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the karuna trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Karuna Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.


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

Karuna works alongside the most excluded people in South Asia, overcoming discrimination with locally-led education, gender equality and sustainable livelihood projects.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,100,568
Latest Expenditure
£2,209,906

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 65.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 62.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 40.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,017,723
Charitable Activities £39,104
Other Trading £0
Investments £43,741
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,370,814
Raising Funds £839,092
Governance £58,050
Grants to Institutions £983,948
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£2,100,568£2,209,906£1,370,814£1,087,312£775,88624 / 10
2024£2,182,784£2,231,425£1,425,106£1,196,650£875,49724 / 10
2023£2,198,853£2,209,936£1,495,415£1,245,291£954,06723 / 19
2022£2,296,485£2,157,761£1,503,475£1,256,374£981,91823 / 10
2021£2,288,912£1,934,071£1,322,217£1,117,650£794,63323 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers