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the gurkha welfare trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin. The Gurkha Welfare Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Salisbury and operates in Nepal, India, and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Gurkha Welfare Trust is the leading Gurkha charity. We provide financial, medical and development aid to Gurkha veterans, their families and communities.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£27,954,000
Latest Expenditure
£24,466,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 76.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 87.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 14.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £17,193,000
Charitable Activities £7,080,000
Other Trading £545,000
Investments £3,136,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £21,275,000
Raising Funds £3,191,000
Governance £268,000
Grants to Institutions £250,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£27,954,000£24,466,000£21,275,000£64,611,000£45,836,000533 / 150
2023£24,599,000£24,444,000£21,601,000£58,332,000£37,714,000537 / 150
2022£25,512,000£22,705,000£20,071,000£53,899,000£31,828,000521 / 60
2021£22,046,000£20,554,000£18,088,000£56,967,000£33,019,000515 / 55
2020£25,259,000£22,504,000£20,025,000£44,176,000£27,088,000492 / 70

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers