The Guhyaloka Trust

Analysis

The Guhyaloka Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herefordshire. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02448092). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Guhyaloka Trust reported income of £157k and spending of £42k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,063 to £157k (+14706%), an average of +249% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 2850%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Guhyaloka Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of the Sisters of St Marcellina (£157k), Joseph Crossley's Almshouses (£158k) and Anthony Gell and Anthony Bunting Almshouse Charity (£156k).