Anandam (London)

Analysis

Anandam (London) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Upminster. It was registered in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Anandam (London) reported income of £25k and spending of £21k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,259 to £25k (+1893%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Anandam (London) sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Logos Trust (£25k), The Christ Church Early Church Fund (£25k) and Sidney Sanders Charitable Trust (£25k).