The Karuna Trust

Analysis

The Karuna Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02132178). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Karuna Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £2.3m to £2.2m (-5.7%), an average of -1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Karuna Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Limited (£2.2m), Prevent Breast Cancer (£2.2m) and Chesterfield F C Community Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £13k. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 39%. Grants to other organisations totalled £896k. Reserves of £712k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.