Gujarat Hindu Society, Preston

Analysis

Gujarat Hindu Society, Preston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in February 1977, 49 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. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gujarat Hindu Society, Preston reported income of £297k and spending of £212k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £154k to £297k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gujarat Hindu Society, Preston sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kidney Fund (£297k), Tower Hill Trust (£297k) and Island House Community Centre (£297k).