The Indian Religious and Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Indian Religious and Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Indian Religious and Charitable Trust reported income of £38k and spending of £24k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £38k (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Indian Religious and Charitable Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lord's Church London (£38k), North Shields Spiritualist Church (£38k) and Hebron Apostolic and Prophetic Church (£38k).