The Karta Initiative

Analysis

The Karta Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Karta Initiative reported income of £140k and spending of £193k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £156k to £140k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Karta Initiative sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celestial Church of Christ Palace of Liberty Parish (£140k), Kairos Housing (£140k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence's, Hatfield (£140k).

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