen "Mai Guru" Trust
Analysis
The Ellen "Mai Guru" Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ellen "Mai Guru" Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £27k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £30k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Ellen "Mai Guru" Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eva's Angels (£30k), St Albans and Dacorum Day Hospice (£30k) and Guilsborough Playing Field Association (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1) Raising funds from supporters in the UK in order to relieve poverty and advance education in Malawi 2) Distributing funds to our partner organisation in Malawi, which runs centres providing feeding programmes and pre-school education in very poor rural communities in Malawi.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eva's Angels | Kent | £30k |
| St Albans and Dacorum Day Hospice | Hertfordshire | £30k |
| Guilsborough Playing Field Association | Northampton | £30k |
| Hope After Suicide Loss | Diss | £30k |