N AND R KARNANI TRUST

Registered charity 1188223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

providing and assisting their education, to undertake travel in furtherance of that education, to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment, providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for their education in the United Kingdom and India.

Objects

2.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE, ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF CHILDREN FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY:-(I) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING THEIR EDUCATION, (II) TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION,(III) TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, (IV) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA.(B) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME, IMPROVED STANDARD OF LIVING AND TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND INDEPENDENT. 2.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THE WORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£410k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £4,275,895, exceeding the previous year's balance of £3,421,504. The trustees maintain a policy to keep the balance of annual income as reserves after donating 80%, and all funds held are unrestricted. The charity reports no paid staff and relies on voluntary trustee oversight.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: donate 80% of annual income and the balance to be kept as reserves (held: £4.3m)
“Their target is to donate 80% of annual income and the balance to be kept as reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the period, the charity received £804,000 (2024: £641,000) as donations from Mr N Karnani and Mrs R Karnani who are the trustees of the charity.” — page 21
“During the period, the charity received donations amounting to £120,000 (2024: £91,449) from NRK (London) Ltd, a company related to the trustees.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related company
“During the period, the charity received £804,000 (2024: £641,000) as donations from Mr N Karnani and Mrs R Karnani who are the trustees of the charity.” — page 21
“During the period, the charity received donations amounting to £120,000 (2024: £91,449) from NRK (London) Ltd, a company related to the trustees.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KLSA LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£410k
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~125.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: India · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£410k
31/03/2024£970k£280k
31/03/2023£956k£101k
31/03/2022£1.3m£94k
28/02/2021£684k£37k

Common questions

Is N AND R KARNANI TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £4,275,895, exceeding the previous year's balance of £3,421,504. The trustees maintain a policy to keep the balance of annual income as reserves after donating 80%, and all funds held are unrestricted. The charity reports no paid staff and relies on voluntary trustee oversight. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KLSA LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
N AND R KARNANI TRUST£1.3m—0above—no doubt
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST FY2025£812k—0unclear—no doubt
MAULANA HUSSAIN AHMED MADNI EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
LAKSHMI-NARAYANA TRUST FY2024£1.7m—0above—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DR N K SHAH TRUST FY2025£633k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.