Ahimsa

Analysis

Ahimsa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02455838). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ahimsa reported income of £489k and spending of £342k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £174k to £489k (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ahimsa sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice - Hart District Limited (£489k), Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies (£489k) and Cartwheel Arts Limited (£489k).